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‘Vindicating’: An Analyst Who Lowered the U.S.’s Credit Rating in 2011 on Fitch’s Downgrade

The New York Times: Banking

Nikola Swan played a key role at S&P when the agency became the first to strip America of its top ranking in 2011.

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‘Vindicating’: An Analyst Who Lowered the U.S.’s Credit Rating in 2011 on Fitch’s Downgrade

The New York Times: Banking

Nikola Swan played a key role at S&P when the agency became the first to strip America of its top ranking in 2011.

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Single-Manager Hedge Funds: The Best Way to Get a Recurring Guest Spot on CNBC?

Mergers and Inquisitions

They might have separate teams for specific strategies or markets, but everything is run under a single Profit & Loss statement (P&L). There are very few real “requirements” besides the single PM / single P&L one above and the standard Limited Partner / General Partner structure that all hedge funds use.

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Mergers and Acquisitions Volumes Down 60%

Street of Walls

Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 had its best week since early June The S&P 500 rose by 2.2% In 3Q12, the S&P 500 has risen by 5.6% billion of net outflows experienced in December 2011. s $2 billion offering of its shares in the A.I.A. in the week.

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M&A Dealflow Declined 12% to $39.8 billion

Street of Walls

Sandler O’Neill’s Weekly M&A Trends: The S&P 500 declined for the second consecutive week but ended positive for the month The S&P 500 declined by 0.3% In 3Q12, the S&P 500 has risen by 3.3% billion of net outflows experienced in December 2011. in the week.

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Industry (HBO): Could a TV Show About Investment Banking Be “One of the Best of the Decade?”

Mergers and Inquisitions

One example is the trading fiasco I described above, but there are countless others: In one incident, a salesperson “tricks” a trader into executing a trade that would hurt the bank’s P&L solely to help a client – and a senior manager listens to the entire conversation and lets it go through. This would never happen in real life.

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New SEC Disclosure Rules for Cybersecurity Incidents and Governance and Key Takeaways

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

2] , [3] The rules build on the 2011 guidance issued by the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (“2011 Staff Guidance”) and the 2018 Commission Statement and Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures issued by the Commission itself (“2018 Interpretive Release”). [4] 11] Form S-3 Eligibility Not Affected.