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KaosPilot revolution
in Sox First, on November 21, 2009
...lly changed, business education has stood still. While many companies are moving toward a new era—more global, more focused on making a social contribution, more open to democratic decision-making inv...
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...
Seen that? - Currency trading with Retirement money
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 15, 2009
...n of thought Scary. Trading currencies are no deferent then any other product.To think, [...] Read More 2008: The Year of Carbon Finance and Trading at The Hedge Funds Weblo... ... 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
...es will be shelving plans to discover fresh sources of ore. That will drive the price up further. More to the point, it's likely to prevent any recovery in the greenback...
Is China about to collapse?
in Sox First, on November 12, 2009
...to collapse. Chanos argues that China has ramped up its production, giving itself a capacity that's more than the consumption in the US, India and Japan combined. That means China will end up producin... ...
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...
What Not to Say When You Hand Out Pink Slips
in Biz Plan Hacks, on November 11, 2009
...ing sensitive (why would you feel the need to say mean things to someone you're not going to see anymore?) or you can think of it as reducing your corporate liability in the layoff. But it's really ju...
The Trade War That Wasn't
in China Venture News, on November 11, 2009
...imilar action on auto parts. However, observers say the selection of these goods appears calculated more to send a warning to Washington than to inflict immediate pain. As much as the U.S. relies on C...
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...
Galleon scandal: just the beginning?
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
...nsider trading shouldn't even be illegal, claiming that it would expose fraud earlier, it would put more information out in the market and that companies will become more transparent. The problem wit... ...
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
...umbers of MBAs flocking to Wall Street is actually good for the market. According to the Index, if more than 30% of Harvard MBAs end up in "market-sensitive jobs" like investment banking, private equ... ...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
...cording to this curve we are near peak production, but recent efforts in countries such [...] Read More Peak Oil what do the search engines say? at IfEnergy ... ...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
...s collectively are charged with allegedly participating in insider trading schemes that generated more than $20 million in illegal profits.
“If you talk on the phone, we may be listening, there’s a... ... 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
...n in the hedge fund community and having connections in the industry is all-important.”
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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...
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
...at On Storage An introduction to thin provisioning: One of the more important but often misunderstood advancements within data storage is thin provisioning. This a... .... [...] Read More Evan Rapoport on Capital Introduction - Excerpt at The Hedge Funds Weblog Capital Introduction is a service usually provid...
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...
Cap & Trade 101
in IfEnergy, on October 28, 2009
...e to sell or trade their leftovers to other companies which, presumably, wish they had bought more. Actually, part of Congress's goal in the US seems to be to keep the EPA out of it. And while the cre...
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
... US Ten Year Note braking out of its range we should see some heavy selling in stocks . [...] Read More Weekly Buy and sell Numbers at The Hedge Funds Weblog ... ... 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. ...
!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...
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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 ...
What is hedge fund third party marketing?
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 15, 2009
...he United States. Not very many, relative to the amount of hedge funds that are out there.
"With more than 10,000 estimated funds, and only 500 3pm's, it is easy to realize why 3pm's have a reason ... ...
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
...ites, Bloomberg.com and BusinessWeek.com, we'll have roughly 8 million unique [visitors], which are more than any other non-portal business and financial site," Mr. Doctoroff said. "Interestingly they...
Hedge funds lied to investors
in Sox First, on October 15, 2009
...ainst written documentation." In other words, nearly half misrepresented the truth, or to put it more bluntly, lied and one in five verbally lied. When you read this, you can then understand how peo... ...
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...
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
...tors and try to shock the brain into a boost of the chemical through novel situations. They're also more likely to become addicted, Robbins says." A lot of it too has been driven buy the drop in the ...
Seen that? - NYSE Value, is in Goldman`s mind
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 9, 2009
...the 1 billion dollars in the NYSE account and the building...The ARCA deal is valued at [...] Read More Fortress Joins the NYSE at The Hedge Funds Weblog ... ... 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
...? Do you have a rainy day fund socked away? Have you made an IRA contribution for 2004? [...] Read More You're on Your Own, Kid: Defensive Personal Finance at The Personal F...
