Tag Archives: economic-downturn
State Street Report Examines Hedge Fund Industry Challenges – Preview
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – State Street Corporation released two papers on alternative investments as part of its Vision series of thought-leadership reports. The papers examine two key components of alternative investments, hedge funds and private equity, and their future […]
Hedge Fund Industry Expert Hired to Run Distressed Mortgage Securities Tool
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – LoanInsights, a San Francisco-based financial services and technology company, has hired James Sias as Director of Business Development. Sias will be responsible for working with banks, hedge funds and US government entities to help them […]
Stark Opens NY Hedge Fund Hotel
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – "The bright side of an economic downturn is that business people are branching out on their own," said Adam Stark, president of Stark Business Solutions. "We have made it seamless for enterprising individuals to establish […]
Emerging markets set to perform well
Business24-7 – Middle East hedge fund investors expect emerging markets, the US and Asia (excluding Japan) will outperform in 2009 despite economic downturn, according to a survey conducted across the Mena region. The survey, conducted by an investment placement specialist […]
Hedge Fund Provider Teams up With FN in India Investing Summit
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Financial News is hosting the the Investors India Summit 2009 on the 19th and 20th May in London with Indian hedge fund provider Axience as its media partner. The summit is aimed at delivering insight […]
Hedge Funds Care to Host 11th Annual New York Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit
NEW YORK, January 21, 2008 – Hedge Funds Care, a global non-profit organization which raises funds and awareness within the hedge fund industry for programs that work to prevent and treat child abuse, announced today that it will hold its […]
Fraud worries grow for private equity deals in Asia
Forbes – Private equity investors in Asia are increasingly fearful of fraud within their portfolio companies as the global economic downturn puts mounting pressure on firms in the region. The global financial crisis has already caused significant damage to private […]
How to run a hedge fund from your dorm room
North by Northwestern – By the start of his 9 a.m. class, Weinberg freshman Brian Levin has begun watching his investments. When the markets open, he checks his models to try to predict what will happen in the markets, and […]
Fed, ECB prepare to tackle deflation head-on
Reuters – Officials from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank on Sunday vowed to fight the damaging effects of deflation as the global economy suffers a deep and lengthy recession. In just a few months, central bankers’ concerns […]
Hedge Funds, Oil Prices and Resulting Recession
Seeking Alpha – In 1997, some observers feared an impending global recession as a result of the headwinds stemming from the Asian financial crisis. However, within two years, those fears had dissipated and were replaced with new concerns of irrational […]
