Negative bond returns test Asia investors
HONG KONG (Reuters)- As risk appetite for equities and property wanes, investors are willing to endure negative real returns for bonds from China, Singapore and Hong Kong because their economies are...
View ArticleManhunt for hedge fund felon becomes global
Financial Times- The 10-day-long search for missing hedge fund manager Samuel Israel is entering a critical phase with law enforcement agencies sparing no expense to ensure they "get the body back"...
View ArticleStrong wealth fund growth boosts UAE fiscal stability
Business24-7- When oil prices were as low as $10-20 a barrel two decades ago, the UAE seriously considered borrowing from the local market to finance its swelling budget deficit. But the plan was...
View ArticleDefrauded fund investors sue Goldman
International Herald Tribune- Samuel Israel 3rd bilked his investors out of $250 million, but they are hoping to recoup some of their money from one of Wall Street’s deepest pockets: Goldman Sachs....
View ArticleBernard Madoff Case Seen Fueling Attacks On The SEC
Post Chronicle – The SEC’s inability to uncover the scandal until Madoff’s sons went to authorities last week comes at a particularly bad time for the SEC and its Chairman, Christopher Cox. They have...
View ArticleLimiting fund risk can by risky too
Seattle Times – With their investment records in tatters, some mutual-fund companies are pinning their hopes on products with an old-fashioned ambition: delivering steady returns. Many of these funds...
View ArticleLittle is absolute about absolute return funds
Forbes – When does "absolute" imply something that in reality is far less than certain? When it comes to absolute return funds. That’s the label mutual fund companies have put on hedge fund-style...
View ArticleDelivery on ‘absolute’ promise is relative
Lexington Herald-Leader – When does "absolute" imply something that in reality is far less than certain? When it comes to "absolute return funds." That’s the label mutual fund companies have put on...
View ArticleCI will co-operate in Fairfax suit
Globe and Mail – A long-running legal dispute between Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. and a group of hedge funds has produced a sideshow involving the chief executive officer of one of Canada’s biggest...
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