Monthly Archives: April 2009

Obama: Small Business Loans and Refinancing are Keys to Economic Recovery

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – President Obama met with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Friday, after which he told reporters there are “glimmers of hope across the economy.” The meeting, which was also attended by […]

Singapore’s Senior Minister to Host IFSB Summit

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The 6th Annual Summit of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), is being held this year in Singapore under the patronage of Singapore’s Senior Minister, Goh Chok Tong, it is themed The Future of Islamic […]

Hedge Funds join the rally on Wednesday

Reuters India – New Vernon Bought stakes in Indage Vitners and Orbit Corp. Deutsche Sec bought 11% into UB Group. Private equity and hedge funds seem to be playing their parts in the brief rally that the Indian stock markets […]

IOSCO to outline new role of regulators at conference

Jerusalem Post – While the recent G-20 summit in London provided world financial leaders with the opportunity to begin charting a path of recovery for the ailing global economy, the work to build the markets up and to ensure that […]

Church Pension fund opens shop in Asia

Reuters – India Church Pension Fund has invested in Future Group backed Indivision India, Advantage Partners and IDG Accel China. The $8 billion Church Pension Fund based in New York City has roped in Eric Mason(ex-Carlyle Group), to open a […]

Meiji Yasuda to cut unhedged foreign bonds

Interactive Investor – Japan’s Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co said on Monday it planned to cut its unhedged foreign bond holdings while increasing its hedged foreign bond holdings this business year to offset currency risks. The nation’s third-largest life insurer […]

Goldman Sachs Raise $5.5 Billion For Private Equity Fund

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced today that it has raised its fifth dedicated private equity secondaries fund, GS Vintage Fund V, with approximately $5.5 billion in capital commitments. GS Vintage Fund V will focus primarily […]

Stability can help boost alternative investments

Business24-7 – Stability, and not necessarily an upward move by economies, would be enough to attract investors back to alternative investments such as hedge funds, says Dr Frank Gerhard of Barclays Capital. The crisis has made investors focus more on […]

Former hedge fund manager remains held

Miami Herald – A former hedge fund manager accused of swindling investors of nearly $200 million will remain held in federal custody. An attorney for Won Sok Lee sought a continuance for his arraignment Friday so Lee can obtain a […]

Hedge Funds Advance 1.37% in March

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds gained 1.37 percent in March, according to data compiled by the Hennessee Group LLC.  It was a successful month for the equity markets at well, with the S&P advancing 8.54 percent, the NASDAQ climbing […]

Pentagon preps for economic warfare

MLive.com – The Pentagon sponsored a first-of-its-kind war game last month focused not on bullets and bombs — but on how hostile nations might seek to cripple the U.S. economy, a scenario made all the more real by the global […]