02 Oct 2008
European Midday Report: Shares rise for third day in a row as US bailout progresses through voting sessions
European markets rose for a third day, led by UBS and Fortis.European markets rose for a third day, led by UBS and Fortis. By midday in…
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Completion of Amex acquisition extends NYSE Euronext's US ETF leadership
NYSE Euronext has completed its acquisition of the American Stock Exchange, enhancing its US leadership in the field of exchange-traded…
01 Oct 2008
Comment: The end of the single prime broker model
Sameer Shalaby, chief executive of hedge fund technology provider Paladyne Systems, says the current financial crisis has sealed the fate…
European Midday Report: Markets cautious in advance of crucial vote
European markets traded cautiously this morning on hopes that the US bailout plan would be approved later this afternoon by the US…
30 Sep 2008
Comment - Julius Baer's Christian Gattiker: "This is not the time to make major portfolio shifts"
Christian Gattiker, head of research and equity strategy at Julius Baer, looks at the impact of the rejection by the US House of…
European Midday Report: World markets ease on hopes that bailout is alive
The US Congress's rejection of a bank rescue package wiped nearly 9 per cent off the S&P 500 on Monday but European shares and many…
Man Group reports 25 per cent sales growth in six months to September
Despite the turmoil in global financial markets, demand for Man Group's hedge fund products has remained very strong, the firm says in its…
Hedgeweek Comment: Donations from hedge funds - so what?
The UK media on Sunday were agog with the news that the Conservative Party, which is widely expected to regain power at the next general…
Comment: Is real estate the silver lining?
David Krein, senior director for institutional markets at Dow Jones Indexes, says that while financial sector stocks slump, the real estate…
Rejection of US bailout bill sends markets tumbling around the world
By a vote of 228-to-205 the House of Representatives yesterday rejected US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's USD 700 bn (GBP 386 bn)…
Contagion spreads to Europe as governments step in to save Bradford & Bingley, Hypo Real Estate, Fortis, Dexia and Glitnir
Governments around Europe were forced to rescue a number of financial institutions hit by the fallout from the ongoing US credit crisis,…
Majority of global investors think US bailout will restore order
More than 60 per cent of institutional investors, large companies and pension funds around the world think the USD700bn government bailout…
26 Sep 2008
Laven Partners criticises Sarkozy's UN attack on hedge funds
London- and Geneva-based investment management consultancy Laven Partners has questioned the premises of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: SEC probes alleged market manipulation of financial stocks
The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether traders spread rumours in order to manipulate share prices and has ordered…
Hedgeweek Comment: Regulation all over the place
Regulators have banned short selling in order to ease the downward pressure on financial stocks, but they are still reviewing the details…
