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BusinessWeek November 19, 2009 Maria Bartiromo	Steve Schwarzman Starts Warming Up The author talks to Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman about the state of the private equity market, changes on Wall Street, and the outlook for various types of investments.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2009 Morgan Housel	Blackstone Calls the Top Private equity king Blackstone is considering selling up to eight of its portfolio companies through initial public offerings.
U.S. Banker September 2008 John Adams	Time for PE Class PE raises thorny regulatory issues about how much control a non-regulated PE firm can have over a regulated bank-issues that PE firms, regulators and banks have yet to sort out.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Does This Really Spell Doom for the Market? Private equity giant Blackstone is selling investments; does that mean you should run for the hills?
HBS Working Knowledge April 23, 2008 Dwight Crane	The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations U.S. Treasury recommendations for strengthening the regulation of the financial system are a good start but fall short, says Harvard Business School professor emeritus Dwight B. Crane.
BusinessWeek November 25, 2009 David Henry	The Second Coming of 'Safer' Securities Regulators in the U.S. and Europe are backing hybrids, bonds that can morph into stocks. Will investors bite?
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Ben Johnson	Regulators Turn Up Heat On Local Banks Community and mid-size banks, which comprise the bulk of all commercial real estate lending in this country, are once again under the watchful eye of regulators.
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The Motley Fool February 20, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger	2009: A Forgotten Year for Private Equity? With credit markets still mangled, private equity firms now face a dire and uncertain near-term future, since their industry is largely based on the availability of credit and raising capital.
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U.S. Banker June 2006 Lee Conrad	Banks Vent Rage Over Commercial RE Loan Rule Banks, in an uproar over regulators' proposal that warns those with high concentrations of commercial real-estate loans may have to raise their capital reserves, worry that new regulations will eat into their bottom line.
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The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Tom Taulli	China's Private Equity Dynasty? In the past, Chinese government regulation has prevented foreign private equity firms from buying companies, however, China now apparently recognizes the need for a domestic private equity industry.
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U.S. Banker February 2010 Rob Garver	What Now? If Washington really wants to get credit flowing to small businesses, it could modify TARP, relax capital requirements and rethink its stance on industrial loan companies. Or it could do nothing at all.
Bank Systems & Technology November 20, 2009 Melanie Rodier	Bank Enforcement Cease and Desist Actions Quickly Rising The financial crisis is causing a dramatic rise in the number of cease and desist orders by bank regulators and should be a warning sign for bank managers and directors.
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U.S. Banker August 2010 Mark W. Olson	Endangered Species: The State Banking Charter Should state legislatures continue to see value in funding their state bank regulators, the charter in those states would continue to have viability.
CFO April 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty	The Buyout Binge Private-equity firms are gobbling up everything in sight. How long can it last?
Registered Rep. November 3, 2009 Halah Touryalai	ING Broker-Dealers Sold to Private Equity Firm The anticipated sale of the ING broker/dealer network is official -- the struggling Dutch parent company shed the three independent firms to a private equity firm for an undisclosed amount.
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