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23:50
02/Jul
2008
"Now That I Got That Hedge Fund (Or Fund Of Fund): What Is It Worth?" Webinar Examines The Monetization Of Hedge Fund Management Firms | wealth management - 1888pressrelease.com; 1111 words.
Business News. "Now That I Got That Hedge Fund (Or Fund Of Fund): What Is It Worth?" Webinar Examines The Monetization Of Hedge Fund Management Firms . "Now That I Got That Hedge Fund (Or Fund Of Fund... Read »
22:25
02/Jul
2008
The Other Real Estate Disaster | investment - forbes.com; 1089 words.
Your state's employee pension fund is probably (a) doing badly with recent real estate pools and (b) working very hard with the private equity operators of these pools to keep you in the dark. Scott ... Read »
21:42
02/Jul
2008
KWIC | real estate investments - smallcapwatch.com; 130 words.
Kennedy-Wilson is an integrated, international real estate services and investment company. provides fund management of real estate and note pool investments; commercial and residential property manag... Read »
21:26
02/Jul
2008
GLOBALISATION: West s Loss of Gulf Funds East s Gain | international trade - ipsnews.net; 1154 words.
GLOBALISATION: West s Loss of Gulf Funds East s Gain Analysis by Meena Janardhan DUBAI, Jul 3 (IPS) - As politically motivated restrictions on investments by oil-rich countries intensify in the West, ... Read »
21:02
02/Jul
2008
Keeping Up with China | pension - voiceofsandiego.org; 603 words.
If you were thinking of getting around the booze ban at local beaches and state parks this holiday weekend by pouring your adult beverage into a different container, the plan just got more difficult. ... Read »
20:22
02/Jul
2008
Prudential acquires 40% stake in local asset manager GAP | mutual funds - bnamericas.com; 548 words.
US financial services group Prudential (NYSE: PRU) has entered into a strategic partnership with GAP Asset Management, acquiring approximately 40% of the Brazilian financial group, Prudential said in ... Read »
19:30
02/Jul
2008
Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT Acquires AMLI at Kedron Village in Peachtree City, Ga | ventas - einnews.com; 974 words.
Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc. today announced the acquisition of AMLI at Kedron Village, a 216-unit Class A multifamily community in the Atlanta suburb of Peachtree City, Ga. Located at 100 Hyaci... Read »
19:12
02/Jul
2008
Angle Energy Inc. - Exchange of share certificates | investment - newswire.ca; 319 words.
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION INTO THE UNITED STATES/ TSX: NGL CALGARY,. ("Angle") became a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Exchange. Angle has ado... Read »
19:03
02/Jul
2008
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with Cape Verde | economy trade - imf.org; 1365 words.
Cape Verde and completed the fourth review of the Policy Support Instrument (PSI).1 Background Over the last several years, Cape Verde has achieved a major economic transformation. Real per capita GD... Read »
18:49
02/Jul
2008
Ex-hedge fund manager surrenders, sent to New York | mutual funds - silobreaker.com; 816 words.
Wednesday to small-town police in . Ex-hedge fund manager surrenders, sent to New York SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (Reuters) - Fugitive former hedge fund manager Samuel Israel III drove a motor scooter to a ... Read »
17:58
02/Jul
2008
349.40 | stocks mutual funds - stockwatch.com; 645 words.
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17:54
02/Jul
2008
Daily Wrap-up - A Close at the Lows | investment - schaeffersresearch.com; 313 words.
I have followed Bernie for several years and have tremendous respect for the work that your organization provides. I described the midday action as "reluctant" but that deteriorated into something nas... Read »
17:45
02/Jul
2008
TSX plunges 433 points | stock markets - globeinvestor.com; 1056 words.
TORONTO The Toronto stock market plunged more than 400 points Wednesday, its biggest one-day drop in more than three months as investors worried that slowing economic conditions in North America a... Read »
17:34
02/Jul
2008
SNSFE Investigates Evergreen Ultra Short Opportunities Fund | wealth management - justia.com; 908 words.
