Hedge Fund Articles & White Papers
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The Greenspan Warnings, November 30, 2005
As gold flirts with 20-year highs, we are hearing more from the ?gold bugs? or, as they are sometimes appropriately called, the ?doom-and-gloomers?. Appropriately, because a gold bug?s current outlook for the future of traditional financial assets such as stocks, bonds and currencies is not... read more
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Client Commission Practices, November 7, 2005
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Diversification of Traditional Portfolio:, October 21, 2005
Increased Investment by Pension Funds and Endowments in Hedge Funds
As popularity of hedge funds continues to increase, reflected by significant growth in investments in the hedge funds over last three years, many mutual funds managers are looking at allocating some share of funds under... read more
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Hedge Fund Demand Capacity 2005- 2015, August 24, 2005
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DOL Announces Changes to QPAM Exemption, August 23, 2005
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Side Letters and offshore Hedge Funds , August 22, 2005
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Protecting Your Savings From Inflation , July 28, 2005
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Is The Gold Bull Market Over?, May 5, 2005
In an April 28, 2005 news release, GFMS announced that the year-end price of gold could reach a 22 year high of US$500. With the price of precious metals in a trading range and mining stocks experiencing double digit declines this announcement comes as a surprise to many gold bugs and... read more
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DISPOSITION OF ASSETS OF TROUBLED COMPANIES, May 3, 2005
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THE GOLD, OIL AND US DOLLAR RELATIONSHIP, April 22, 2005
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Lehman Is Said to Agree to Buy 20% of Ospraie Management, April 19, 2005
Lehman Brothers has agreed to buy 20 percent of Ospraie Management, a hedge fund that manages about $2 billion and invests primarily in basic industries and commodities, people briefed on the negotiations said yesterday.
The deal, while small, highlights two trends on Wall Street.
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Final Regulations Issued on Diversification Requirements for Variable Annuities, Endowments and Life Insurance Contracts , April 6, 2005
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General Motors, the Stock Market and Gold, April 6, 2005
If the saying ?As goes General Motors so goes America? holds true then it doesn?t look very good for America or for the stock market.
In a March 16th profit warning GM announced that significant weakness in the North American automotive business would lead to a loss in the first quarter... read more
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Derivatives Regulation, February 4, 2005
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Have you ever heard of the US hedge fund manager Guaranteed Returns Diversified, Inc. or its fund GRDI Select, L.P.?, January 27, 2005
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THE OUTLOOK FOR GOLD IN 2005, January 17, 2005
It?s January, the beginning of a new year, and the time when economists, analysts and even astrologers like to prognosticate about what lies in store for the next 12 months.
With respect to gold, opinions on the price vary from $400 to $500 dollars per ounce for 2005. These opinions... read more