Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
For Europe Funds, Small Is In
By Staff WriterFunds that invest in European stocks, particularly small caps, have racked up impressive gains in recent years. For the one-year period through August 31, the average...
October 01, 2004
Investing by the BookThank you for the August 2004 cover story, "Keeping The Faith," by Robert Keane. It is good to raise awareness about the value of faith-based...
October 01, 2004
Bedrock ValueThere have been a lot of rumblings in the last few months about the need to shift client portfolios from small- and mid-cap stocks to...
September 27, 2004
Geography-Specific Long/Short Funds Lead Lineup at Halsey RoundtableNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The upcoming capital-introduction conference in London organized by Jane Halsey will showcase a preponderance of long/short managers who focus on certain parts of the world. Of the 14 presenters, four trade in European markets, three in U.S. markets, one in China, one in Argentine debt and one broadly...
September 27, 2004
Aspect Joins EurexLONDON (HedgeWorld.Com)--Aspect Capital Ltd. has become a member of Eurex. Aspect, a quantitative European hedge fund manager with US$3.5 billion under management, is the first commodity trading adviser to become a nonclearing member of Eurex. In a statement, Aspect said joining Eurex is part of the company's effort to exploit...
September 17, 2004
Morgan Stanley's Roach: Macro Trends Not SustainableNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)-Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley's chief economist, warned that the out-of-whack world economy sooner or later will move into a correction, in part through the inability of U.S. consumers to maintain current spending levels with their heavy dependence on borrowing. Speaking at a forum organized by Drake Management LLC,...
September 17, 2004
George Schwartz of Schwartz Value FundS&P Rank: 3 Stars Under Wall Street's Radar
September 10, 2004
Dow Jones, CBN Launch New IndexCHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--Dow Jones Indexes and the China Business Network Co. Ltd. have teamed up to launch a new index covering Chinese stocks. The Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index includes 600 A-share stocks of the largest companies on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, according to a...