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Ready for 'write-ups' in the second quarter?

Breakingviews notes another reason to think that the worst of the credit crisis may have passed. Credit default swaps on collateralized debt obligations and leveraged loans have staged impressive... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Bankers moving from denial to depression?; Hedge funds rebound in April; and much more...

Company News:> Allied Capital posts big loss. Article> Legg Mason prices equity units. Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Goldman Sachs files for SPAC offering; Analyst cuts Lehman profit forecast; and much more...

Company News:> Analyst cuts Lehman profit forecast. Article > Fortress... Read more...

Another tough year for Bill Miller

Until last year's stumble, Bill Miller, of the Legg Mason Value Trust fund, had beaten the Standard & Poor's 500 for 15th straight year, establishing himself as a industry luminary. People were... Read more...

Blackstone Group's earnings disappoint

Blackstone Group's earnings took a hit but not for the reasons you might think. The firm's private equity business reported strong enough revenues, $227.3 million, up 42 percent from a year ago. The... Read more...

Do hedge fund managers fudge returns data?

Professors Veronika Pool of Indiana University and Nicolas Bollen of Vanderbilt University studied monthly returns of more than 4,200 hedge funds between 1994 and 2005 and have concluded that "hedge... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: S&P revises high yields ratings methods; CBOE adds credit derivatives; and much more...

Company News:
> Rydex nears a deal. Article
> Bank of America says LaSalle decision was "a... Read more...

Which hedge fund style will prove a winner?

Hedge funds that invest in distressed situations fared well in 2006, returning 13.4 percent. But will... Read more...

Hedge funds on the rebound

After two years of middling returns, hedge funds have staged something of a rebound. Through November,... Read more...

Financial services paces IPO market

The IPO market staged something of a rebound this year, and financial services companies led the way. Overall, IPOs gained 24 percent as of early December, compared with a 13 percent gain for the... Read more...