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DealVector’s View on A Trustee Dilemma

BNY Mellon is a global trustee and now in the middle of what may yet turn out to be the largest civil lawsuit in history. The case is a good illustration of the difficult position that trustees find themselves in as they balance the interests of various constituencies.   Isaac Gradman, in his subprimeshakeout blog, […]

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E-trading of Bonds vs Equities

What is the future of electronic trading of bonds? Will we have a single dominant exchange, or something more fractured? Will the old “phone” method continue to dominate? At DealVector we have a few opinions on the matter. A recent McKinsey survey report, discussed here, says that e-trading of bonds will not succeed as much […]

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In Defense of Structured

With all the bad press that Structured instruments have received over the past few years, it is worth asking if they are likely to be with us for the long term. After all, Cramer declared war on them. And many commentators have rightly pointed out the following flaws with respect to various structured investments: too […]

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