News tagged with fund managers
'Like' Facebook stock? Experts weigh in on IPO
(AP) -- Facebook's much-hyped initial public offering promises to be an exciting spectacle when the social media giant goes public this spring. But should you update your status to "shareholder"?
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Money managers, analysts comment on Facebook IPO
Facebook is finally going public. For investors lucky enough to get in on the IPO, the question is simple: Is this going to be the mother lode that puts their kids through college? Or an over-hyped dud?
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Research finds Medicare and private insurance spending similar throughout Texas
Variations in health care spending by Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) are similar throughout the state despite previous research, which found significant spending differences between the private and ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Hedge fund share restrictions favor managers over investors
Armed with insider knowledge, managers of share-restricted hedge funds sell off their own holdings ahead of their investors in order to avoid low returns produced by an outflow of shareholder dollars, according to a new study ...
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Dec 19, 2011 |
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Himalayan nations agree on climate adaptation plan
(AP) -- Four Himalayan nations facing the threat of weather changes have agreed to collaborate on ways to adapt to climate change after a two-day summit in Bhutan.
Nov 20, 2011 |
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Possible CEOs to succeed Carol Bartz at Yahoo
(AP) -- The search has now begun for a person willing to lead one of the world's most popular Internet properties, Yahoo Inc., whose problems have deepened under its three previous leaders.
Sep 07, 2011 |
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How too many options can impair the ability to make skillful choices
A study by Columbia Business School Professor Sheena Iyengar, S. T. Lee Professor of Business, Management, and Emir Kamenica, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, found the more ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Medicaid managed care plans owned by public companies have higher adminstrative costs
A new Commonwealth Fund report finds that Medicaid managed care plans that are owned by publicly traded for-profit companies whose primary line of business is managing Medicaid enrollees spent an average of 14 percent of ...
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Global Fund announces new anti-corruption measures
(AP) -- A $21.7 billion global health fund and the U.N.'s main development arm launched new anti-corruption measures Friday in the wake of intense scrutiny from donors and stories by The Associated Press detailing fraud ...
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Wealthfront lets regular folks invest like the rich
Startup Wealthfront has revamped its online service to give middle- and lower-income people in the United States investment tools typically reserved for the rich to make profit on their money.
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Investment giant Soros buys shares in Alibaba.com
The Hong Kong-listed arm of China's e-commerce firm Alibaba said Friday that billionaire investor George Soros had bought was now among its top three largest shareholders.
May 14, 2010 |
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Scientists seeking NSF funding will soon be required to submit data management plans
During the May 5th meeting of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation (NSF) officials announced a change in the implementation of the existing policy on sharing research data. In particular, on or around October, ...
May 10, 2010 |
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Pension fund switch to decentralized management right way to go, landmark study finds
As pension funds have grown and become increasingly complex many have turned to using multiple, often pricier specialist managers to steer their investment decisions.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Silver lining effect study, 'I have some good news and some bad news'
Communicating "I have some good news and some bad news" is better than combining messages into a single, bleak result when small gains and large losses occur together, according to a study in the current issue of Management Sc ...
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Nov 30, 2009 |
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Report: AMD ex-CEO said linked to Galleon case
(AP) -- Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is "thoroughly reviewing" published reports fingering former chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz as the AMD executive who gave confidential company information to a defendant in the ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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