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Shining Light on Commodity Investment and the Financialization of Commodity Markets
By Staff WriterMarket financialization has also led investors to worry about higher integration between commodity and traditional financial markets weakening the portfolio benefits of commodity investment.
October 24, 2011
Top 10 Richest Colleges for 2011: The Biggest EndowmentsSome surprises on the endowment front, and some non-surprises. Ivy League schools dominate the list with Harvard's haul nearly double its arch-rival's
October 21, 2011
SEC Names Legg Mason Exec the New Associate Director of Advisor ExamsThe SEC announced on Friday that Andrew J. Bowden has been appointed an associate director to lead the National Investment Adviser/Investment Company Examination Program in the SECs Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.
October 21, 2011
IAA’s Tittsworth: Fiduciary Ruling Likely in Q1 of 2012: RISAt Retirement Income Symposium, David Tittsworth provides recent history and likely next developments on fiduciary standard for all.
October 20, 2011
UBS to Trim, Not Sell, Investment Bank, Report SaysAs further details emerge regarding its recent $2.3 billion trading loss, UBS interim CEO Sergio Ermotti has decided against spinning off or selling the investment bank and, instead, plans to reduce its size, especially in its fixed-income work.
October 20, 2011
LTC Providers Make DealsLTC Properties and Rollins-Nelson line up financing as Capital Senior closes on an acquisition.
October 20, 2011
LTC Providers Make DealsLTC Properties and Rollins-Nelson line up financing as Capital Senior closes on an acquisition.
October 18, 2011
Q3 Earnings: Goldman Joins Other Big Banks in Struggle Through Bad Economic ClimateJoining other big banks that have reported Q3 2011 earnings in the last week, Goldman Sachs on Tuesday announced less-than-stellar results due to trading and investment bank weakness.