New Zealand Herald, New Zealand -
The shiny new technology is part of the nerve centre of AHL, one of Man's most successful hedge funds, which has notched up returns of 7 per cent in the ...
Friday 31 October 2008
Hedge funds face ruin in posh Mayfair - New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand -
The shiny new technology is part of the nerve centre of AHL, one of Man's most successful hedge funds, which has notched up returns of 7 per cent in the ...
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Small Hedge Funds Could Be the Future - Markets Media (press release)
Small Hedge Funds Could Be the Future Markets Media (press release), NY - Meanwhile, a proliferation of small boutique-like hedge funds will be able to achieve attractive returns with modest asset bases. "While we believe that the ... Top Hedge Funds Raise Big Bucks Amidst Turmoil Many Lamentations Heard From Hedge Funds BANKS, FUNDS ARE SQUEEZED, SLAM GOV'T |
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Spurring on investment
With the credit crunch restricting investment levels across the economy and particularly in property, those seeking n...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-10-14 15:35 UK commercial property values shed 2.9 pct in Sept (Interactive Investor)
LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - British commercial property values fell by another 2.9 percent in September, taking the market's fall since June 2007's bull market highs to more than 24 percent, benchmark data showed on Tuesday. The data from investment property Databank (IPD) was based on a sample of 1,486 properties owned by property fund managers and property firms with a combined value of 39.28 ...
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How Porsche fleeced hedge funds and roiled the world’s financial ... - Economist
 BBC News | How Porsche fleeced hedge funds and roiled the world’s financial ... Economist, UK - Seeing this, hedge funds sold shares in VW that they did not own. One strategy was a bet that VW’s share price would fall. Some also bought shares in ... Porsche outmanoeuvres the competition Leading article: The nemesis of the hedge funds â€" and a lesson to ... Hedge funds fear bankruptcy after Porsche squeeze |
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Town’s future should not be jeopardised to suit Government’s plans - Reading Evening Post
In an effort to beat rising unemployment, as a consequence of the impending recession, the Government has suggested bringing forward major development projects. However, Reading ...
Source: www.getreading.co.uk
Hedge funds and VW: what a pile up! - bbc
If ever there were a country and a people that signalled their distaste for hedge funds, private equity and the self-defined alternative investment industry, that country and ...
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
All News... New home applications plummet 89 per cent - Kent Online
Stark evidence of the slow down in the housing market in Kent is revealed in new figures showing a dramatic slump in applications for new homes. According to statistics released by ...
Source: www.kent-online.co.uk
Moving targets - InsideHousing
Builders with strong links to social housing are proving more adept at handling the credit crunch than their rivals, discovers Simon Brandon How bad can the headlines get? house ...
Source: www.insidehousing.co.uk
VW squeeze may hit hedge funds frozen by Lehman - Reuters
VW squeeze may hit hedge funds frozen by Lehman Reuters - By Laurence Fletcher LONDON (Reuters) - Several hedge funds with assets frozen at Lehman Brothers may have been hit by wrong-way bets on Volkswagen, ... |
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People urged to have say on eco-town plans - Evening News Norwich
In a few days time, people will be able to give their views on a proposed eco-community five miles east of the city. Today, environment reporter KATE SCOTTER met up with the people ...
Source: new.eveningnews24.co.uk
Still looking for profit
One of the potential problems with the credit crunch is that the property market overseas may not offer some of the i...
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Hedge funds left reeling as VW races on - Financial Times
Hedge funds left reeling as VW races on Financial Times, UK - By Richard Milne and Kate Burgess Volkswagen's soaring share price seems certain to have inflicted heavy damage on some hedge funds and banks. ... |
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How Porsche fleeced hedge funds and roiled the world’s financial ... - Economist
BBC News | How Porsche fleeced hedge funds and roiled the world’s financial ... Economist, UK - Seeing this, hedge funds sold shares in VW that they did not own. One strategy was a bet that VW’s share price would fall. Some also bought shares in ... Porsche outmanoeuvres the competition Leading article: The nemesis of the hedge funds â€" and a lesson to ... Hedge funds fear bankruptcy after Porsche squeeze |
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Calls for more social housing in Weymouth and Portland - This is Dorset
A SOARING demand for social housing is not being met and could have a ‘disastrous’ effect on the region’s economy, a housing boss warned today. Kevin Dey, managing director ...
