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Thursday, April 7, 2011

emii.com: Dow Jones, Credit Suisse Unveil HF Index

Dow Jones, Credit Suisse Unveil HF Index
04-07-2011 | Source: emii.com

Dow Jones Indexes and Credit Suisse have rolled out the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index. The index will use multiple managed account platforms to track the liquid, investable hedge fund universe.

S&P: Dutch Banks Continue To Pull Away From The Financial Crisis

Dutch Banks Continue To Pull Away From The Financial Crisis (00:09:42 min)

The Dutch banking system is gradually recovering from the financial crisis, as evidenced by better underlying profitability supported by an improved economic backdrop. Although the outlook for earnings growth remains limited, several large banks are making rapid progress with their restructuring processes. This should support their efforts to repay the government support that several of them received during the downturn. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Director Alexandre Birry provides an overview of the Dutch banking system's recovery, and how it is affecting the market's larger players.

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S&P: The U.S. Commercial Real Estate Outlook And Its Implications For Banks, Insurers, And REITs

The U.S. Commercial Real Estate Outlook And Its Implications For Banks, Insurers, And REITs (00:07:13 min)

The U.S. commercial real estate industry continues to recover from the lashing it took during the recent recession. But as the economy continues to rebound, we expect demand to improve. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor’s Director Matthew Carroll discusses the state of the industry and what lies ahead. Topics include key market drivers and the implications for bank, life insurer, and REIT investment portfolios.

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Bloomberg: Goldman Sachs Says Portugal Is Last Euro Nation to Seek Bailout

Related News: Europe
Goldman Sachs Says Portugal Is Last Euro Nation to Seek Bailout
By Simon Kennedy - Apr 7, 2011 3:29 PM GMT+0900

Portugal is likely to be the last euro region country to seek an international bailout after the government yesterday joined Greece and Ireland in seeking aid, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said.

WSJ: U.K. Data Stoke Worries on Growth

EUROPE NEWS|APRIL 7, 2011
U.K. Data Stoke Worries on Growth

By ALISTAIR MACDONALD

LONDON—U.K. manufacturing suffered a sharp slowdown in February after several months as the economy's star performer, stoking doubts about the sector's ability to lead Britain's fragile economy back to health, as it has in Germany.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

CNN Money: Gold, silver and oil: The rally is back

Gold, silver and oil: The rally is back


By Ken Sweet, contributing writerApril 6, 2011: 3:48 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Oil, gold and silver have been hitting new highs and experts expect the momentum to continue.

emii.com: Columbia Unveils Absolute Return Funds

Columbia Unveils Absolute Return Funds
04-06-2011 | Source: emii.com

Columbia Management has unveiled two open-end absolute return mutual funds. The Columbia Absolute Return Multi-Strategy Fund aims at long-term returns similar to historical returns of investment-grade bonds, but with lower volatility and low correlation to the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

emii.com: GlobeOp To Unveil Hedge Fund Indices

GlobeOp To Unveil Hedge Fund Indices
04-06-2011 | Source: emii.com

GlobeOp Financial Services is seeking to roll out two new indexes tracking capital flows hedge funds. The two indices will offer monthly reports based on actual and anticipated capital movement data independently collected from all hedge fund clients for whom GlobeOp provides administration services.

Bloomberg: Portugal Seeks EU Bailout, Joining Greece, Ireland

Related News: Europe · Bonds
Portugal Seeks EU Bailout, Joining Greece, Ireland
By Joao Lima, Jim Silver and Anabela Reis - Apr 7, 2011 5:48 AM GMT+0900

Portugal has asked the European Union for a bailout after a domestic political crisis helped push borrowing costs to record levels, making it the third euro region country to seek a rescue.

WSJ: German Banks May Add To Capital

BUSINESS|APRIL 6, 2011
German Banks May Add To Capital

By LAURA STEVENS, DANA CIMILLUCA and EYK HENNING

FRANKFURT—Germany's largest commercial banks—Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG—are expected to seek shareholder approval to raise billions of euros in capital, in the latest sign that Europe's banks are seeking to shore up their balance sheets in anticipation of a tougher regulatory environment.