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Aaron The markets have been on a steady rise since bottoming out in mid-July. Much of this relates to the markets belief that the economy and housing market is in for a soft landing. Basically, the market has been priced on the assumption that Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more