dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com - 6/21/2009
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Now that its deal to buy Barclays Global Investors has created a juggernaut with nearly $3 trillion, is BlackRock too big to fail?
abnormalreturns.com - 6/16/2009
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abnormalreturns.com —
The ETF Industry The ETF business, nee industry,
is exactly that, a business. As of April 2009...
the Investment Company Institute calculated the nation’s exchange traded funds (or ETFs) had some $530 billion in assets under management. As a ...
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Know what you own, redux
ftalphaville.ft.com - 6/17/2009
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ftalphaville.ft.com —
There has been a storm of debate in
the blogosphere over the issue of exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...
and whether they’re justifiably marketed as retail investment products or should in fact be restricted to professional investors. The key issue is, do ...
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Blog Archive » When is an ETF actually a ...
abnormalreturns.com - 6/14/2009
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abnormalreturns.com —
Is the current rally: “Silver is up 59%
from December lows on futures markets; copper is up...
90%; corn, 45%; and crude oil, 113%. Ukraine’s stock market is up 125%, Vietnam’s 116%, Indonesia’s 76% and India’s 87% from ...
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Sunday links: surging global liquidity
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Too Big to Fail: Special NYT edition
The Big Picture —
... to Exist?
ERIC DASH
NYT, June 20, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/weekinreview/21dash.html
Too big to fail FAIL
Paul Krugman
June 18, 2009, 9:10 PM
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/too-big-to-fail-fail/
See also:
Too Big to Fail’ Policy Must End, F.D.I.C. Chief Says
Dealbook, June 19, 2009
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/too-big-to-fail-policy-must-end-fdic-chair-says/
Chief Says BlackRock Isn’t ‘Too Big to Fail’
Dealbook, June 17, 2009 ...
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