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Wall Street & Technology January 24, 2006 Paul Allen	Trading Gets Exotic As the search for higher returns and diversification has sparked a surge in alternative investments, financial firms are working to establish a technology infrastructure capable of managing an acceptable balance between risk and reward.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Tom Taulli	China's Private Equity Dynasty? In the past, Chinese government regulation has prevented foreign private equity firms from buying companies, however, China now apparently recognizes the need for a domestic private equity industry.
Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003	Hard Days and Sleepless Nights for Private Equity Firms Today's business environment is similar in ways to the early 1990s when private equity firms rose up to restructure mountains of bad debt and went on to cash out in the ensuing bull market. But while opportunities exist, it is harder to make deals work than it was a decade ago.
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Suzanne McGee	The Perfect Alternative Is there an asset class for your clients portfolios whose price moves in the opposite direction to that of mainstream investments like stocks and bonds?
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.
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The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Dan Caplinger	The Lure of Private Equity The fact that private equity deals have become commonplace shows that private equity provides benefits to investors as well as to companies and their corporate managers.
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2007 Dees Stribling	The Dawning of Derivatives REIT and real estate derivatives are introduced as a new financial tool in the real estate world.
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BusinessWeek October 8, 2007 Matthew Goldstein	Private Equity's Public Moves With big buyouts in the doldrums, firms are picking up small pieces of companies.
Wall Street & Technology February 4, 2005 Maria Santos	Bringing in Business Attracting hedge funds as customers is a priority this year for the majority of sell-side firms. As hedge funds approach $1 trillion in assets, these non-traditional investment vehicles have become the latest buy-side heavyweight.
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Wall Street & Technology October 26, 2005 Ivy Schmerken	Streaming Liquidity Seth Merrin is hoping to fix the inefficiencies of the U.S. equity market with a new version of Liquidnet that brings in retail-size order flow to match against the existing wholesale liquidity pool.
Wall Street & Technology March 19, 2007 Paul Allen	Many Firms Lack the Processing Infrastructure to Support Growth in Alternative Investments On Wall Street, the great demand for sources of alpha have fueled innovation in instrument development and front-office trading strategies, but automation challenges and data management problems must be addressed.
Investment Advisor April 2007 Michael S. Fischer	Behind the Curtain RIAs and their high-net-worth clients have dramatically increased the use of alternative investments in their portfolios in recent years, and are on track to continue this trend. However, not all advisors, much less their clients, are comfortable with alternatives.
Wall Street & Technology June 28, 2005	The Next Big Thing Four analysts predict what shape they believe the future landscape of financial services technology will take.
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Steve Savage	Consider the Alternatives Think twice before pitching hedge funds and private equity to your financial advisory clients.
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Wall Street & Technology June 18, 2007 Penny Crosman	Technology Upgrades Improve Derivatives Processing The DTCC, SwapsWire, major broker-dealers and custodians, such as State Street, all are upgrading their technology to bring derivatives processes into the 21st century.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Maria Bartiromo	Private Equity's Next Targets Private equity was the business story of 2006, and it's far from over.
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 Jack Ewing	Wanted: European Buyout Targets Private equity deals are picking up on the Continent -- but is a surge really ahead?
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BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 Maria Bartiromo	Bashing Private Equity Congress is contemplating tax changes that would have a significant impact on private equity profits, and criticism of the buyout juggernaut is gaining ground in both the U.S. and Europe.
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Investment Advisor September 2007 Michael S. Fischer	Getting In How to gain access to private equity, managed futures, and hedge funds.
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Entrepreneur September 2003 C.J. Prince	Got Leverage? If you're ready to sell, you've got the upper hand. Large buyout firms will be looking to entrepreneurs.
Financial Advisor March 2007 Marla Brill	Ground Floor Heats Up Private equity and IPOs are staging a huge comeback. But should financial advisors jump in?
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Dan Caplinger	The Lure of Private Equity -- Part 2 As one can infer from the increasing trend toward private equity investments, the use of private equity provides advantages over other methods of raising corporate capital.
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Entrepreneur December 2007 Farnoosh Torabi	A Private Affair The private equity club is now accepting members - and you don't have to make millions to join.
Wall Street & Technology November 27, 2007 Robert Hegarty	Expect Continuous Change to Accelerate in 2008 Tower Group's Managing Director for Securities and Investments says to watch for the first major crash of an electronic trading system in 2008 due to volume, speed, and performance issues.
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.
CFO August 1, 2003 Randy Myers	Casting for Returns To juice up their sagging portfolios, pension fund managers are seeking alternative investments.
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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.
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...
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