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UBS to settle ARS issues for nearly $19.4 billion

August 8, 2008 — 12:40pm ET | By Jim Kim
We thought Citigroup might become the poster child for the auction rate securities scandals--yes we can now use that term--given the fact that New York regulators are... Read more...

Citigroup to buy back auction rate securities

August 7, 2008 — 7:30am ET | By Jim Kim
We've seen a lot of activity on the auction rate security front recently. We may start seeing some settlements. The New York Times reports that Citigroup is nearing a... Read more...

Covered bond market to become a reality

July 29, 2008 — 8:13am ET | By Jim Kim
The Treasury, after talking to 50 or 60 institutions, is pushing for the creation of a "covered bond market" as a way to provide liquidity to banks while assuring investors their money is safe.... Read more...

Hedge fund performance in perspective

July 11, 2008 — 1:27pm ET | By Jim Kim
The average hedge fund lost 0.75 percent in the first half of the year. Some were quick to point out that the decline marked the worst first-half performance since... Read more...

Institutions betting on 'core satellite on steroids'

July 8, 2008 — 1:55pm ET | By Jim Kim
The notion of core-satellite investing seems to be regaining some of its old popularity, according to Pensions & Investments. More institutions, ever mindful of costs and ever in need of enhanced... Read more...

And the biggest investors in hedge funds are...

July 2, 2008 — 12:29pm ET | By Jim Kim
So here's a question for you. Who provides hedge funds with the most investment money? Most of us would answer in knee-jerk fashion: institutions, of course. We... Read more...

Morningstar aims for institutions

June 3, 2008 — 7:23pm ET | By Jim Kim

We tend to think of Morningstar as a individual investor-friendly company, dispending solid but retail-oriented investment information. Well guess what? Right under our noses it has transformed

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Growth in prime brokerage continues strong

May 13, 2008 — 6:59am ET
For the fireworks we've witnessed in the hedge fund industry, the fact is that the industry is thriving. The big institutions are not... Read more...

Hedge fund deals heat up

May 12, 2008 — 6:59am ET
If there is one part of the tepid deals market that is perky right now, it would be the hedge funds niche. According to Jefferies... Read more...

C&L: Executive Moves

April 23, 2008 — 6:59am ET
> Yvonne Wong to leave Merrill Lynch's Asian prime broker unit > KKR hires Read more...
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