July, 2016 – With Hillary Clinton poised to clinch the Democratic Party nomination, there is a real chance that a woman could finally make it to the oval office in January 2017. But while a woman may finally break through the ultimate glass ceiling, and women are now the primary breadwinners in 40% of households with…
May, 2016 – Sustainability reporting is rapidly moving from a niche issue focused on by a handful of companies to one of global importance. Amidst growing worldwide concerns about the environmental, social and governance impact that businesses contend with internally and the impact their activities have on their stakeholders, institutional investors are putting greater emphasis…
April, 2016 – As the markets continue to grapple with a prolonged period of historically low oil prices, investors have been keeping a close watch on the energy sector in search of the best investment opportunities. Given the energy sector’s influence on markets around the world, for the second year in a row The New…
April, 2016 – From the corruption scandal that rocked Brazilian energy behemoth Petrobras and reached as far as some of the country’s most senior politicians, to the Chinese government’s frequent intervention in its marketplace, there is no doubt that geopolitical risks can substantially impact how overseas investments ultimately fare. At the same time, as the…
March, 2016 – The 2008 credit crisis that resulted from banks’ overly lenient lending practices has caused the pendulum to swing the other way, with banks having since increased their lending requirements so dramatically that many people can no longer obtain traditional mortgages or loans. As a result, a rising number of borrowers have turned…
February, 2016 –The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2009 arrest of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam for insider trading and his conviction shortly thereafter sent shockwaves through the alternative investment industry. And subsequent investigations into high profile firms from Diamondback Capital Management to SAC Capital Markets have made it clear that the FBI and other regulators…
January, 2016 –The New York Hedge Fund Roundtable is proud to announce that Adam Weinstein has been named President-Elect for the 2016 year, effective immediately. As President-Elect, Weinstein will shadow the Roundtable’s current President, Timothy P. Selby, (a partner at Alston & Bird and head of its Investment Management Trading and Markets practice group) until…
January, 2016 –With assets under management by the alternative investment industry continuing to grow at a consistent pace, and the industry attracting a broader range of investors than ever before, there has been no shortage of regulatory scrutiny. In the years since the credit crisis, there has not only been a substantial increase in the number…
December, 2015 –The 2008 credit crisis may not have slowed the influx of capital into the hedge fund industry, but it did change the way institutional investors look at the individual funds they invest in. Just as regulators have heightened their oversight of the hedge fund industry, institutions have stepped up the due diligence they…
December, 2015 –With regulators around the world paying closer attention to individual companies’ impact on everything from the environment to global markets, and with 72% of the companies within the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index now reporting on their sustainability efforts, there can be no denying that sustainability reporting is an issue that is unlikely…
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