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		<title>$200 Billion Cap On Collapse Fund &#8211; Barney Frank</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/11/2009/200-billion-cap-on-collapse-fund-barney-frank.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; The fund which the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is setting up to dismantle large insolvent financial institutions will be limited to $200 billion, MarketWatch reported earlier today. &#8220;The cap we have is $200 billion,&#8221; House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said, referring to legislation which would collect funds from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What caused the decline in market liquidity</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/09/2009/what-caused-the-decline-in-market-liquidity.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Economic Times &#8211; The mavens continue to pore over figures and analyse the why, how and after-effects of bankruptcy of the major-league investment bank Lehman , on September 15 last year. It’s clear that financial innovation in the mature markets was way ahead of the curve vis-a-vis regulation and prudential norms in this decade, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Omnium: The New Standard in Hedge Fund Administration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York (Press Release) &#8211; Citadel Solutions announced today that it has changed its name to Omnium, effective immediately. This name change reflects the continuing evolution of the state-of-the-art hedge fund administrator, which has grown significantly since it began in 2007. &#8220;We chose the name Omnium because it signifies excellence and agility across all disciplines,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge funds bet big on BofA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters &#8211; At least 20 top hedge funds boosted their positions in financial institutions in the latest quarter in a sign that Wall Street is ready to bet on more risky sectors in the hope of longer-term rewards. The push into financials indicates that fund managers including Steven Cohen and John Paulson, who are watched [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Atalaya Expands Investment and Marketing Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; Encouraged by a promising investment environment and accelerated investment pace, New York-based special opportunities fund, Atalaya Capital Management LP, today announced that it has expanded its team, adding three investment professionals and a marketing professional.&#160; &#8220;Recent positive changes in our target investment markets have prompted Atalaya to bolster our professional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CIC Said to Invest $500 Million in Hedge Funds, Blackstone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg &#8211; China Investment Corp., the nation&#8217;s $200 billion sovereign wealth fund, may invest as much as $500 million in hedge funds including those run by Blackstone Group LP, said two people familiar with the matter. CIC aims to allocate $6 billion to hedge funds by the end of 2009, company adviser Felix Chee said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caymen Net News &#8211; Hedge funds and financial institutions based in the Cayman Islands have been pulling their money out of Britain as they are hit by the credit crunch, according to figures from the Bank of England. The low-tax regime and limited &#173;regulation of the Cayman Islands &#8211; with a population of 52,000 &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Overhaul Would Register Hedge Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courthouse News Service &#8211; President Obama&#8217;s plan to overhaul financial regulations, to prevent a repeat of the country&#8217;s credit and banking catastrophe, is laid out in a &#34;nearly final&#34; 85-page document the president is expected to reveal today. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Among other things, the president proposes creating a National Bank Supervisor to oversee all federally chartered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge funds in Cayman Islands withdraw from UK banks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hedge funds and financial institutions based in the Cayman Islands have been pulling their money out of Britain as they are hit by the credit crunch, according to figures from the Bank of England. The low-tax regime and limited &#173;regulation of the Cayman Islands &#8211; with a population of 52,000 &#8211; has attracted 80% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama readies stricter rules on financial institutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit News &#8211; President Barack Obama is ready to roll out an overhaul of the intricate rules and systems that govern America&#8217;s troubled financial institutions, proposing the most ambitious revision since the Great Depression. The goal is to prevent a recurrence of the economic crisis that erupted in the United States and exploded last fall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Switzerland &#8211; a hedge fund haven?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[World Radio Switzerland &#8211; Several major hedge funds in London say they&#8217;re considering moving abroad, notably to Switzerland. They are angered by a proposition from the European Union that would require more accountability and limit the amount of money they can borrow. Switzerland is an attractive destination because it is easier to register and launch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Industry Expert Hired to Run Distressed Mortgage Securities Tool</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/05/2009/hedge-fund-industry-expert-hired-to-run-distressed-mortgage-securities-tool.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; LoanInsights, a San Francisco-based financial services and technology company, has hired James Sias as Director of Business Development. Sias will be responsible for working with banks, hedge funds and US government entities to help them leverage the newly launched LoanInsights SMART (Secured Mortgage Asset Resolution Tool). The new SMART platform [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Middle Office Services Launch by Citi</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgeco.net/news/05/2009/hedge-fund-middle-office-services-launch-by-citi.