Tag Archives: term prospects


Sovereign fund assets shrink to $3 trln

July 21, 2009 : Permalink

The Guardian – Value of assets held by the world’s sovereign wealth funds fell to $3 trillion this year from $3.6 trillion at end-2007 as the credit crisis nearly halved their equity portfolio, according to Deutsche Bank. The German bank’s […]

A Hedge Fund Manager’s Farewell

May 18, 2009 : Permalink

New York Times – Two weeks from now, a seven-year-old hedge fund called Alson Capital Partners will return around $800 million to its investors, and shut its doors for good. The fund was founded and managed by Neil Barsky, 51, […]

FX Trading Grows 250% as Investors Look For Alternative to Hedge Fund Trading

January 27, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Deutsche Bank’s foreign exchange (FX) trading platform, dbFX.com, reported a surge in customer numbers in 2008 as FX grew as an asset class of choice for investors amid the financial crisis. The trading platform saw […]