Seen that? - NBA's Marc Cuban Blogs his Plans to Launch Betting Hedge Fund
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 2, 2009
... a new hedge fund. However, this hedge fund won't invest in stocks or bonds, or any [...] Read More Preakness Betting Affected by Online Gambling at The Gambling Weblog ... ... 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...
Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest 2009
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 30, 2009
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As one of Wall Street's most popular annual events, Hedge Fund Rocktoberfes t features bands whose members work in the hedge fund and finance industry. All of the five bands scheduled to per...
Recessions boost your health
in Sox First, on September 30, 2009
...ided with declines in mortality and gains in life expectancy,'' the writers say. Of course, more people were committing suicide back then, but the researchers don't put much stock in that,...
Who's the Next IT Acquirer?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 29, 2009
... 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 an...
The science of retweets
in Sox First, on September 24, 2009
...ation points, commas, and hyphens rate well. Semi colons don't. 6. Breaking news stories get more retweets. 7. Nouns, proper nouns and third person verbs are heavily retweeted. For example, ...
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
... that the crooks are now turning their attention to small businesses, a much easier hit than larger more secure corporations. The problem is jurisdiction. Cyber criminals oeprate in a world without b...
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
...ring that the lack of decent, affordable housing is unacceptable.
According to the United Nations, more than 100 million people in the world today are homeless. Millions more face a severe housing pr...
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...
$4.5 billion go into Hedge funds in Aug 2009
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 9, 2009
...ver 300 new hedge fund launches and 400 fund closures confirmed by Eurekahedge so far this year.
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Net inflows for hedge funds reached $4.5 billion in August, with over 50% of the reporting funds attracting capital during the month.
Preliminary reporting from Eurekahedge finds that August ...
Can the SEC be sued for Madoff?
in Sox First, on September 7, 2009
At the end of last year, a 61 year old New York woman Phyllis Molchatsky sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for negligence after she lost $2 million investing with Bernard Madoff. Now in the wake of the an SEC internal investigation report slating the agency for missing obvious tel...
Media misleads with Cerberus Hedge Fund Three-Year Lockup Announcement
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 3, 2009
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This morning on the HedgeCo hedge fund blog , Aaron posted this interesting piece on Cerberus and the new three-year lock up policy that they instituted for their new hedge funds. The arti...
Be Your Spouse's Boss? Maybe...
in BootStrapMe, on September 1, 2009
Women Entrepreneurs asked an interesting question that bootstrappers should consider: should you put your spouse on your payroll?
Of course, for them the issue was complicated by our society's views of male-female authority. While adding your husband to the payroll may help him get affordable...
The app economy
in Sox First, on August 28, 2009
...than the economy of Somalia and Eritrea. Not combined but soon it will be. App Store customers buy more than one app per month, making it a bonanza and continuous revenue stream for Apple. Gigaom ...
Hedge Fund Journal’s Funds of Hedge Funds/ Newedge Release Top 50 Research
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on August 27, 2009
...y are not out of the game. Smaller funds, of course, are facing an even tougher time. Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research (HFR) has reported that over 200 funds of hedge funds liquidated in 2009. This i...
EM Market Moves
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on August 25, 2009
...of 2009, which probably isn't surprising to anyone reading this. "Some of emerging markets hedge funds were down almost 50 percent," according to Andrew Schneider, managing partner of He...
Who is buying up US debt?
in Sox First, on August 23, 2009
...ter because of its tax laws and legal regime, basically offering financial services companies a lot more leniency. The question is whether the selling of US debt is sustainable in the long term.... ...lds $189.7 billion worth of Treasury securities. That group takes in the Cayman Islands, home to US hedge funds and investment vehicles. It's hardly surprising that group is the fifth biggest hold...
Headed for the double dip
in Sox First, on August 20, 2009
... way ahead of the real economy. Which means there will have to be a correction, making a double dip more likely....
Bankruptcies soar
in Sox First, on August 14, 2009
Earlier this week, we had the Fed announcing that the US appeared to have ended its long decline, suggesting the end of the recession. But don't go talking about a recovery yet. Not with the alarming Administrative Office of the US Courts data showing there were 1.3 million bankruptcie...
