Global Capital. Clear Intelligence.
Aaron Ever jumped out of an airplane? It’s OK if you have on a parachute. Pretty dumb if you don’t. Every buy any stocks, mutual funds or Exchange Traded Funds? It’s OK if you know how much you are willing to risk. Pretty dumb if you don’t. Parachute investing is buying an equity with a parachute … Read more
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A record number of new hedge funds were created during the first half of 2005, according to Busnesswire reports. Despite the global slowdown in hedge fund returns during the first half of 2005, there was a 13 percent increase in the number of new hedge fund launches compared to … Read more
Speculators thought the Malaysian currency was a tiger. It turned out to be a kitten. A month after Malaysia unleashed the ringgit from the United States dollar, it has yet to live up to expectations for a sharp rise against the greenback and fat profits for foreign speculators. Instead, it has made only a meek … Read more
By Jennifer Hill – UK AUTHORITIES have stepped up their campaign targeting tax avoidance via offshore arrangements, as firms that have used aggressive tax-avoidance schemes to pay benefits and shares to employees are also now facing a crackdown. Experts have claimed a “heavy handed” approach adopted by Her Majesty’s Customs and Revenue (HMCR) on offshore … Read more
“If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen are defrocked, shouldn’t it follow that cowboys should be deranged?”The world for financial advisers and their clients has changed drastically over the last 10 years. Ten years ago in the United Kingdom, the newly formed Personal Investment Authority, which then became the Financial Services Authority, introduced minimum standards for … Read more
Names like Paul Krugman, Kenneth Rogoff, John Hull, Philippe Jorion, and Emanuel Derman, among other important professionals from the areas of economics, finance and risk analysis, have confirmed their presence at the II International Derivatives and Financial Market Conference, which will be held between the 24th and 27th of August 2005 in Campos do Jordão, … Read more
Investors set to make a colossal profit on their investments in Qinetiq, the former research arm of the Ministry of Defence, have registered their shareholdings in Guernsey, the offshore tax haven. According to filings by Qinetiq – which is still 56 per cent owned by the MoD – shares controlled by Carlyle, the US private … Read more
Five foreigners – These international stocks have an edge over U.S. rivals LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Just like that old Irving Berlin tune, what the savvy investor may find these days is that anything a U.S company can do, an international rival can do — sometimes better. Investing in European stocks year-to-date would have certainly … Read more
By Dorothy Kosich – RENO–(Mineweb.com) The “2005 Gold Survey” unveiled Tuesday by the New York-based CPM Group has concluded that several significant developments “have come together over the past year and a half to radically alter the gold landscape.” CPM found that gold mine production and average cash costs will continue to increase, the price … Read more