The notional amounts outstanding of derivatives transactions by major Japanese institutions at end–June 2006 was $17.1 trillion for over the counter (OTC) contracts and U$7.3 trillion for exchange–traded contracts. Compared with the previous survey as of end-December 2005, these results show an increase of 4.1% in OTC contracts and an increase of 10.5% for exchange traded contracts. By risk factor, the amounts outstanding of single currency interest rate-related contracts (IR contracts, hereafter) was $14.6 trillion for OTC contracts, increasing by 3.1 percent. That for foreign exchange–related contracts (FX contracts, hereafter) was at $2.5 trillion, increasing by 9.6%. See Full Report »
In 2005, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) conducted a fact-finding survey on hedge funds in Japan and published the findings in a report titled "Summary of Hedge Fund Survey Results and the Discussion Points" on December 13, 2005 (the English version was released on December 22, 2005) 1. The Survey was the first fact-finding survey ever conducted on Japan’s hedge fund market, and many responses were received both at home and abroad. The hedge fund market has been growing dramatically in recent years. According to the survey conducted by an American hedge fund research company, the size of hedge fund market which was worth $324 billion in early 2000. See Full Report »
Report transmitted to The Honorable Al Gore President of the Senate (United States Senate) on April 28, 1999. The term "hedge fund" is commonly used to describe a variety of different types of investment vehicles that share some similar characteristics. Although it is not statutorily defined, the term encompasses any pooled investment vehicle that is privately organized, administered by professional investment managers, and not widely available to the public. The primary investors in hedge funds are wealthy individuals and institutional investors. In addition, hedge fund managers frequently have a stake in the funds they manage. Entities . See Full Report »
Report prepared by the Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington DC, October 2002. Section 205(a)(2) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91) requires that the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) carry out a comprehensive program that will collect, evaluate, assemble, analyze, and disseminate data and information relevant to energy resources, reserves, production, demand, technology, and related economic and statistical information. See Full Report »