August 22, 2008

Examine Sovereign Wealth Funds With An Indepth Report Containing Articles From Leading Financial Publications

By: Business Wire

Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/90dc7d/sovereign_wealth_f ) has announced the addition of the "Sovereign Wealth Funds - In Focus" report to their offering.

An incisive collection of ten key...

August 13, 2008

Forecasters Lower Estimates for Growth

By: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has released its third quarter Survey of Professional Forecasters, which reports participants' expectations for economic growth, inflation, and employment. In this survey, forecasters...

August 13, 2008

CEOs Take "Back-to-Basics" Approach To Cope With Challenging Economy, Says NYSE Euronext 2009 CEO Report; CEOs Adapt To Steer Organizations Through Turbulent Times, According To 4th Annual CEO Survey;

By: Business Wire

A renewed focus on a strong balance sheet, strategic acquisitions, operational efficiency, sound management practices, as well as attracting and retaining the best workforce are the key to future growth during turbulent economic...

August 11, 2008

Accepting Some Blame, Wall Street Dissects Crisis

By: The International Herald Tribune
Louise Story - The New York Times Media Gr

A group of Wall Street executives has released a report that outlines how the industry failed to foresee the financial meltdown of the last year and what companies can do to improve risk management. The 172-page report, written...

August 7, 2008

$2.1 Billion in Write-Downs Taken on Auction-Rate Securities, Pluris Valuation Advisors’ Survey Finds

By: Pluris Valuation Advisors LLC

Most Write-Downs Taken By Companies With Big 4 Auditors

August 1, 2008

"Alternative Assets and Public Pension Plan Performance,"

By: Douglas Robertson and Ellen Wielezynski - Office of Comptroller of the Currency

Report examines how public pension funds have fared when investing in real estate, private equity funds, and hedge funds.

August 1, 2008

Online Version Of IBD 100 Includes Research, Charting Tools

By: Investor's Business Daily
PATRICK CAIN

There are thousands of publicly traded companies. Don't spend all your time researching each one -- let IBD do some of the work for you.

One key first step is to check out Investors.com's "IBD 100 Top-Rated Stocks."

This is an...

July 31, 2008

Many Wealthy Americans More Satisfied with Their Alternative Investments Than Traditional Investments During Last 12 Months

By: Bank of America

Bank of America Survey of High Net Worth Indicates Investors Understand Risk and Rewards, But Want Oversight and Assurance

July 23, 2008

Deloitte Poll: Nearly One-Quarter Of Execs Polled Say Their Investment Management Firms Have No Monitoring Systems For 'Suspicious Transactions'

By: PR Newswire

NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As anti-fraud enforcement levels have surged to an all-time high in the investment management industry, a recent online poll, conducted by Deloitte, found that nearly one-quarter (23.8 percent)...

July 22, 2008

The Conference Board® U.S. Business Cycle IndicatorsSM

By: The Conference Board

U.S. LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND RELATED COMPOSITE INDEXES FOR JUNE 2008