Neil Phillips

Hedge Fund Pivot Joins BTG to Defy Bacon’s Investment Desert

Carl George’s $1.7 billion hedge fund at Pivot Capital Management Ltd. rose 17 percent in 2011 after he predicted a surprise interest rate cut in Brazil.

FTSE 100 Falls as Inmarsat, Basic Resources Slip, Wolseley Rises

U.K. stocks fell for the third time in four days as a slide in Inmarsat Plc and basic-resources shares outweighed a gain in Wolseley Plc .

Swiss Stocks Fall; Credit Suisse, UBS Pull Benchmark SMI Down in Zurich

Swiss stocks declined, dragging the benchmark Swiss Market Index lower for the first time in six days, as Credit Suisse Group AG and UBS AG dropped.

Swiss Stocks Retreat; Credit Suisse, UBS, Zurich Lead Benchmark SMI Lower

Swiss stocks fell, led by financials, as Credit Suisse Group AG and UBS AG dragged the benchmark Swiss Market Index lower for the first time in five days.

Greek Default Spells ‘Havoc’ for Banks a Year After Bailout

A year after European officials bailed out Greece, investors say the region’s banks haven’t raised sufficient capital or cut loans enough to withstand the contagion that may follow a default.

U.K. Stocks Slump to Three-Month Low as Mining Companies, Utilities Drop

U.K. stocks fell, led by a drop in basic material stocks and utilities, as a global selloff in equities continued on concern that Europe is struggling to deal with its sovereign debt crisis.

European Banks Under Assault in Markets That Remind Ackermann of Late 2008

Three years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., financial shares in Europe are under assault, the cost of insuring bank debt is at records, and bankers see worrying parallels to that time.

"Markets need to acknowledge that the proverbial goal posts have moved."

- Neil Phillips on Sep 26, 2012

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NRA Celebrates Gun Control Defeat, Senators Face Backlash

U.S. Stocks Climb to Record as Jobs Growth Tops Forecasts

Fusion Scientists See Progress as Obama Shows No Ardor

Billionaire Kaiser Exploiting Charity Loophole With Boats

China’s Cyberspies Outwit Model for Bond’s Q