Monthly Archives: March 2009
Obama’s Interview on ‘The Tonight Show’ / regarding hedge funds and AIG
FOXNews – MR. LENO: Tell people what happened. I know people have been over it, just — MR. OBAMA: Well, look, here’s what happened. You’ve got a company, AIG, which used to be just a regular, old insurance company. Then […]
Hedge Funds Buy Stocks for First Time Since October
Bloomberg – U.S. hedge funds are buying more of the nation’s stocks than they’re selling for the first time since October, while mutual funds and most other investors remain net sellers, according to UBS AG. In the four weeks ended […]
HMC Hedge Fund Founder Grebow Sentenced to Four Years in Fraud
Bloomberg – Bret Grebow, co-founder of hedge fund HMC International LLC, was sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding investors out of $7.8 million in what prosecutors said was “a classic Ponzi scheme.” Grebow, of Highland, Florida, was also […]
Fund pushing split proposes Chemed directors
Cincinnati.com – A New York City hedge fund pushing Chemed Corp. to split up its plumbing and hospice care businesses has filed its own slate of five directors for the downtown-based company’s May 18 shareholder’s meeting. In filing its five […]
Weavering Capital collapses over mystery trade
Times Online – Weavering Capital, one of London’s oldest hedge funds, was today in the hands of liquidators just a week after it discovered that its flagship fund’s main investment was a derivatives trade with an offshore company controlled by […]
Hedge fund firm plans move to Greenwich
Danbury News-Times – A Manhattan hedge fund firm that invests in financially distressed companies is planning to move in May. Restoration Capital Management LLC has leased the 5,400-square-foot third floor of 325 Greenwich Ave., in downtown Greenwich. Retailers Simon Pearce […]
Falcone Starts Fund as Harbinger Client Money Remains Locked Up
Bloomberg – Philip Falcone, who runs the $7 billion Harbinger Capital Partners LLC, is starting a hedge fund that draws on his background in distressed securities, even as investors are locked into his biggest fund. The Credit Distressed Blue Line […]
US lawyer pleads not guilty to money laundering
BusinessWeek – A prominent Manhattan lawyer accused of peddling $700 million in phony securities to hedge funds will likely forgo a trial and change his plea to guilty, his attorney told a judge Thursday. The defense announcement came at a […]
Grant Thornton LLP Launches New Hedge Fund Registration and Compliance Services
EatrhTimes – In response to investor demand for greater transparency as well as pending new legislation, Grant Thornton LLP’s Financial Services practice is launching Hedge Fund Internal Control, Governance and Regulatory Compliance Services. These services will help funds attract new […]
US hedge fund manager arrested in Hong Kong
International Herald Tribune – A Silicon Valley hedge fund manager has been arrested in Hong Kong on charges that he bilked investors out of at least $5 million. According to a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday in San Jose federal court, Albert […]
Cayman Islands Extends Tax Cooperation Assistance to Seven New Countries
George Town, Grand Cayman – The Cayman Islands Government today announced the extension of comprehensive tax information assistance to seven new countries, under provisions in the Tax Information Authority Law introduced in 2008, which do not require a bilateral […]
Hedge Fund Manager Investcorp buys into L’azurde
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund and alternative investor, Investcorp, along with its consortium partners Eastgate Capital Group and The National Investor, announced the acquisition of a 70% stake in Saudi gold and jewelry makers, L’azurde. L’azurde had 2008 […]