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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...
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...
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
© 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
...nancier George Soros. In an interview with the Financial Times , Soros says soaring executive pay needs to be regulated because the banks have been getting hidden subsidies by borrowing at close to ... ...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. ...
!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
...over Apple's iMac Blu-ray, quad-core plans
• The 'We Need To Own' Baloney
• Apple Opens Up 'In App Purchasing' for Free iPhone Applications
• Make Unlimited Free Calls on Your Cellphone with ... ...herever you like
• Android 2.0 screenshot walkthrough
• iSteadii 2.0 - Image Stabilizing Unit
• Managing your reputation through search results
• Hulu Desktop Windows 7 Media Center Integr...
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
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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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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
...ed this event to bring public awareness of this devastating disease and the urgency of Jasper's need for support," said Paul Britton, CEO of Capstone Holdings Group, LLC. "We are pleased... ...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
...e 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 so...
Cyber crime pandemic
in Sox First, on September 18, 2009
...out borders and can strike businesses in different countries. As reported here , it means business needs international protocols and co-operation between all countries and that's unlikely to happ...
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 year 2030, an additional 3 billion people, about 40 percent of the world's population, will need access to housing. This translates into a demand for 96,150 new affordable units every day and ...
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
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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
How big is the Apple iPhone economy? Fast Company tells us, there are $200 million apps from App Store downloaded every month. Multiply that by 12 and the App Store is worth $2.4 billion which makes it bigger than the economy of Somalia and Eritrea. Not combined but soon it will be. App Sto...
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
...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
...ply and demand for years to come. What that means is that the long term future is uncertain and we need to wind back the massive debt that got us into this mess in the first. There's no sign any ...
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
Are we headed for a new crisis, one that's potentially a lot worse than the credit crunch? We're talking about oil. As Scott Nyquist writes in BusinessWeek , we are looking at a second shock to the world economy as the recovery kicks in with demand expected to grow more than 2% annual...
Is Ryanair's pee fee the answer?
in Sox First, on August 2, 2009
Yesterday, I looked at how the aviation industry was nose diving, cranking up big losses from the global meltdown and swine flu. But one airline seems to be doing okay and weathering the storm. Ryanair is posting profits and continuing to attract passengers despite the recession thanks to ...
Is Ryanair's pee fee the answer?
in Sox First, on August 1, 2009
Yesterday, I looked at how the aviation industry was nose diving, cranking up big losses from the global meltdown and swine flu. But one airline seems to be doing okay and weathering the storm. Ryanair is posting profits and continuing to attract passengers despite the recession thanks to ...
Poor Bernanke
in Sox First, on July 30, 2009
Bernanke got poorer in the market meltdown. As Bloomberg reports, the former economics professor's assets fell 29% last year as the financial crisis eroded the value of his assets. Or did they really go down? Bloomberg reports: "The filings, released by the Fed yesterday, show Ben ...
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
... 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
... absurd, yet to read the claims that some new media voices are already making, you would think they need only bulldoze the carcasses of moribund newspapers aside and begin typing. They don't know ...
Evan Rapoport on Capital Introduction - Excerpt
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 18, 2009
... 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
... change 'Made in Guangzhou' to 'Created in Guangzhou,' " Zhu asserts. "We need more intellectual property, more of our own brands." It will be interesting to see how the...
Too Old to Start a Business? Probably Not...
in BootStrapMe, on July 16, 2009
© BlackpitShooting
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
I've also started a twitter page for the stories on the go. Follow me at; http://twitter.com/alexakesson
With so much going on in the news these days I think I'll start doing a weekly news roundup here, short stories highlighting what's going on internationally in the alternative ...
MFA on Obama's Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 16, 2009
...ernoon, highlighting today's announcement by the Obama Administration requiring all advisers to hedge funds and other private pools of capital, including private equity and venture capital funds, ...
Recession reshapes America
in Sox First, on July 14, 2009
I have often talked about how the recession will reshape America's geography where cities like Detroit will turn into ghost towns. Without saying as much, demographer Richard Florida seems to be saying that in his latest book, an extract of which is republished here . Florida argues that ...
Understanding Honduras
in Latina Viva, on July 13, 2009
Honduras was much in the news for a while, and now it seems to have faded from the interests of the major news outlets.
There was a coup in Honduras. Or not, depending on your perspective and who you listen to...
MoJo wrote a short piece they tagged as "Honduras for dummies ." They...
Raising Money for Your Start-Up
in TJ's Weblog, on July 13, 2009
VentureBeat had a piece earlier this month on fundraising: Startup Fundraising 101. The author, Bernard Moon, has been through three startups now.
The piece is an interesting, fairly personal account of what's involved in getting cash for a startup. And it comes complete with presentation sl...
NetworkingForPros.com Puts You on the Web
in Bizinformer, on June 30, 2009
© Dmitry Baranovskiy
I've been contributing over the last few months to the content of a vibrant and growing site that points toward the future of the Internet and has profound potential for eCommerce and business. The site is NetworkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the mome...
Your Company Website
in Bizinformer, on June 30, 2009
I talked yesterday over at BizPlanHacks about getting customers through your company website. Do you have a company website? You should.
SimplWeb has an online course available to help you start a website. They describe it as "a free 7 part guide to creating a killer content site that ca...
Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 3
in Wangtam, on 2009-06-27
... Portable 6 Update 14 Released
• Why We Need Steve Jobs
• Exclusive: Yahoo Working on Major Brand Overhaul (Pretty Please, No More Yodeling!)
• Step by Step Guide to Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone ... ...9;s Smith On Authentication: '70 Billion Reasons To Make This Work'
• Hedge fund managers betting Twitter will give them an edge in rapid trading
• Habitat sorry for Iran Tweeting
• Did ...
Can You Get Money from the Government? Maybe...
in TJ's Weblog, on June 23, 2009
Michael Sanibel had a helpful blog post recently on government grants. He looks at all the basics:
What is a grant?
Who can qualify?
How do you apply?
What types of grants are available?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting a grant?
Why would a grant application not b...
US Immigration Overhaul "Essential"
in Global Mobility Report, on June 21, 2009
© jurvetson
The Obama Administration made it clear this week that overhauling the immigration system in the U.S. is a priority for his administration. Obama told the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference that U.S. borders must be strengthened to thwart illegal immigrati...
Enjoying First Grade
in The Parenting Weblog, on June 19, 2009
My son is truly enjoying first grade. It has been 2 weeks and he is already having a blast.
Though we both have to adjust to waking up early (classes are from 710 to 1130 in the mornings and 1 to 4 in the afternoons), we have slowly gotten there. I don't just rely on one alarm clock, I hav...
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
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If you've been retrenched as a banker or hedge fund manager, don't worry. There's plenty of work out there, if you want to become a spook. The CIA is now running a recruitment ad for...
