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After snapping up Lehman, Bob Diamond is excited to be back in New York running a full-service investment bank. Can he take Barclays Capital to the top of the global bulge bracket?
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The Preferred Stock Puzzle
Banks that had big losses and were bailed out should, in theory, have suspended preferred-stock dividends. They didn’t, creating a value play — and confounding notions of capital structure.
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Digging Out Dubai
Dubai clearly cannot resolve the issue of short-term maturing debt on its own. It either will need the lenders to be more understanding about extending maturities and providing new debt or will have to lean more heavily on Abu Dhabi for financial support.
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The (Then) Future of Asset Managers
Did II Say That? In the March 1991 cover story, “Money Management’s Brave New World,” Institutional Investor Contributing Editor Julie Rohrer wrote something that rings as true today as it did then: Asset growth, having tripled in the previous decade, was slowing.
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Boutiques See Greater Opportunities
Tired of being the little guys, niche banks expand their reach. Moelis & Co. founder Ken Moelis sees further opportunities for boutiques given what he calls an "unbundling" of the financial services industry.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Champions Green Investing
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became a partner of VantagePoint Venture Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in “clean technology,” earlier this year, it was another sign that “green” is coming of age commercially.
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The Future of Wall Street
Six in-depth features shed some light on what the coming years could bring for Wall Street, and for the global markets that depend on its services.
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The Equity Culture Loses Its Bloom
After two brutal stock market crashes, investors are questioning the conventional wisdom that stocks outperform bonds. They're systematically pulling back from equities, and Wall Street will never be the same.
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China’s Grabbing Hand
Extensive corruption and a big state threaten to undermine the Chinese economy’s dynamism. Beijing has decentralized many powers since Deng Xiaoping’s reforms commenced three decades ago. This has been beneficial for economic growth. However, it has also created the opportunity for local elites to line their pockets.
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U.S. Banks Try Fresh Formulas In Asia
U.S. investment banks are implementing new strategies in Asia to put themselves in a better position to compete. Morgan Stanley wants to tap potential in Asian cities such as Hong Kong.
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Goldman Sachs Strives To Stay On Top
After more than a century of investment banking success, Goldman Sachs grapples with an unyielding publicity crisis and a rapidly shifting regulatory environment.
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Goldman, Better Lucky Than Good
When Goldman, Sachs & Co. somehow managed to escape the worst of the market meltdown in 2008 and then storm up the field in 2009 to register another banner season, more than a few critics insisted that government favoritism, not skill, made all the difference.
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