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Berlusconi fights on
in Sox First, on November 29, 2009
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will be on trial this week on charges of paying a $600,000 bribe to David Mills, his former British tax adviser. That's after they overturned the law that he had pushed through Parliament last year, giving himself immunity from prosecution. But he'...
Dubai: what's ahead?
in Sox First, on November 29, 2009
...ey won't be able to raise a penny again from the international investment community," one hedge fund manager told The Guardian . This is likely to end up in the courts. Most of the foreign bondhold...
Seen that? - Up march Option Expiration
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 25, 2009
... Up march Option Expiration at The Hedge Funds Weblog The implications are that Option Expiration is up...for March. March 14th Indexes Have had buying through o...
Vive Nano Secures $3.8 Million in Funding
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 24, 2009
...uot; says Minister of Research and Innovation John Milloy . "That's why we're proud to help emerging companies like Vive Nano bring their technology to market, so that they can create jobs and s...
Climategate was no conspiracy
in Sox First, on November 24, 2009
Scientists have always been a weird bunch but the fallout over climategate email hacking incident has been nothing short of extraordinary. Now, we have Republican senator James Inhofe calling for an investigation into the United Nations-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change....
Will Dimon replace Geithner?
in Sox First, on November 24, 2009
...spers are getting louder with the New York Post reporting that JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is emerging as the replacement for beleaguered Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. According to the Post, ...
KaosPilot revolution
in Sox First, on November 21, 2009
Earlier this year, I looked at the way business schools had contributed to the recession by producing the financial engineers, Masters of the Business Apocalypse (MBAs) who ended up destroying the markets. How refreshing then to read about the most unusual business school in the world. K...
Hedge funds and brokers turn to poker
in Sox First, on November 21, 2009
...vesting and poker have often been compared. But it's not surprising that financial recruiters for hedge funds and broking houses are scrutinizing professional poker to find talent and analytical too...
The fight for developer hearts and minds
in The CIO Weblog, on November 16, 2009
...up where Microsoft has stumbled, today hiring laid-off business development director of Microsoft's Emerging Business Team Don Dodge, according to TechFlash.
Dodge will reportedly be working fo...
Seen that? - Nanotech's for real in the building industry
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 16, 2009
...yond proof of concept pilots and field trials. Enterprise scale Solution Design and Integration are emerging as key focus areas. Key to success in both of them is the architecture for integrating data...
Seen that? - Currency trading with Retirement money
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 15, 2009
... Currency trading with Retirement money at The Hedge Funds Weblog I saw a story the other day , How Retirement Funds are looking into the world of C...
Gold price rises as supply runs out
in Sox First, on November 13, 2009
The price of gold continues to rise, now hitting an all-time high of $1,123.38 an ounce . For good reason too. Investors now see it as an alternative to the slumping US dollar. But we can expect the gold price to just keep going up with reports that global gold production is in terminal ...
Is China about to collapse?
in Sox First, on November 12, 2009
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Hedge fund manager James Chanos will go down in history as the first to predict that Enron was a disaster in the making. Chanos is in the business of scrutinizing companies for their flaws a...
HP continues growth with 3COM acquisition
in The CIO Weblog, on November 11, 2009
... toward HP-style service offerings. More importantly, the deal will give HP a stronger hand in the emerging market of China, where 3Com has a market leader in its H3C networking unit.
From my anec...
What Not to Say When You Hand Out Pink Slips
in Biz Plan Hacks, on November 11, 2009
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BusinessWeek ran a good article this week on things not to say when the time comes to hand someone their pink slip.
People are getting laid off. Right and left, east and west, all over the place. And it's not always because they deserve to be let go. Job cutting ...
The Trade War That Wasn't
in China Venture News, on November 11, 2009
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Remember the Obama Administration's new tariff on tires made in China? When it was announced back in September, analysts said it was going to be the start of a new trade war . In case no one noticed, that hasn't happened... China appears to have little inclination to escala...
Big Tobacco extends its reach
in Sox First, on November 11, 2009
Big tobacco has hit upon a brilliant strategy with reports that Reynolds American Inc, maker of Camel cigarettes, is planning to buy a company that's stopping people from smoking. The manufacturer of cancer sticks is apparently in talks to buy Swedish maker of nicotine gum Niconovum AB. No...
Seen that? - Scientific Atlanta Grows From DVR Sales
in The Digital TV Weblog, on November 8, 2009
...ntific-Atlanta has interest to expand its focus beyond its core cable customer base to target the emerging market for IPTV. Just in June alone, I spotted three press releases of some importance. Here ...
