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Earnings season: Blackstone reports record AUM and strong performance fee growth

Blackstone reported a 7% appreciation in its private equity funds and a 5% increase in real estate. Chairman and CEO Stephen Schwarzman confirmed “gross organic inflows of $38 billion over the last year, with $14 billion returned to our investors, … Continue reading

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As the U.S. sleeps…

Finally, about 100 years late (thank you, Bismarck), the U.S. this week passed something reminiscent of health care reform. Just to show Obama that the concept of bipartisanship is anathema to U.S. politics, Republicans honored it with exactly zero votes. … Continue reading

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