It was sort of a unique offensive concept

The business to be spun out would also take in newinvestment from South African billionaire Johann Rupert, thesource said. Lehman's bankruptcy estate will retain asubstantial interest in the funds, the source said. The proposed deal is subject to consent from the investorsin the funds, known as limited partners. A formal auction was run for the assets by Lazard (LAZ.N)on behalf of Alvarez & Marsal, Lehman's restructuring advisors,the source said. A number of private equity firms including Blackstone Group(BX.N) and Lexington Partners Inc. had previously expressedinterest in the assets, the source said The price for the deal was unclear.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc filed for bankruptcyprotection in mid-September after trying to finance too manyrisky assets with too little capital. It has been selling various assets since then, includingDecember's sale of its prized asset management unit NeubergerBerman to a team consisting of Neuberger's management. (Reporting by Megan Davies; Editing by Bernard Orr) Stocks Funds News ETFs News Private Capital. Wayne Peace was the quarterback for the University of Florida back in the early 1980's.So whatContrary to popular belief, the Gators have not always been that dominant team. In fact, there was a time that they were referred to as, "The Choking Gators."I know.

I've spent most of my life as a fan and alumnus.But, they came into their own beginning in the 1980's.As a student, I'd go to every home game for five years. I'd go to many away games too.I can clearly remember Wayne Peace quarterbacking Florida. I can also clearly remember the moaning and groaning of fans who thought our offense was too conservative.Peace used to have this patented pass play where he'd sort of sprint out to his right or left and throw to areceiver just off the line and wide on either side. Kind of a "sideways" pass.The offensive coordinator called it "stretching the defense horizontally." It was sort of a unique offensive concept. He's the same man now on most team's "short lists" of potential head coaches.The team was the Denver Broncos And the man is Mike Shanahan.Funny how things work out.. (Corrects number of years for historic low in firstparagraph) (Recasts lead; adds money manager, Chase comments) Stocks Bonds Funds News ETFs News By Al Yoon NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The average interest rate on30-year U.S. It was the lowest rate recorded by Freddie Mac,the second-largest provider of funding for residentialmortgages, since its survey began in 1971.

Mortgage rates began to fall after the Fed announced itsplans to buy mortgage-backed securities in November, and shouldcontinue to drop since the bond rally is extending, albeit at aslower rate, analysts said "The U.S. Mortgage rates have declined nearly 1.5 percentage pointssince October, creating a savings of about $184 per month on a$200,000 loan, Frank Nothaft, chief economist at McLean,Virginia-based Freddie Mac, said in a statement. The Fed's move is seen as one of the most promising federalefforts to stabilize the housing market, which is in its worstdownturn since the 1930s and exacerbating a recession. Still,analysts say it is not a cure-all, since tighter lendingstandards will prevent many borrowers from refinancinghigh-cost loans.