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Wall Street & Technology February 27, 2005 Jonathan Beyman	Dear CIO... The author is chief of operations and technology at Lehman Brothers, as well as an executive vice president. In addition, Beyman has served as the firm's CIO since 2000.
Wall Street & Technology February 4, 2005 Maria Santos	Attracting Order Flow Given the amount of trading activity hedge funds generate, competition for their order flow is heating up.
Wall Street & Technology March 22, 2005 Jonathan Beyman	Dear CIO... The chief of operations and technology at Lehman Brothers discusses data latency issues, which are a concern for institutional traders.
Wall Street & Technology November 29, 2004 Jim Middlemiss	CIO Challenge As hedge funds soar, winning their order flow has become more vital than ever. To compete for that business, brokers and other providers need to offer hedge fund managers wider access to markets and trading products, and break down silos to improve integration.
Wall Street & Technology February 14, 2006 Paul Allen	Prime Time for Primes Once an esoteric business controlled by three players, the prime brokerage business has become a hotbed of competition as rival banks and brokers have sought to profit from the hedge fund explosion.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The I-Banks Ain't Done Yet: Lehman's Earnings Lehman Brothers reported standout second-quarter earnings. For those concerned about the way the major investment banks are financing themselves, the report from Lehman provided little comfort. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Hedge Funds Are Here to Stay The hedge fund industry has been broadsided recently by erratic markets, as well as major losses for some funds. Getting negative on the entire industry may be misguided, though. Not all hedge funds will be successful, but the top ones will continue to be a major force in the markets.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2008 Morgan Housel	You're Making Me Dizzy, Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers isn't doomed yet, but it's hardly out of the woods.
Wall Street & Technology January 9, 2006 Larry Tabb	Seven Trends for '06 Banking and technology trends for the new year: exchange and market infrastructure redesign... the move toward low-touch services... lagging firms will be forced to rebuild their market data infrastructure... etc.
Financial Advisor November 2008 Eric Rasmussen	Draining The Swamp 2008 has been said to be the worst year for hedge funds in two decades.
Wall Street & Technology April 11, 2008 Cory Levine	Hedge Funds Say Technology Is Critical to Business Hedge funds are focusing their technology efforts on improving automation around OTC derivatives, as well as adding collateral management technology and exerting better control over prime brokerage charges and rates, according to a new Aite survey.
Wall Street & Technology January 24, 2006 Greg MacSweeney	Firms Eye Tech Acquisitions An interview with TowerGroup's securities and investments practice managing director Robert Hegarty on how both smaller financial firms and innovative industry-specific tech providers will be on the menu for many bulge-bracket firms in the coming year.
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BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Roben Farzad	Lehman: A Bank In Bondage Lehman Brothers Inc.'s growth astounds, but its fixed-income fixation may tie it down.
Wall Street & Technology March 22, 2005 Ivy Schmerken	Black-Box Trading Raises Risk As black-box trading increases, hedge funds are executing orders at a rapid pace by drawing on their credit relationships with prime brokers.
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Financial Advisor August 2007 Marla Brill	Hedging Your Bets A growing group of market-neutral mutual funds have distilled the essence of hedge fund investing into a more regulated, liquid and accessible format.
Wall Street & Technology July 26, 2004 Jessica Pallay	Lehman's Data Duo Lehman Brothers' senior management understands the value of working with its heads of business lines.
Wall Street & Technology March 14, 2008 Melanie Rodier	SIFMA Survey Shows Electronic Trading Extremely Popular in Europe Greater efficiency and reduced costs drive growth of e-trading among European hedge funds and asset managers.
Wall Street & Technology February 27, 2005 Paul Allen	Hedge Fund Services Heat Up "In my view, prime brokers and [hedge] fund administrators will increasingly find themselves competing in the same space in terms of the services they can offer," says Rob Schultz, head of HSBC's alternative fund services for North America.
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The Motley Fool June 3, 2008 Morgan Housel	2 Banks Doubling Down An unprecedented need to raise capital to shore up their balance sheets has been one of the most overlooked side effects that financial companies have had to deal with. Lehman Brothers and State Street are the latest to sells shares to raise cash.
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BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Anne Tergesen	Time To Hedge On Hedge Funds? New research shows that returns are sliding, and some don't help you diversify.
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The Motley Fool March 30, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman	International Investing Made Easy International investing is a twofer -- a tack that allows savvy types to secure potentially greater returns and, simultaneously, a hedge against domestic-market performance gyrations.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Profiting From Active Trading Bond trading continues to pay off for Lehman Brothers. Factor in a solid backlog of business, and the company should do all right so long as we don't see any major unexpected volatility in the capital markets.
Investment Advisor November 2007 J. Joseph & J. Bunge	Hedge Funds Recover Quicker A report from Credit Suisse Index Co. shows that after market-shaking events, such as the recent subprime turmoil, hedge funds remain less volatile and better able to perform than other asset classes.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Neil O'Hara	Dearth of Easy Pickings? Now that retail investors are able to partake of hedge funds in unprecedented numbers, some are calling hedge investing a bubble about to be popped... Largest SEC Registered Funds of Funds... Hedge Fund Index Performance...
The Motley Fool August 19, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Will Lehman Pawn This Crown Jewel? The time for Lehman Brothers to make hard choices is here.
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Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn	Hedge Fund Backlash Investors deserted hedge funds in droves in 2008, angered by the perceived arrogance of managers who weren't holding up to their promises.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 John Churchill	Little Bulls Hedge fund managers, small ones at least, say the U.S. economy should have a flat to upbeat year in 2006, according to a survey released in March.
HBS Working Knowledge February 20, 2006 Ann Cullen	When Hedge Funds Meet Private Equity Seeking greater returns, hedge fund managers are increasing investments in private equity opportunities such as real estate and non-public companies, leading some industry observers to predict a convergence between the two.
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The Motley Fool February 9, 2007 Tom Taulli	The Fortress IPO: Opening the Drawbridge to Hedge Funds With Fortress's IPO, retail investors can now get a shot at playing hedge funds and private equity. But at its current valuation, the risks are certainly hefty.
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BusinessWeek January 31, 2005	A Fixed-Income Fund with a Twist Bill Eigen of Fidelity Strategic Income says a broadly diversified focus and careful risk management help his fund outperform
The Motley Fool September 27, 2006 Alex Dumortier	Lessons From Amaranth There's a lot to learn from the hedge fund's prodigious collapse. Amaranth's stunning demonstration of the speed with which a hedge fund can come undone will certainly have cooled investor enthusiasm for other such offerings.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Alexander M. Ineichen	Debunking the Myths that Dog Hedge Funds Probably because hedge fund managers have gotten fabulously wealthy and are secretive (guiltily so), a body of untruths has sprung up. Of course, much of it is built on anecdotal evidence, oversimplification, myopia or simple misrepresentation of fact.
Registered Rep. September 16, 2008	Barclays Picking At Lehman Carcass; Clock Is Ticking Barclays Capital, one of Britain's largest banks, is nearing a deal with Lehman Brothers to buy its core broker/dealer business, and is in talks to sell its investment management unit to one or more private equity firms.
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The Motley Fool July 10, 2006 Tim Beyers	Invest or Pay Down Debt? The choice isn't as simple as you think. It all depends on whether, through investing, you're able to create value by earning more than the cost of your debt. So, rank your obligations, review your investing choices, and then act wisely.