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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
...irst page of one of the top search engines when looking for information and thinking there might be some general validity to this, I took a [...] Read More American Oil Dependency ... ...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
...s, one round trip ticket anywhere in the US by American Airways and two units for an unescorted foursome of golf at any of the 300 plus private clubs in the TOUR GCX network. All proceeds were donated... ...
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
... all at the funeral of a mutual friend. The Sun employee says, "We have a tradition at Sun. If someone dies, we put ten dollars into their coffin," and he drops in a ten dollar bill. The EMC... .... [...] 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
...bonNYC 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 con...
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
...yers over the last few weeks . Now with the 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 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
...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
...d a third party marketer to represent your fund."
If you are looking for hedge fund marketing , some items to think about include:
* Is the marketer licensed?
* What is their experience in rai... ...
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
...providers.” Joe Goldstein from G&S Fund Services said, “I think it was a good environment for someone looking for the right information to plan and succeed in establishing a a start up hedge fund. It ... ... 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
...eport in Advertising Age . It plans to increase the number of editorial pages, even bringing in some of Bloomberg's 2200 reporters. All this at a time when when other news organizations are cuttin...
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
...s 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. ...
Bankers' cocaine binge
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
...lew up a year ago. As the report notes: "Scientists say it's no accident that trading and cocaine sometimes go together. Both involve taking risks and have a similar effect on the brain. Each activi...
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 I have a friend who has made some really, really, really bad decisions in her life about personal finance, and she recently asked...
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
...e is working so hard. So the conclusion is that boom times are a health hazard. Still, there's something to be said about suffering in comfort....
Who's the Next IT Acquirer?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 29, 2009
© kennethgray
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
...nging. Conversely, don't be stupid. 5. Use punctuation. According to Zarella, 98% of RTs have some form of punctuation (compared with 86% of normal tweets). Colons, periods, exclamation points, ...
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
© Fosforix
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...
$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
...t they call "sovereign immunity". Unless the discovery process can uncover a smoking gun, some evidence that there was some directive to ignore the warning signs, their chance of succeeding ...
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
...entrepreneurial setting. I don't think it had a negative impact on our marriage. But we did see some resentment small amount of from other workers.
Bottom line, the answer depends on you (and you...
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
...the beginning and middle 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 Schneide... ...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
... the New York Times , the United States runs the risk of becoming a banana republic economy unless something is done to rein in the debt when markets pick up again. That's given rise to specula...
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
...titutions and to hold those institutions to task. Modern newspaper reporting was the hardest and in some ways most gratifying job I ever had. I am offended to think that anyone, anywhere believes Amer...
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
BusinessWeek ran a piece earlier this month in which Guangzhou Party Secretary Zhu Xiaodan is quoted on the city's plans to clean up the Pearl River, restore wetlands and forests, and foster home-grown brands. It was an interesting piece.According to article: Guangzhou will eschew heavy manufa...
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
...;s going on internationally in the alternative industry. Just drop me a line or comment if there is something specific you would like to hear more about.
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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
...ras for dummies ." They seem to think it was a coup. The President allegedly tried to enact some constitutional changes that would have allowed him to stay in office longer - to be reelected. ...
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
...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...