BOND FUND LOSSES LINKED TO MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES. Investor Angst, Regulatory Probes And Litigation Intensify Over Auction Rate Securities . Securities Regulator Issues Warning Regarding Reverse M... Read »
17:30
02/Jul
2008
TSX suffers biggest one-day drop in months | stock markets - ctv.ca; 1089 words.
The Toronto stock market plunged more than 400 points Wednesday, its biggest one-day drop in more than three months as investors worried that slowing economic conditions in North America and Europe wi... Read »
17:24
02/Jul
2008
Buckeye Technologies Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Results Schedule | investment - istockanalyst.com; 453 words.
Submit Article. Analyst Comments: VeriFone, Research In Motion, Equity Residential, Pervasive Software, Interactive Data Jul 02, 2008 04:39 PM. From The Big Three to the Not-So-Big Two? Jul 02, 2008 0... Read »
17:06
02/Jul
2008
Leading independent proxy firm, RiskMetrics ISS Canada, recommends securityholders vote for the arrangement involving the acquisition of Gemcom Softwa | investment - newswire.ca; 595 words.
Leading independent proxy firm, RiskMetrics ISS Canada, recommends securityholders vote for the arrangement involving the acquisition of Gemcom Software. (TSX:GCM), the largest global supplier of spec... Read »
17:06
02/Jul
2008
Patheon Reaches Agreement with BSP Pharmaceuticals for Development and Manufacture of Cytotoxics | pharmaceutical - newswire.ca; 577 words.
Patheon (TSX:PTI), a global provider of drug development and manufacturing services to the international pharmaceutical industry, has completed a shareholders agreement and a sales and marketing agree... Read »
16:54
02/Jul
2008
MakeMusic Added to Russell Microcap Index | pension - consumerelectronicsnet.com; 725 words.
MakeMusic, Inc. (Nasdaq: MMUS) today announced it has been added to the Russell Microcap Index after the Russell Investment Group reconstituted its comprehensive set of U. Russell indexes are widely u... Read »
16:51
02/Jul
2008
Raj Mehra | corporate finance - glgroup.com; 413 words.
Accounting Issues. Financial Services Council Raj Mehra is the President of Chelsea Advisory Services, a financial risk and forensic accounting advisory firm in Washington DC. He has over 21 years of ... Read »
16:41
02/Jul
2008
Bearish on Government Bonds | stocks and bonds - istockanalyst.com; 1166 words.
09:03 PM. Entercom Partners with FlyTunes to Deliver Mobile Radio Streams and WORLDSPACE(R), Inc. Reaches Agreement to Defer Debt Payment Jul 02, 2008 09:00 PM. Grains strong at the finish Wednesday ... Read »
16:33
02/Jul
2008
Toronto stock index falls sharply on weak resources | stock markets - financialpost.com; 745 words.
Today's big losers on the TSX. TORONTO -- The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index traded sharply lower on Wednesday as coal producers fell in tandem with the price of the commodity and weak U. Swingin... Read »
16:16
02/Jul
2008
Investing Insights: UnitedHealth, First of the Earnings Warnings? | online trading - businessweek.com; 483 words.
So far, it s been a relatively quiet week on Wall Street. But the calm is deceptive because the market is going through a crucial quarterly waiting period, right after the end of the quarter but befor... Read »
15:59
02/Jul
2008
Southwest Bancorp, Inc. Announces Issuance of $30 Million Trust Preferred Securities | stock markets - einnews.com; 667 words.
STILLWATER, Okla., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: OKSB), ("Southwest"), announced that Southwest Capital Trust II, a statutory trust formed under the laws of the Sta... Read »
15:47
02/Jul
2008
Willis Acquisition of Hilb Rogal & | press release information - consumerelectronicsnet.com; 1379 words.
Willis Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, today announced that the U. Federal Trade Commission has cleared review of Willis' pending acquisition of Hilb Rogal & Hobbs ("H... Read »
15:41
02/Jul
2008
Click to continue reading "CIT Completes Exit of Home Lending Business" | press release information - consumermortgagereports.com; 1032 words.
