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Hedge funds lost $125 billion last year
Finance23 January 2023

Hedge funds lost $125 billion last year

Data from Hedge Fund Research (HFR) has revealed the latest indication of the devastation that volatility wrought on the sector last year: around $125 billion worth of assets from performance losses exited the hedge fund industry in 2022. HFR said th...

GAM recruits banker to smooth way for sale
Finance16 January 2023

GAM recruits banker to smooth way for sale

​Months after being forced to issue a profit warning, Swiss investment management company GAM Holding is stepping up negotiations over a potential sale. GAM, which oversees assets worth around CHF74.5 billion (£66.38 billion), is coordinating with ba...

Ghana uses gold to buy oil rather than US dollars
Market25 November 2022

Ghana uses gold to buy oil rather than US dollars

​Ghana's government is negotiating a new policy regime where it will use its gold rather than its U.S. dollar reserves to buy oil products, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said in a Facebook post on Thursday. Reuters first reported this story. In a p...

BlackCat gang demands $5m
Business15 June 2022

BlackCat gang demands $5m

In this week's edition of the V11 security newsletter, we take a look at the latest news on cybercrime and fraud. We also have advisories from CISA on protecting industrial control systems, and information on pro-Russian DDoS attacks. BlackCat gang's...