Category Archives: politics

Barclays Under Fire For Fundraising With Hedge Fund Buddy Romney

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – UK newspaper The Telegraph reports that 11 Members of Parliament have demanded that Barclays Bank stop raising money for former hedge fund manager and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, and instead work to rebuild the public’s trust […]

The Murphy Mix-Up And Democrat Hedge Fund Contributions

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Democrats Susan Bysiewicz and rival Chris Murphy are in a bit of a scuffle over hedge fund contributions, the Hartford Courant reports. Bysiewicz ran an add accusing Murphy of receiving around $700,000 in campaign contributions from financial firms, saying he has […]