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By Staff WriterAs nearly all small business owners can attest, opening and nurturing a business can be a task that can consume the owners and put serious...
February 28, 2005
SS&C Targets FMCWINDSOR, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--Following a series of administrator-related acquisitions, SS&C Technologies Inc. is in a bidding war for Toronto-based Financial Models Co. FMC is an investment management...
February 22, 2005
Paulson Hires Business Development DirectorNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Paulson & Co. has named Philipp Levy managing director for business development, a new position at the firm. Mr. Levy is responsible for strategic business development and asset raising for the firm's event arbitrage strategy. He reports to Dennis Pollack, chief operating officer. "We are seeing significant interest...
February 18, 2005
Robinson Rises At APEXNU Online News Service, Feb. 18, 2005, 3:42 p.m. ESTA Princeton, N.J., actuarial consulting firm has named a new chief actuary.[@@]The firm, APEX Management ...
February 15, 2005
China Shares LexiconRed Chips: Shares of companies incorporated in Hong Kong that trade on its exchange and are quoted in Hong Kong dollars. Most of the firm's...
February 01, 2005
Hedge Fund Synergies: Consultants Find Ways to Leverage Business SmartsNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Banks, traditional money managers, insurance companies and private equity shops all have served as hedge fund launching pads or host organizations. Less noted is the role of some business consultancy firms in creating hedge fund operations. The advantages of a connection to a larger organization, whether it be...
February 01, 2005
Mind the GapAround the family dinner table the other night, we were discussing the merits of the United States Constitution (don't you have those conversations nightly over...
February 01, 2005
Is the FPA Irrelevant?Both experienced and new planners express frustration on figuring out how to hire and manage a talented employee, or how to be good employees. Industry...