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IDD Poll Archive

Which practice is your firm most eager to build out?
Should consumer protection responsibilities be given to the Fed?
Yes 50%
No 50%
Do you think placement agents are coming back into fashion given Evercore's deal to acquire Neuberger Berman's fund placement business?
Definitely 50%
Let's wait and see 50%
What are your predictions ahead of the Commerce Department's release of 4Q GDP data?
The 5.7% rate forecasts are correct 50%
The growth rate will be higher than 5.7% 0%
The growth rate will be lower than 5.7% 50%
Does your firm have substantial exposure to Greece, Spain or Portugal?
Yes 40%
No 60%
Had the 'Volcker rule' been in place, would it have helped prevent the financial crisis?
Yes 36%
No 64%
Do you agree with Oaktree Chairman Howard Marks when he writes, "I've never seen negative attitudes like those toward financial institutions today?"
Yes 86%
No 14%
Does Scott Brown's Senate win signal the end for the Obama administration's proposed bank tax?
Yes 50%
No 50%
What do you think of the Obama administration's proposed 'financial crisis responsibility fee?'
It's long overdue. 22%
It's unfair and politically motivated. 78%
Do you agree with Jerry Levin that the AOL/Time Warner merger is 'the worst deal of the century?'
Yes 80%
No 20%
In which quarter of 2010 will we start to see a tangible economic recovery?
1Q 5%
2Q 15%
3Q 45%
4Q 35%
Will the U.S. follow the U.K.'s lead in clawing back bank bonuses?
Yes 33%
No 67%
Has the Dubai World situation been blown out of proportion?
Yes 78%
No 22%
Is your firm looking to hire more leveraged-finance professionals?
Yes 33%
No 67%
Is the Federal Reserve in danger of losing its independence?
Yes 50%
No 50%