Tag Archives: global-economic-growth


Hedge 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 and were replaced with new concerns of irrational […]

Big Time NYC Lawyer Accused of Scheming Hedge Funds

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A prestigious New York City lawyer has been arrested and charged with masterminding a $100 million real-estate scheme that targeted large institutional investors and hedge funds. Marc Dreier, of Dreier LLP on Park Avenue, was arrested […]

What Mortgage Crisis? Lender Shells Out Massive Cash for Jets Tics

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – At least David Findel can never be called a band-wagon fan. The owner of mortgage-lender Financial Resources just agreed to pay a record $400,000 to the rights to two of the best seats at the new […]

Business Letters: Curb the excesses of the hedge funds

Times Online – The esteem of John Waples for the hedge funds (“Get used to volatility: the hedgies are in control”, last week) was not very sound financial journalism. Who else but these grossly leveraged entities would have the capital […]