Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Is there a bull market around the corner?
Telegraph.co.uk – The stockmarket bulls have been very quiet of late, but that might be about to change. The FTSE100, made of up Britain’s biggest companies closed last week at an 11-week high at 4,243 and some fund managers are […]
Blunders of the banks blamed on hedge funds
Business Day South Africa – When people are asked about the culprits behind the financial crisis, many reply “the hedge funds”. This is curious because, unlike the banks, the hedge funds have not caused much damage to the world economy. […]
Speedo-Wearing Bankers Descend on Perfect Beach
Bloomberg – An Indonesian beach isn’t the first place you’d look for clues about the trajectory of Asia’s economies. Here on the island of Bali, there are myriad ones. They are bankers, many of American and European origin. The financiers […]
Schultheis Says Leave Money in Index Funds, Ignore Wall Street
Bloomberg – Bill Schultheis, amateur mountaineer and investment adviser, says there’s more to life than staring at stock market screens. His new book, “The New Coffehouse Investor,” says the path to success consists of the following: Get a game plan […]
VP Biden Hedge Fund Scandal: Why There’s Nothing Anyone Can Do To Prevent It
BNET – A hedge fund Ponzi scheme scandal is breaking in the blogosphere – and it goes right to the top of political power. A little while ago, blogger John Hempton, who writes Bronte Capital, a finance blog, started sniffing […]
Rebel revolution for Regis
Business Spectator – A group of three former Equigold executives have successfully staged a boardroom coup, replacing the board of Regis Resources in a requisitioned meeting held in Melbourne earlier today. Mark Clark, Equigold’s former managing director, Nick Giorgetta, the […]
Twittering their way to smarter trades
ReportonBusiness.com – When Tom Liston needs insight on one of India’s largest companies, he doesn’t pick up the phone to call a long-cultivated, top secret source – he logs on to Twitter to check up on a stranger who broadcasts […]
Concerns raised over EU hedge fund rules
ninemsn – The European Union’s attempt to regulate hedge funds will affect other classes of alternative investment such as real estate funds and investment trusts, lawyers studying the fine print of the new rules have warned. They could also lead […]
Hedge fund profits bloom in tough economic times
The Australian – Australian managed equity-based hedge funds posted their strongest performance in March since the global financial crisis began in late 2007, but underperformed the market overall. Data from Australian Fund Monitors showed that while the Australian equity market […]
NY fund makeover sneaks under radar
Pensions & Investments – While every move of the New York State Common Retirement Fund is in the spotlight these days, what the bright lights don’t reveal are the dramatic improvements in the fund during the past two years. An […]