Galleon scandal: just the beginning?
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
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The biggest prosecution of hedge fund insider trading went into overdrive this week with 20 people, including Galleon Group LLC co-founder Raj Rajaratnam, getting hauled up on criminal charges....
MBA turkeys and the market
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
...n 30% of Harvard MBAs end up in "market-sensitive jobs" like investment banking, private equity and hedge funds, it's a long-term sell signal. If that number is below 10%, it is a long-term buy signal...
Seen that? - Hubbert Peak v. Actual Peak
in IfEnergy, on November 7, 2009
...wing especially [...] Read More logiENERGY launches Peak Oil Fund at The Hedge Funds Weblog Hedge fund investor, logi ENERGY LLC., has annou...
Eight New Insider Trading Arrests, Fourteen Total
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 6, 2009
... The SEC’s ongoing investigation of insider trading at hedge funds and stock trading firms has brought allegations against 14 Wall Street professionals.
The charged defendants include hedge ...
Fall Hedge Fund Networking Event At Nikki Midtown
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 6, 2009
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Yesterday's Fall Networking Event attracted 200+ investors, hedge fund managers, and other industry professionals for a night of food, drink, music and mingling with other members of the alter...
Facebook and scammers
in Sox First, on November 6, 2009
Facebook has announced in its developer's blog that it is cracking down on scammers. It's not before time, given the publicity and uproar. We've had instances like phishing campaigns where users are robbed of their Facebook user names and passwords, we've had instances where users have...
Reading the Microsoft tea leaves: Is the company turtling?
in The CIO Weblog, on November 4, 2009
... , included a somewhat surprising addition: Don Dodge, the Director of Business Development for the Emerging Business Team, who blogs about it here . The Emerging Business Team is Microsoft startup-...
Seen that? - Reaching the Tween and Teen Markets via SMS
in Biz Plan Hacks, on November 3, 2009
...ters to salivate, but they represent the adults of tomorrow and some of the amazing trends that are emerging from the world [...] Read More Kajeet Targets Disney Mobile Subscribers with ...
Joel Klein To Receive The 100 Women in Hedge Funds' Effecting Change Award
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 3, 2009
... 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ Board of Directors today announced that Joel Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, will receive its 2009 Effecting Change Award at its New York ...
Hedge Fund Expert To Launch Own Fund
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 3, 2009
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CEO at QuantZ Capital Management, Milind Sharma, is in the process of launching his own hedge fund, sources say.
The hedge fund manager is reportedly in talks to raise $500 million for the Qu...
Seen that? - An introduction to thin provisioning
in On Storage, on November 1, 2009
.... [...] Read More Evan Rapoport on Capital Introduction - Excerpt at The Hedge Funds Weblog Capital Introduction is a service usually provid...
Seen that? - About Wearable Computing
in The Techwear Weblog, on November 1, 2009
...rld of wearable computing at Creative Weblogging This emerging technology has been around for a while - textiles and fashion combined with computing. And ...
Seen that? - Pillow Talk
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on October 31, 2009
...ose, Yet So Far at The Mobile Technology Weblog As an emerging technology deeply associated with "contactless mobile payments", Near Field Commu...
Outsourcing and Security
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 31, 2009
© CarbonNYC In a GlobalServices article published on October 29, 2009, IT managers were found to have some concerns regarding the security of their outsourced processes. It is unclear whether these concerns were based upon suspicion or actual discovery of security issues, or whether tho...
Virtual Goods Becoming Real Money
in Web 2.0, on October 31, 2009
...apps have taken off and revenues are expected to hit $1 billion in 2009. The summit focused on "the emerging market opportunity for virtual goods and economies." That market was once restricted online...
Cap & Trade 101
in IfEnergy, on October 28, 2009
© James Jordan
The fact that you're reading this blog at all tells me that you're probably at least a little familiar with Cap & Trade. But just in case you have problems explaining it to other people, or in case you have friends who don't know about it, VentureBeat recently published...
Profits are a gift: Soros
in Sox First, on October 25, 2009
...e says: "That would push the risk takers who are good at taking risks out of Goldman Sachs into hedge funds where they actually belong, because hedge funds take risks with their own capital, not with ...
Seen that? - The weekly trend in US stocks
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 24, 2009
... The weekly trend in US stocks at The Hedge Funds Weblog The Major US index`s ( Dow 30 , SP 500 and NASDAQ 100 ) Closed in Weekly sells. They joined...
