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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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Stopping the IPO gravy train
posted by Vivek Sharma
14 May 2008, 22:30, | permalink | comments
labels: Indian stock marketsInvesting
Back in the nineties, heavily oversubscribed IPO’s were a highly profitable proposition for issuers. From application to allotment or refunds, the entire IPO process took a very long time and investor...

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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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Kerkorian and Buffet open their wallets
posted by Vivek Sharma
02 May 2008, 22:32, | permalink | comments
labels: companiescorporate restructuringmergers/acquisitionsInvesting

It takes real nerves to invest in American automobile stocks these days. The big three American manufacturers have been struggling for many years now and their combined losses run into tens of bill...

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Invest with us, we are below par!
posted by Vivek Sharma
25 Apr 2008, 06:21, | permalink | comments
labels: Indian stock marketsInvestinginsurance

Every few months, I go through a phase of ‘financial heartburn’ when I become acutely conscious of the rather precarious state of my financial position. Over the years, I have subjected my balance ...

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