The People's Hedge Fund up and running

"StrategeryCapital Management LLC The people's hedge fund About Strategery Strategery is a unique hedge fund. It is the largest in the world, with expected initial capital of $700 billion. It has a free and unlimited credit line should it need more. It has no fixed mandate,...

Long gold, long silver, a lifeline for hedge funds? « Peter J. Cooper’s We...

" Perhaps the hedge fund managers should take their cue from the central banks which are not going to be selling gold over the next 12 months as they have been over the past four previous years. Supply is coming out of the market at a time of rising demand for a hedge...

Until Every Stock Is 0, Naked Shorting Is Good

These Institutions, hedge funds and anal-ysts, that helped contribute to the looting of the world by naked short selling should be tried for treason.* * * *I heard a researcher say that nobody who has ever taken on...

Indian stock Market tanks on likely US hedge funds redemption

Despite the bailout plan approved by US Congress, Indian stock market tanked due the negetive sentiments in other world markets.Since morning Asia and Europe markest have been slipping.  " The concomitant...

Hedge funds loans to break the banks « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" It might look amusing to think of the hedge funds who had been shorting the bank stocks suddenly getting shafted. But whose money were they playing with? Yes, it came from their subscribers but who else? Well, the banks of course - and given the massively geared nature of...

$150m Islamic hedge funds debut in Dubai « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" Some industry watchers have suggested that Al Safi’s funding and the launch of DSAM is a historic milestone in Islamic Finance. And it seems ironic that Islamic hedge funds should debut at such a bad time for the hedge fund industry as a whole but if they can make this...

London's Ban on short-selling could drive Hedge funds to rival cities

Was it a good idea to limit short selling, speculating on falling stocks ?London is not sure, first HEDGE FUNDS go to other places in Europe and Dubai. " Britain's temporary ban on short-selling financial stocks...

McCain calls for Bush to fire SEC's Chris Cox

"Sen. John McCain on Thursday called for President Bush to fire the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, while he and his campaign charged that Sen. Barack Obama is using the current economic crisis as...

Do speed cameras work?

Speed cameras - are they just a cash cow or do they really help prevent accidents? Accidents are caused by many factors but speed certainly increases the risk of serious injury or death when an accident happens. In...

Islamic hedge funds find a way of going short « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"Barclays Capital, and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority, an agency of the Dubai government, today announced the first Shariah compliant hedge funds on the Al Safi Trust platform. This breaks new ground for Islamic investors and opens up an entirely new asset class...

Will the Hunts buy silver again after selling Hunt Petroleum? « Peter J. Coo...

" Of course, the irony of the 1970’s episode may not have been lost on the next generation of Hunts. They did indeed select one of the best possible investment strategies for that decade, and if they had not gotten too greedy with margin trading their position would have...

Warren Buffett, ADIA turn against the average hedge fund « Peter J. Cooper...

" Buffett’s logic appears to be that over time hedge fund fees will weigh so heavily on overall performance that the basket will under perform the market. By creating a fund-of-funds the focus is on average performance rather than the next George Soros, and it will be...

Gold heading quickly back above $1,000 and silver $22 « Peter J. Cooper’s ...

" Depressed gold and silver junior exploration stocks are the best buy but anything linked to precious metals will gain in price as the metals rise in value. Gold is a safe haven for investors and a hedge against inflation but silver generally has the better performance in a...

Investing the Templeton Way: what is he backing now? « Peter J. Cooper’s W...

"Sir John Templeton is a remarkable billionaire investor, and even at 95 years old he is still making calls that put the brightest young hedge fund managers to shame. But based on his brilliant past record we can only hazard a guess at what this legendary investor is up to now. "

George Soros: 'We face the most serious recession of our lifetime'

English economic journalist Fred Harrison has been predicting a 2010 depression for more than a decade. George Soros is the most in-famous of "a-moral" stock market investors - and a philanthropist. It seems like...

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