Tag Archives: securities-and-exchange
Investor in Petters’ alleged scheme charged
Kare11.com – An Illinois hedge fund manager who claimed to be the biggest victim of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters’ alleged Ponzi scheme was actually a participant in it, the Securities and Exchange Commission says. Greg Bell and his company, Lancelot […]
Hedge Fund Fraudster Faces Up To 10 Years
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – ‘Hedge fund operator’ Rod Stringer has pleaded guilty to money laundering in a $14 million Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors say. He allegedly took money from 44 victims over 8 years, claiming to be "a day […]
UK fund manager settles US market-timing case
Houston Chronicle – A London-based hedge fund manager and its chief investment officer have agreed to a nearly $18 million settlement resolving U.S. regulators’ allegations that one of its funds defrauded U.S. mutual funds and investors through trading practices such […]
Obama loves hedge funds
Reuters Blogs – The big winner in the Obama administration’s financial regulatory reform package is the beaten-up hedge fund industry. Hedge funds get a particularly “light touch” when it comes to government oversight in the Obama plan. Essentially, the administration […]
SEC Requests Data From Two Dozen Firms in Pension Investigation
Bloomberg – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking information from more than two dozen pension funds, placement agents and other companies as it steps up an investigation into whether money managers made improper payments to win business. “The […]
Tontine Partners raising new total return fund
Reuters – Hedge fund manager Jeffrey Gendell is mounting a comeback after a turbulent 2008. Gendell’s Tontine Associates LLC, disclosed plans in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing to raise funds for a new total return hedge fund. So far, […]
Gendell’s Tontine Partners Raises Money For New Hedge Fund
Nasdaq.com – Jeffrey Gendell of Tontine Partners LP, who is closing two of his hedge funds after steep losses, has raised money for his new Tontine Total Return Fund, according to regulatory filings. The Tontine Total Return fund, which Gendell […]
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. […]
Barakett sold most of fund’s U.S. stocks as markets declined
Tehran Times – Atticus Capital LP sold 23 of the 25 U.S.-listed stocks it owned in the first quarter as the New York-based hedge-fund firm run by Timothy Barakett put more money into cash while equity markets fell. Atticus sold […]
Target’s activist shareholder to hold town meeting
Daily Times – Less than three weeks ahead of what’s expected to be a heated proxy contest at Target’s annual shareholders’ meeting, activist shareholder William Ackman aims to strengthen his case to investors for a new slate of directors by […]
Beverley Hills hedge fund fraud halted
A hedge fund fraud that involved a pair of funds claiming to hold more than $800 million in assets has been halted, according to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. In a statement, the regulatory body said the two funds […]