Source: www.thisisdorset.net
South West housing providers call for 'crisis summit' - Swindon Business News
Chiefs of the South West’s house-builders, housing associations, housing professions, and employers have called for the region’s Minister to chair a “Housing Crisis Summit ...
Source: www.swindon-business.net
Time for stability
Mention the word stable in relation to the credit crunch and many would expect the words horse and bolted to follow s...
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Hedge funds and VW: what a pile up! - bbc
If ever there were a country and a people that signalled their distaste for hedge funds, private equity and the self-defined alternative investment industry, that country and ...
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The start of a mortgage recovery?
With this week featuring both the Bank of England governor and the prime minister predicting that Britain is heading ...
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Thursday 30 October 2008
Time for stability
Mention the word stable in relation to the credit crunch and many would expect the words horse and bolted to follow s...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk
Still looking for profit
One of the potential problems with the credit crunch is that the property market overseas may not offer some of the i...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk
Diligence due
The world property market seems an uncertain place today, with talk of some markets still booming and others falling ...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk
Our trends in the north
In the current climate of banking rescues, falling interest rates and recent economic news suggesting recession could...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk
Mactaggart Heritable feels heat of slowdown (The Herald)
Mactaggart Heritable Holdings, the family property business of millionaire Labour MP Fiona Mactaggart, suffered another slide in profits last year as the global economy began to slip into a funk - but the group also said it was waiting for the market to deteriorate further before jumping on the acquisition trail.
Source: www.theherald.co.uk
Bargain USA
When the subprime crisis broke in the US, Florida and California were identified as two states in which the situation...
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The start of a mortgage recovery?
With this week featuring both the Bank of England governor and the prime minister predicting that Britain is heading ...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk
Diligence due
The world property market seems an uncertain place today, with talk of some markets still booming and others falling ...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk
US-based Hedge Funds to Cut Total IT Spending by 40% in 2009 to ... - MarketWatch
US-based Hedge Funds to Cut Total IT Spending by 40% in 2009 to ... MarketWatch - A new research study from TABB Group, "Hedge Funds and Technology: Automation and the Feedback Loop," examines the impact of electronic trading on the hedge ... |
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Wednesday 29 October 2008
Crisis over?
When the last few weeks have seen many mentions in the press of the year 1929, it is clear the economy has been in se...
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Volkswagen's improbable rise sends hedge funds scrambling - Globe and Mail
 Reuters | Volkswagen's improbable rise sends hedge funds scrambling Globe and Mail, Canada - One of the biggest short squeezes in history battered Greenlight, along with other hedge funds, as soaring shares in Volkswagen AG briefly made the car ... Hedge fund Greenlight down more as VW surges Bad Volkswagen Trade Adds To Greenlight Capital's Recent Woes |
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Our trends in the north
In the current climate of banking rescues, falling interest rates and recent economic news suggesting recession could...
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Favoured destinations
Those looking at investing in French property may be in very good company. When it comes to stability, it seems the n...
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UPDATE: Shareholder Sues CSX, Hedge Funds Over Short-Swing - CNNMoney.com
CNNMoney.com -
(CSX) and two hedge funds over sales of CSX shares before the funds publicly disclosed plans to shake up the railroad operator's board in a proxy fight ...
CSX shareholder sues funds for short-swing profits
Shareholder Sues CSX, Claims Hedge Funds Were to Blame
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Job losses at factory will be 'unavoidable' - Leicester Mercury
Up to 100 workers face the axe at a heavy machinery factory hit by the global economic downturn. Terex Pegson, which employs just over 400 in Coalville, said redundancies were ...
Source: www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk
Town’s future should not be jeopardised to suit Government’s plans - Reading Evening Post
In an effort to beat rising unemployment, as a consequence of the impending recession, the Government has suggested bringing forward major development projects. However, Reading ...
