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ETFs to the rescue of emerging market hedge funds
Hedge funds bailed out of emerging markets in September, driven in part by heightened redemptions.
That helped spark a large decline in most of the emerging market indexes. The Barclay Emerging Markets Index, for example, fell nearly 8 percent in September, the worst since October 2008, accord
Banks buying back shares
Banks have been pretty clear that they want to return capital to shareholders this year, though that has obviously done little for their share prices.
At some point, dividends will be raised significantly. As of now, some banks are buying shares back at historically low prices. JPMorgan bought
Private equity fund managers vs limited partners
SEI has come out with the second of three reports on the private equity industry. This one, titled "Searching for Alignment" takes a look at the expectations gap that has arisen between manages and their limited partners, especially when it comes to issues that fall under the rubric "transparency.
SEC proposes ban on shorting structured products
If there's one thing that infuriated critics during the great structured product implosion, it was the practice of banks taking positions on various trades that seem to put it at odds with some clients.
It does seem tawdry when an investment banks issues various securities to clients, and then
Madoff trustee wins a big court battle
For the victims of the massive Bernard Madoff ponzi scheme--and there are many who claim this status--justice has been hard to come by.
Many of the self-claimed victims felt victimized again by the tactics of the trustee appointed to wind it all down, the controversial Irving Picard, who rocke
Why Goldman should be hoping that SEC drops Fab case
We suggested not too long ago that the SEC was perhaps on thin ice with its case against Fabrice Tourre, the lone Goldman Sachs employee charged in the ABACUS-related crimes. Recall Goldman Sachs itself settled for $550 million, the largest civil fine the agency has ever extracted from a company.
Goldman Sachs' savvy Facebook deal
It's no secret that top investment banks are yearning to form relationships (as bankers and investors) with social media companies. Recently, the urgency was stoked in large part by Goldman Sachs' savvy courting of Facebook, the uber social media company.
Recall that Goldman Sachs has invested
Investors thinking about SAC redemptions
We noted recently that, for the time being, limited partners seem to be giving SAC Capital the benefit of the doubt regarding the massive insider trading investigation thought to be aimed at the firm and its founder Steven Cohen.
Cohen has worked hard to reassure his partners that his complian
Bank of America holds Investor Day
The last time Bank of America ( NYSE: BAC ) held an Investor Day was back in 2007, when all was swell. Then CEO Ken Lewis seemed almost triumphant as he waxed optimistic about the future. Little did he know what was about to befall the bank.
It will be a completely different environment when
SEC recommends fiduciary standard for brokers
The investment advice industry has been in anguish over the fiduciary vs. suitability debate as of late. The debate hit a milestone last week when the SEC released a study that recommended all advisors, whether traditional Series 7 broker or a registered investment advisor, be held to a common fid
