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Requests for proposal key to hedge fund gain

Not all requests for proposal are equal, particularly when it comes to hedge funds. Two facts will illustrate…

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Familiarity and deep pockets provide an edge

Big, traditional money management firms are offering more hedge-fund-related products, prompting some to ask: Can these firms succeed…

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Hedge flops share ties

Hedge-fund blowups come in all shapes and sizes, but many high-profile failures share a couple of common traits:…

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It’s boom time for derivatives trading

Derivatives exchanges in the United States and Europe have been setting records for volume practically every week this…

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Pension plans fall hard on 4th-quarter swoon

Participants in the 1,000 largest 401(k) and other defined-contribution plans took an estimated $70 billion hit in their…

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Barra’s ads are no stunt

It seems Evel Knievel is taking risk to a whole new level. The famed stuntman is turning his…

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Trading neon lights for starry nights

Pretend you’re looking for a job at an investment management company. Companies in New York are wooing you…

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Brain drain causes clients to pull plug

An exodus of top executives from Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. has investors heading for the exits.

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Money managers argue the future of CMOs

As the U.S. government works to retire the national debt and phases out its issuance of Treasury bonds,…