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  • BPOs Increasing Acquisition of Captive Client Centers by Outsourcing Insider
    By Kim G.Last June, I wrote an article about UBS (NYSE: UBS) exploring a sale of its BPO and KPO units. In the second week of October, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: CTSH) bought UBS’ India-based captive service provider for $75 million. Not only is the acquisition an... More »
    December 1, 2009 • AIG, CTSH, CS
  • The Big, Bad 30 by John Lounsbury
    The FSB (Financial Stability Board) of the G-20 has created a list of 24 banks and 6 insurance companies that pose significant risk to world financial systems and require special oversight.  The list has not been officially released, but 30 names have... More »
    November 30, 2009 • BAC, C, GS
  • Wall Street Top Athlete Sought in Charity Decathlon by TheDecathlon
    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aqf0qax8Vx.0By Erik MatuszewskiOct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The competition in financial services will intensify tomorrow when a charity event aims to crown the best athlete on Wall Street.The Decathlon pits 30 traders, bankers and advisers in... More »
    October 25, 2009 • C, MIC, BAC
  • Sage View’s Peterson Wins Decathlon as Top Wall Street Athlete by TheDecathlon
    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=a1cth.Yvmm3wBy Erik MatuszewskiOct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Kyle Peterson, a first-year associate at Sage View Capital LP, earned the unofficial title of Wall Street’s best athlete after winning a charity decathlon yesterday in New York.The... More »
    October 25, 2009 • MS, BAC, CS
  • Banks Failing To Disclose Derivatives Risk by Rakesh Saxena
    Some on Wall Street call it a “sensible” approach. “The more you disclose, the more you get Washington’s lawmakers excited, and there is more talk of regulation,” a Geneva-based hedge fund manager told his partners at a conference last week. “Without trades in... More »
    October 17, 2009 • BAC, C, CS
  • UBS & Credit Suisse: Capital Flight Fears Unfounded, For Now by Rakesh Saxena
    Between the billions of dollars lost in valuations and the thousands of investors who simply said goodbye to the markets since September last year, nobody is quite sure how much of estimated $7 trillion of privately-held “offshore” wealth still rests in Switzerland. But Swiss banking... More »
    October 6, 2009 • CS, EWL, UBS
  • Profiting from Rising M&A Activity by Sam Subramanian
    Mergers and acquisitions are perking up across sectors as confidence in the economy improves. With enterprise price tags relatively low and private equity firms shut out, corporations with access to capital are making strategic acquisitions to bolster their competitive positions.Just last week,... More »
    August 4, 2009 • KCE, IAI, EXB
  • Distressed Demand by Brighton House Associates
    Distressed hedge fund and distressed private equity firm’s interest has been steadily increasing due to the recent dislocation in credit markets earlier in the year.  Many investors over Q4 2008-Q1 2009 believed it was still a bit early to invest in these funds- however the amount of... More »
    July 21, 2009 • CS
  • Market Manipulation from the Big Boys: Is there really a PPT (Plunge Protection Team)? by Reggie Middleton
    I decided to dedicate some resources into the reason stock prices have diverged so far, and so fast from the underlying fundamentals. The preliminary results of my findings will be released over the next day or two, hopefully. In the meantime, enjoy this precursor.Market volumes Volumes in the... More »
    July 1, 2009 • GS, MS, DB
  • Open letter to your bank or broker by TERN
     I thank Seeking Alpha for creating this blog space.The arrogance of banks does not seem to have suffered much during this crisis.When will we see the day that depositors are treated like the creditors that they are?I am curious about the experiences of other investors with their banks or... More »
    April 23, 2009 • C, DB, WFC

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