Monthly Archives: March 2009
Ponzi Funds Said Missing
Wall Street Journal – Prosecutors said $160 million is unaccounted for in a Ponzi scheme allegedly run by hedge-fund manager James Nicholson. At a bail hearing Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Maria E. Douvas said the government’s investigation showed that $293 […]
Hedge fund industry still feeling Madoff effect
Reuters – Bernard Madoff is behind bars, but the effects of his fraud are still reverberating in the hedge fund industry, with more redemptions expected and investor confidence decimated. Traumatized investors are now more likely to closely monitor where their money […]
Hedge Funds, Buyout Firms Say Regulation Unstoppable
Bloombergb – Hedge funds and private-equity firms, after opposing increased federal oversight for years, said they can’t escape the Obama administration’s plan to include them in an overhaul of U.S. financial regulation. “We’re not going to be able to stand […]
Investors force Wallace out
WA Today – Richard Wallace has been ousted from the hedge fund he founded after the listed asset manager made losing bets throughout the financial crisis. Mr Wallace, who is based in Sydney, will no longer manage the Australian-listed hedge fund for […]
Ron Geffner Defends Hedge Funds
Video discussing the new rules for hedge funds, with Ron Geffner, fmr. SEC enforcement attorney; Adam Patti, Indexiq CEO; and CNBC’s Rebecca Jarvis. Read Complete Article
Proposed rules concern US hedge funds and private equity –
Reuters – For years, U.S. hedge fund managers have worried that their loosely regulated and secretive industry would one day face tougher regulations. "It was inevitable that this would happen," said Brad Alford, founder of Alpha Capital Management, an advisory […]
IRS Offers Deal to Tax Evaders
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Wealthy Americans who have been hoarding cash overseas and failing to pay Uncle Sam are getting a break, as the Internal Revenue Service unveils a plan that will greatly reduce their penalties. The idea comes a […]
Geithner Wants Federal Supervision of Hedge Funds, Private Equity Firms
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – If Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gets his way, hedge funds and private equity firms will be placed under the supervision of the federal government. “Over the past 18 months, we have faced the most severe […]
Man Group shares jump as payout is maintained
Marketwatch – Shares in hedge fund manager Man Group jumped around 11% Thursday after the firm maintained its dividend payout and launched a new investment management business. The firm said it expects adjusted pretax profit for the year ending March […]
Treasury chief seeking power over hedge funds
Houston Chronicle – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will ask Congress to bring large hedge funds, private-equity firms and derivatives markets under federal supervision for the first time as part of a revamp of U.S. financial rules. The Treasury chief will […]
Man Group to Cut Jobs as Profit Falls, Assets Drop
Bloomberg – Man Group Plc, the largest publicly traded hedge-fund manager, said it will cut its workforce by about 15 percent after fiscal year profit dropped and assets under management declined by a third. Assets fell to $48 billion in the […]