Thursday September 02, 2010



Research & Rankings

Latest Releases:
Latin America Latin America Research Team
BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research and J.P. Morgan share top honors in the 2010 ranking.
2010 All-Brazil Research Team
Itaú Securities leads annual ranking of Brazil's top equity and fixed-income analysts.
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Asia 100

 
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Banking & Capital Markets

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Turning Back the VC Clock?

Just how badly have venture capital funds performed over the last decade?


Blogs & Commentary

Questions Raised About Private Loans From Hedge Funds
SEC task force may start investigating private loans made by hedge funds to small desperate companies.

India's Computer Hardware Industry Faces Changes
After years of raising eyebrows about how the information technology and software industry in India have been booming, things are about to change.


More Stories

2010 All-America Fixed-Income Research Team: The Incredible Shrinking Market


The U.S. fixed-income industry is a shadow of its former self, but the potential for profit still exists.

Structured Market Ready To Grow, But ...


Investors are slowly returning to structured securities, but the market isn’t what it once was.

Is There Any Hope For Capitalism?


Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer sounds optimistic in his recent interview with Institutional Investor.

Private Equity Firms Are Busy Buying Up Banks


Activity is surging this year, both in number and in deal size.

While Investors Ponder, Icahn Keeps Buying


While experts debate whether or not there will be a double-dip recession, billionaire Carl Icahn keeps adding to his positions.

An IPO Reincarnation?


In spite of a rebound this year, the IPO markets — a key source of capital formation for entrepreneurial America — are in a shambles.

India's Computer Hardware Industry Faces Changes


After years of raising eyebrows about how the information technology and software industry in India have been booming, things are about to change.

Turning Back the VC Clock?


Just how badly have venture capital funds performed over the last decade?

Moody’s Is Poised to Release Explanation of Surveillance Process


Moody’s plans to release a description of its surveillance process for rating local government debt this fall.

Icahn Ramping Up Motorola Stake


Carl Icahn, who is juggling a number of activist investments right now, has upped his stake in Motorola again, to 9.9 percent.

Here Come the Summer Doldrums


Commentary: There is a term sailors use to describe slow hot days on the water with no wind: The Doldrums. The same might be said for the current state of the U.S. markets, and moreover the entire U.S. economy.

Peltz Takes 6.58 Percent Stake In Family Dollar


The purchase makes Nelson Peltz's Trian Group the second largest holder in Family Dollar stock, behind hedge fund Maverick Capital.

Capital eBook: Man, GLG Merger


Second in a series of five Capital eBooks looks inside the events that led to the Man Group, GLG Partners mergers. Access the latest Capital eBook to read additional capital feature stories from Institutional Investor Magazine.

GMR Plans InterGen Stake Sale


GMR Infrastructure is planning to sell its 50 percent share in InterGen, the U.S. power-generation company.

Toys ‘R’ Us Seeks $1.8B Loan


Toys ‘R’ Us, the largest U.S. toy-store, is planning to take a $1.8 billion loan.

Disney Plans $500M Playdom Takeover


Disney offers to pay more than $500 million to Playdom, a game developer with a focus on social, online games.

General Motors Plans IPO In Mid-August


General Motors (GM) is planning to sell shares in an initial public offering during the week of August 16, 2010.

Ford Financing Unit Cancels Debt Sale


The company was unable to use credit ratings in its offering documents.

Jana’s Rosenstein Has a Different Remedy for Charles River


Activist hedge fund manager Barry Rosenstein of Jana Partners is turning up the heat on Charles River Laboratories.

New Capital eBook Released


This is the first in a series of five Capital eBooks that feature the latest banking and capital market stories in an easy to use e-Reader format. Access video segments, multimedia RSS readers, and the latest research and rankings.

Bloomberg Ups the Valuation Ante


Major financial data providers have been jockeying with niche players for pieces of the valuation services market in recent years, and one, Bloomberg, has turned up the competitive heat with its announcement of an OTC derivatives pricing service.

Tears of Joy As Financial Reform Bill Passage Nears


The path for passage of financial reform now appears cleared. A key Senate cloture vote (needed to beat back any procedural blockades) is expected to happen Thursday.

Rating Agencies Confront Shattered Credibility


Can competition and revised practices restore credit rating agencies' battered credibility?

Gulf and Asian Centers Battle Over Islamic Finance


Financial centers from Bahrain and Dubai in the Persian Gulf to Malaysia and Singapore in Asia are moving to improve their regulatory frameworks in a bid to win a bigger piece of a vibrant Islamic capital market and asset management business.

Japan: Land of the Rising Debt


The growing debt crisis in Japan will have a catastrophic impact far beyond its shores.

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Affects $9 Billion in Commercial Mortgage-Backed-Securities Deals


The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is affecting about $9 billion in commercial mortgage-backed-securities deals, according to a report from Realpoint.

Lenox Advisors Upbeat On Emerging Market Equities


New York–based Lenox Advisors is increasingly optimistic about investing in emerging markets, particularly emerging-markets equities.

Weil Gotshal’s Michael Aiello Advises on Soured Mergers


The heightened danger of corporate breakups in an uneasy economy has increased the popularity of the reverse breakup fee. To Michael Aiello, partner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the implication is obvious: He needs more than ever to shield his merger clients from deals’ collapsing.

Commercial-Mortgage-Backed Securities Poised For Comeback


J.P. Morgan’s Alan Todd says it’s only a matter of time before markets settle down and investors once again realize the upside potential of CMBSs. He believes the worst is already well behind the market.

Big Pension Fund TIAA-CREF Goes Green


TIAA-CREF, the $426 billion pension fund for academic, medical and cultural institutions, views green business as good business.

Man, GLG Merger Underscores Importance of Scale in Alternatives


Man Group acquired GLG Partners in a $1.6 billion takeover — the largest ever between hedge fund firms.

Asset-Based Lending Shifts to Owning


Asset-based lending has survived a near-death ordeal and found a distinct shift in strategy from lending against assets toward owning them outright.

Touting the Benefits of Electronic Medical Recordkeeping


Henry Schein CEO Stanley Bergman sees public good and private profit in EMR software.

Five Questions for Eliot Spitzer: The Comeback King


Frances Denmark interviews Eliot Spitzer, the combative former public servant, who is no stranger to battles in the financial reform arena.