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; Citi is opening a daily operational suite of solutions for hedge fund managers that they hope will improve efficiency and allow managers to focus on optimizing investment decision making. &#34;The Hedge Fund Middle Office service has been designed to improve operational efficiency and transparency for hedge fund managers by providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Managers In Bermuda To Register By June 30th</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; Two new legislations were introduced in Bermuda January 1, requiring regulated financial institutions to comply with various obligations under the recently updated legislative framework, according to Cayman Islands law firm Conyers Dill &#38; Pearman. The firm said that the updated legislation defines &#8216;Financial Institutions&#8217; as persons who, among other things, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MFA Supports the Registration of Hedge Fund Advisors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; In testimony before the House Financial Services Subcommittee; &#8220;Perspectives on Hedge Fund Registration&#8221;, the Managed Funds Association (MFA) announced its support for the new push for mandatory registration of managers with the SEC. &#34;Though hedge funds were not the cause of the ongoing problems in our financial markets and our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America&#8217;s $35 Billion Headache</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters &#8211; Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis is facing a $35 billion headache this morning after financial regulators informed the bank that was the figure it need to find now to pass the so-called stress test for viable financial institutions, the Wall Street Journal and New York Times report. BoA already has received $45 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US bailouts won&#8217;t work, says Nobel winner</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moneycontrol.com &#8211; Joseph Stiglitz, a professor at the Columbia University and the 2001 Nobel Prize winner, said the US government&#8217;s bailout packages designed for financial institutions may not work. &#8220;It is a peculiarly-structured programme,&#8221; Stiglitz said, &#8220;The government puts in 92% of the money, the private sector walks away with 50% of the profits and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Star commodities traders ditch banks for hedge funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters &#8211; Star commodity traders, once synonymous with high-profile banks, are leaving for little-known investment firms that let them work and earn in ways iconic Wall Street firms no longer can. The financial crisis and its amplifying threat on risk taking, bonus and pay at major financial institutions is causing big names like Goldman Sachs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Star commodities traders ditch banks for hedge funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>AIMA Supports New US Treasury Investment Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; Todd Groome, Chairman of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) said in a statement regarding the Public-Private Investment Program announced by Tim Geithner, &#34;It shows that there is recognition among policy makers at the highest level that the hedge fund industry is part of the solution.&#34; The Treasury&#8217;s Public&#8722;Private Investment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian finance firms are more optimistic on acquisitions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The China Post &#8211; Asia-Pacific banks, brokerages, insurers and private equity firms are more optimistic about mergers and acquisitions as they seek to expand following a decline in asset prices, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. About 42 percent of financial institutions in the region expect to make an acquisition over the next year, compared with 38 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY State Pension Fund Linked to Millions in Kickbacks from Private Equity, Hedge Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>CBS Coverage Offers Protection for Hedge Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HedgeCo.Net &#8211; The &#34;post-Madoff era&#34; and the litigious society in which firms operate today have presented many operational risks that are beyond control.&#160;Managers are not getting paid to take those risks and the consequences can be devastating. &#160; Regulatory investigations and private litigations are on the rise and may result in expensive legal defense and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia Extends Short-Selling Ban, Fears Hedge Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; Australian regulators have extended the ban on short-selling, saying the move was in the &#8220;national interest&#8221; of the country. As large national banks prepare to release their profits in the wake of more write-downs and rising debt, regulators wanted to avoid the effects that short-selling by aggressive hedge funds would have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Tackles Economy, Lending in Speech to Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; Obama used his time in front of Congress last night to present a &#8220;blueprint for our future,&#8221; with a specialized focus on health care, education and energy.&#160; But there was plenty of time for talk on the financial crisis, saying we have come to a &#8220;reckoning&#8221; after years of poor decision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Curb on hedge funds likely as EU leaders back reforms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>$4bn Withdrawn from Nigeria Stock Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daily Guide &#8211; Foreign investors in the Nigerian capital market withdrew some $4 billion from the Nigeria Stock Exchange and precipitated its steep decline, the Exchange&#8217;s Director General, Professor Ndidi Okereke-Onyiuke has said. Appearing&#160; before the joint Senate Committees on Finance, Capital Market, Banking, Insurance and other financial institutions investigating the economic crisis facing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China wants IMF to be tougher with rich states</title>
