26 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Jared Kushner reportedly discussed setting up secret channel with Moscow
Jared Kushner reportedly discussed setting up secret channel with Moscow
Kushner — Donald Trump’s son-in-law — reportedly proposed the channel to the Kremlin at an early December meeting.
26 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Purported Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To Fraud Conspiracy Charges
Purported Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To Fraud Conspiracy Charges
Purported Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To Fraud Conspiracy Charges
May 26 2017 | 6:25pm ET
Purported hedge fund manager Nicholas Mitsakos has pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, nearly a year after he was arrested in August 2016.
Mitsakos, who founded San Francisco-based Matrix Capital Markets in 2013, was accused of fraudulently soliciting…
26 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Connecticut Credit Risk Soars To Record High As Tax Receipts Tumble
Connecticut Credit Risk Soars To Record High As Tax Receipts Tumble
Connecticut’s general-obligation bonds are riskier than ever as plummeting income-tax collections and a $2.3 billion budget deficit moved all three credit rating companies to downgrade its debt.
26 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Tell: Why one hedge-fund titan is bracing for ‘all hell to break lose’ in the stock market
The Tell: Why one hedge-fund titan is bracing for ‘all hell to break lose’ in the stock market
Billionaire investor Paul Singer has a bleak outlook for Wall Street and has built a $5 billion rainy-day fund in preparation for what he describes as “all hell” to be loosed upon the world.
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26 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Preqin: Billion Dollar Club Expands By Eight In Past Year, AUM By 6%
Preqin: Billion Dollar Club Expands By Eight In Past Year, AUM By 6%
The exclusive club of hedge fund managers with at least $1 billion in assets under management has continued to expand despite well-publicized travails in the industry, according to new research from Preqin, while capital invested in hedge funds by these institutions has grown by 6% over the past year to surpass $800 billion.
26 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Shari’ah-Compliant Crypto Gold: Could Islam Be Preparing For A New World Reserve Currency?
Shari’ah-Compliant Crypto Gold: Could Islam Be Preparing For A New World Reserve Currency?
Authored by Shannara Johnson via HardAssetAlliance.com,
It all started pretty harmlessly: in December 2016, after about 12 months of deliberations, the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) and the World Gold Council announced a new “Shari’ah Standard on Gold.”
26 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 100 Surprising Facts About JFK
100 Surprising Facts About JFK
Monday, May 29, is the birthday of John F. Kennedy, who was born 100 years ago in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was the 35th president of the United States and the first Catholic to hold the office….