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10-Year Treasury Yield Drops to Five-Month Low
Credit & Capital

10-Year Treasury Yield Drops to Five-Month Low

“This is likely a shift in market narrative: away from inflation concerns to concerns about the sustainability of growth momentum."
By Matthew Heller | July 8, 2021
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CFOs Dealt With a Record Number of Activist Investors in 2019
Investor Relations

CFOs Dealt With a Record Number of Activist Investors in 2019

A record 99 campaigns globally had an M&A-related thesis, accounting for about 47% of all the year's activity.
By Vincent Ryan | January 15, 2020
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BIS Spotlights Role of Large Banks in Repo Shock
Credit & Capital

BIS Spotlights Role of Large Banks in Repo Shock

The banks' diminished ability to supply funding at short notice could have "amplified the repo rate reaction" in September, a report says.
By Matthew Heller | December 9, 2019
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Will Inverted Yield Curve Invite Economic Chaos?
The Economy

Will Inverted Yield Curve Invite Economic Chaos?

Some experts say markets are in for a nightmarish ride; others believe the yield-curve inversion won't trigger an economic crisis, as past inversions have.
By David McCann | August 14, 2019
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Toys ‘R’ Us Plans to Reopen for Business in U.S.
Bankruptcy

Toys ‘R’ Us Plans to Reopen for Business in U.S.

The hedge funds that control the bankrupt retailer have decided a reorganization is preferable to selling off its name and web domains.
By Matthew Heller | October 3, 2018
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Institutional Investors Put Private CFOs in the Public Eye
Investor Relations

Institutional Investors Put Private CFOs in the Public Eye

The rise of "crossover investors" — institutional investors that fund private start-ups — blurs the line between public and private companies.
By Jeff Majtyka and Willa McManmon | September 21, 2018
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Mizuho Fined Over Handling of Buyback Orders
Risk & Compliance

Mizuho Fined Over Handling of Buyback Orders

The SEC says the bank failed to prevent nonpublic information about clients' stock buybacks from being disclosed to other traders and hedge fund clients.
By Matthew Heller | July 23, 2018
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Activist Shareholders: Bane or Boon?
Investor Relations

Activist Shareholders: Bane or Boon?

Corporate executives and activist shareholders rarely see eye to eye, but an attorney for the latter says activists can help improve company performance.
By David McCann | May 2, 2018
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Lehman to Pay Another $1.6B to Creditors
Investment Banking

Lehman to Pay Another $1.6B to Creditors

Distributions from Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy estate have benefited third-party creditors such as hedge funds that bought its debt at a steep discount.
By Matthew Heller | March 25, 2016
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Pharma Exec Shkreli Accused of Hedge Fund Fraud
Risk & Compliance

Pharma Exec Shkreli Accused of Hedge Fund Fraud

Martin Shkreli raided his pharmaceutical companies to cover up his hedge fund trading losses, said federal prosecutors.
By Matthew Heller | December 18, 2015
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Shareholder Activism May Decline Next Year
Investor Relations

Shareholder Activism May Decline Next Year

"Activism has become a crowded field, with too many players chasing after a diminishing number of attractive targets," says Moody's.
By Matthew Heller | November 10, 2015
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Michael Dell’s False Dichotomy
Investor Relations

Michael Dell’s False Dichotomy

Why going private won't necessarily pay off for the computer company.
By John R. Cryan | September 1, 2015
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Citigroup Settles Fund Fraud Case for $180M
Risk & Compliance

Citigroup Settles Fund Fraud Case for $180M

The SEC alleged two Citigroup affiliates duped investors by claiming that hedge funds were safe, low-risk, and "bond substitutes."
By Matthew Heller | August 17, 2015
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DuPont Shareholders Reject Dissident Board Slate
Legal

DuPont Shareholders Reject Dissident Board Slate

Election of all 12 of DuPont's director nominees is a blow to activist investor Nelson Peltz and his hedge fund.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | May 13, 2015
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Activist Investors: More Targets, Lower Returns
M&A

Activist Investors: More Targets, Lower Returns

In 2014, 344 companies were targets of activist shareholders, but the average activist fund returned only 4%, finds a new study.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | February 4, 2015
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