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Hedge Funds and Private Equity firms at their peak?
2007-09-28 13:25:00 At a recent Reuters seminar speakers made their point that the hedge fund and private equity industry is at a near term peak in their cycle after the rampant growth of both industries in the last few years. Anthony Bolton of Fidelity said "Private equity and hedge funds both have cycles, and I think we're now at the peak of the cycle for the time being," and added "The flow of money has More About: Private Equity , Hedge , Funds , Peak
Hedge Fund - Thou Shalt Not Steal
2007-09-27 14:08:00 In a marvellous 'slight of hand', worthy of the best magicians, the US government has put together proposals that hedge fund investors and managers should regulate themselves. Amid calls from the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Sarkozy of France and other politicians urging for more transparency and better policing of the financial markets, the US has set up The 'President's Working More About: Fund , Steal , Hedge , Hedge Fund
Switzerland - The Financial Pied Piper?
2007-09-26 14:06:00 With over 9,500 hedge fund throughout the world creating over $1,400bn of wealth world wide, the race is on to draw the hedge fund managers from their traditional hide outs such as London and New York. Like the Pied Piper of Hamlin, the Swiss are starting their hypnotic tax tunes to tempt the hedge fund managers to within their borders. The Swiss Federal Banking Commission issued a report More About: Switzerland , Financial , Fina , Witz
More Regulator Meddling
2007-09-25 18:32:00 Another regulatory situation has been brewing in the US for some time and it seems to be an odd thing to be fighting over. Fee based accounts are essentially brokerage accounts that pay a fixed percentage of the assets in the account as a commission. So if you are a frequent trader the account makes sense as after a certain point it is effectively commission free. The problems occur, however,
AbCap - Absolutely Confused
2007-09-25 14:11:00 I am very confused about the whole Absolute Capital Management situation. Before their management start reaching for their lawyers phone number, I am not accusing anybody of anything. The news that Florian Homm sold his shares in Absolute to Andres Rialas, a director, is just mystifying to me. AbCap shares were trading at 400p per share before Homm resigned and now he sells 10mn for 35.2p.
The Sharks are Circling at Northern Rock
2007-09-24 12:20:00 It looks like Northern Rock 's woe's are just beginning with three of the most aggressive funds plotting to break up the company. Reports suggest that the break-up of the bank would generate hundreds of millions for the funds and leave very little for the shareholders. Former Goldman Sachs trader, Chris Flowers is among the group looking at a possible deal for the bank. It is also said that More About: Northern Rock , Hern
What are 'Hedge Funds'
2007-09-21 19:34:00 Hedge Funds have matured from an almost mystical investment vehicle that takes care of the very wealthy's portfolios taking huge risks and returning huge profits. These days we all know about the managers making billions and every other fund seems to be called a 'hedge fund'. What is the reality and what really is a hedge fund? Alfred Winslow Jones was cooking something up. After graduating from More About: Hedge , Hedge Fund
How to Become a Millionaire
2007-09-21 14:28:00 "Who wants to be a millionaire?". Not just the title of a catchy tune and the name of an annoying game show but a question that is on every body's lips. At least "How to become a millionaire". I was looking around a websites hits this weekend (obviously in the public data) to see what search terms were searched most frequently for the site to be hit. I felt a little sneaky doing so, it was like More About: Millionaire
King Mervyn Fights His Corner
2007-09-21 10:00:00 As the finger pointing begins it is the two most important central bankers in the firing line with Mervyn King and Ben Bernanke being grilled as to their performance in the recent market turmoil. In the red, white and blue corner is Professor Mervyn King. He has has been criticised because it is perceived that he fluffed the whole Northern Rock issue by firstly refusing to inject large amounts More About: Fights , Corner
Homm Quits - Investors Locked-In
2007-09-20 11:33:00 Don't you just love the hedge fund industry? The swash buckling image that is prevalent is underpinned by a certain arrogance written into documents that investors sign up for. So keen have investors been to grab a ride on the money train that they have basically thrown away rights that others would take for granted..such as being able to get your money back, for example. On Tuesday we saw More About: Locked , Investors
Back to The Future - Inside Information 80's Style
2007-09-19 14:04:00 It looks as if the SEC is stepping up its examination of insider trading at hedge funds. According to Bloomberg "SEC officials told hedge funds to list clients and workers who serve as officers or directors of publicly traded companies, along with the names of any relatives who hold such posts, according to a 27-page letter to industry executives." I have to say. My market radar has been More About: Information , Future , Style , The Future , Back
Fed Rate Cut - The Bulls Win This Round?
2007-09-19 11:03:00 So we got the Fed rate cut. The Dow went up 335 points the FTSE (as of writing) is up 141 points and pretty much every other bourse is following suite. Will it last? Our view is that this is a very important psychological boost to the economy but like the tides we may may see some ebbing and flowing going on over the next few months. ClearView Economics said "This does not heal the financial More About: Bulls , Round , Rate
Insitutions or High Net Worth Clients?
2007-09-18 11:35:00 Unfortunately we have never really been an institutional business as far as the acquisition of clients is concerned, primarily because we don't offer any institutional products at this stage. It is in the business plan to develop those kind of products later down the line but at the moment the concentration is on private high net worth clients. Is this a bad thing or have we, by slowly building More About: Clients , Net worth , Worth , High , Client
How Does Shorting Work?
