NEW YORK (AP) – Mutual fund giant Franklin Resources Inc. says the trading activity at the center of charges recently filed by Massachusetts regulators harmed no one, and the mutual-fund company hasrejected at least $3 billion in assets from “market-timing” […]

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – A former Morgan Stanley analyst, Nam Ki Hong has announced he is launching a new hedge fund; the new fund would have a focus on Asia, particularly Korea. Mr. Hongwas formerly a Korean analyst […]

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – A former Morgan Stanley analyst, Nam Ki Hong has announced he is launching a new hedge fund; the new fund would have a focus on Asia, particularly Korea. Mr. Hongwas formerly a Korean analyst […]

BOSTON, MA (HEDGECO.NET) – One World Investments has launched a new Hedge fund, the One World Emerging Market Global Macro Fund according to new released statements from the firm. The new strategywould be seeking out suitable emerging market opportunities in […]

Dan Sullivan doesn’t see a major decline in the making, which leaves investors with more opportunity to profit. Capitalize on all the optimism in the market for as long as it lasts through thisexpert’s mutual fund analysis and recommendations. Read […]

MERRILL LYNCH did Invensys no favours yesterday. The broker told shareholders in the engineering group to sell, and it seems as if investors followed the advice as Invensys dropped 0.5p to 25p. Following details of Invensys’ refinancing, Merrill has taken […]

Lava Trading Inc., a leading developer of high performance software for large securities trading floors, today announced a major initiative to introduce electronic foreign exchange trading on theLava platform. ¶ The new product suite, LavaFX(TM), will be built upon Lava’s […]

AN Y B O D Y with an interest in industry, management or the behaviour of the financial services industries cannot have missed the recent debates about corporate governance. There is no doubt that governance is important, as the examples […]

ROCHESTER, New York (AP) — Just when Eastman Kodak Co.’s destiny seems dimmer than an old-fashioned darkroom, along comes a class of investors who like what they see. Willing to bet the 123-year-old photography icon will make the painful transition […]

Background Issues and Controversies Hedge funds are simply pools of money from individuals and or groups of qualified investors who met the requirements of the SEC. Unlike mutual funds, they do not trade on exchanges, and are not registered with […]

Feb. 15–What? Who? A cable company in Philadelphia trying to take over the Walt Disney Co.? Comcast Corp. going after Disneyland, ABC television, Snow White, Nemo, and other stars from the nation’s number-one movie studio? Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts […]

Feb. 15–Brian Roberts and Michael Eisner wear neatly tailored suits to work, but they may as well wear armor. People who know the two say both men will fight fiercely to get what they want. With his bid for Disney, […]