Immigration Daily Blog
in Global Mobility Report, on August 12, 2009
If you're looking for a good source of news and opinions on immigration issues in the US, Immigration Daily is a blog you may want to consider following.
The blog is nine years old and has about 35,000 readers. The ILW's main website has a number of resources for people involved in...
No bail for Black
in Sox First, on August 11, 2009
You have to hand it to Conrad Black. Two years after he sentenced to six-plus years in the slammer for fraud, he has still been seeking bail pending an appeal. If anyone told he had a snowflake's chance in hell of getting it, he wasn't listening. He still maintains he is innocent. Now ...
Global Recovery
in China Venture News, on August 7, 2009
Is China leading a global recovery. BusinessWeek says that many international corporations seem to think so. That theme keeps cropping up in recent conversations with CEOs and financial executives. Among the voices extolling the strength of China are Alcoa (AA) CEO Klaus Kleinfeld, Freeport-McMoRa...
Another oil shock?
in Sox First, on August 2, 2009
...ooking at a second shock to the world economy as the recovery kicks in with demand expected to grow more than 2% annually between 2010 and 2015. That's much more than in the period from 2006 to 20...
Is Ryanair's pee fee the answer?
in Sox First, on August 2, 2009
...recession thanks to its aggressive marketing campaign. Ryanair also seems to know about extracting more fees out of willing passengers. Back in February, I did an entry l ooking at how Ryanair was i...
Is Ryanair's pee fee the answer?
in Sox First, on August 1, 2009
...recession thanks to its aggressive marketing campaign. Ryanair also seems to know about extracting more fees out of willing passengers. Back in February, I did an entry l ooking at how Ryanair was i...
Poor Bernanke
in Sox First, on July 30, 2009
... Sure, the filing has been released to show
Bernanke is doing it hard like everyone else. But a bit more transparency would make that more credible. It's better to nominate a figure rather than gi...
First SOX clawback
in Sox First, on July 26, 2009
Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires chief financial officers and chief executive officers to reimburse the company bonuses and stock profits following a fraud. The rationale behind the legislation is that they were running the company when misleading information was being put out. ...
Can Technology Clean Up Coal?
in IfEnergy, on July 22, 2009
© MoToMo
About half of U.S. power comes from coal , according to CNN. And the process of burning coal for electricity accounts for about 80 percent of the country's CO2 emissions from electricity. And while wind, solar and other forms of clean renewable energy are expanding rapidly, it wil...
Regulating PE's & VC's? Treasury Wants To...
in Bizinformer, on July 20, 2009
...ier this month that would regulate venture capital, private equity firms and hedge funds that had more than $30 million in assets. Registration with the SEC would mean more detailed reporting. F... ... proposed a bill earlier this month that would regulate venture capital, private equity firms and hedge funds that had more than $30 million in assets. Registration with the SEC would mean more ...
Can news be saved?
in Sox First, on July 20, 2009
...ng from mainstream news publications, whereupon aggregating websites and bloggers contribute little more than repetition, commentary and froth. Meanwhile, readers acquire news from the aggregators and...
Evan Rapoport on Capital Introduction - Excerpt
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 18, 2009
...'s success. Then hope the capital introduction teams and third party marketers will help you!
More on Capital Introduction in the Hedge Fund industry on his blog
... ... Capital Introduction is a service usually provided by hedge fund prime brokers. The biggest teams coming from the largest prime brokers, firms like Goldman Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley, Mer...
Coming Soon: The NEW Guangzhou
in China Venture News, on July 16, 2009
....According to article: Guangzhou will eschew heavy manufacturing and encourage industries that rely more on innovation than investment, such as biomedical and electronics, as well as service-sector in...
Too Old to Start a Business? Probably Not...
in BootStrapMe, on July 16, 2009
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A recent survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that senior citizens are the largest demographic group starting new businesses these days, according to Inc.com . Between November of 2007 and May of 2009, the percentage of Americans age 65 or older who are self-emplo...
Hedge Fund Updates On Twitter
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 16, 2009
...tive industry. Just drop me a line or comment if there is something specific you would like to hear more about.
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