Investment Funds

Arthur Delaney

Buyout Firms In 'Grassroots' Lobbying Effort To Preserve Tax Loophole

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transparency, Investment Funds, Lobbying, Hedge Funds, Lobbyblog, Private Equity, Politics News

The private equity industry is lobbying hard to convince members of Congress to lay off the tax scheme that allows investment fund managers to pay a l...

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Investment Funds Stir Controversy Over For-Profit School Recruiting

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Investment Funds, Education, Hedge Funds, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, University of Phoenix, For-Profit Colleges, Kaplan University, Business News
ProPublica

For-profit universities have come under increasing scrutiny of regulators and congressional committees who have heard complaints about alleged recruiting abuses.

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Guest Post by Jacob Harold -- The Nonprofit Marketplace: Getting Social Impact Bang For Our Philanthropic Bucks

Paul Brest | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Brest

The nonprofit marketplace doesn't exhibit the single most essential characteristic of a well-functioning market: open exchange of high-quality information that helps people make good decisions.

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Merrill Sells $6.2 Billion Stake To Temasek

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Davis Selected Advisors, Investment Banks, Merrill Lynch, Singapore, Investment Funds, Temasek Holdings, Common Stock, Business News

Investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co. said Monday it sold a stake in itself to Temasek Holdings and Davis Selected Advisors for $6.2 billion as it looks...

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