Semaphore’s Annual PE Industry Confidence Survey results

Is 2011 a Wasteland or Playground? It seems my industry colleagues have continued to be wrongly optimistic about their personal income against a backdrop of continued and decided lack of confidence in the economy and their national governments. That appears to be the...

Semaphore’s 2012 Confidence Survey

Hello, Do you expect to make more personal compensation next year than this year? Feeling more confident or less confident in the President’s Economic team? Your thoughts on Newt or Mitt? Annually we ask our readers to weigh in and share their level of confidence in...

Cash Trumps Politics

Results of Annual Semaphore PE Industry Confidence Survey It’s all about the cash. Reversing a trend, my industry colleagues seem to have the wind at their backs when it comes to their personal income and business expectations – this despite a decided lack of...

No Sand Between Our Toes 2012

But our LPs are very happy that we don’t have summer tans. This is the fifth edition of our summer blast. OK, it should be titled “Some Sand Between Our Toes”. We’ve actually had the fortune of enjoying both a busy period and a highly efficient...

Time To Take Semaphore’s Annual Confidence Survey

Do you expect to make more personal compensation next year than this year? Feeling more confident or less confident in the President’s Economic team as we left government shutdown and the most recent Fiscal Cliff behind? Thoughts on your boss and competitors? Annually...