SEC chair Gary Gensler on Short-term investment funds and Collective investment funds: “There is no limit on leverage, requirement for regular reporting on holdings to investors, or requirement for an independent board.” May 25, 2023 9:28 pm
-$167.2 billion! From March 2023 to April 2023, M2 (U.S. money stock–currency and coins held by the non-bank public, checkable deposits, and travelers’ checks, plus savings deposits, small time deposits under 100k, and shares in retail money market funds) DECREASED by $167.2 billion. May 24, 2023 2:13 pmMay 23, 2023 9:14 pm
SEC Chair Gary Gensler: “Many hedge funds are receiving the vast majority of their repo financing in the non-centrally cleared market, where haircuts or initial margin requirements are not necessarily applied. This might create greater risk in times of stress” May 10, 2023 9:45 pm
$10 billion in CA taxpayer funds have gone to the issue in just three years — over 55% of the nation’s homeless now reside in California. April 18, 2023 10:55 pm
Study: Hedge funds making billions from Ukraine turmoil… Experts blame the organizations for exacerbating the food crisis by “betting on hunger” April 16, 2023 9:52 pm
US regulator calls for greater scrutiny of hedge funds after bond turmoil, Financial Times reports April 16, 2023 8:42 am
YouShouldKnow: If your company offers an HSA plan (US) and it runs out of funds before hitting your deductible, it is beneficial for you to deposit more money into the fund for eligible expenses before paying for them by other means. March 26, 2023 7:58 am
The fed only had $128 billion in FDIC insurance funds. It gave SVB and Signature bank $143 billion. It has no more money for bailouts March 21, 2023 10:35 am
U.S. government steps in and says people with funds deposited at SVB will be able to access their money… Stock futures up 250+ points+ March 12, 2023 8:19 pm
Big 4 Babnks And SVB: Canaries In The Economic Coal Mine? (SVB Racing To Prevent a Bank Run As Funds Advise Pulling Cash) March 10, 2023 10:28 am
Fed Tightening Pushed Fed Funds Target Rate Above MBS Yields For First Time In History (Biden Administration Ready To Unleash A $27 Billion Green Slush Fund) February 13, 2023 12:44 pm
Private equity uses govt pension funds to buy private firms, restructure them and lay private sector workers off. Govt. pensions are built on cutting private sector workers February 6, 2023 9:37 pm
Hedge funds and institutional investors are holding a record net short position against US Treasuries (CFTC data) February 1, 2023 2:55 pm
Pension Funds in Historic Surplus Eye $1 Trillion of Bond-Buying (Consumers In Bad Shape With Personal Savings Down 53.5% YoY And Real Weekly Earnings Negative For 21 Straight Weeks, GOLD Soaring!) January 28, 2023 6:27 pm