Tag Archives: world-economy


NZ firm debuts high-risk inflation hedge fund

June 2, 2009 : Permalink

Alibaba News Channel – Hedge fund firm 36 South said on Monday it had launched a "high risk/high return" fund designed to protect investors’ portfolios against a surge in global inflation. The Excelsior fund will target returns of five times […]

GLOBAL MARKETS-Investors lift stocks, look past banking worry

April 23, 2009 : Permalink

Alibaba News Channel – Investors generally put aside recent worries about the world economy and banking industry woes on Thursday, sending global stocks higher and reversing safety flows into the Japanese yen. Mixed earnings plagued European markets, however, with Credit […]

Rich G7 can’t go it alone to calm economic storm

April 20, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Finance ministers from rich nations, when they meet on Friday, will face less economic turbulence than at their last gathering two months ago, but they recognize they need developing nations to step up spending to revive the world […]

Inside the world’s biggest hedge funds

March 19, 2009 : Permalink

Fortune Magazine – Is the current downturn merely a severe slump, or are we facing a second coming of the Great Depression? That’s the question everyone is asking these days. But Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates and manager of what […]

Hedge Fund Manager Red Kite sees low commodity prices for years

February 4, 2009 : Permalink

Forbes – Commodity prices will remain low for a long time, possibly up to 7 years because of the global recession and falling demand, hedge fund Red Kite told a British newspaper. Michael Farmer founder of Red Kite, a big […]

Citigroup to Liquidate Hedge Fund

November 19, 2008 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Citigroup Inc. will be liquidating its Corporate Special Opportunities fund after losing over half its value last month, according to a report by the Financial Times.  The hedge fund had frozen redemptions for almost a year […]