Filed Under Goldman Sachs , Lenders With Problems 2007 , Lenders With Problems 2008 , Merger/Acquisitions , Mortgage Implosion , Mortgage News. (NYSE: CIT), a leading global commercial finance company... Read »
15:22
02/Jul
2008
Jeff Epstein's Lucrative And Mysterious Profession | wealth management - dealbreaker.com; 517 words.
What is it that convicted sex-criminal Jeffrey Epstein does? We mean apart from pay very young women for sexually charged massages? What is it he does for his clients? The New York Times sent business... Read »
15:19
02/Jul
2008
Clear Channel Announces the Termination of its Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for Clear Channel Senior Notes | press release - clearchannel.com; 1529 words.
We believe Clear Channel's people are our most important asset. Our teams make the critical difference in how we perform and their skills, talents and determination separate us from our competitors. W... Read »
15:16
02/Jul
2008
DHX Media Invests CAD $2M in Tribal Nova | press release information - virtualworldsnews.com; 1293 words.
DHX Media Ltd. , a producer of children's television and interactive content, has bought a 16. Tribal Nova has produced or licensed rights to over 500 games and virtual worlds featuring mostly childre... Read »
15:12
02/Jul
2008
Irish Pensions: 15 billion wiped off the value of Irish Managed Funds in 2008 as recession strikes | pension - finfacts.ie; 1056 words.
3:51: PM. Irish Pensions: 15 billion wiped off the value of Irish Managed Funds in 2008 as recession strikes . Fears of a global recession sent equity markets into freefall last month. As a result, ... Read »
14:55
02/Jul
2008
Prod. Updates - PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust Fund to Be | mutual funds - nasdaqtrader.com; 3294 words.
The PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the Trust ) is a management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act ). The Trust consists of 75 e... Read »
14:51
02/Jul
2008
Launch of TVS Shriram Growth Fund | investments - indiaprwire.com; 1224 words.
TVS Capital Funds mobilizes Rs.500crores of capital for establishment of growth equity fund to empower nextgen entrepreneurs . TVS Shriram Growth Fund is an India focused growth equity fund that is es... Read »
14:46
02/Jul
2008
K. Susan Billiot Joins Patriot Coal as Senior Vice President of Human Resources | press release information - metalsnews.com; 793 words.
High Desert Gold's Reconnaissance Program Locates Strong Gold Mineralization on Its Kinkaid Property, Mineral County, Nevada -12 Minutes Ago High Desert Gold Corporation is pleased to announce that th... Read »
14:41
02/Jul
2008
Diversification Driving Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Growth And Future Strategy - Strategic Partnerships Will Internationalise Abu Dhabi s Sto | commodities - mondovisione.com; 278 words.
Diversification Driving Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Growth And Future Strategy - Strategic Partnerships Will Internationalise Abu Dhabi s Stock Market . 02/07/08 The launch of exchange traded funds... Read »
08:55
02/Jul
2008
MXB | investment - finviz.com; 399 words.
MSCI INC. Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Stat EDGAR Online . InPlay: MSCI Inc says Morgan Stanley to sell approximately half its... Read »
07:59
02/Jul
2008
MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals Announces $100 Million Investment to Support Launch of MOXATAG | ventas - pharmalive.com; 1771 words.
Strategic Review Results in $100MM Investment by Equity Group Investments; GERMANTOWN, Md., July 01, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a pharmaceutical company focused... Read »
07:53
02/Jul
2008
Bahrain grants license to Lazard Asset Management | wealth management - ameinfo.com; 714 words.
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has granted a license to Lazard Asset Management to establish a representative office in Bahrain will be managed by Edward Remington-Hobbs, Lazard Asset Management's ... Read »
07:52
02/Jul
2008
MSCI Inc. Reports Record Revenues for Second Quarter 2008 | press release - individual.com; 6917 words.
BUSINESS WIRE) -- MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB), a leading global provider of investment decision support tools, including indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics, today announced results for the... Read »
07:50
02/Jul
2008
Davis Polk Elects 2 New Tax Partners | asset protection - taxgrotto.com; 269 words.
