Tagged ‘Economic Policy’

Where Do We Go From Here?
hedge fundDuring the recent economic downturn, the reputation of the hedge fund has been exposed to a battering which many believe will leave a permanent marker in the reputation of this business structure. The belief in rampant capitalism is no longer taken to mean gospel truth. Rather people are insisting that capitalism is always tempered by common sense approaches to economic policy to ensure that there is no exploitation of weak economic structures.

The people who used to own and run hedge funds still have that burning desire to make profits and they will always look for ways to resurrect their ambitions. This is in spite of the widespread condemnation that has been leveled at the system. Read …

attract direct investmentMore often than not, the priorities for the developing world always center on the need to attract investment. Governments are advised that the only way that they can move their people from a position of dependency and inadequacy is to attract as much investment as possible. Given the fact that the hedge fund is in effect a pool of investment capital, the assumption would be that any self respecting developing country would be looking to ensure that they can attract as much hedge fund investment as possible.

Unfortunately this is not always the case. Hedge funds can be notoriously unreliable and will not always have the interests of the common people within the community at heart. Their aims are always similar to all business and that is to make as much profit as possible with as little risk as possible. Read …