Source: www.getreading.co.uk
The content of the annual report (Mondaq)
Nearly half (47%) of the companies surveyed voluntarily presented a directors' remuneration report, despite this only being a mandatory requirement for fully listed companies. This proportion increases, as might be expected, to 65% when the 20 largest companies are considered.
Source: www.mondaq.com
Michelle Rodger: Community spirit as businesses put on a united front - Scotland on Sunday Online
A CURIOUS phenomenon is emerging from the lengthy shadows of the credit crunch: businesses are beginning to recognise the opportunities in helping each other trade their way ...
Source: scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com
Bouncebackability USA?
Bouncing back is something a lot of people are keen to talk about in the US just now. After all, with a presidential ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-10-02 09:39 OJSC LSR H1 pretax drops on $159 mln non-cash hit from portfolio revaluation (Interactive Investor)
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Russian construction company OJSC LSR Group posted a sharp reduction in first-half pretax profits but cited a $159 million non-cash hit from investment property revaluations recognised on its income statement.
Source: www.iii.co.uk
Our trends in the north
In the current climate of banking rescues, falling interest rates and recent economic news suggesting recession could...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk
Gulf of hope
Mention Hurricane Katrina to some and the thoughts it will evoke are negative ones: of TV pictures showing New Orlean...
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Gulf of hope
Mention Hurricane Katrina to some and the thoughts it will evoke are negative ones: of TV pictures showing New Orlean...
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Beating the crunch in Cyprus
With the credit crunch hitting hard around Europe and many traditional markets feeling the pinch, it is to some of th...
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Bailout Bill Tax Provisions (Mondaq)
Over several frantic days leading up to a failed congressional vote on September 29, 2008, the Bush Administration and congressional leaders negotiated and agreed on a bill aimed at preventing a potential economic meltdown.
Source: www.mondaq.com
Training up for investment
Since it opened in 1994 the Channel Tunnel has opened up a whole new way of getting between Britain and France at gre...
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Tuesday 28 October 2008
How Porsche took the wind out of the hedge funds' sails - Telegraph.co.uk
How Porsche took the wind out of the hedge funds' sails
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After weeks of being buffeted by the storm of global markets, few hedge funds were expecting the shock wave that broke last weekend. ...
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Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -
After weeks of being buffeted by the storm of global markets, few hedge funds were expecting the shock wave that broke last weekend. ...
Porsche runs down hedge funds
Jeremy Warner: As Porsche should know, even a hedge fund can be abused
Hedge funds rush to cover short positions
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Hong Kong's SFC Chides Hedge Funds for Inaccurate Information - Bloomberg
Hong Kong's SFC Chides Hedge Funds for Inaccurate Information Bloomberg - Hedge funds are mostly private pools of capital whose managers participate substantially in profits from their bets on whether the prices of assets will ... |
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Rugg report may lead to rewards for better landlords
Many investors in buy-to-let will enjoy the boost of an industry that has a better reputation as a housing provider, ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-10-02 09:39 OJSC LSR H1 pretax drops on $159 mln non-cash hit from portfolio revaluation (Interactive Investor)
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Russian construction company OJSC LSR Group posted a sharp reduction in first-half pretax profits but cited a $159 million non-cash hit from investment property revaluations recognised on its income statement.
Source: www.iii.co.uk
Commercial property values fall another 2.9% (The Herald)
Commercial property values in the UK slipped by another 2.9% last month, according to benchmark data released yesterday. The latest figures from investment property Databank also revealed the latest slippage takes the market's fall since June 2007's bull market highs to more than 24%.
Source: www.theherald.co.uk
Bailout Bill Tax Provisions (Mondaq)
Over several frantic days leading up to a failed congressional vote on September 29, 2008, the Bush Administration and congressional leaders negotiated and agreed on a bill aimed at preventing a potential economic meltdown.
Source: www.mondaq.com
The content of the annual report (Mondaq)
Nearly half (47%) of the companies surveyed voluntarily presented a directors' remuneration report, despite this only being a mandatory requirement for fully listed companies. This proportion increases, as might be expected, to 65% when the 20 largest companies are considered.
