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By admin - Posted on October 3rd, 2008
Tagged: Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., like Campbell's Soup, has defied the stock market carnage as Wall Street and the global financial system melts down. Fairfax has defied gravity because the property and casualty insurance company, led by its Chair Prem Watsa, realized a few years ago this perfect financial storm was about to hit. So it positioned its gigantic portfolio of premium income and profits to not only withstand the storm, but benefit from it.
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Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., like Campbell's Soup, has defied the stock market carnage as Wall Street and the global financial system melts down. Fairfax has defied gravity because the property and casualty insurance company, led by its Chair Prem Watsa, realized a few years ago this perfect financial storm was about to hit. So it positioned its gigantic portfolio of premium income and profits to not only withstand the storm, but benefit from it.
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By admin - Posted on October 3rd, 2008
Maverick Capital Ltd., Greenlight Capital LLC and The Children's Investment Fund Management LLP fell more than 12 percent in September as stock hedge funds posted record monthly losses and braced for client defections. Lee Ainslie's Maverick Capital declined 19.5 percent and Greenlight Capital, run by David Einhorn, was down 12.8 percent, according to investors in the New York-based funds. Children's Investment, overseen by Chris Hohn in London, fell 15 percent, based on a preliminary estimate.
Maverick Capital Ltd., Greenlight Capital LLC and The Children's Investment Fund Management LLP fell more than 12 percent in September as stock hedge funds posted record monthly losses and braced for client defections. Lee Ainslie's Maverick Capital declined 19.5 percent and Greenlight Capital, run by David Einhorn, was down 12.8 percent, according to investors in the New York-based funds. Children's Investment, overseen by Chris Hohn in London, fell 15 percent, based on a preliminary estimate.
By admin - Posted on October 3rd, 2008
Traditional value managers Stephen Arpin and Mark Thomson, partners at Toronto-based Beutel Goodman & Co. Ltd., are establishing new holdings or adding to key positions in sectors that have come under pressure in the market weakness -- consumer discretionary, telecommunications and financial services.
Traditional value managers Stephen Arpin and Mark Thomson, partners at Toronto-based Beutel Goodman & Co. Ltd., are establishing new holdings or adding to key positions in sectors that have come under pressure in the market weakness -- consumer discretionary, telecommunications and financial services.
By admin - Posted on October 3rd, 2008
In the aftermath of the failed bailout, the markets are still tumultuous, and most of us financial pundits are kept busy providing either commentary about the colossal lack of judgment on behalf of Wall Street and the federal government, or giving people advice on how to weather the financial storm. We’ve already discussed some of the storm-weathering steps you can take, but this time around we’re going to go a step further and discuss how you can take advantage of the market-wide decline in stock prices.
In the aftermath of the failed bailout, the markets are still tumultuous, and most of us financial pundits are kept busy providing either commentary about the colossal lack of judgment on behalf of Wall Street and the federal government, or giving people advice on how to weather the financial storm. We’ve already discussed some of the storm-weathering steps you can take, but this time around we’re going to go a step further and discuss how you can take advantage of the market-wide decline in stock prices.
By admin - Posted on October 3rd, 2008
Tagged: The managers of First Eagle Overseas -- a fund that's never had a losing year -- aren't finding cheap shares of battered financial companies appealing.
The managers of First Eagle Overseas -- a fund that's never had a losing year -- aren't finding cheap shares of battered financial companies appealing.
