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Asia Hedge Funds, Among Worst Performers, Close at Faster Rate
Bloomberg – Asia hedge-fund closures jumped 19 percent this year, with the industry set to shrink for the first time as clients withdraw more money after funds in the region underperformed rivals in the U.S. and Europe. “It is likely […]
Wall Street Finance “Banking” On Hollywood?
CNBC – The Wall Street fallout is having aftershocks throughout the economy, but believe it or not, the entertainment industry is having no problem securing bank-financed credit. Sure, it’s not boom time, but the fact that media companies are able […]
Uncertainty hangs over hedge funds
Denver Post – First, the money rushed into hedge funds. Now, some fear, it could rush out. No one expects a wholesale flight from the nearly $2 trillion world of hedge funds, but even a modest outflow could reverberate through […]
Hedge Funds Are Bracing for Investors to Cash Out
New York Times – First, the money rushed into hedge funds. Now, some fear, it could rush out. Even as Washington reached a tentative agreement on Sunday over what may become the largest financial bailout in American history, new worries […]
A Hedge Fund Like No Other
Washington Post – Given the panic in Washington over the financial markets, it is virtually certain that Congress will soon pass some form of the bailout plan the Treasury put forward last week. This is not an ideal proposal, particularly […]
Central banks may expand range of collateral
Washington Post – Central banks in the United States, Europe and Japan will consider taking foreign-denominated assets as collateral in an effort to provide liquidity for battered financial markets, the Nikkei newspaper said on Sunday. Currently most central banks only […]
SEC weighs ban on short selling
Financial Times – US securities regulators were on Thursday night considering a ban on short selling as part of a group of new initiatives to restore calm to the stricken financial markets, people familiar with the situation said. The US […]
Hopes and fears mix at hedge fund conference
Reuters UK – "Does anyone know what is happening with the markets?" former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers asked after stepping out of his car and into a hedge fund industry conference in Connecticut on Tuesday. And he wasn’t the […]
Stocks stabilize; government bails out AIG
Portsmouth Herald News – The Federal Reserve resisted a cut in interest rates Tuesday and then forged a plan to take over American International Group Inc. and rescue the insurance giant from the brink of bankruptcy with an extraordinary $85 […]
Oil loses appeal as hedge against risk
Globe and Mail – Once viewed as a safe haven, crude oil has lost its lustre as investors bet that the crisis in financial markets will hurt an already weakened global economy and drive down petroleum demand. At the same […]
Medvedev demands action to lure funds into Russian mkt
Forbes – Russia’s government and central bank must act to lure additional funds into its financial market, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. "The government and central bank should undertake all necessary measures to ensure inflows of additional funds into […]
Some hedge funds see assets shrivel in 1st half
Reuters – Some of the world’s biggest hedge funds suffered a dramatic drop in assets in the first half of 2008 as financial markets tumbled and many investors asked for their money back, according to a survey released on Monday. […]
