Category Archives: Hedge Funds
Only In Bad Times Do We Know Who Is Swimming Naked
Financial course fees for investors are getting ridiculously expensive. In the Lehman Brothers debacle, some investors parted with their life savings to learn complex financial terms, like collaterized debt obligations, derivatives, credit default swaps, first to default, credit linked notes, etc. … Continue reading
Filed under Hedge Funds, Stocks
Global Stock Markets Pricing In Recession
Stock markets are now entering a period of painful decline as countries around the world face up to the prospect of recession. While interbank lending has eased tentatively as central banks’ measures to inject cash loans to banks unblocked the … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Economy, Hedge Funds, Stocks
Stark Naked Fear In Stock Markets
On Monday, we had a fantastic stock market rally after the US Treasury engineered a takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Regardless of it being the costliest bailout in US financial history, investors’ confidence were restored… for … Continue reading
Filed under Hedge Funds, Inflation, Oil, Properties, Stocks
Plunge In Oil Prices Claims Another Major Casualty
The US dollar, inspired largely by plunging oil prices and growing pessimism over the economic health of the EU and the U.K, is going gangbusters of late. It traded at $1.4455 Wednesday, a seven-month high against the euro. On the other … Continue reading
Tougher Times For Investors Ahead
The unwinding of stocks related to energy and commodities also soured investors’ mood on the SGX in recent weeks. Slumping oil prices was the major reason. Continue reading
Filed under Banking, Economy, Hedge Funds, Oil, Stocks
Downfall from Speculative Energy Trading
Last week, energy trader SemGroup LP (the 12th-largest private U.S. company) filed for bankruptcy after sustaining $3.2 billion in losses on energy futures and derivatives trades. Continue reading
Filed under Hedge Funds, Oil
Hedge Fund Fees Will Make You Poorer?
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Protégé Partners LLC, a New York City firm that runs funds of hedge funds have made a bet. Continue reading
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