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Top Story



Cayman, Liechtenstein Tax Haven Status Fades

Cayman Islands and Liechtenstein are tightening tax shelter rules with treaties that breach the traditional wall of financial secrecy.


Blogs & Commentary

Obama’s Asia Visit: A Good Start
Obama gives Asian leaders a clear message: America will actively re-engage the region.

A Return to Liquid Markets Demands New Risk Innovation
Developing a more robust approach to assessing risk and value in portfolios.

The Power of Private Equity
The long-term outlook for private equity remains strong.


More Stories

  • Open Season for Target-Date Funds
    More 401(k) plans are adopting open architecture, creating an opportunity for smaller players. This change comes as target-date funds, which adjust their asset allocations according to when investors expect to retire, are zooming in popularity.

  • Amado Boudou Leads Argentina’s Turnabout Tango
    An unlikely helmsman for the storm-tossed Argentinean economy, Amado Boudou dazzles in his winning dance with foreign creditors. His mission: carry out market-friendly initiatives without angering the government's first family.

  • Russian Oligarch Alexander Lebedev Displays His Czar Survival Skills
    The recent global financial crisis dealt Alexander Lebedev — whose investments include a German airline, a London tabloid and a swath of potato farms south of Moscow — a brutal blow. Yet he and other Russian oligarchs are displaying highly imaginative survival skills to meet the challenge.

  • Adapt or Die Poorer
    Investing in today’s subdued economic climate requires a focus on real returns.

  • Investors Snap Up Distressed Debt in Emerging Markets
    The credit crunch has created plenty of distressed debt, and several money managers see the best investment plays in emerging markets. Long-term investors are snapping up bonds or loans of troubled companies at deep discounts.

  • Stefan Selig Has Grand Ambitions for BofA-Merrill
    Bank of America-Merrill Lynch's Stefan Selig looks to capitalize on the broader reach of his newly combined firm's investment banking franchise to make it one of the top-three players in equity, debt and M&A in the U.S. and globally.

  • Baikal Dark Pool Scrambles for Partners
    London Stock Exchange scrambles to deepen liquidity for Baikal, its fledgling dark pool trading platform. “We’re currently in discussions with a number of large investment banks,” says Baikal CEO John Wilson.

  • Cashing In On Carbon Credits
    Commodities traders exploit inefficiencies in U.S. carbon trading. But what if Washington adopts federal regulations, can it last?

  • Hedge Funds Embrace Managed Accounts
    Attracted by the added safety and control, greater transparency and customization at the portfolio level, hedge fund investors are waking up to the benefits of allocating assets via funds of managed accounts.