When it does come into force, firms will have to include the full pension-fund position on their balance-sheet, which will generally reduce their net worth.
ECONOMIST: The companies with the biggest holes in their pension funds
Those customers tend to have a very specific goal and a strong idea of what they want to do with those orders, be it entering or exiting the underlying market as investors, protecting their equity investments, gaining incremental income over and above simply holding a stock or exchange-traded fund position, or seeking to gain additional leverage.
Aguirre testified that he had uncovered evidence in the course of his investigation of Pequot's trading that suggested JohnMackJohn Mack, now chief executive of Morgan Stanley, might have tipped off Pequot to an upcoming deal, allowing the fund to position its trades to benefit when the deal was announced.
Aguirre testified that he had uncovered evidence in the course of his investigation of Pequot's trading that suggested John Mack , now chief executive of Morgan Stanley (nyse: MS - news - people ), might have tipped off Pequot to an upcoming deal, allowing the fund to position its trades to benefit when the deal was announced.
Aguirre testified that he had uncovered evidence in the course of his investigation of Pequot's trading that John Mack , now chief executive of Morgan Stanley (nyse: MS - news - people ), might have tipped off Pequot to an upcoming 2001 deal, allowing the fund to position its trades to benefit when the deal was announced.
In the fourth quarter, the fund opened a position in Coinstar.
FORBES: Conviction Pays Off For Gabelli's Fast-Growing Focus Five Fund
But one thing market professionals agree on is that investors should always know a fund's position on this issue and make conscious choices about which style is right for them.
Mr. Gross's improved performance in 2012 stands in stark contrast to last year, when he slashed the fund's position in Treasurys just before the market embarked on an epic rally.
To make the case for gold and grains we turned to Renee Haugerud, operator of a smallish hedge fund in New York with a big commodities position, Galtere International Fund, Ltd.
As Martoma allegedly got sneak peeks at drug data, he first recommended that the hedge fund build up a massive position in Elan and Wyeth stock, and then caused the fund to shed those shares after getting a secret look at the unexpectedly bad results of a clinical drug trial.
We continue to add to our iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund ( IBB) position.
FORBES: Forget The Fiscal Cliff: Deal Or No Deal These Sector ETFs Stand To Profit In 2013
People are taking notice, including Boone Pickens, whose hedge fund recently increased its position in MMR.
FORBES: Bullish On U.S. Oil And Gas? Consider These 'Stocks Under Rocks'
This is the first time that a mutual fund is in the position of "breaking the buck" for individual investors.
As Perritt's lead fund manager, a position Corbett assumed in November 1999, he has done considerably better than the averages.
We can't say we're out of the woods until banking systems in the region are in a position to fund a recovery.
Petersburg went awry when the Ministry of State Property there declared the venture fund's controlling position null and dismissed the idea of compensation.
The Venerable Paul Thomas said the Diocese of Lichfield was not in a position to fund the post because it was already financially stretched.
In his outlook for the short term, Gross says he plans to maintain the underweighting of corporate bonds and continue to position the fund's mortgage holdings for anticipated changes in the economy.
At mid-morning the gold and silver markets dropped sharply and rapidly on some fresh technical selling pressure, talk that a large exchange traded gold fund liquidated a large position, and as the U.S. dollar index hit its daily high.
The Tiger Global hedge fund recently disclosed a big position of Facebook stock during the third quarter.
According to Bloomberg, Einhorn reiterated that the single largest position in his fund is a bullish bet on Apple.
Landers is neutral weight on the stock, even though Vale remains the No. 1 position for the fund, accounting for 11.2%.
FORBES: Brazil's Most Actives Not Overweight for BlackRock LatAm Fund
Fairholme Capital surfaced as a major holder in early 2011 with 38.5 million shares, a position the hedge fund run by Bruce Berkowitz has increased to 46.5 million, or 22%.
FORBES: MBIA Settlement Doesn't Bail Warburg Out Of Ill-Timed Investment
According to Hedge Fund Wisdom, a quarterly publication put out by MarketFolly.com, nearly all top hedge fund portfolios have a long position in international stocks of all sizes.
It is my hope that Hitched will one day be in a position to help fund and share with the rest of the world marriage and family research, sociological and psychological research and much more.
Waller's Icon Healthcare Fund has profited with a big position in these firms (see table).
Note: The author, an investment fund manager, holds a personal position in Tesla stock.
Also, some big fund managers are likely doing some position squaring or window dressing late this week.
FORBES: A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Near Steady; Bulls Still in Technical Command
Still, having a strong core position in a global fund provides support to the overall investment mix.
应用推荐