Live Trading News » Governance http://www.livetradingnews.com Live Trading News and Research Tue, 21 May 2013 14:54:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Insight into March Hedge Fund Performance http://www.livetradingnews.com/insight-into-march-hedge-fund-performance-111070.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/insight-into-march-hedge-fund-performance-111070.htm#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:46:42 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=111070 The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.21% in March. A new monthly commentary offers insight into hedge fund performance through the month of March. Some key findings from the report include: Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, finished March up 1.21%, with 9 out [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/asias-leading-management-consultants-107717.htm/feed 0 ASEAN Stocks, Belle Corp, Bumi, Astro, Golden Agri, PTT http://www.livetradingnews.com/asean-stocks-belle-corp-bumi-astro-golden-agri-ptt-107656.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/asean-stocks-belle-corp-bumi-astro-golden-agri-ptt-107656.htm#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:49:47 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=107656 ASEAN Stocks, Belle Corp, Bumi, Astro, Golden Agri, PTT Philippines Belle Corp. and Macau casino giant Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (MCE) have finalized their deal for the operation of the $1-billion Belle Grande hotel and casino, which is being built at the Pagcor Entertainment City in Parañaque City. In a disclosure, Belle said its subsidiary, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/asean-stocks-belle-corp-bumi-astro-golden-agri-ptt-107656.htm/feed 0 Seven things you need to know about this tax deal‏ http://www.livetradingnews.com/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-this-tax-deal%e2%80%8f-99991.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-this-tax-deal%e2%80%8f-99991.htm#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:08:41 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=99991 Working with the President, Democratic and Republican lawmakers this week came together to approve a bill that prevents a tax hike on the middle class that could have thrown the economy back into recession. President Obama will soon sign this agreement into law. Last night, Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives joined the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-this-tax-deal%e2%80%8f-99991.htm/feed 0 Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL, New iPad App for News, Charts and Research http://www.livetradingnews.com/apple-inc-nasdaqaapl-new-ipad-app-for-news-charts-and-research-95161.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/apple-inc-nasdaqaapl-new-ipad-app-for-news-charts-and-research-95161.htm#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:20:02 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=95161 Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL iPad App for News, Charts and Research The new finance App for Equity, FX and Commodity traders is the ultimate set of financial tools for a new generation of financial professionals. Now, you can have access to critical news, data, and analysis when you’re on the go. Completely customizable workspace You know [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/apple-inc-nasdaqaapl-new-ipad-app-for-news-charts-and-research-95161.htm/feed 0 Wall Street’s Big Lie, Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL http://www.livetradingnews.com/wall-streets-big-lie-apple-inc-nasdaqaapl-83619.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/wall-streets-big-lie-apple-inc-nasdaqaapl-83619.htm#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:51:48 +0000 LiveTradingNews.com wire staff http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=83619 Economist Shayne Heffernan takes a look at Wall Street’s Big Lie, Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL If we take a look at the Dow Jones Index, the NASDAQ and the S&P 500 and their performance over the last year we would be justified to reach the conclusion that things are not to bad, but a closer look [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/wall-streets-big-lie-apple-inc-nasdaqaapl-83619.htm/feed 0 CME Group Appoints Dr. Sung Hee Hong as Executive Director, Head of Korea http://www.livetradingnews.com/cme-group-appoints-dr-sung-hee-hong-as-executive-director-head-of-korea-78734.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/cme-group-appoints-dr-sung-hee-hong-as-executive-director-head-of-korea-78734.htm#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:37:30 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=78734 CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the appointment of Dr. Sung Hee Hong as Executive Director, Head of Korea effective immediately. Dr. Hong will be responsible for developing growth opportunities and customer relationships in Korea, and will report to Julien Le Noble, CME Group Managing Director, Head of Asia [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/cme-group-appoints-dr-sung-hee-hong-as-executive-director-head-of-korea-78734.htm/feed 0 Ki-Moon pledges full support to Qatar for establishing the Global Dry Land Alliance http://www.livetradingnews.com/ki-moon-pledges-full-support-to-qatar-for-establishing-the-global-dry-land-alliance-77872.