Distressed Debt is starting to make a lot of noise in the alternative investment arena and with everyone jumping on the boat; it might be ready to tip. I have seen numerous announcements of new distressed debt funds and I think we will keep seeing more down the line. Here are questions you should be asking; who are going to be the winners and losers and does anyone really know how distressed the debt really is? Read More…
Wouldn’t it be nice if every time someone asked you to borrow $100, they gave you their iPOD to hold onto as collateral? I’m sure they would be much more compelled to actually pay you back as opposed to conveniently “forgetting” to do so. Seems like a simple concept, wouldn’t you say? Well, as simple as it is, it’s actually a concept that has many investors retreating to the basics during this troubled economy. Now more than ever, ABL’s (or Asset Based Lending investment funds) are gaining attention and significant momentum simply due to demand from both the lending and investment industries. Say goodbye to the days when lenders would give you money because you had a decent credit score and a nice smile. Now they want you to actually be accountable and have skin in the game. How dare they expect such a thing! Read More…
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Fund Managers Need To Be Accesible and Personally Invested
By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
We hear it all the time. “Put your money where your mouth is,” “Skin in the game,” and, “Eat your own dog food.” All phrases that talk about the one thing in the investing world that many fund managers try to avoid. Accountability. When you hear the word accountability these days it usually refers to CEO’s that are on their way to jail, or Club Fed as the locals like to call it. Accountability is, however, now starting to creep into the vernacular of investors who wonder whether or not the person that is supposed to be managing their investment believes in it enough to put his own money into it. A recent Morningstar study of approximately 6,000 fund issues showed that 46% of the stock funds reviewed were managed by fund managers with none of their personal money invested in their own funds. Read More…
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EUROS HAVE TWO WAYS OF PROFITING IN U.S. DOLLAR INVESTMENTS
By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
For the last month I have been travelling through Europe and I am always surprised at how beautiful that part of the world is, however this time I was also surprised by the painful strength of the Euro. In some countries, what used to be a good price for food, lodging, and products has now become an extravagance. What was interesting was that depending on what country I was in, Europeans viewed the health of the European economy differently, and this is one of the fundamental issues the EU is facing right now. When the EU has to balance political interests and economic needs with countries like Germany, the U.K., along with sputtering economies like Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, and France, Read More…
