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Asian stocks trim losses, Italian auction looms

Reuters: Business News — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:40:04 +0000

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Thursday on weakness in the U.S. and European share markets and caution ahead of an Italian debt sale, though year-end window dressing of portfolios by some traders helped trim losses.

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New Mexico fund to stick with Paulson for now

Reuters: Business News — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:50:03 +0000

BOSTON (Reuters) – New Mexico’s state pension fund is sticking with embattled hedge fund manager John Paulson for now even as his main portfolios suffer their worst-ever losses.

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BlackRock looks to buy more U.S. mortgage agency debt

Reuters: Business News — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:50:26 +0000

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, is looking for opportunities to buy U.S. mortgage agency debt in the wake of Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. sovereign rating, said Rick Rieder, the firm’s chief investment officer of fixed income, fundamental portfolios.

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Goldman restructures $1.42 billion hotel debt: report

Reuters: Business News — Fri, 27 May 2011 07:20:28 +0000

(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group’s Whitehall Real Estate Funds restructured $1.42 billion of debt due April 2012 on one of its largest hotel portfolios, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Hedge funds oversee $2.02 trillion, hit new record

Reuters: Business News — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:40:41 +0000

BOSTON (Reuters) – Hedge funds are back and bigger than ever. Fueled by fresh investor demand, these loosely regulated portfolios now manage $2.02 trillion, marking an all-time high for the industry, data released on Tuesday by Hedge Fund Research (HFR) show.

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Hedge funds oversee $2.02 trillion, hit new record

Reuters: Business News — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:40:50 +0000

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Nasdaq rebalancing slashes Apple’s weighting

Reuters: Business News — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:10:03 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq will rebalance its benchmark Nasdaq 100 index next month, slashing Apple Inc’s weighting and causing volatility as investors adjust their portfolios.

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Nasdaq to rebalance index, cut Apple weighting

Reuters: Business News — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:50:31 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group will rebalance its benchmark Nasdaq 100 index, cutting the weighting of widely held stocks, such as Apple Inc, and causing volatility as investors adjust their portfolios.

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Asia stocks edge up but remain on shaky ground

Reuters: Business News — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:33:53 +0000

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian stocks barely rose on Thursday, kept on a short leash by profit taking in consumer shares and investors cutting risk from their portfolios, a shift that has lifted the…

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Wall Street falls, quarter-end may buoy stocks

Reuters: Business News — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:20:24 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks dipped on Wednesday on investor caution after a strong rally in September, but analysts said buying by mutual fund managers to adjust portfolios at quarter-end may lift equities.

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