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Boutique buzz may be over already
Just about a month or two ago, people were proclaiming that a golden era for boutique investment banks and trading outfits was at hand. Bankers at bulge brackets firms were streaming to take offers at boutiques, driven by the view that they would be able to make more money there than at a TARP-rid
Big get bigger in prime brokerage
We noted recently that if you want to make it in prime brokerage--and you're not Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley --you need a niche. The thinking goes that more hedge funds were moving toward multiple primes, allowing room for smaller firms to pick off some assets. But with the implosion of
Hedge fund deals heat up
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 Putnam Lovell, hedge funds have accounted for 40 percent of deals in the investment industry. That's up from about 32 percent in 2007, and demand is said to heatin
Indy researcher makes a splash
If you're an independent research outfit and you want to make a splash, it helps to have defined niche. The environment certainly counts, as such issues increasingly factor into investment decisions. Asset4 has drawn attention with its environment data platform. It is part of Goldman Sach's Hud
Quant hedge funds all alike?
People have been fretting about whether hedge funds in general are too closely correlated. Returns have correlated enough even before the current malaise started to spark concerns by the Federal Reserve Board among others. The New York Times offers an interesting piece about the relati
Nasdaq to launch new ETF market
The Nasdaq of course latched onto the
SPOTLIGHT: Student Loans
USA Today takes a look at private loans. Amid the furor over federal loans, private loans have gone unnoticed. But this niche is growing much faster, and the rates tend to be higher.
Community banks on the rise?
Fortune notes that the FDIC added 191 new banks and savings entities in 2006. That's about double the number in 2002. Of course, the big boys dominate the industry in terms of assets. But
Wanna make some real money? Try London
We've spent some time discussing the rise of London as a financial center . New York pols are worried about it, that's for sure. For traders anyway, it's a hot destination. And why not? According to one recent survey, traders in London made up to 50 percent more in 2006 than traders in New York
SPOTLIGHT: Citigroup-Ecount
In buying Philly-based Ecount, Citigroup picks up a prepaid card company, a fast-growing niche in the payment market. Citigroup's Global Transaction Services group will offer cards to its corporate and government clients. Article
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