Setting up shop in Canada comes with its own set of obstacles and benefits. Statistics Canada reports that 75% of job creation is through small businesses. Getting a conventional loan is one of the biggest challenges. Canada’s major banks have big profits yet are not supportive of small businesses. Venture capital is scarce. Working … Read more
For the Top 40 administrators, the force of hedge fund asset losses translated into an overall decline in assets under administration (AUA) of -24%. The 2009 Fact Book is a comprehensive, 500+ page in-depth industry analysis of 150 administrators (market breakdown, growth, revenues, costs, and profit) and identifies trends in the fund administration space. To … Read more
The following is a pattern to write a letter to send to the person or company you are in debt to. Hector Milla Editor of the “Credit Card Debt Counseling” website — http://www.CreditCardDebtCounseling.biz — pointed out; “…To Whom It May Concern, The purpose of this letter is to inform (credit card company) of my current … Read more
The Opalesque A SQUARE Index declined an estimated* 0.55% in January, bringing the 12-month performance to +10.39%. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index posted an estimated loss of 0.37% in January, leading to a 12-month performance of 4.43%. Over the last 12 months, performance of the A SQUARE Index ranged between a gain of … 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