Author: Aaron

  • The fall of Amaranth

    Just a few weeks ago, the Amaranth hedge fund flew investors in to gloat about its incredible year to date performance. Their 30% gain since January had beaten the stock market hands down and energy trader Brian Hunter was being hailed as a market guru. With natural gas prices reaching two year lows, Mr. Hunter…

  • British Tax Police Look Hard at Hedge Funds

    In a clear sign that United Kingdom tax authorities are keen to crack down on the tax practices of high-rolling hedge funds, GLG Partners Services Ltd., a Cayman Islands entity that distributes hedge funds run by GLG Partners LP, has settled a probe by British tax officials. Busted by the British Tax Police. Hedge funds,…

  • Canadian Diamond Traders

    Taking the globe by storm, this debt free brick and mortar diamond wholesaler company founded in 2003, developed an ingenious robust marketing program that propagates $3500 return in marketing fees for successfully marketing CDT diamonds. (PRWEB) August 7, 2006 — The recognized leading diamond distributor in Canada, Canadian Diamond Traders’ ultimate goal, along with their…

  • Passion to Portfolio

    If you’ve travelled overseas in the past few weeks you might have seen managing principal of Parrot Trading Partners, LLC, Jes Santaularia, on CNN International. Jes was featured on as part of a CNN International segment called, “Passion to Portfolio”, featuring 13 entrepreneurs worldwide. The theme of the segment was to feature entrepreneurs from around…

  • India Real Estate Funds

    European private equity and venture capital company 3i said on Wednesday it is investing $40 million in an Indian real estate fund, the latest foreign firm to tap into a fast-growing sector. The offshore fund of IndiaREIT, founded by Indian industrialist Ajay Piramal, has a proposed corpus of $160 million. Piramal also has domestic venture…

  • Gibraltar To Sell Investment Services In UK

    The government of the United Kingdom has passed new legislation enabling investment firms based in Gibraltar to sell their services in the UK. The legislation, which became effective on July 31, follows through on an announcement by the governments of the UK and Gibraltar in December 2005 that firms in the jurisdiction would be allowed…

  • Bank of Ireland Silver Anniversary Bond

    The Bank of Ireland Silver Anniversary Bond has been launched to commemorate 25 years since the bank was first set up on the Isle of Man. Customers who invest in the bond will have access to growth potential from four of the world’s major stock market indices, while maintaining the security of having their capital…

  • Globalization of Financial Markets

    Investing abroad has been a fundamental part of institutional investor’s strategy for quite some time now, but now globalization of financial markets has given the traditional investor a chance to take advantage of the opportunities abroad. Over the last few years, especially since the U.S. recession in 2001-2002 when U.S. equities struggled, investors have looked…

  • Monaco Opens Up Finances

    Decades after becoming Europe’s number one tax haven, Monaco is to start collating and publishing figures showing it’s GDP for the first time. Your Monaco, who produce an independent travel guide for Monaco and Monte Carlo, say that those who are considering moving to Monaco because of her zero income tax policy have nothing to…