Protest votes against remuneration reports indicate shareholders are starting to show their teeth Mining company Xstrata and hedge fund group Man have become the latest FTSE 100 companies to suffer shareholder protests against boardroom pay in further signs that investors are starting to exert their influence. Some 40% of Xstrata shareholders failed to support the mining group's annual pay ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Local sovereign funds should consider buying up equities in companies with commodity assets like coal, gold, rice or mines for their foreign investment portfolio, as a hedge for the nation against future increase in the cost of such strat...

KUALA LUMPUR: Local sovereign funds should consider buying up equities in companies with commodity assets like coal, gold, rice or mines for their foreign investment portfolio, as a hedge for the nation against future increase in the cost of such strategic commodities.

John Paulson, the billionaire hedge- fund manager seeking to reverse record losses in 2011, lost 6.7 percent last month in one of his largest funds as gold-mining stocks dropped, said two people briefed on the returns.

LAS VEGAS, NV-- - Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Jeffrey Dahl to the Company's Board, effective immediately."The appointment of ...

Investors often seek solace in precious metals instruments during a downturn.

May 5 ( Bloomberg ) -- John Paulson , the billionaire hedge- fund manager seeking to reverse record losses in 2011, lost 6.7 percent last month in one of his largest funds as gold-mining stocks dropped, said two people briefed on the returns.

(Reuters) - The resurgence of the euro zone's debt woes as a dominant force in the U.S. equity market has sparked a flurry of cautious bets in the options market as investors brace for more uncertainty. The S&P 500 may have lost only a little over 1 percent for the week, but markets have become noticeably more volatile following elections in Greece and France that changed expectations for how ...

For low-risk returns, Lightwater Partners' Fund Managers Jerome Hass and Jimmy Chu look seaward. Bulk commodities like metallurgical coal, they explain, offer greater stability because a small number of major buyers determine pricing, while shipping logistics provide a yardstick to determine a project's economics.

LONDON (Reuters) - Edoma Partners, the hedge fund run by ex-Goldman Sachs star Pierre-Henri Flamand, has lagged behind rivals this year after a "frustrating" period when it missed out on a rally in stock and bond markets, a letter to its investors showed. The $1.8 billion Edoma fund, founded by Flamand to make bets on corporate events like mergers, bankruptcies and restructurings, was down 0.85 ...