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HK to ease short-selling curbs soon, boost volume
Source: Yahoo! Asia
Hong Kong's stock exchange plans to suspend a rule soon that
bars short-selling shares which are falling, an exchange
official said, a move analysts say benefits hedge funds and
large brokers but spurs volatility.
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Money man's hobby a laughing matter
Source:
The Denver Business Journal
By day, Justin Borus runs a hedge fund. By night, he runs a
comic strip.
To his clients, Borus is a general partner at Denver's Lazarus
Investment Partners LLLP, the man who makes them money on
microcaps.
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Hedge fund FRM says U.S. CEO to leave
Source: Reuters
Financial Risk Management (FRM), a $12 billion fund that invests
in hedge funds, said on Thursday that Andy Brindle, chief
executive of its U.S. unit, will leave, its second U.S. CEO to
leave in less than a year. More...
Hedge Funds' Best Practices in Security
Source:
Dark Reading
TekFinancial Solutions™ (www.tekfinancialsolutions.com), a
division of Tekmark® Global Solutions, LLC, (www.tekmarkinc.com)
which integrates financial services and information technology
to create business-driven solutions for financial institutions,
has created a list of factors hedge funds should consider when
selecting network technology.
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Investors Flee Risk Here And Overseas, Posing Threat To
Stock-Boosting Deals
Source:
CNNMoney.com
Thursday's 312-point 18op in the Dow came care of a widening
realization that tightening credit markets are reversing the
tide of easy money supporting surging stocks and record buyouts
this year despite a weaker economy.
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Let the Blame Begin
Source:
MSNBC
Who's responsible for the subprime mess? Not us, say the lenders
that made risky mortgage loans to consumers. Similar denials
come from the Wall Street firms that bought, packaged, and sold
the loans to investors; the bond-ratings agencies that said
those investments were safer than they turned out to be; and the
hedge funds that gorged on them. As the allegations fly, various
players are busy issuing disclaimers and pointing fingers at
everyone else. More...
New investor wave buys into films after early kinks
Source:
Reuters
A new wave of investors is scooping up stakes in films from
private equity and hedge funds that have poured $10 billion into
Hollywood but are losing patience with long wait for profits,
industry watchers say.
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Senior hedge fund managers give back
Source:
FinancialNews-US.com
Philanthropic foundations established by hedge fund
managers amassed $3.5bn (€2.6bn) over the last few years,
according to Absolute Return magazine, as the alternative firms
boast record inflows. More...
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