Despite numerous federal efforts to make bank loans available to small business owners, bank lending is still extremely low and merchant loans are still serving as an excellent alternative. In the last five months, the 22 biggest Tarp recipients have cut their outstanding lending balances by billion, according to Catherine Clifford of CNN Money. These … Read more
The Opalesque A SQUARE Index gained 1.5% in December, bringing the 2010 performance to +9.83%. The A SQUARE 82% ‘search’); } [removed] The monthly performance of the A SQUARE Index ranged between a gain of 3.12% in September and a loss of 1.97% in May, with 9 positive and 3 negative months. With a single-digit … Read more
Private equity and hedge fund firms are battling to offer more flexible fee structures as they come under pressure from clients after many funds lost money in the credit crisis. Institutional investors making big ticket investments have pushed for lower management fees, paid as a percentage of assets managed, and many are already getting them. … Read more