Friday, 15 August 2008

Hedge Funds See Counterparty Risk As Growing Threat To Global Markets - FINalternatives



FINalternatives, NY - 1 hour ago
According to a new study by Greenwich Associates, nearly 60% of the 146 hedge funds, banks and long-only managers surveyed say they expect to see another ...
Worries about Counterparties Grow Forex Hound
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Pension Funds Double Down as Losses Mount - Seeking Alpha

Pension Funds Double Down as Losses Mount
Seeking Alpha, NY - 8 hours ago
Public funds control over $2.45 trillion in assets and are increasing their portfolios risk levels, largely with increased investments in hedge funds, ...
Managers Walk a Fine Line to Build Brand Hedgeworld (subscription)
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Decoupling the rates
Tomorrow, economists have been saying, will almost certainly see the Bank of England's monetary policy commit...
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Hedge Funds Beat Down Market - Markets Media (press release)

Hedge Funds Beat Down Market
Markets Media (press release), NY - Aug 14, 2008
By James Armstrong, Staff Writer A new study released Thursday by Credit Suisse Index Co. says hedge funds tend to correlate with equities in bull markets ...
Public Pension Fund Hoping to Up Hedge Fund Stake HedgeCo.net
New Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Research Paper Explores ... MarketWatch
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Staying strong
The last few years have seen three areas of the UK moving ahead of the pack in terms of house price growth; London an...
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Self-regulation gets landlord backing



Self-regulation is seen in many industries as a positive sign that those who operate in it are capable of keeping the...
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Velocity Q2 Revenues Rose 11% to $3.7 Million and Income from ... - MSN MoneyCentral
Velocity ’ s Q2 2008 revenue grew 11 percent as the Company ’ s outsourced litigation collection model continued to perform on-plan. Velocity reported Q2 ‘ 08 operating ...
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Rebound time?
A quick read of the news must be confusing for some people. The spread-betting industry has, the Financial Times repo...
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Holding Cyprus up
With so many countries around the world - Britain, the US and the eurozone - seeing the effects of the credit crunch,...
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An uncertain gift for buy-to-let
Ever since chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling was interviewed on Radio 4 early this week, talk has been rif...
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What the papers say (BBC News)



A look at what is making the headlines in Tuesday's morning newspapers.
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Commuting Costs Minimized at Sheffingdell and Reverdy End Communities - Yahoo Finance
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- K2C real estate Solutions, the firm that represents South Charlotte neighborhoods such as Sheffingdell and Reverdy End, say that fuel ...
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Mike Wright Joins Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties as ... - Carolina Newswire
RALEIGH, N.C. â€" Billie Redmond, CEO of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, has announced that Mike Wright has joined the firm as a real estate advisor. In this ...
Source: carolinanewswire.com

Safe as houses (BBC News)
A controversial buy-to-let property firm faces questions
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Tokio Marine Makes Gradual Shift to Hedge Funds as Prices Drop - Bloomberg

Tokio Marine Makes Gradual Shift to Hedge Funds as Prices Drop
Bloomberg - Aug 13, 2008
14 (Bloomberg) -- Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. will shift more of its 11 trillion yen ($100 billion) in assets to hedge funds and scour the globe for bargains ...

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Commentary: Touted 130/30 funds are 100% new and unproven - MarketWatch



MarketWatch - 15 hours ago
It's a different twist on long-short funds and market-neutral funds, both of which brought certain qualities of hedge funds -- notably a purported ability ...
MFs ensure good long-term health of portfolio Economic Times
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Hedge funds thrive on downturns says report - Hedge Funds Review Magazine

Hedge funds thrive on downturns says report
Hedge Funds Review Magazine, UK - 7 hours ago
Hedge funds generally are more correlated in bull market runs and more de-correlation at market downturns. A comparison of the Credit Suisse/Tremont Broad ...

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Corporate hospitality still vital in the downturn - yorkshirepost
A DAY out with clients is often seen as a 'jolly' but corporate hospitality experts are stressing the importance of using such events as business retainers. In economic downturn ...
Source: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

What the papers say (BBC News)
A look at what is making the headlines in Tuesday's morning newspapers.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Sunday, 10 August 2008

Decoupling the rates



Tomorrow, economists have been saying, will almost certainly see the Bank of England's monetary policy commit...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

Rebound time?
A quick read of the news must be confusing for some people. The spread-betting industry has, the Financial Times repo...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

Potty for Cyprus?
It may be a sign of the times when a property auction in another country is opened by a British celebrity. Much may t...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

HedgeFund.net (HFN): Global Market Volatility Highlights the Value ... - MarketWatch

HedgeFund.net (HFN): Global Market Volatility Highlights the Value ...
MarketWatch - Aug 8, 2008
As global equity markets rose throughout 2006 and early 2007, hedge funds were criticized for underperforming. In 2008, although hedge funds have produced ...

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Hedge Funds Drop Amid Mixed Signals - Markets Media (press release)

Hedge Funds Drop Amid Mixed Signals
Markets Media (press release), NY - Aug 8, 2008
By Karla L. Yeh, Staff Writer Hedge funds worldwide declined nearly 2 percent in July as a result of volatility in equity markets, according to hedge fund ...
Blackfish Exodus Fund Drops 9% In July FINalternatives
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New boost for Cape Verde



With many a new property market appearing, one question is whether the new developments being created - however sceni...
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Hedge Funds Drop Amid Mixed Signals - Markets Media (press release)

Hedge Funds Drop Amid Mixed Signals
Markets Media (press release), NY - Aug 8, 2008
By Karla L. Yeh, Staff Writer Hedge funds worldwide declined nearly 2 percent in July as a result of volatility in equity markets, according to hedge fund ...
Blackfish Exodus Fund Drops 9% In July FINalternatives
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Source: news.google.com

An uncertain gift for buy-to-let
Ever since chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling was interviewed on Radio 4 early this week, talk has been rif...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

Sexism and the city: you don't need men when you run $60bn in assets - Independent

Sexism and the city: you don't need men when you run $60bn in assets
Independent, UK - 15 hours ago
They like the fact our fund of hedge funds is a great diversifier; there is little or no overlap with our fund managers in other products. ...

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An uncertain gift for buy-to-let



Ever since chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling was interviewed on Radio 4 early this week, talk has been rif...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

Grosvenor looks for a key to the property game - Daily Telegraph
Breaking with more than 300 years of tradition, the Duke of Westminster's property empire is pondering derivatives, reports Jonathan Russell When Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster ...
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Letters: The nature of modern sport - The Independent
Hamish McRae (6 August) is right to ask if the Olympics can help give sport back to the people. Given the phenomenal scale and apparent success of modern sport, it is tempting to ...
Source: www.independent.co.uk

Stamping on the crisis?
The last few years have seen persistent calls for stamp duty to be changed in various ways, partly in response to the...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

Market Pulse - Denver Post

Market Pulse
Denver Post, CO - 19 minutes ago
In the second quarter, cash flows into hedge funds fell to the lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2005. Investors put $29 billion into the funds in ...

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