Established in January 1999‚ Pine Street Capital (PSC) was a market-neutral hedge fund that specialized in the technology field‚ facing market risk and trying to decide whether and which way to use in order to hedge equity market risk. They choose technology sector because the partners of PSC felt that they have enough ability to evaluate this sector and specially be good at picking out-performing stock. Short-selling of NASDAQ and options hedging strategy are the two major hedging choices for PSC
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Economic Research Understanding US Economic Statistics Fifth Edition Revised Important disclosures appear on the back cover of this publication. Goldman Sachs US Economic Research Goldman Sachs Economic Research Group In New York +1(212) 902 6807 In London Jim O’Neill‚ M.D. & Chief Currency Economist David Walton‚ M.D. & Co-Director of European Economic Research Andrew Bevan‚ M.D. & Director of International Bond Economic Research Erik Nielsen‚ Director of New European Markets Economic
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Background Pine Street Capital is a market-neutral hedge fund in the technology field and is facing market risk and has to decide which way to use in order to hedge the risk. It can either use short selling of NASDAQ or options hedging strategy. Each strategy has its own advantage in different economic conditions. As the fund has just gone through a volatile period in NASDAQ’s history‚ PSC has to choose between two choices. Choice 1: Continuing to hedge market risk by short selling Choice 2:
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Pine Street Capital Discussion and Analysis 1 PINE STREET CAPITAL – WHAT RISK TO HEDGE & WHAT TO BEAR? Hedge: market related risks 1. Currently managing a market neutral fund ($32 AUM) In the past the market risk was hedged by shorting or short-selling representative shares of the market index In the past the market riskunder was The alternative hedged by shorting hedging the consideration was or shortselling representativehelp of put market risk with the shares of the market the market
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In assessing the ethical issues surrounding the Goldman Sachs Abacus controversy‚ there are several factors that must be taken into consideration. Despite John Paulson playing a limited role in the ultimate construction of the CDO by having a hand in the asset composition selection process‚ as well as Goldman’s lack of disclosure in excess of the law‚ it is important to recognize that the counterparties to the CDSs were sophisticated investors. As sophisticated investors‚ making large speculative
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Corporate Governance‚ accountability and ethics in Goldman Sachs 1. Introduction The greatest modern financial crisis is still unraveling the aftershocks now I feel is the most serious in Europe. In fact‚ the lifting of the mortgage crisis in the United States and bankruptcy homeowners damaged in progress‚ but is no longer news. The ultimate responsibility of the crisis‚ the responsibility of the nature and extent of the problem has not been a satisfactory answer. Therefore‚ the community
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The Goldman Sachs Group‚ Inc. (GS) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review On 05TH DEC.2013 The report provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the companies businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by Global Data to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the companies key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners
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EBC I‚ Inc.‚ Respondent‚ v. GOLDMAN‚ SACHS & CO.‚ Appellant. Court of Appeals of the State of New York. 5 N.Y.3d 11 (2005) Before Chief Judge KAYE and Judges G.B. SMITH‚ ROSENBLATT‚ GRAFFEO and R.S. SMITH concur with Judge CIPARICK. Judge READ dissents in part in a separate opinion. OPINION OF THE COURT CIPARICK‚ J. Plaintiff‚ the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of EBC I‚ Inc.‚ formerly known as eToys‚ Inc.‚ brought this action against defendant Goldman‚ Sachs & Co.‚ the lead managing underwriter
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The Abacus Controversy The Goldman Sachs Group‚ Inc. was hit hard by the 2008 financial crisis as a result of its involvement in subprime mortgages‚ and was later rescued in a huge U.S. government bailout. On 16th April‚ 2010‚ the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman Sachs and its vice president Fabrice Tourre for “defrauding investors by misstating and omitting key facts about a financial product tied to subprime mortgages as the U.S. housing market was beginning to falter.” It was
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Goldman Sachs Finds Loopholes in Regulations to Maximize Profits In Is Goldman Sachs Too Big to Fail by Former Chief Economist at International Monetary Fund and co-author of the “13 Bankers” Simon Johnson mentions after consulting with four experts (Erik Berglof‚ Claudio Borio‚ Garry Schinasi‚ and Andrew Sheng) from various international organizations that if Goldman Sachs was hit with a “financial rock” the Government would not allow for Goldman to go bankrupt and would be bailed out again. Big
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