Category Archives: Hedge Fund Regulation
Hedge Fund Manager Raj Rajaratnam Appeal Blocked By Supreme court
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The US Supreme Court has rejected Raj Rajaratnam’s appeal. Rajaratnam, who co-founded hedge fund Galleon Management and Chiesi, a former trader with New Castle Funds, face up to 20 years in prison if convicted on the charges. Rajaratnam was taken […]
DiamondBack Only One Of Many Hedge Funds Targeted By FBI
New York (HedgeCo.net) – One of three hedge funds raided by the FBI last week, Connecticut based Diamondback Capital Management LLC, has said that the FBI is investigating one of their employees and a portfolio manager, who has peen put on […]
SEC Targets Use of Side Pockets by Hedge Funds
Pillsbury’s Investment Fund Law Blog – The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Asset Management Unit has been investigating whether hedge fund managers have overvalued assets in “side pockets” and then charged investors higher fees based on those inflated values. A side […]
Fed Survey: Hedge Funds and the Shadow Banking System
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The new Fed’s Senior Credit Officer Opinion survey (FSCOO), modeled after the better-known Senior Loan Officer Survey (SLOS), showed that hedge funds, private-equity firms, insurance companies and other big investors got better terms from lenders during the summer […]
Hedge Fund Index Confirmed to Finish Up 0.23% in August
New York (Hedge Co.net) – Final performance for the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (“Broad Index”) is confirmed up 0.23% in August and 2.46% YTD. “The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index rose 0.23% in August, with […]
Hedge Fund Investors to Sue Ernst & Young
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A lawsuit has been filed against hedge fund auditors Ernst & Young after a group of investors lost more than $17 million following the collapse of a Plano, Texas-based hedge fund that promised low-risk investments. The […]
Hedge Fund Whitepaper: An Enhanced Approach to Long Term Equity Investing
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A new research paper released by Credit Suisse, “Long/Short Equity: An Enhanced Approach to Long Term Equity Investing,” that compares long-only equity strategies to long/short equity strategies. Key points in the paper include: L/S Equity Strategies […]
EisnerAmper Legislative Alert: Impact on Private Hedge Fund Advisers
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Certain highlights of Title IV of the the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”), “Regulation of Advisers to Hedge Funds and Others,” are listed below: Elimination of Private Adviser Registration Exemption Previously, […]