Pay cuts for auto firm executives. What about banks?
in Sox First, on October 23, 2009
...ecause as The Wall Street Journal tells us, the new rules from the US Government do not extend to hedge funds, private-equity funds and other financial firms beyond the reach of the new curbs. ...
Sun Microsystems to Cut 3,000 Jobs
in Java Entrepreneur, on October 22, 2009
... that the layoffs would come from all its major regions, including North America, Europe, Asia and emerging markets."
"The latest cuts are in addition to a reduction of 5,000 to 6,000 emp...
!0 more to be charged with insider trading
in Sox First, on October 21, 2009
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Charging Wall Street hedge fund boss Raj Rajaratnam with insider trading is just the beginning. Bloomberg reports that US investigators plan to charge another 10 securities professionals with...
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-19
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• Managing your reputation through search results
• Hulu Desktop Windows 7 Media Center Integr...
Times dismisses Microsoft
in The CIO Weblog, on October 19, 2009
... Microsoft has failed, despite significant commitments of time and resources, to remain relevant in emerging technologies such as cloud computing, Software as a Service, and mobile devices. Whether t...
No autographs, say auditors
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
Earlier this year, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board came out with a proposal requiring engagement partners to personally sign corporate audit reports. The PCAOB writes: "A requirement for the engagement partner to sign the audit report could improve audit quality in two ...
Louisiana Tech Researchers Seek to Improve Biofuel Processing
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 16, 2009
...e for fuel cannot be satisfied with just traditional crops, such as sugar cane or corn... they note emerging technologies are allowing cellulosic biomass (wood, grass, stalks, etc.) to also be convert...
What is hedge fund third party marketing?
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 15, 2009
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Third party marketers (3pm's) are essentially hedge fund brokers. They represent various hedge fund products and introduce and sell these products to qualified investors.
The Third Party Mark...
Starting A Hedge Fund - Seminar
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 15, 2009
... Starting A Hedge Fund In The Post-Madoff Era, a seminar organized by Andrew Schneider and Hedgeco Networks , 220 managers, investors and service providers came together at the U.S. Trust Build...
Bloomberg's plans for BusinessWeek
in Sox First, on October 15, 2009
So Bloomberg has picked up BusinessWeek for between $2-5 million. It's a significant deal because as BusinessWeek's Tom Lowry reports, the deal is unprecedented for both buyer and seller. It's the first major acquisition for Bloomberg and signals its shift into the consumer focused media. ...
Hedge funds lied to investors
in Sox First, on October 15, 2009
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Hedge funds have been badly exposed in a new study Trust and Delegation . Hedge funds were instrumental in buying bad securities and and helping bring the world's financial system to its knee...
Seen that? - Nanotech market to top $1 trillion by 2010
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 12, 2009
... reach $28.7 billion in 2008. It is believed that nanotechnology is growing twice as fast as other emerging technologies. Global consumption [...] Read More Nanotech market expected to ...
China's Problems with the Falling Dollar are its Own Fault
in China Venture News, on October 11, 2009
...ina's yuan.
As the dollar falls against the euro, yen and other major currencies, China and other emerging economic powers holding lots of dollars and U.S. securities are crying foul, and for an end...
Keep Yourself Sharp
in BootStrapMe, on October 11, 2009
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In any endeavor in life, keeping yourself mentally well tuned is extremely important if you want to be successful. Entrepreneur.com 's Scott Halford recently had some tips to help you keep yourself sharp. The foundational idea is simple: be a life long learner. Consider t...
Bankers' cocaine binge
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
To what extent can the market's failure be blamed on cocaine? According to this alarming news report , there was a clear link between the heady trading during the boom and snorting. And professionals in the detox business in London say they've been flooded with calls since the financial cri...
Seen that? - NYSE Value, is in Goldman`s mind
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 9, 2009
... NYSE Value, is in Goldman`s mind at The Hedge Funds Weblog When you look at the numbers as a trader, you must shack your head and laugh.. We are wa...
Seen that? -
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 8, 2009
at The Personal Finance Weblog Today is a great celebration of practical jokes. Have fun playing them or being played. When the jokes are over, it's a good idea to use today as a reminder to review your financial game plan. Are you properly d...
Only days left to get a climate change deal
in Sox First, on October 4, 2009
...mage involved in adapting to the new realities of a warmer world. The developed world wants the big emerging economies to give firm undertakings on cutting the growth of their emissions. However, whil...
