Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Probability best investment guide
Controversies that are testing investors’ faith in the stock market are to be expected following an unprecedented 17-year economic expansion and run-up in U.S. markets. Corporate wrongdoing, investment malfeasance and exorbitant salaries and benefits don’t surprise James W. Brinkley, vice […]
Former Bank of America Worker May Face Criminal Charges in Mutual Fund Probe
Sep. 16–New York and federal officials are expected to announce criminal and civil charges today related to the widening mutual fund investigation that has ensnared several large companies,including Bank of America Corp. In a joint press conference scheduled for noon […]
Charges Filed in N.Y. Mutual Fund Case
State authorities filed criminal charges Tuesday against a former Bank of America broker allegedly at the center of illegal mutual fund trades they say cost investors tens of millions of dollars. Theodore Sihpol III, 36, surrendered to authorities was to […]
TheStreet.com and Bloomberg Form Alliance to Distribute Content to Financial Professionals
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 15, 2003– Leading Information Providers Sign Bloomberg Professional(R) Service Agreement TheStreet.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSCM), a leading multimedia provider of financial commentary, research, analysis and news and Bloomberg, the global financial news and information company, have signed an agreement […]
MONEY WIZARD Investment alternatives, NATION
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The Quantitative Services Group LLC (QSG) Adds Powerful New Web-Based Tools to Its Factor Analyst(R) Equity Research Service
<body.content> <block> <p>NAPERVILLE, Ill., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ — QSG’s Factor Analyst research service now includes a number of web-based equity research tools. These newcapabilities significantly enhance a client’s ability to efficiently investigate and identify factor-based investment opportunities. QSG’s independent equity […]
Kaplan Fox Announces Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Janus Mutual Fund Purchasers
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 15, 2003–Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP (kaplanfox.com) filed a class action against Janus Capital Group, Inc., Janus Capital Management, LLC., Janus High-YieldFund (JAHYX) and Janus Mercury Fund (JAMRX), in the District Court, City and County of Denver, […]
Dolly-the-Sheep firm puts itself up for sale
DOLLY-the-Sheep company PPL Therapeutics shocked the City today by putting itself up for sale with three of its senior directors, led by chief executive Geoff Cook, stepping down immediatelyalongside two non-executive directors. KPMG Corporate Finance is to handle the sale. […]
Monday’s Commodities Roundup
NEW YORK (Dow Jones News) – Gasoline futures prices jumped nearly 2 percent Monday on the New York Mercantile Exchange amid growing concern that Hurricane Isabel may strike the East Coast and affectrefinery operations or imports. Crude oil futures fell […]
Van Global Hedge Fund Index Advances 1.7% Net in August; Hedge Funds Increase Year-to-Date Return to 10.8% Net
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 15, 2003–The Van Global Hedge Fund Index posted a 1.7% net gain in August, according to Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, Inc. (VAN), a leading hedgefund advisory firm. For year-to-date 2003, the Index has returned 10.8% net […]
PR Newswire National Summary, Monday, Sept. 15, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET
<body.content> <block> <p>Following is a summary of news releases transmitted between noon and 2 p.m. by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PR Newswirefor Journalists, http://media.prnewswire.com/.</p> <p style=”pre” id=”pre1″> CGM053 09/15/2003 14:00 r n […]
Home, Sir James . . .the old clan is getting decidedly out of hand
IT started as a family affair. But the battle for control of Caledonia Investments, whose interests range from banking to luxury resorts, is now pitting some of the City’s richest and most prominent names against each other and threatening to […]