Tag Archives: mutual-fund-companies


CI will co-operate in Fairfax suit

Globe and Mail – A long-running legal dispute between Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and a group of hedge funds has produced a sideshow involving the chief executive officer of one of Canada’s biggest mutual fund companies. Fairfax, a Toronto-based insurance […]

Delivery on ‘absolute’ promise is relative

Lexington Herald-Leader – When does "absolute" imply something that in reality is far less than certain? When it comes to "absolute return funds." That’s the label mutual fund companies have put on hedge fund-style products that they’ve been rolling out […]

Little is absolute about absolute return funds

Forbes – When does "absolute" imply something that in reality is far less than certain? When it comes to absolute return funds. That’s the label mutual fund companies have put on hedge fund-style products that they’ve been rolling out with […]

Limiting fund risk can by risky too

Seattle Times – With their investment records in tatters, some mutual-fund companies are pinning their hopes on products with an old-fashioned ambition: delivering steady returns. Many of these funds are doing just that, while others are falling short of the […]

Bernard Madoff Case Seen Fueling Attacks On The SEC

Post Chronicle – The SEC’s inability to uncover the scandal until Madoff’s sons went to authorities last week comes at a particularly bad time for the SEC and its Chairman, Christopher Cox. They have already been accused by some lawmakers […]

Defrauded fund investors sue Goldman

International Herald Tribune- Samuel Israel 3rd bilked his investors out of $250 million, but they are hoping to recoup some of their money from one of Wall Street’s deepest pockets: Goldman Sachs. Bayou’s creditors were taking aim at Goldman even before […]

Strong wealth fund growth boosts UAE fiscal stability

Business24-7- When oil prices were as low as $10-20 a barrel two decades ago, the UAE seriously considered borrowing from the local market to finance its swelling budget deficit. But the plan was shelved in favour of painful spending cuts. […]

Manhunt for hedge fund felon becomes global

Financial Times- The 10-day-long search for missing hedge fund manager Samuel Israel is entering a critical phase with law enforcement agencies sparing no expense to ensure they "get the body back" before the trail goes cold. Authorities are now working […]

Negative bond returns test Asia investors

HONG KONG (Reuters)- As risk appetite for equities and property wanes, investors are willing to endure negative real returns for bonds from China, Singapore and Hong Kong because their economies are seen better equipped to tackle inflation. Conventionally, bond yields […]