Hedge funds batten down the hatches in turbulence
Reuters – Hedge funds are keeping borrowings and risk low and seeking sanctuary in safe-haven assets during the current market turbulence, but some are beginning to see opportunities to make attractive...
View ArticleHedge Funds, Oil Prices and Resulting Recession
Seeking Alpha – In 1997, some observers feared an impending global recession as a result of the headwinds stemming from the Asian financial crisis. However, within two years, those fears had dissipated...
View ArticleFed, ECB prepare to tackle deflation head-on
Reuters – Officials from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank on Sunday vowed to fight the damaging effects of deflation as the global economy suffers a deep and lengthy recession. In just...
View ArticleHow to run a hedge fund from your dorm room
North by Northwestern – By the start of his 9 a.m. class, Weinberg freshman Brian Levin has begun watching his investments. When the markets open, he checks his models to try to predict what will...
View ArticleFraud worries grow for private equity deals in Asia
Forbes – Private equity investors in Asia are increasingly fearful of fraud within their portfolio companies as the global economic downturn puts mounting pressure on firms in the region. The global...
View ArticleHedge Funds Care to Host 11th Annual New York Open Your Heart to the Children...
NEW YORK, January 21, 2008 – Hedge Funds Care, a global non-profit organization which raises funds and awareness within the hedge fund industry for programs that work to prevent and treat child abuse,...
View ArticleEllington Sues Ameriquest Over Bad Subprime Mortgages
Bloomberg – Ellington Management Group LLC, the hedge-fund firm focused on mortgage bonds, sued Ameriquest Mortgage Co. and other ACC Capital Holdings units over soured subprime home loans. Funds run...
View ArticleHedge Fund Provider Teams up With FN in India Investing Summit
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Financial News is hosting the the Investors India Summit 2009 on the 19th and 20th May in London with Indian hedge fund provider Axience as its media partner. The summit...
View ArticleEmerging markets set to perform well
Business24-7 – Middle East hedge fund investors expect emerging markets, the US and Asia (excluding Japan) will outperform in 2009 despite economic downturn, according to a survey conducted across the...
View ArticleStark Opens NY Hedge Fund Hotel
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – "The bright side of an economic downturn is that business people are branching out on their own," said Adam Stark, president of Stark Business Solutions. "We have made...
View ArticleHedge Fund Industry Expert Hired to Run Distressed Mortgage Securities Tool
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – LoanInsights, a San Francisco-based financial services and technology company, has hired James Sias as Director of Business Development. Sias will be responsible for...
View ArticleState Street Report Examines Hedge Fund Industry Challenges – Preview
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – State Street Corporation released two papers on alternative investments as part of its Vision series of thought-leadership reports. The papers examine two key components...
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