Tag Archives: high finance


HSBC’s Maldonado blends science with art

August 3, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – HSBC’s Bill Maldonado is a man who loves to mix science with art — be that in running the Halbis hedge fund business, riding his high-powered Ducati motorbike on a race track or piloting a light aircraft. An […]

Hedge Fund Fiction Bought by Faber

April 17, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – A new book set set in the world of hedge funds ‘This Bleeding City’, set against the global financial collapse, has been bought by Faber editorial director Walter Donohue. It is 30-year-old City trader Alex […]

Battered Wall St tops Obama inaugural donors-study

January 19, 2009 : Permalink

Daily Monitor – Wall Street may be bruised and battered, but it still donated more money than any other U.S. industry to President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural festivities on Tuesday, a study has found. The Center for Responsive Politics said executives […]

Hedge Fund Editor to Join NetSalonFX as Adviser

January 14, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Chris Gillick, currently an associate editor with Trader Monthly and Dealmaker magazines, has agreed to join NetSalonFX as an adviser, principal/branch manager, and regulatory liaison, having just completed his NASD Series 30 exam. As an […]

Clinton Foundation Got Big Lift From Hedge Funds

December 23, 2008 : Permalink

New York Times Blogs – Bill Clinton has plenty of friends in high finance. Lifting a longstanding cloak of secrecy, the former president last week released a complete list of about 208,000 donors to his foundation as part of an […]