Monthly Archives: January 2009
Asia stocks at 2-month high
Reuters – Asian stocks rose to a two-month high on Monday, with expectations for a global economic recovery later this year on the back of massive government spending prompting investors to wade back into riskier assets. Regional equities have risen […]
Pellegrini quits Paulson & Co to start fund
Interactive Investor – Paolo Pellegrini, who played a crucial role in helping to implement bets against subprime mortgages that netted Paulson & Co about $15 billion in 2007, resigned from the hedge-fund firm on Dec. 31, the Wall Street Journal […]
Toyota, Nissan Lead Drop as Japan Car Sales Fall to 28-Year Low
Bloomberg – Toyota, Japan’s largest automaker, forecast its first operating loss in 71 years as sales crater in the U.S., Japan and Europe. Spending on new cars in Japan has dropped as the country’s jobless rate climbed to 3.9 percent […]
US regulators probed Madoff eight times over 16 years
MSN Money UK – Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was examined at least eight times in 16 years by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, who often came armed with suspicions, the Wall Street Journal […]
Stable commodity prices forecast
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette – During the first six months of 2008, commodities looked to be the savior of investors who were losing money in the stock market. In the second half, particularly for those who had invested in oil, […]
Oil Curve Steeper Than ’99 Shows Crude May Gain in ’09 on OPEC
Bloomberg – The steepest plunge in crude prices on record may be setting up oil investors for a rally this year, if history is any guide. The so-called forward curve of futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange […]
The Greenbrier needs to compete
Charleston Daily Mail – The Greenbrier has been a powerful asset to West Virginia since before the state was a state. Its corporate parent today, Florida-based CSX Corp., recently announced that it has hired Goldman Sachs to make the resort […]
Seven investor group to buy IndyMac at $13.9b
Saudi Gazette – A seven-member investor group including billionaire George Soros and Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell have agreed to purchase failed lender IndyMac Bank, one of the largest casualties of the housing bust, for $13.9 billion. IndyMac, which specialized […]
New Year to Change Hedge Funds
Markets Media News – The New Year is likely to see several important shifts in alternative investing, according to Don Steinbrugge, managing partner of Agecroft Partners, a global consulting and third-party marketing firm for hedge funds. Steinbrugge said during the […]
James Chanos Says Hedge Funds Face Regulation: Year in Review
BloombergThe financial wreckage of 2008 has left no part of our country untouched. It exposed the bankruptcy of business models employed by mortgage companies, investment banks, and rating agencies as well as the flaws of innovations such as structured finance […]
Altos Places Hedge Fund Shareholders on Board
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – French IT services group Atos Origin is holding a shareholder meeting on Feb. 10, making board changes and initiating a plan to speed up recovery spearheaded by its new chief executive Thierry Breton. Atos Origin […]
Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick among Madoff victims
Globe Gazette – Kevin Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick are among the many victims of the massive Ponzi scheme run by the disgraced New York money manager. Bacon’s publicist, Allen Eichhorn, confirmed Tuesday that the couple had investments with Madoff. […]