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Talks stall, fate of bailout unknown

September 25, 2008 — 6:23pm ET | By Jim Kim
At one point, it looked there would be an agreed-upon bailout plan. But then it all fell apart, leaving the fate of the plan up in the air. The combatants will try again today. At the White House, a... Read more...

Regional banks at risk due to GSE preferred stock

September 9, 2008 — 11:13am ET | By Jim Kim
The bailout of Fannie and Freddie has been a rank disaster for common shareholders of the two companies. They are clearly the big losers. The preferred shares are not as widely owned, but regional... Read more...

Long-short funds really delivering?

September 4, 2008 — 1:36pm ET | By Jim Kim
The conventional wisdom at the moment is that long-short funds are in heavy demand. According to Morningstar, about 90 money management firms offer more than 200 products applying a 130/30 or... Read more...

Pension view: Risk is good

August 19, 2008 — 12:54pm ET | By Jim Kim
We've noted that pensions aren't bailing out on hedge funds and private equity funds. In fact, they continue to embrace them. That has made life a little more of an adventure for some pension... Read more...

Hedge fund launches getting harder even for big names?

August 6, 2008 — 1:49pm ET | By Jim Kim
We've noted that while the hedge fund industry is thriving, the barriers to entry seem to be rising. Launches are down, and the myth that just anyone can start one... Read more...

Banks bet on stadium sponsorships

July 25, 2008 — 8:00am ET | By Jim Kim
Does Citi Field have the same ring as Shea Stadium? Well, it likely depends on who you are. Mets loyalists may grumble. But for the bank, it's a nice, albeit expensive, marketing move. Business Week... Read more...

Ratings agencies' practices under more fire

July 9, 2008 — 7:44am ET | By Jim Kim
In its probe of credit rating agencies' practices, the Securities and Exchange Commission collected and reviewed more than 2 million emails and instant messages. Whew! It has uncovered a bevy of... Read more...

Wall Street boards to change with times?

July 2, 2008 — 12:31pm ET | By Jim Kim
We noted recently that the credit crunch has not given rise to a lot of board turnover at hard-hit banks. Some boards, such as Washington Mutual's board, seem Read more...

Just how unique is Goldman Sachs?

June 20, 2008 — 7:24am ET | By Jim Kim
Breakingviews.com strikes a note that we've hit on recently: Goldman Sachs has separated itself from its peers. While Goldman has remained extremely competitive, a lot of good companies are stumbling... Read more...

BlackRock's Fink stays in the news

May 8, 2008 — 6:59am ET
We've become accustomed to reading about Larry Fink, the CEO of asset manager BlackRock, of late. When CEO jobs at Merrill Lynch and Citigroup opened up, he was thought to be a candidate. When the... Read more...
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