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...episode raises questions about the output of the 450 independent firms, most of which sprang up after the settlement. Are hedge funds paying for conclusions that would move a stock in their direction? What else don't we know about how independent research firms operate? "The Gradient story hasn't helped their image," says Mayhew...
...blame regulators for not going far enough in the cleanup campaign. A settlement reached in 2003 with 12 Wall Street firms forced disclosure of analyst conflicts, set aside $460 million to fund and distribute unbiased stock research to individual investors and linked analyst pay to the performance of stocks they pick. That's a lot better than the old days, when an analyst might tout stock of a so-so company purely to ingratiate himself with management...
Meanwhile, brokerage analysts are slipping back into some bad habits. Sell ratings spiked to 12% of all opinions after the settlement, a sign that analysts were showing some backbone. But that figure slipped to 9% last year, reports research firm StarMine. "There are still far too many buy ratings, and analysts' [earnings] estimates are increasingly clinging around company guidance," Morgan Stanley strategists Henry McVey and David McNellis wrote in a recent report...
Ultimately, the question of whether Hamas’ victory represents positive change will be measured by the progress (or lack thereof) toward a peaceful settlement between Palestinians and Israelis. It is, however, important to remember that there is a difference between appeasement and a lasting settlement. Peace will only come when both parties are deeply committed to a permanent agreement, and until Hamas shows that it is truly committed, there must be no pressure on Israel for concessions. The contrasting examples of the Oslo Accords and the lasting peace with Egypt demonstrate the necessity of this prerequisite to negotiate. Under...
...Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority agreed to spend $310 million over the next five years improving public transportation access at sites including the Harvard Square T stop, according to a settlement announced Monday. Changes to the local T stop include the addition of a new elevator and the replacement of the current elevator, Greater Boston Legal Services Senior Attorney Taramattie Doucette said. The settlement, filed in 2002 by GBLS, represented 10 plaintiffs with various disabilities. The plaintiffs cited personal experiences as proof that there was an imminent need for improvement in public transportation. Plaintiff Joan Golden of Medford, Mass., who uses...