Source: www.mondaq.com
Hang On: Hedge Funds Aren't Done Selling - TheStreet.com
TheStreet.com -
Although data are sketchy at this point, many believe that hedge funds are facing redemptions on the order of half a trillion dollars. ...
Posted by David Gaffen
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The start of a mortgage recovery?
With this week featuring both the Bank of England governor and the prime minister predicting that Britain is heading ...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk
Bargain USA
When the subprime crisis broke in the US, Florida and California were identified as two states in which the situation...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk
Crisis over?
When the last few weeks have seen many mentions in the press of the year 1929, it is clear the economy has been in se...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk
US needs to stand up to hedge funds - The Australian
 Sydney Morning Herald | US needs to stand up to hedge funds The Australian, Australia - The letters were prompted by a New York Times article about two hedge funds opposed to Washington's plan to refinance troubled homeowners into ... Video: Greenspan Denies Blame for Crisis, Admits 'flaw' Waxman Backs More Regulation of Hedge Funds, Rating Companies Hedgeweek Comment: SEC may take a leaf from UK's book |
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Rightmove announces job cuts - MSN UK News
Rightmove is slashing its workforce by a fifth in what is another dire indicator of the state of the property market both at home and abroad. The company, which runs the country's ...
Source: news.uk.msn.com
Is Our Greenbelt Land Safe - yourcounty.co.uk
The final round of consultation on the South East Plan has now ended, and the Kent branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has raised some serious concerns with the ...
Source: www.yourcounty.co.uk
US needs to stand up to hedge funds - The Australian
Sydney Morning Herald | US needs to stand up to hedge funds The Australian, Australia - The letters were prompted by a New York Times article about two hedge funds opposed to Washington's plan to refinance troubled homeowners into ... Video: Greenspan Denies Blame for Crisis, Admits 'flaw' Waxman Backs More Regulation of Hedge Funds, Rating Companies Hedgeweek Comment: SEC may take a leaf from UK's book |
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Pathfinders are working, claims CLG (InsideHousing)
In July the Public Accounts Committee warned that ‘demolition sites, rather than new build homes’ could be the legacy of the regeneration scheme. It also said it was unclear whether housing development in pathfinder areas was linked to the programme or to wider market conditions.
Source: www.insidehousing.co.uk
Greening USA
As everybody not currently residing on the lower slopes of Olympus Mons - or anywhere else on Mars - will know, votin...
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Bargain USA
When the subprime crisis broke in the US, Florida and California were identified as two states in which the situation...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk
Building a new opportunity
The last few months have been a tough time for the housebuilding sector, with the fall in housing transactions leavin...
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All about lifestyle
While French property has had plenty of attractions for British buyers, one may wonder what the attractions are for a...
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Hang On: Hedge Funds Aren't Done Selling - TheStreet.com
TheStreet.com -
Although data are sketchy at this point, many believe that hedge funds are facing redemptions on the order of half a trillion dollars. ...
Posted by David Gaffen
Source: news.google.com
house building figures fall by half - InsideHousing
house builders are applying to construct fewer than half the homes they were planning to a year ago. The latest figures from the National house Building Council show applications ...
Source: www.insidehousing.co.uk
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-09-30 13:27 European REITs rally amid financial market strains (Interactive Investor)
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The EPRA/NAREIT Europe real estate index clung to positive territory on Tuesday as property equity investors refused to be spooked by bank failures and deadlock in U.S bailout talks.
Source: www.iii.co.uk
The time for hedge fund regulation is now - Middle East North Africa Financial Network
 New York Times | The time for hedge fund regulation is now Middle East North Africa Financial Network, Jordan - And many believe that hedge funds were directly responsible for the rumors and selling that drove major financial institutions such as Bear Stearns Cos. and ... Four Ways to Sidestep the Damage Wall Street’s Big Money Movers ... Hedge funds stop cash withdrawals GLG chief expects third of hedge funds to close |
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