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Insider trading crackdown
US authorities have attacked the alleged ring in the Galleon case with a gusto usually reserved for mafia bosses
TPG / IMS Health
TPG, which this year said it had snubbed 140 LBO opportunities, has jumped back on the wagon to lead the year’s largest
Skin in the game
Those demanding US banks keep “skin in the game” when securitising loans should think about what type of flesh they want
US bank regulation
Banks should insist on clearer ground rules in legislation that currently leaves too much to regulators’ discretion
Goodwill write-offs
Christmas is the season of goodwill; the new year will be the season to write it off. Goodwill will be the focus for auditors
Hedge fund scandals
Lately some hedge funds have closely resembled a house of cards, where a single knock can bring the whole thing down
UKFI
The appointment of the next chief executive of the entity created to manage government stakes in British banks is an astute choice by the chancellor
Executive pay
News that FTSE 100 chiefs’ remuneration rose an average 7.4 per cent in the past year is bound to be seized upon as further evidence of a broken system
Activist investors
There remains a problem at the heart of attempts by such shareholders to create value by rattling corporate cages
Private equity exits
Private equity bosses have not been sunning themselves on the beach during the credit crisis. Many have been primping their portfolio companies for sale
