そして今、終わりは近い--いや、近いのか？
Last week I had the pleasure of celebrating Frank Sinatra’s 101st birthday at his old haunt, Patsy’s on West 56th Street. The afternoon was one full of serious Sinatra talk as well as discussions on pretty much every topic other than the retirement of David Ortiz. We covered quite a bit of ground over the three-hour lunch and while most of our discussion centered on the incoming administration and what effect it will have on the hedge fund industry, talk about old New York and all its wonders was priceless. Still, the truth is that no one knows what the Trump administration will bring the hedge fund industry, or anything, […]
ヘッジファンドが重要な理由
Over the last six months, maybe longer when not covering the Presidential election, the popular press has had its guns pointed at one thing: the hedge fund industry. This is not a new phenomenon; in fact at this point it’s status quo. When things are bad, blame hedge funds; when things are good, complain about hedge fund fees; when things are mediocre, well, blame hedge funds anyway.This is the reality of the sum total of the media coverage of the global hedge fund industry for the aforementioned period. And you know what? The press is probably right. I say this is because hedge funds are the only things […]