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		<title>Ex-Fed chief says reforms must include hedge funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indianapolis Star &#8211; Paul Volcker, an adviser to President Barack Obama, urged &#34;fundamental changes and reform of the financial system&#34; that will help the U.S. economy recover from its crisis and promote future growth. The former chairman of the Federal Reserve called for &#34;particularly close regulation and supervision&#34; of large commercial banks and other financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Commissioner Urges Greater Regulation of Hedge Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar said his agency should be given the authority to regulate hedge funds after urging Congress &#8220;to close the glaring loopholes in securities regulation.&#8221; Aguilar, one of the agency&#8217;s five commissioners, is among many who are calling for greater oversight in an industry that has been ravaged by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Approves Schapiro as New Head of SEC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; Mary Schapiro, who most recently was the CEO for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is now the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission.&#160; The Senate approved Schapiro yesterday, a month after being nominated President Barack Obama.&#160; Schapiro takes over the SEC at a crucial time, when the agency along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HK Fund to team up with Paulson Hedge Fund in Offshore Launch</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; One of Hong Kong&#8217;s largest independent financial institutions, Sun Hung Kai Financial, is teaming up with hedge fund Paulson &#38; Co, launching a distressed asset investment fund, according to a Reuters report. John Paulson will act as the new $100 million offshore fund&#8217;s investment manager. The fund will only be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Treasury to Restrict Dividends, Executive Pay</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; Financial institutions that have received generous assistance from Congress may be forced to restrict executive compensation and their dividends, if Barack Obama and his new Treasury have their way. &#8220;Those receiving exceptional assistance will be subject to tough but sensible conditions that limit executive compensation until taxpayer money is paid back,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Madoff Avoids Jail, Continues House Arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; Bernard Madoff will continue his house arrest at his swanky Manhattan apartment, after a judge refused to send him to prison on Monday. Madoff&#8217;s lawyers have pointed out that he has cooperated fully with officials and investigators since allegedly confessing his $50 billion Ponzi-scheme to his sons last month.&#160; &#8220;Aside from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Madoff May Cost Insurers $1 Billion to Cover Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg &#8211; Bernard Madoff&#8217;s alleged Ponzi scheme may cost insurers who cover financial institutions more than $1 billion as they pay legal costs for investment managers who gave client money to Madoff, an industry executive said. Insurers who sell such coverage never expected, or charged their clients, for the possibility of investor losses in such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journal of a Plague Year: Faith in Markets Cracks Under Losses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg &#8211; It has been a year of record misery: the largest bankruptcy, bank failure and Ponzi scheme in U.S. history; $720 billion in writedowns and losses by financial institutions; $30.1 trillion in market valuation wiped out. The biggest loss and the hardest thing to recover, though, may be something that can&#8217;t be precisely measured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For investors, now what?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis Star Tribune &#8211; Like most market watchers, last year&#8217;s participants in the Star Tribune Investor Roundtable failed to predict that 2008 would be a year of stomach-churning stock market declines, failed financial institutions, multibillion-dollar bailouts and credit markets as frozen as a Minnesota lake in January. &#34;I think everybody in the room knew there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Roach Motels Might Just Be a Blessing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg &#8211; The financial crisis is imposing heavy burdens on the hedge-fund industry, and the strain has become more visible. By the end of last week, about 100 hedge funds imposed restrictions on withdrawals. Many funds have become financial roach motels: Investors can put their money in, but they can&#8217;t get it out. Deregulation has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM, Chrysler considering bankruptcy to get bailout: report</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters &#8211; General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC are considering accepting a pre-arranged bankruptcy as the last-resort price of getting a multi billion dollar government bailout, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with internal discussions. In response to automakers&#8217; bailout plea, staff for three members of Congress have asked restructuring experts if a pre-arranged bankruptcy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State money went to two additional hedge funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newark Star-Ledger &#8211; Managers of New Jersey&#8217;s embattled pension fund, criticized by lawmakers for bailing out a struggling BlackRock hedge fund in October, secretly gave two other hedge funds the same deal, records from the state investment council show. The Canyon Special Opportunities Fund and GoldenTree Credit Opportunities Fund were each awarded $49.5 million in [...]]]></description>
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