Monthly Archives: June 2003
A broader meaning of alternative
The phrase “alternative investments” usually refers to managed futures and the myriad of hedge fund strategies. But alternative investments include everything outside the traditional stock and bondportfolio. A group of managers recognizing this has put together a fund of funds […]
Hedge funds
If you’ve lost your shirt on the stock market and you’re looking for investment alternatives, hedge funds offer an opportunity to get positive returns in falling markets explains Mark Hutchinson. Hedge funds, traditionally the preserve of institutional investors and high […]
Institutional destruction of entrepreneurship through capitalist transformation
Emerging out of the beginning of the Industrial Revolution was a different kind of individual who later became known as the entrepreneur. The entrepreneur has been a driving force for change and hasbeen responsible for shaping the material lifestyle for […]
Finding funding is hard hunt ; Handful of local capital firms round up financing to help start-ups over hump
In the life cycle of growing companies, it seems that the planting and the harvest get the most attention. In East Tennessee a lot of talk focuses on seed funding – the early investments that help new companies plant roots […]
NOTEBOOK<BR>Very young venture capitalists
A team of young venture capitalists from Te Awamutu College has won the inaugural Venture Capital Game, organised by The Small Business Company. The team, which beat out 500 other teams from schools throughout New Zealand, amassed an impressive $22,118,294 […]
Hungry for venture capital ; Though it will never rival Massachusetts, Maine is taking steps to build its version of an entrepreneurial ‘cauldron’ to attract more investment in technology start-ups
Struggling technology start-ups with real potential – even revolutionary concepts in their field – are scattered across Maine. But year-in and year-out, Maine does such a poor job of attracting venture capital that many of these firms languish and die […]
Foundation For Managed Derivatives Research Appoints Damian Handzy To Board Of Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2006 — The Foundation for Managed Derivatives Research (FMDR) announced today that Damian Handzy has been appointed to serve on its Board as a director. Mr. Handzy joins the FMDR Board to replace Randy Warsager, who […]