
5. TheBigPaybackGetreadyfortheBigPayback. Lastweek'screditcrunch (Wow,lastweek! Hasitbeensolongalready?) hassetoffaworldwiderushfordollarsasbanksandfundmanagersscrambletopaybackloansusedtobuyriskymortgagesecurities,Bloombergsays.Afterafive-yeardeclinethatsawtheU.S.currencyreachitslowestlevelinadecade,ithasrallied1.4%againsttheeuroand1.2%againstthepoundinthelastthreetr...[
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It'saHEDGEFUNDRUN!!!
Justlikebankpanicsinthedaysofyore,wearewitnessingarunonhedgefunds.Andhere'sthekicker,theycouldhavepaperedthisover,butnowIbelieveit'sgoneontoolongandisnowtoolate.WhattheyshouldneverhavedoneisBARREDTHEDOOR!Bigmistake.Everytimeanotherhedgiefreezesassetsandbarsredemptionstheproblembecomesthatmuchworseforeveryotherhedgefund.Theirinvestorswonderwhentheywillbelockedinsidethe...[
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AUTHOR:mannfm11
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Funnyhowpeoplefindsomeonetoblamefortheirbadinvestments.Greenspandidaprettygoodbalancingactforthelate1990's.Ifanything,likeDougNolandwrites,hefailedtoblowthisthingupabout3yearsearlierthanhedid.Bu...[
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August14,2007
HedgeFundLossesPromptExitsasDeadlineLooms
ByREUTERS
Filedat8:23a.m.ET
BOSTON(Reuters)-Forhedgefunds,August15maybeD-Day,wheninvestorsrattledbyheavylossesdemandtheirmoneybackfrombigandsmallportfoliosalike.
"Weareseeinga'shootfirstandaskquestionslater'mentalityamongmanyinvestors,"saidPhilippeBonnefoy,chairmanofhedgefundadvisorygroupCedarsPartners,describinghoweveryon...[
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Justgoestoshowyouthatyoucansayanythinginyourmarketingmaterials....deliveringisaanothermatter:
Willyourfundsbeaccessiblewhenyouneedthem?
Absolutely.Sentinelisprudentinitsplacementoffunds,inordertoprovideaminimumofriskwhilemaintainingmaximumliquidity.Allclientfundsareplacedinreadilymarketablegovernmentandcorporatesecurities,alargeportionofwhichareinovernightinvestments,allowingusto...[
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TheliquiditycrisisandthestagnatingUStradedeficit
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Globalliquidityispumpedupbytheglobaltradeimbalance,notbythetotalamountofglobaltrades.ThemajorityoftheglobaltradeimbalanceisduetotherunawayUStradedeficits.
AstheUSrunstradedeficits,USdollarsarehandedovertoforeigners.SinceUSdollarsarenotlegaltendersinforeigncountries,thosedollarsrelatedtothetradedeficit(wewillcallthemtrade-def...[
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Fed'sCashInfusionWasLessThanMettheEye:ByJohnM.Berry
ByJohnM.Berry
Aug.14(Bloomberg)--TheamountofcashtheFederalReserveinjectedintotheU.S.bankingsystemonAug.9and10,anditsimportance,havebeenwidelymisunderstood.
Eachdaybanksareopen,thepeopleworkingattheNewYorkFederalReserveBank'sninthfloorOpenMarketDeskdothesamething:supplyenoughmoneytotheU.S.bankingsystemtokeeptheovernightlendingra...[
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Don'sColumn(Mon,Wed,FriSeize-upBriefly,whathashappenedisduetogreedandcarelessness.Itstartsatthebottom,withrealestatesalespersonswantingtosell,andinept,poor,exaggerating,lying,badcreditrated,maybeunemployedormakingpoorwages,wouldbebuyers,wantingahome.Thesalesperson,wantingtomakeasale,probablybribesanappraiserintomakinganappraisalwhichisfarmorethanthehouseisworth.Takingthatfakeappraisaltoamortgage...[
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LehmanBrothersStategistBecomesTheSageofTheSubprimeContagionTheory
"Whiletradersandmarketwatchersgotabreatherfromlastweek'svolatilityovertheweekendandtooktimetofigureoutwhathadhappened,atheoryofwhathadcausedthedisastrousresultsatmanyquantitativehedgefundssolidifiedintoconventionalwisdom.ThesageofthetheorywasMatthewRothman,theglobalheadofquantitativeequitystrategiesforLehmanBrothers.
Hi...[
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MarginCall August13,2007
TheseaswereamitechoppyoffHedgeFundIslandlastweekafterallwhentheFederalReservestartedtossinglifepreserversofreadycashtotheBigFundBoyzbobbingandthrashingintheswells.Now,aboutthat"money"--whichis,inessence,abunchofextendedlinesofcreditattheFed'sartificially-lowofficialinterestrate--whatactuallyhappenstoit?Thesimpleansweris:itdisappearsintothesa...[
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