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Bernanke, the Fund Manager
posted by Vivek Sharma
13 Jun 2009, 08:32, | permalink | comments
labels: global markets

On completion of its acquisition of Barclays Global, BlackRock will become the biggest fund manager in the world. It will have nearly $2.8 trillion in assets under management. In other words, those...

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Citi writes off Pandit’s recruitment fee
posted by Vivek Sharma
14 Jun 2008, 11:41, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesglobal marketsInvesting
Many eyebrows were raised last year when Citigroup bought Old Land Partners, a one-year old hedge fund with around $4 billion under management. The price Citi paid for the purchase was an incredible $...

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Buffett hit by weapons of mass destruction
posted by Vivek Sharma
07 May 2008, 08:17, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesglobal marketsInvesting

It was not so long ago when the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett described derivatives as ‘financial weapons of mass destruction’ and warned against the extraordinarily high risks hidden in those in...

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Testosterone and trading success
posted by Vivek Sharma
17 Apr 2008, 19:44, | permalink | comments
labels: global marketsIndian stock marketsacademic researcheconomic behaviourtrading

Those who are familiar with, or have at least heard about, the extreme high-pressure trading room environment at investment banks and hedge funds know for a fact that the most successful traders ar...

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$1 trillion in sub-prime losses, anyone?
posted by Vivek Sharma
10 Apr 2008, 20:26, | permalink | comments
labels: global markets

It is often said that the sure sign of a market bubble about to burst is when you hear incredible index forecasts from otherwise sensible analysts. Like last year, when we got a few forecasts of Se...

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Oil back above $100, but why?
posted by Vivek Sharma
23 Feb 2008, 07:50, | permalink | comments
labels: energy/oilglobal markets

When oil prices first hit the $100 per barrel mark during the first week of January, most oil analysts said the three digit level was unsustainable. Prices promptly corrected to less than $90, as t...

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