Davis Polk & Wardwell has announced that Neil Barr and Paula A. Ryan have been elected partners of the firm effective July 1, 2008. Davis Polk now has 168 partners in its offices in New York, Menlo Pa... Read »
07:10
02/Jul
2008
Delay sought for casino's amphitheater, docks | investment - pittsburghlive.com; 935 words.
Hours after he was identified as the savior of Pittsburgh's casino project, billionaire Neil Bluhm stood Monday evening on a glass staircase at the center of his contemporary high-rise apartment overl... Read »
05:14
02/Jul
2008
Judge Clears U.S. Request for UBS Clients Names | asset protection - heraldtribune.com; 994 words.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 4:49 a. A federal judge cleared the way on Tuesday for prosecutors to force the Swiss banking giant UBS to turn over the names of wealthy clients as part of an investigation... Read »
04:12
02/Jul
2008
Giving the dream | investment - cityam.com; 1584 words.
When asked about the turmoil currently engulfing Western economies, the chief executive of Bramdean Asset Management is characteristically forthright. This all feels like the last days of the Roman E... Read »
04:04
02/Jul
2008
PIPE deals in telecom, BFSI, retail survive market meltdown | venture capital - individual.com; 545 words.
Notwithstanding the recent market turmoil, private equity investment in some of the listed companies in retail, BFSI, and telecom sectors have managed to give decent returns of as much as 40 per cent,... Read »
03:49
02/Jul
2008
SWITZERLAND: Tax scandal leaves Swiss giant reeling | asset protection - corpwatch.org; 1399 words.
SWITZERLAND: Tax scandal leaves Swiss giant reeling by Nick Mathiason,The Guardian (UK) June 29th, 2008 . It was an offer the Californian real-estate billionaire Igor Olenicoff couldn't refuse. For ... Read »
03:43
02/Jul
2008
Why Are Gold Stocks So Cheap? Down Under | stock investing trading - marketoracle.co.uk; 2015 words.
The Mid and small sized Australian resource stocks have been sold down to unrealistic levels scary to even some sophisticated investors who have contacted me lately. As mentioned by one becoming ... Read »
03:12
02/Jul
2008
General Atlantic completes ConAgra purchase | venture capital - greenwichtime.com; 514 words.
Greenwich-based buyout firm General Atlantic Partners LLC has joined two New York-based investment funds in completing the multibillion-dollar purchase a division of ConAgra Foods Inc.-based packaged ... Read »
03:02
02/Jul
2008
Fortune 500 lender CIT Group sells off units for $1.8 billion to exit home lending | business financing - domainb.com; 498 words.
Commercial lender CIT Group Inc. agreed to sell its home lending business to private equity firm Lone Star Funds for $1.5 billion in cash to increase liquidity, and will take a related second-quarter ... Read »
02:55
02/Jul
2008
Equity risk warning to retirement fund plans | pension - independent.ie; 530 words.
Why Tesco shares are an absolute steal. Mortgages top 6pc for the first time in seven years . More than half of adults risk their assets by making no will. PEOPLE in defined contribution pension schem... Read »
02:37
02/Jul
2008
Tracking Mean Reversion After Bad Months | investing - seekingalpha.com; 447 words.
New ETFs. Does your investment approach have you in the dark? Feel like having an advisor or portfolio manager is like the blind leading the blind? Maybe it is time to take control of your portfolio w... Read »
02:24
02/Jul
2008
Sooner or later, most hedge fund strategies pay off | wealth management - financialpost.com; 674 words.
Condiment Manufacturing. I have a habit of discussing in this column hedge fund strategies and ideas that are out of favour. Sometimes I am right in recommending out-of-favour ideas, sometimes I am wr... Read »
01:30
02/Jul
2008
SICO sponsors Bahrain's reception at IMF/ World Bank meeting | corporate finance - ameinfo.com; 497 words.
Securities & Investment Company (SICO) has confirmed its sponsorship of Bahrain's financial sector reception taking place in Washington DC, USA, at the start of the IMF/World Bank meetings to be held ... Read »
01:10
02/Jul
2008
Lone Star Funds of Dallas buys more subprime | executive - dallasnews.com; 388 words.
