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Mr. Englander oversees a trading platform that looks more like a traditional Wall Street proprietary-trading operation than a typical hedge fund dominated by centralized investment decision-making.

Hedge-Fund Titan Englander Preps for Future in Sale Talks Jenny Strasburg 2011

Deutsche Bank has said it is working to alter the business model of its dominant securities division, in response to the changing global regulatory climate, scaling back its proprietary-trading activities and reducing its risk-taking.

Deutsche Bank Bets on Home Market Laura Stevens 2011

Meanwhile, those investment banks contributed proprietary-trading arms and prime brokerage services to hedge funds and other investors.

Too Big to Fail? Perhaps, But Not in Your Portfolio David Weidner 2011

When he left Goldman earlier this year, Mr. Flamand took with him two deputies, including Ali Hedayat, co-head of the firm's proprietary-trading team in New York.

Goldman Trader's New Gig: Big Fund Cassell Bryan-Low 2010

Michael Lewis notes that after fighting hard to make sure their proprietary-trading desks survived FinReg, the big banks are closing those desks down.

A world without suckers Ezra Klein 2010

Mr. Stewart's departure from Bank of America follows an announcement in May that Fabrizio Gallo , a longtime Morgan Stanley equities and proprietary-trading executive, was coming on board as co-head of global securities with Mr. Stewart.

BofA Merrill Global Equities Co-Head Going to UBS Jenny Strasburg 2011

While it was smaller and less prominent than Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies, a proprietary-trading desk that focused on stocks, the Global Macro Proprietary Trading desk spawned noteworthy careers of several fixed-income hedge-fund managers and investors.

Goldman to Shut Global Macro Trading Desk Liz Rappaport 2011

It isn't clear exactly how many proprietary-trading desks Goldman has.

Goldman to Shut Global Macro Trading Desk Liz Rappaport 2011

In 2008, Mr. Jain shut down Deutsche Bank's big risk-taking proprietary-trading desks as part of an effort to reduce risk-taking and focus more on serving clients.

Deutsche Bank Lifts Its Profile in the U.S. Aaron Lucchetti 2011

The bank has wound down its proprietary-trading operations, which are curtailed under the Dodd-Frank law.

J.P. Morgan Near Deal to Buy Brazil Firm Robin Sidel 2010