Tag Archives: client assets


UBP to Cut 10% of Workforce This Year as Client Assets Decline

Bloomberg – Union Bancaire Privee, the Swiss hedge-fund investor whose clients lost about $700 million with Bernard Madoff, plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce this year after assets under management declined. “UBP should reduce its staff by 10 […]

Highland Park-based hedge fund manager granted bail

Chicago Tribune – Illinois hedge-fund manager Gregory Bell, who was charged with wire fraud for his role in an alleged Ponzi scheme, was granted $1.5 million bail and required to wear an electronic monitor, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled […]

SEC Proposes to Further Strengthen Safeguards of Investor Funds

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The SEC has proposed rule amendments to substantially increase protections for investors who entrust their money to investment advisers, hedge funds and FoHF’s. The SEC is seeking public comment on the proposed measures, which are […]

Ex-Soros protégées said to be winding down hedge fund

Wealth Bulletin – Satellite Asset Management, a $2.8bn (€2.1bn) hedge fund established by former employees of billionaire George Soros, is winding down due to investor redemptions, Bloomberg said on its website late Friday, according to a Reuters report. The New […]

Third Party Administrators to Improve Hedge Fund Transparency

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In an example of how hedge funds and CTAs are turning to third-party administrators with an eye on offering their investors improved transparency, hedge fund and FoHF provider Spectrum Global Fund Administration has teamed up […]