Lone Star Funds, a Dallas-based investment firm, has agreed to buy the home-lending business of New York-based CIT Group Inc., raising its bet on the subprime mortgage industry, which is at the center... Read »
01:03
02/Jul
2008
Zestra says it's bankrupt | bankruptcy - charleston.net; 666 words.
A financially drained North Charleston company that has struggled to pump up sales of its sexual arousal product has filed for bankruptcy protection and is seeking approval to sell its business. said ... Read »
00:57
02/Jul
2008
CDO Creators Seek Redemption, and Profits, From Subprime Mortgage Market | credit rating - bloomberg.com; 920 words.
Money managers including TCW Group Inc. and Harding Advisory LLC that topped the list of firms behind the most toxic mortgage securities have raised more than $4. At least half of the 20 top managers ... Read »
00:55
02/Jul
2008
Starbucks to shut 600 U.S. stores | press releases - pasadenastarnews.com; 469 words.
SEATTLE - Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 company-operated stores in the next year, up dramatically from its previous plan for 100 closures, a sign the coffee shop operator continues to... Read »
00:43
02/Jul
2008
Haverhill mayor: School, city merger is not 'power grab' He offers guarantees to School Committee | accountability - eagletribune.com; 848 words.
School, city merger is not 'power grab' He offers guarantees to School Committee By Shawn Regan Staff Writer HAVERHILL Mayor James Fiorentini is a lawyer by trade, but these days he's become a sales... Read »
00:40
02/Jul
2008
Stockprofit.Com Technical Trading Alert: Murphy Oil Corporation (Nyse: Mur) | stock investing trading - transworldnews.co.in; 602 words.
StockProfit.com Issues a Technical Trading Alert on Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) Los Angeles, CA 7/02/2008 04:04 AM GMT (TransWorldNews) . Los Angeles, CA ---July 2nd, 2008 ----Tony Golan, Chie... Read »
00:40
02/Jul
2008
Fitch Affirms National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ratings; Outlook Stable | investment - pr-inside.com; 497 words.
06:36:07 - - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following Jamaica-based National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCBJ) ratings: --Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'B+... Read »
00:25
02/Jul
2008
InBev takeover adds millions to executives' severance | employees - stltoday.com; 915 words.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. executives may fret about InBev's proposed takeover, but a deal would mean a big payout for senior managers. Busch IV stands to pocket $31 million in severance benefits if Anheuser... Read »
00:16
02/Jul
2008
What The World's Wealthiest Buy | wealth management - metimes.com; 736 words.
U. consumer confidence may be at its lowest in 16 years, but the world's ultra-rich who like to spend their money on things or experiences that will enhance their lifestyle, such as travel or jewelry,... Read »
00:16
02/Jul
2008
Pass This Test, Then We'll Talk | hiring employees - metimes.com; 922 words.
Before a job applicant at Nationwide Auto Insurance even sees or speaks to a human being at the company, the candidate must pass two rounds of online tests. One is a personality test that weeds out ca... Read »
00:15
02/Jul
2008
JGBs up on Nikkei, capped before 10-year auction | stocks bonds - forbes-global.com; 495 words.
JGBs rebound from Tuesday's slide as Nikkei drops * Bonds' upside capped before 10-year auction * ECB meeting, US jobless data eyed with caution By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, July 2 (Reuters) - Japanese... Read »
00:07
02/Jul
2008
PRXI | accountability - finviz.com; 316 words.
Premier Exhibitions Schedules Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Release and Teleconference PrimeNewswire. Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers EDGAR Online +8. File... Read »
00:02
02/Jul
2008
Starbucks to Shut More Stores, Cut Jobs | coffee - wsj.com; 681 words.
Starbucks Corp. on Tuesday effectively ended its era of blanket expansion by saying it will close 500 more locations in the U. The pullback is a sign that the Seattle-based coffee giant is continuing ... Read »
00:01
02/Jul
2008