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How to Protect Your IP
May 31, 2011 @ 09:35 AM | By Ivy Schmerken
Financial services firms build their businesses on innovation. Protecting those advances is a full-time job.
continued...Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Allows Brokers to "Tweet" Market Research
May 26, 2011 @ 11:45 AM | By Justin Grant
Twitter has proven to be a game-charger in news, now Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is testing whether or not it can do the same for market research.
continued...Who Should Run the IMF?
May 25, 2011 @ 10:35 AM | By Phil Albinus
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Quant Funds Enjoy 2011 Revival
May 24, 2011 @ 12:12 PM | By Justin Grant
Thanks to a run of steady performance by the markets and less than fierce competition in the aftermath of the financial crisis, quantitative funds are well-positioned for growth in the near-term.
continued...Hedge Fund Assets Make Comeback But Returns Don't
May 19, 2011 @ 11:50 AM | By Justin Grant
At first glance, it certainly seems like hedge funds are enjoying a post-crash renaissance, with the industry’s total assets under management projected to climb above pre-crisis levels later this year.
continued...Twitter-Based Hedge Fund Makes Debut
May 18, 2011 @ 11:35 AM | By Justin Grant
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Step By Step: How Hedge Funds Must Navigate the New Landscape
May 17, 2011 @ 09:38 AM | By Phil Albinus
Step One: Get friends to loan you $500 million. Step Two: Find high-net-worth clients. Step Three is a little trickier. Thanks to the financial collapse a few years ago, the new buzzword is "transparency."
continued...Ranking of Top 100 Hedge Funds Shows How Far Industry Has Grown
May 16, 2011 @ 11:57 AM | By Justin Grant
A close look at Institutional Investor's ranking of the top 100 hedge funds in terms of assets under management reveals how appealing such investments have become to institutional clients over the last decade.
continued...HFTs Probably Don't Like Sen. Schumer Too Much Right Now
May 12, 2011 @ 12:39 PM | By Justin Grant
Considering how unhappy Wall Street was with being slapped with a host of new regulations, it's pretty safe to assume Sen. Charles Schumer isn't too popular right now in the high frequency trading community.
continued...U.S. High-Frequency Trading Firms Look Eastward
May 11, 2011 @ 11:09 AM | By Justin Grant
The new gold rush is taking place in the Far East. Plagued with depressed trading volumes, brutal competition and stunted growth, high-frequency trading firms are setting their sights on the Asia-Pacific region as the U.S. and European markets stagnate.
continued...Steven Cohen Raises Social Profile
May 09, 2011 @ 11:55 AM | By Ivy Schmerken
SAC Global's founder attends social events to blunt allegations of insider trading.
continued...Beware Venture Capitalist Advice
May 05, 2011 @ 10:53 AM | By Phil Albinus
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Smaller Hedge Funds to Gobble Larger Slice of Pension Pie?
May 03, 2011 @ 11:53 AM | By Justin Grant
Smaller hedge funds are looking like a better bet than their larger counterparts these days – at least in the eyes of institutional investors.
continued...Amid Cheers, Ground Zero Lessons Must Be Remembered
May 02, 2011 @ 10:17 AM | By Phil Albinus
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