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Hedge funds poorer performance was largely due to the fact that they cannot make as many bets with borrowed money, analysts said.Hedge funds on average returned just 4.52% in 2010, the figures from Hedge Fund Research's HFRX index show, some way below the FTSE 100's 10.5% jump or the Standard & Poor's 500 Index's 12.7% rise.The hedge fund industry's lackluster performance in 2010 could spur more investors to question whether it is worth paying higher management fees for the funds, experts said.When an investor gives money to a hedge fund manager, they are looking for returns that do not depend on the broader market, .. more»

Ford operates in a highly dynamic industry that is affected by forces within and without. For efficient strategic management, the company has to understand the forces shaping the industry through the SWOT, PETSEL and Porter's 5 analyses, and align its strategies with them. Analysis of the Trends and Issues in the Car Industry Porter's Five Forces Analysis (P5F) The threat from new entrants to the profitability of the car industry is minimal. According to Miller (2007), this threat is low because of the many impediments to market entry such as high capital requirements, government policies and legislation (Porter's Five Forces Analysis of the Automobile Industry, 2010). Buyers bargaining .. more»

Banking in India started in the last parts of the 18th century and the first banks that emerged were The General bank of India (1786), Bank of Hindustan (1790) – both banks do not exist now, and the oldest bank still in existence is the State Bank of India which was originally named the Bank of Calcutta (1806) and immediately renamed the Bank of Bengal. This bank was one of the three Presidency banks, the other two being the Bank of Bombay and the Bank of Madras. All three banks were under the care of the British east India Company and they merged in .. more»