Yearly Archives: 2008
China\’s Sinosteel to proceed with Midwest takeover
AP – Chinese steelmaker Sinosteel Corp. has taken control of 98 percent of Midwest Corp. and will proceed with compulsory acquisition of the Australian miner, Midwest said. In a brief statement Wednesday, Midwest said Sinosteel would recommend de-listing the company […]
Carbon disaster
Edmonton Sun – Stop worrying about a carbon tax driving up the cost of everything we buy after this election. Start worrying about a cap-and-trade carbon market doing the same thing. Canada will only get a carbon tax if Liberal […]
The hedge fund party is ending in London’s Mayfair district
International Herald Tribune – As world markets shudder, the hedge funds based in London, once the toast of the city’s flashy financial elite and magnets for cosmopolitan capital, have stumbled badly. The increasingly global sweep of the credit crunch and the […]
Morgan Stanley weighing possible merger
Reuters Singapore – U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley is weighing whether it should remain independent or merge with a bank, given the recent turbulence in the company’s share price, broadcaster CNBC reported on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley officials were not in […]
AIG share crash means more pain for top U.S. funds
Reuters – Fidelity Investments’ Harry Lange, manager of its one-time star Magellan fund, made what now looks like a poorly timed move in June: he nearly doubled his holdings of AIG. Lange, who has already seen other financial bets sour, […]
Mayor Bloomberg Fears National Debt Crisis
New York Post – The next issue for concern in the battered economy is whether there are going to be buyers for the nation’s billions in debt, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. Speaking to students at Georgetown University, Bloomberg pointed out […]
Geneva private bank tops fund of hedge funds table
Wealth Bulletin – Geneva-based Union Bancaire Privée emerged as the largest fund of hedge funds provider, replacing UBS Global Asset Management at the top, with $56.8bn, according to the InvestHedge Billion Dollar Club. Funds of hedge funds showed the first […]
Hedge Fund Customers on Verge of Bankruptcy
Digital Chosunilbo – Many companies who bought forex hedge funds are on the verge of going bankrupt as a result of the plunging won. Many who bought Knock-In Knock-out (KIKO) option trading, which protects customers’ money when the exchange rate […]
SEC Deploys Restrictions On Short Sellers
New York Post – The Securities and Exchange Commission met last night in emergency session to consider requiring hedge funds to disclose their short positions and institutional traders to secure their records in anticipation of subpoenas. Under the proposals, managers […]