by Markus

. I am glad about the reached agreement. Its three main pillars consist of: + EUR 750 bn in a fiscal support program, with 2/3 coming from the IMF + The ECB promises to buy gov and corp bonds in dysfunctional markets + Swap lines with the Federal Reserve, to provide USD Finally, Europeans leaders [...]

by Markus

With all the Greek dust in the air,  a ticker message from May 3rd was hardly recognized. Google Ventures bought a stake in Recorded Future, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup that “offers customers new ways to analyze the past, present and the predicted future,”. One could say, not again. We´ve tried it all. It doesn´t really [...]

by Markus

Survivorship bias in hedge fund indices has always been an issue. Not too well documented, but persistent as a sophisticated guess. Now a new study of Prof Xu (Seton Hall University) confirms the guess and raises big concerns about the validity of hedge fund index performance figures. In his study “Hedge Fund Attrition, Survivorship Bias, [...]

by James

Aside from the upcoming Geithner news, Bloomberg TV is leading with an interview with Mark Mobius, the Emerging Markets manager famous for wearing white suits. Cick here to view. Mobius some has questionable tastes, but one thing is beyond question, he does know his emerging markets. His views on emerging markets are consistent with a [...]

by Markus

Market Melange Co-Founder James Beadle will appear on Bloomberg TV’s Analyze This to discuss the credit crisis and the Russian market. The show will air live on Wednesday 4th February at 09:30 CET. To view online, go to http://www.bloomberg.com/tvradio/tv/ and launch the video player.

by Markus

Market Melange Co-Founder James Beadle will appear on Bloomberg TV’s Analyze This to discuss the credit crisis and the Russian market. The show will air live on Friday 24th October at 09:00 CET. To view online, go to http://www.bloomberg.com/tvradio/tv/ and launch the video player.

by Dino

On July 17, angry Pakistani investors stoned the Karachi Stock Exchange, smashed windows and cursed regulators after the benchmark index fell for a 15th straight day, the worst losing streak in 18 years. US and UK regulators must have been thinking of these spiteful reactions when they decided to take the matter of falling share [...]

by Dino

On March 19 – a few days after the Bear Stearns bailout – I explained why I thought that Bear failed while Lehman will survive. I’m afraid I have to revise that assessment. Today I will argue that Lehman has veered down a path of Enron-like practices that will threaten its existence as an independent [...]