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Hunt for Madoff money to drag on for years
Reuters UK – Five months after Bernard Madoff’s massive fraud was revealed, little of his victims’ money has been found and it appears increasingly likely that the worldwide hunt for their missing billions will drag on for years. So far, […]
SEC lawyers probed for insider trading
Reuters – Two U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement lawyers are under investigation by federal criminal authorities for allegedly using insider information to trade stocks, a report by the SEC’s internal watchdog said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. […]
Forzani Group rejects hedge fund\’s proxy demands
Reuters – Forzani Group recommended on Thursday that shareholders oppose a bid from a New York-based hedge fund attempting to nominate its own members to the board. The Canadian sporting-goods retailer said Crescendo Partners, which owns about 5 percent of […]
Tales From the Hedge Fund Crypt
Reuters – What is it about siblings and the White House? Jimmy Carter had Billy, Hillary Clinton had Hugh Rodham, and George W. had Neil Bush. If Abel got elected president, it’s a near-certainty that Cain would have skipped the […]
Chemed spars with hedge fund over board nominees
Reuters – Hospice-care provider Chemed Corp, which also offers plumbing services under the Roto-Rooter brand, is urging shareholders to reject a hedge fund’s proposal to nominate five dissident directors to Chemed’s board. Chemed has asked shareholders to discard proxy cards […]
Geffen offered to buy NY Times stake: source
Reuters – Media mogul David Geffen tried to buy a stake in the New York Times Co from hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, but was rejected, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Geffen offered to buy […]
Satellite Asset Management shutting down
Reuters India – Satellite Asset Management LP, a $2.8 billion (1.84 billion pounds) hedge fund founded by former employees of billionaire George Soros, is closing down because of client withdrawals, Bloomberg said on its website late Friday. The New York-based […]
Steel Partners opposes bid for Aderans stake
Reuters – U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners said it has urged shareholders of loss-making wig maker Aderans Holdings to reject an offer by Japanese private equity fund Unison Capital to buy Aderans shares. Japan’s Aderans said last month it supported […]
Skybridge invests in manager Wyetree
Reuters India – SkyBridge Capital, a firm that provides money for early-stage hedge funds, on Friday said it invested $50 million (33 million pounds) in WyeTree Asset Management Ltd, a London-based fund focused on distressed mortgage securities. WyeTree seeks out […]
Hedge fund millionaire trumps offer for Panmure
Reuters UK – Hedge fund millionaire Bertrand des Pallieres’s SPQR Capital has launched a bid to trump BlueGem Water’s proposed stake building in stockbroker Panmure Gordon & Co. SPQR said that, via vehicle P.G. Holdings, it proposed to take part […]
Hedge fund AUM below $1 trillion: New Finance Capital
Reuters – Hedge fund assets under management around the world have probably fallen below $1 trillion, a top executive at hedge fund New Finance Capital LLP (NFC) said on Thursday. "There has been an enormous contraction in this industry. The […]