2007-09-17 16:53:00 A few enquiries on 'shorting' have hit our desk because of the whole Northern Rock issue, so here is a little explanation as to how it works: Basically if you are 'short' of a companies shares you are looking to profit from the share price going down. What you need to do is borrow shares from someone who holds them and them sell them in the market. Lets say you think the price of Ferrari 360's More About: Work
Northern Rock, The Saga Continues
2007-09-17 10:39:00 Src...http://news.bbc.co.uk The troubled Northern Rock bank has opened early to deal with fresh queues, as anxious customers look to withdraw money from their savings accounts. Bank boss Adam Applegarth said people were entitled to take out their money. He said staff were "busting a gut" to ensure all customers were seen, but stressed it was "business as usual". About £2bn has been withdrawn More About: Saga , Northern Rock , Hern
Pre-IPO Investing Tips
2007-09-14 13:39:00 Pre-ipo equity is the issuance of equity by a company prior to a stock market listing. Don't confuse this with 'private investment' or 'angel investing'. The line is not as fine a one as some would have you believe. There are many companies offering pre-ipo investments that aren't really what it says on the tin. They are deals that might, one day, go to IPO. True pre-ipo deals are those that are More About: Tips , Investing
Hedge Fund Advertsing Rules - Causing More Problems Than They Solves?
2007-09-14 11:34:00 If ever there was an argument for the advertising ban on Hedge Fund s to be lifted it is this one. Over the last three years a brazen group of New York scam artists raised about $30 million from unsuspecting investors by posing as principals of a successful hedge fund and then fled with the loot. Investments from $5,000 to $500,000 were obtained from college professors and educated professionals. More About: Problems , Rules , Hedge Fund
$100mn Fine For McLaren
2007-09-13 19:48:00 News Flash....... According to the BBC , F1 Team McLaren have been hit with a $100mn fine and stripped of their constructors points. I sit in the middle of a dilema in F1. I am a Brit and Lewis Hamilton is the new David Beckham for me, but I have always supported Ferrari, so you can imagine how the season has been for me so far. The thing is, if you transpose the alledged 'spygate' situation to More About: Fine , Clar
Hedge Funds Aim to Tame Volatility
2007-09-13 11:48:00 Now is the time where hedge fund managers will earn their keep. Earnings season, market volatility, high oil price and possible rate cuts. Working out a strategy that ties all these together and ends ups with a correct trade in each or a trade that makes all these factors neutral, has to be the Holy Grail over the next few weeks and months. Strategies are being created and battle lines being More About: Hedge , Funds , Hedge Fund
Switzerland Targets Hedge Fund Managers?
2007-09-12 10:49:00 As one of the world's biggest hedge fund buyers it is odd that only a handful of hedge fund managers are located in Switzerland . Of the estimated $600bn invested in funds of hedge funds $200bn comes from Switzerland making it second only to the USA. The Swiss authorities, according to a recent report from the Federal Banking Commission (EBK), is looking at making it more attractive for hedge More About: Fund , Managers , Hedge , Hedge Fund
Rest In Peace
2007-09-11 16:14:00 One coudn't write an article today without touching on the the subject of 9/11. Even just looking at the date on articles can only (and will forever) remind us of that tragic day in New York. A day in which nearly 3,000 people lost thier lives, many from our industry. Out of respect our post today is just the names of those who died. Rest in Peace . Gordon McCannel Aamoth, 32, New York, More About: Rest In Peace
Recession - Market Indicators?
2007-09-10 18:19:00 We all have certain things that we look at in the market place on which to base our opinions. We gather the evidence and the numbers and write it up in our presentations to investors or management. I do, however, have a tendency to look at different market indicators, let me give you an example. No I am not going to bore you with Fibonacci, Head and Shoulders, RSI or other charting terms (but I More About: Market , Recession , Indica , Cato
The Google Factor in Valuing a Business.
2007-09-10 12:59:00 I am devastated. I suppose it had to come in the end, if you cheat on your partner you are going to get found out and the consequences can be bad. We really got to know each other about a month or so ago having had fleeting meetings some times before that, but really, really started to get on in July. Problem is I started playing around with someone else at the same time and it looks as though I More About: Google , Business , Factor , Actor , Googl
US Employment Numbers Fall Unexpectedly
2007-09-07 15:40:00 After an unexpected reduction of Jobs in the US in August markets in the US opened significantly lower. The bleak report of 4000 job losses was contrary to the expectation that hiring would continue to rise. The last time the monthly figure was negative was in August 2003 when 42,000 jobs were cut. Also adding to the concern of a stalling economy was the revision of previous numbers by the US More About: Employment , Numbers , Fall , Number
Hedge Funds - Confidence Trick or Genuis?
2007-09-07 12:18:00 The White Tip Catfish is a scavenger. It roams the the bottom of backwaters looking for uneaten food and dead and dying fish. It is an excellent cleaner of the seas and is also an excellent analogy for what is going on the markets at the moment. Turning quickly from predator to scavenger some hedge funds are licking their lips at the prospect of picking up dead and dying funds assets at deep More About: Trick , Confidence , Hedge , Funds , Hedge Fund
Hedge Funds Aren't `Piranhas' in Japan's Pond, Regulator Says
More articles from this author:2007-09-06 18:55:00 By Mariko Yasu and Komaki Ito Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Japan doesn't want to deter hedge and buyout funds when it introduces new legislation this month that puts them on the regulator's radar screen, its chief said. ``Japan needs an ecosystem with plenty of bait, not a pond full of distilled water'' to attract global money, said Yoshimi Watanabe, who was named head of Japan's Financial Services More About: Pond , Hedge , Funds , Hedge Fund 1, 2 |
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