Detailed Description- New York, June 17th, 2008 — Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has launched the sixth issue of its acclaimed regional Roundtable scripts, the “Opalesque New York Roundtable” (download here: http://www.opalesque.com/index.php?act=static&and=RoundtableNY)Some hedge funds have already started to position themselves as a merchant bank with investment banking capabilities to [...]

So now we have the mega US government fund that will save the markets from imploding.It has stopped the rot in sharemarkets, but credit markets remain wary and uncertain.But for the time being, we have to assume that the bailout is going to work even if it could allow some of the folk who caused [...]

Having your money in a British pension can make it difficult to access, particularly if you are living overseas as an expatriate. The heavy taxes imposed by the HMRC and all of the rules and regulations that you have to go through to access your money make using your money difficult. To add to these [...]

www.turnkeyhedgefunds.com Are there exemptions from registration as a commodity pool operator for a small hedge fund? Section 4.7 of Commodity Future Trading Commission Rules provides for certain exemptions from certain requirements with respect to commodity pool operators making offerings to qualified eligible persons or commodity trading advisors with respect to advising qualified eligible persons. Under Section 4.7, [...]

The Government has in place a State Second Pension (S2P), which is in addition to the Basic State Pension. It is available to employees and is earnings related, with funding coming from your National Insurance Contributions (NICs). It was previously known as the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS).The Government give people the option to [...]

When it comes to investing in OEIC funds, you have many options. After all, countless global funds allow investors to buy or sell shares in their company; however, when choosing an OEIC fund, you’ll have various aspects to consider - such as fund managers. So how do you find and pick an OEIC fund that’s [...]

Pensions are plans that offer steady income to a person after they have retired. Pensions are essentially a deferred compensation that offers tax advantages to the employer and employee. Pensions can be in the form of an annuity, or a cash balance that is drawn from after retirement. Whichever the case may be pension plans [...]

Investment fund is the investment of money for profit. An investment fund is a financial investment vehicle, which is aimed at private investors - little or large-or institutional investors-insurance companies, banks - and offers the following five key advantages over direct investment in shares, bonds and property:1. Risk is spread and hence reduced.2. Funds allow [...]

Connaught Asset Management has launched a Guaranteed Low Risk Income fund, which company executives said is aimed at investors who have lost their appetite for investment products.It promises to pay a guaranteed annual return of at least 8.15 per cent, by investing in low-risk, short-term bridging financing.Investors who put in £500,000 or more will receive [...]