New Zealand’s Hedge Fund Managers Weathered The Financial Crisis Best

Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry, has launched the 29th issue in a series of regional roundtable forums- Opalesque 2010 New Zealand Roundtable. The 27 page Roundtable can be downloaded for free at http://www.opalesque.com/RT/RoundtableNZ2010.html. Two years after launching the Opalesque Roundtable Series in 2008 in Auckland, Opalesque founder Matthias Knab … Read more

Comparing Financial Investors and Strategic Investors

In the not so distant past, there was little difference between financial and strategic investors. Investors of all colors sought to safeguard their investment by taking over as many management functions as they could. Additionally, investments were small and shareholders few. A firm resembled a household and the number of people involved – in ownership … Read more

How Can You Protect Your Payments Or Income?

Payment protection can be done in three ways: -Mortgage cover-Income cover-Redundancy cover If you are out of job, redundant and are unable to resume to work due to your illness or accident all the three will help you pay back your loans. Be it an income cover, redundancy cover or a mortgage cover all of … Read more

Mutual Fund Performance – Alternatives With Better Risk – Reward

Can you make good gains in stock and mutual funds? Well the facts suggest you cant and the risk reward is against you. If you do then you don’t make much. Mutual funds simply are a bad investment and with soaring oil prices choking economic growth the near term future is bleak. Let’s look at … Read more

Become Debt Free – How Federal Stimulus Money Makes Debt Settlements Attractive

When a person takes a loan, he waits for the payment when he can repay it and become debt free. For instance, in case of a secured personal loan, the loan taker has a time duration in which he can pay the loan. During this time frame, he is also required to pay interest on … Read more