Saturday, 16 August 2008

Lessons in geography



When it comes to investing in property, there are clearly some who believe that the north is not worth investing in. ...
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A house for US$1 - Electric New Paper
ONE dollar and forty cents can't even get you a plate of chicken rice in most places. But in the US, you can buy a house with that amount (US$1). A house in Chicago's east side was ...
Source: newpaper.asia1.com.sg

Landlords feel the pain as rents tipped to stagnate - News.com.au
ASK any tenant and they will tell you rents are soaring. But landlords are also suffering with rental returns at their lowest in a decade. Patrick Dixon executive leasing director ...
Source: www.news.com.au

The end of the dream? - Economist.com
“KEEP your house” reads the handwritten sign on a chain-link fence some 60 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. It is an advertisement, although it could be the attitude of an ...
Source: www.economist.com

A house for US$1 - Electric New Paper



ONE dollar and forty cents can't even get you a plate of chicken rice in most places. But in the US, you can buy a house with that amount (US$1). A house in Chicago's east side was ...
Source: newpaper.asia1.com.sg

Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Is Down, Returning -2.61 ... - MarketWatch

Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Is Down, Returning -2.61 ...
MarketWatch - Aug 15, 2008
Schupp added, "Despite July's negative performance, hedge funds historically outperform the broader equity markets in periods of downturn, and we expect ...

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Landlords feeling the pinch - News.com.au
Email article Printer friendly Text size + - Share Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Post to NewsVine Post to Facebook What are these? Despite rising rents landlords' returns are down ...
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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

Public pensions eyeing hedge funds - Boston Globe

Public pensions eyeing hedge funds
Boston Globe, United States - Aug 14, 2008
NEW YORK - Public pension funds are increasing bets on high-risk hedge funds and real estate in an attempt to fill deficits in retirement plans and make up ...

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Latest News - dBusinessNews.com
M3 Technology Group Introduces Proprietary Technology HealthCheck Service CHARLOTTE â€" M3 Technology Group (M3TG), the global leader in ... Secretary Of State Elaine Marshall ...
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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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Business Calendar - Nashville Tennessean
Kiwanis Club of Nashville Inc., 11:30 a.m., Millennium Maxwell house-Nashville. Rich Riebeling, director of finance for Metro government, will present "Metro Update." 615-391-0123 ...
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Larnaca lights up



For all the talk recently about the possibilities in northern Cyprus if and when reunification takes place, the south...
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Surviving and thriving
Surviving is something that quite a lot of Germany has had to do. While the post-war story of West Germany was of Eur...
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What the papers say (BBC News)
A look at what is making the headlines in Tuesday's morning newspapers.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Regeneration projects take knock in downturn (Financial Times)
Regeneration projects around the UK could be shunned by developers because prices are falling more rapidly than in other parts of the property market.
Source: www.ft.com

Cape Verde - the rumours are untrue
Plenty of true stories have been spoken about Cape Verde in recent years. It's property market and tourist in...
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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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Business Calendar - Nashville Tennessean
Kiwanis Club of Nashville Inc., 11:30 a.m., Millennium Maxwell house-Nashville. Rich Riebeling, director of finance for Metro government, will present "Metro Update." 615-391-0123 ...
Source: www.tennessean.com

Hedge fund group spent $600K lobbying gov't in 2Q - CNNMoney.com

Hedge fund group spent $600K lobbying gov't in 2Q
CNNMoney.com - 22 hours ago
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - A trade group representing hedge funds spent $600000 in the second quarter to lobby on proposals to raise taxes on the ...
Hedge fund group spent $600K lobbying gov't in 2Q Forbes
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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 ...
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Hedge fund group spent $600K lobbying gov't in 2Q - CNNMoney.com



CNNMoney.com - 22 hours ago
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - A trade group representing hedge funds spent $600000 in the second quarter to lobby on proposals to raise taxes on the ...
Hedge fund group spent $600K lobbying gov't in 2Q Forbes
all 13 news articles

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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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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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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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