Tag Archives: global crisis


Europe’s leaders for checks on hedge funds, tax havens

February 23, 2009 : Permalink

Economic Times – European leaders meeting in Berlin on Sunday backed oversight of the world?s financial markets and products, including hedge funds, and urged that sanctions be drawn up to punish tax havens. A copy of the “chair’s summary” from […]

DEALTALK-Not all bad news in hedge funds

January 30, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – A handful of hedge funds has resisted the global crisis ravaging their rivals, reaping bumper returns in 2008 in a sign some niche players will always beat the market no matter how dire the outlook. There is no […]

Obama plan clears first hurdle, Asian markets cheer

January 29, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama‘s $825 billion stimulus plan cleared its first Congressional hurdle as the Federal Reserve eyed more extreme measures to ease credit market strains, boosting Asian stocks despite deep skepticism that a global slowdown can be […]