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Entries tagged "Crisis on Wall Street"Nationalization, resolution and TBTFFelix Salmon has sparked a renewed discussion among the blogs with his recantation of his position from last year that the government should have nationalized the banks. Big banks are even bigger than beforeBanks are so wrapped up in each other's business that one block being pulled would cause the whole Jenga tower to collapse, and now things have gotten worse. Hedge funds: $200B in withdrawals in '09?After a dismal 2008, the industry could still face $200 billion in new withdrawals in 2009. Goldman bails out its ownThe former investment bank is offering loans to its staffers who are undergoing their own liquidity crisis. Top 25 culprits of the credit crisisForeclosures, bank failures, layoffs, Ponzi schemes, congressional hearings, the list goes on and on. The credit crisis has provided no end of bad news to go around. And now for those looking for someone to blame, U.K. newspaper the Guardian has compiled a list of the top 25 people most responsible for taking the Western world on the road to ruin. ... Hedge funds wither under $152B in withdrawalsHedge funds have seen the best of times and the worst of times in the fourth quarter. In the last quarter of 2007, the industry attracted a record $194 billion from investors. But it's been all downhill from there as the financial crisis handed hedge funds their worst returns in nearly 20 years, according to Hedge Fund Research, prompting a crippling $152 billion in withdrawals in the fourth-quarter 2008.... Ben Bernanke plots an inflation-free exit strategyWith the Federal Reserve's balance sheet growing fast, Chairman Ben Bernanke has been accused of basically printing up money to throw at the financial crisis that will come back to bite the U.S. in the form of future inflation. But let it not be said that the country's most high-profile economist hasn't considered that eventuality as well.... Hedge funds brace for a possible tidal wave of redemptionsHedge funds are hunkering down to face what might be their hardest blow in a year filled with heavy blows as the deadline for investors to notify them of redemptions looms. The deadline, which comes Saturday, is expected to bring a tidal wave of withdrawals as thousands of investors tell hundreds of hedge funds they want their money back by year's end.... Barclays' Paul Parker's take on the state of M&APaul G. Parker, managing director, chairman and head of global M&A at Barclays Capital, gave the keynote address at The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference Tuesday morning. "We're at an inflection point. The aftershocks will continue to be felt from the hits we've already taken and probably will continue to take," Parker said. "Plus we get to ponder our new world of government-managed capitalism."... Goldman hedge fund takes it on the chinTalk about bad timing. A Goldman, Sachs & Co. hedge fund launched just 10 months ago has already lost $989 million as it tried to chart a course through the worst bear market in years. The hedge fund, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, which started off with $6 billion in January, had lost $989 million by September and had declined by 15.5% by the end of the third quarter, according to a report in the Financial Times. ... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Crisis on Wall Street." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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