| Private equity (at FT.com) Private equity is not the target of Barack Obama's proposals to restructure Wall Street. But for an industry that only tangentially gained from the bail-out, the effects could reach far. us.rd.yahoo.com |
MSCI names Obstler CFO, replacing Michael Neborak (AP) MSCI Inc. said Wednesday that David Obstler will become CFO, replacing current CFO Michael Neborak, following MSCI's acquisition of RiskMetrics Group Inc. us.rd.yahoo.com |
MSCI to incorporate ESG risks into indices (at Financial Times) MSCI, a leading creator of stock indices, is planning a push to include hard-to-quantify social criteria - including the environmental or political risks faced by companies - into its investment products. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Goldman shorted $615M of its CDOs, RMBS (at MarketWatch) Goldman Sachs Group shorted roughly $615 million of the collateralized debt obligations and residential mortgage-backed securities the firm underwrote since late 2006, according to prepared testimony by Chief Operating Officer Gary Cohn released Wednesday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
KKR hires Goldman traders for hedge fund [at Financial Times] - KKR, one of the world's biggest private equity groups, has hired a top team of traders from Goldman Sachs' proprietary trading desk to set up a new hedge fund - the group's first. us.rd.yahoo.com |