Monthly Archives: January 2004
Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart Column
Jan. 18–INTERNET TRADING OF CURRENCIES A DIFFERENT ANIMAL: Beneath the conventional chairs and tables of the world economy, a hectic cat-and-mouse game is under way in the financial markets. Thousands of ordinary investors here and overseas, the mice, are playing […]
Parmalat Investigators to Examine the Role of Citigroup in the Parmalat Scandal
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Italian investigators looking into the Parmalat scandal are closely examining the role which Citigroup officials may have played in the Parmalat financial crisis.Some of the questions being examined by investigators includes how Calisto Tanzi, […]
Hauck & Aufhauser to Team up with IAM to Offer Hedge Funds
The independent German bank Hauck Auftauser has released a statement announcing its intentions to team up with the London based International Asset Management Company [IAM] to offer hedge funds toGerman investors. The hedge fund products would be aimed at both […]
EU green light for retail hedge funds
THE way was cleared for the rapid expansion of a European based hedge fund industry this week when the European Parliament voted to relax rules which should lead to the development of retail hedgefunds. Speaking in the debate Scottish MEP […]
EU green light for retail hedge funds
THE way was cleared for the rapid expansion of a European based hedge fund industry this week when the European Parliament voted to relax rules which should lead to the development of retail hedgefunds. Speaking in the debate Scottish MEP […]
There must be one born every minute: The bounce in the market has brought back the cold callers and someone must be making it worth their while: The Inside view
As if double-glazing salesmen and timeshare (sorry, “free” holiday) touts weren’t bad enough. Now I’m being cold called by New York stockbrokers peddling their latest hot tips: as sure a sign as youcould find that American retail investors must have […]
Strong hires president to oversee compliance
Strong hires president to oversee compliance New position to be ‘eyes and ears’ of board By KATHLEEN GALLAGHER [email protected], Journal Sentinel Saturday, January 17, 2004 The Strong mutual fund board said Friday it has hired a former KPMG LLP partner […]
Weak dollar squeezes small U.S. importers
Larry Lazin checks his computer regularly to see how the dollar is doing on the currency exchanges of London, New York and Tokyo. Every week, he calls his currency trader in California from hisoffice in a New York suburb to […]
Weak dollar squeezes small U.S. importers
Larry Lazin checks his computer regularly to see how the dollar is doing on the currency exchanges of London, New York and Tokyo. Every week, he calls his currency trader in California from hisoffice in a New York suburb to […]
Market forces: US mergers unsettle Vodafone
A weak opening on Wall Street, triggered by chip maker Intel’s forecast of a drop in first-quarter sales and poor performance from index heavyweight Vodafone , saw the blue chip index close loweryesterday. The FTSE 100 finished 5.3 points lower […]
Market forces: US mergers unsettle Vodafone
A weak opening on Wall Street, triggered by chip maker Intel’s forecast of a drop in first-quarter sales and poor performance from index heavyweight Vodafone , saw the blue chip index close loweryesterday. The FTSE 100 finished 5.3 points lower […]
Emails Portray Boston Mutual-Fund Firm as Lax on Market Timing
Jan. 16–When New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer broke open the mutual fund trading scandal last September, MFS Investment Management sent a letter to brokers expressing shock at the discovery. “Recent disclosure of the investigation of a hedge fund’s trading […]