Seen that? - Botnet hacker pleads guilty
in I got Spam?!, on October 2, 2009
...nternal hacker at The CIO Weblog New developments are emerging this morning in the case of the IT engineer who allegedly shanghaied San Francisco's hi...
Seen that? - International symposium on nanotechnology in construction
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 3, 2009
...xchange information, identify research needs and promote the industry-academia interactions in this emerging area of multifunctional nanocomposites. It will be held September 22-22, 2006, at the Hawai...
Seen that? - NBA's Marc Cuban Blogs his Plans to Launch Betting Hedge Fund
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 2, 2009
... NBA's Marc Cuban Blogs his Plans to Launch Betting Hedge Fund at The Gambling Weblog Cuban says he will launch betting hedge fund In a plan that g...
Recessions boost your health
in Sox First, on September 30, 2009
It seems that recessions and depressions are good for your health. According to this study , people were healthier during 1930-1933 when the Great Depression was laying the world to waste. In times of economic expansion, according to the study, mortality rates increased. "In contrast, th...
Who's the Next IT Acquirer?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 29, 2009
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In a recent Computerworld article , AMR Research Director Phil Fersht suggests that there may be more consolidation in the IT Outsourcing market.
Given that the big hardware players - IBM, Dell and HP - have already jumped into the mix, it is an open question as to who the nex...
IBM Opens Linux Innovation Center in Kazakhstan
in HackITLinux, on September 29, 2009
...© irina slutsky
IBM has opened a Linux Innovation Center in Kazakhstan.
"Like many emerging markets, Kazakhstan faces the ambitious task of growing and enhancing its IT infrastructure ...
IPO boom out of sync
in Sox First, on September 29, 2009
...r IPOs in China so far in 2009. This is all unsettling as much of this IPO boom is being driven by emerging markets and as David Herro, CIO of Harris Associates in Chicago warns , this has all the h...
Linux learnings of IBM for make benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan
in The CIO Weblog, on September 26, 2009
...and the basic goal seems laudable, at least from the IBM/OSS perspective: get a foot in the door in emerging markets long before Microsoft shows up in force, and introduce the benefits of Linux in-dep...
The science of retweets
in Sox First, on September 24, 2009
Is there a science to getting retweets? Viral marketing scientist Dan Zarella has studied retweets and his nine rules for getting them, as reported on the Fast Company blog . 1. Whatever you do, don't use tinyurl. That's the least likely to get retweeted. Go for bit.ly, ow.ly, su.pr...
Hedge Fund Charity Event With New Jersey Nets
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 23, 2009
...o the attention of representatives of The New Jersey Nets, the basketball team committed to joining hedge fund, Capstone Global Markets, on October 1st to raise money for the cause.
The New Jersey Ne...
FitForCommerce - Your Key to eCommerce Success
in TJ's Weblog, on September 21, 2009
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In an age when ecommerce is becoming a central part of all most all retail business plans, can you find the solutions you need?
A huge number of companies and consultants out there today will gladly offer you ecommerce software and then pretend to have provided you with solutions...
Cyber crime pandemic
in Sox First, on September 18, 2009
We are in a cyber crime pandemic and it's getting worse with US federal authorities telling the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee this week that the crooks are now turning their attention to small businesses, a much easier hit than larger more secure corporations...
logiENERGY launches Peak Oil Fund
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 16, 2009
... Hedge fund investor, logi ENERGY LLC ., has announced the formation of The Peak Oil Value Fund. Launched September 8, the new hedge fund is the first of its kind aimed at institutional and accr...
Top Venture Capital Blogs
in TJ's Weblog, on September 15, 2009
TechCrunch had a nice resource piece last week on the top venture capital blogs. Are you reading them? It's a great way to keep up with the trends and issues involved in the VC industry today.
Guy Kawasaki 's blog ( How to Change the World ) is at the top of the heap at the moment with o...
World Habitat Day - Oct. 5
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 15, 2009
The United Nations has designated the first Monday each October as World Habitat Day .
This year on Oct. 5 in Washington, D.C. and around the world, Habitat for Humanity is supporting this global observance, declaring that the lack of decent, affordable housing is unacceptable.
According to ...
Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest WildCard Play-Off
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 15, 2009
... A Leg To Stand On is celebrating the sixth anniversary of their annual benefit, Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest . It is being held at B.B. King Blues Club in New York on Thursday, October 8.
The Rockto...
