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PE Firms in pursuit of bargains in Financial Sector | |||||||
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SEC exchange plans get Europe’s backing | |||||||
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UK discloses plan to avert bank runs | |||||||
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Oil crosses $100 per Barrel | |||||||
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Euro zone: Inflation to stay at 3.1% | |||||||
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Off shoring to rise in 2008 | |||||||
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Emerging markets to thrive on SWFs | |||||||
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Hedge funds to face challenging year ahead Following a challenging year in 2007 with many hedge
funds experiencing significant return volatility, with some
funds reporting large losses and being wound up, while others
restricted investment withdrawals, hedge funds in 2008 will face
similar challenges in chasing market alpha. Despite the problems faced by a number of hedge funds in 2007, and the associated headlines, the overall performance of the sector was quite respectable. For the full year, the return on the Credit Suisse Tremont Hedge Fund Index was approximately 12 per cent. This was higher than most main global indexes. The Dow Jones World Index rose by 10 per cent year on year, while the Dow Jones Total Market Aggregate Index rose by six per cent in 2007..(Read more..)
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