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/ki-moon-pledges-full-support-to-qatar-for-establishing-the-global-dry-land-alliance-77872.htm#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:47:06 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=77872 Panel of global leaders gather in Qatar National Pavilion at Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development to discuss food security in dry land nations. “We want to say that we live in a sustainable world, but we cannot claim this when we have one billion starving people. Eradicating hunger is a top priority for the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/ki-moon-pledges-full-support-to-qatar-for-establishing-the-global-dry-land-alliance-77872.htm/feed 0 KPMG and AxiomSL Form Alliance to Assist Investment Advisers Faced With New Regulatory Requirements Including Form PF http://www.livetradingnews.com/kpmg-and-axiomsl-form-alliance-to-assist-investment-advisers-faced-with-new-regulatory-requirements-including-form-pf-76510.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/kpmg-and-axiomsl-form-alliance-to-assist-investment-advisers-faced-with-new-regulatory-requirements-including-form-pf-76510.htm#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:52:46 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=76510 KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, and a leader in the Financial Services sector, has formed an alliance with Axiom Software Laboratories, Inc. (AxiomSL), a leading global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, to address new regulatory requirements facing investment advisers, including Form PF. In January, the Securities and Exchange Commission [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/kpmg-and-axiomsl-form-alliance-to-assist-investment-advisers-faced-with-new-regulatory-requirements-including-form-pf-76510.htm/feed 0 US Consumer Sentiment http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-consumer-sentiment-74553.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-consumer-sentiment-74553.htm#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 16:37:52 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=74553 US consumer confidence rose in May to the highest level since October 2007, as gasoline prices at the pump fell. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan final index of consumer sentiment rose to 79.3 from 76.4 the prior month. The gauge was projected to hold at the preliminary reading of 77.8, according to the median forecast [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-consumer-sentiment-74553.htm/feed 0 Private Equity Takes a Hit in Q1 2012 http://www.livetradingnews.com/private-equity-takes-a-hit-in-q1-2012-73609.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/private-equity-takes-a-hit-in-q1-2012-73609.htm#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:08:21 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=73609 Carlyle Group LP, the private equity firm that went public earlier this month, on Tuesday reported that first-quarter earnings dropped 26 per cent as it failed to match a strong 2011 first quarter. Carlyle’s decline was mostly due to its corporate private equity segment that contributes two-thirds of its distributable earnings. Carlyle could not raise [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/private-equity-takes-a-hit-in-q1-2012-73609.htm/feed 0 The FELDA IPO, DB, JPM, MS: Racism and Political Corruption in Malaysia http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-felda-ipo-db-jpm-ms-racism-and-political-corruption-in-malaysia-73115.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-felda-ipo-db-jpm-ms-racism-and-political-corruption-in-malaysia-73115.htm#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 10:01:49 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=73115 Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE:DB), JPMorgan Chase & Co.(NYSE:JPM), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) DB, JPM, MS are assisting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak buy his way back in to office with an IPO that differentiates the subscription price on race, something that should not be supported by international financial institutions. The sham IPO purports to offer [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/the-felda-ipo-db-jpm-ms-racism-and-political-corruption-in-malaysia-73115.htm/feed 0 US Unemployment Now 13% http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-unemployment-now-13-72739.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-unemployment-now-13-72739.htm#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 07:59:20 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=72739 US employers add less Jobs than forecast in April Read this carefully, you will not here this information on the evening news. Employers in the US added less workers than forecast in April, the headline jobless rate declined to 8.1% as people stopped looking for work, the U-6 number is close to 13% unemployed in [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-unemployment-now-13-72739.htm/feed 0 World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2012 http://www.livetradingnews.com/world-economic-forum%e2%80%99s-global-risks-2012-68248.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/world-economic-forum%e2%80%99s-global-risks-2012-68248.htm#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:06:28 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=68248 The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2012 report is based on a survey of 469 experts from industry, government, academia and civil society that examines 50 global risks across five categories. The report emphasizes the singular effect of a particular constellation of global risks rather than focusing on a single existential risk. Three distinct constellations [...]

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