The Entrust Group, the world’s premier provider of account administration services for self-directed retirement plans, will be hosting a live educational webinar called “The Rise of the Alternative Lender” taught by Dominic Mazzone and Michael Facchini of Regent Global Funds. This Webinar will be held on May 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. PST.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 5  – Alternative investment fund and lender, Regent Global Funds (RGF), is reporting to its private investors a positive 8.27% annualized return for 2008, separating their performance by an average of 38% over the public markets in 2008. In an environment where hedge funds and other investment vehicles are hemorrhaging losses, Regent Global [...]

The Entrust Group, the world’s premier provider of account administration services for self-directed retirement plans, will be hosting a live educational asset based lending webinar taught by Dominic Mazzone and Michael Facchini of Regent Global Funds called, “How to Profit from Asset Based Lending Funds in the Credit Crisis and Beyond” on November 13, 2008.
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By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
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 [...]

By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
This “Investment Perspective” comes straight from the rooms in banks that are filled with the proverbial bean counters known as underwriters that are making the lives of hard money lenders very easy and very profitable.  It’s clear that the banks are running out of both good decisions and [...]

By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
Today’s Idea is about an age old debate about debt vs. equity.  It is interesting to think back a couple of years ago when there really weren’t that many debt funds offering up an alternative investment,  in comparison to the amount of private equity funds, which was the [...]

By: Michael Facchini, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
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 [...]

By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds
I think investors and the financial sector as a whole need to become educated on the profitability of Asset Based Lenders and the hedge they represent.    The lack of liquidity in the financial sector seems to be getting daily press and for every bank that tightens guidelines or [...]