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Alpha, RIP, on dark pools

[Posted on July 1, 2009 at 12:03 PM]

Thoughts on loosely regulate markets known as dark pools that may be under threat from financial regulation.
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Peltz battles the Telegraph's hogwash

[Posted on June 26, 2009 at 10:57 AM]

Activist investor and CEO of Trian Nelson Peltz fights a rumor that he's targeting money manager Legg Mason.
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Madoff hopes to avoid 'mob vengeance'

[Posted on June 23, 2009 at 1:30 PM]

As his sentencing approaches, Bernard Madoff's lawyer asks the court to give him only 12 years.
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Mom & pop trip up GM restructuring

[Posted on June 19, 2009 at 1:57 PM]

A couple from Connecticut is suing to block General Motor's plan that would wipe out most of the value of their $400,000 in GM bonds.
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China Investment Corp. goes with Blackstone again

[Posted on June 19, 2009 at 8:28 AM]

China's sovereign wealth fund may be about to put $500 million into a Blackstone Group hedge fund.
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PE and VC tarnished by hedge fund brush?

[Posted on June 18, 2009 at 8:40 AM]

PE and VC firms know they'll be regulated by the Obama administration's overhaul, but how heavy will the government's hand be?
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J.P. Morgan grabs rest of Highbridge

[Posted on June 11, 2009 at 11:30 AM]

J.P.Morgan Chase & Co. will acquire the rest of Highbridge Capital Management as of July 1, but more acquisitions of hedge funds could be on the way.
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Investors want speedy payment on GM swaps

[Posted on June 10, 2009 at 12:31 PM]

With the automaker exchanging the bonds for equity, investors are looking to for their credit default swaps to pay off earlier.
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CalPERS may up PE, VC investing

[Posted on June 9, 2009 at 10:46 AM]

If the California Public Employees' Retirement System increases its allocation to private equity and venture capital, it would be at the expense of its allocation to hedge funds.
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Icahn to rule Atlantic City once more

[Posted on June 5, 2009 at 3:30 PM]

Carl Icahn appears poised to return to Atlantic City with bankrupt Adamar of New Jersey Inc., heading to court to seek approval of a deal to sell its assets to
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