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SEC Halts Phony Investment Fund By San Diego Fraudster

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday recieved permission to freeze the assets of Mohit A. Khanna, who alledgedly raised as much as $70 million from 300 investors though his fund, MAK 1 Enterprises Group, LLC. […]

Israel’s girlfriend sentenced to 3 years probation

Stamford Advocate – Debra Ryan, the girlfriend of Samuel Israel, convicted for his role in a $400 million fraud involving the collapse of Stamford-based hedge-fund firm Bayou Group LLC, was sentenced to three years probation for aiding his escape. Ryan, […]

Hedge fund proposal dies in legislature

Stamford Advocate – Although it had bipartisan support, a bill requiring hedge funds operating in Connecticut to disclose conflicts of interest to investors died in the House of Representatives Wednesday, the final day of the 2009 legislative session. "It ‘blew […]

Och Stores Up Cash as Funds Brace for Stock Losses

Bloomberg – Daniel Och had about 35 percent of his $20 billion of hedge-fund assets in cash during the first quarter because he suspects global stock markets will start falling again. “The world will not just bounce back to where […]

Hennessee: April Challenging but Hedge Funds Advance

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund adviser, Hennessee Group LLC, announced that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +3.84% in April (+5.02% YTD). “April continued to be a challenging environment for hedge funds, as the market rally was driven […]

Bayou Hedge Fund Exec Sentenced

North Country Gazette – The brother of the former chief financial officer of the bankrupt hedge fund firm Bayou Group LLC has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison of his role in concealing a $400 million fraud.   […]

GLG, Och-Ziff Earnings Slump on Hedge Fund Losses

Bloomberg – GLG Partners Inc., the hedge-fund firm founded as a unit of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., and Och- Ziff Capital Management Group LLC reported lower fourth-quarter profits as their funds posted losses. GLG’s profit excluding acquisition costs dropped 78 percent […]

Ellington Sues Ameriquest Over Bad Subprime Mortgages

Bloomberg – Ellington Management Group LLC, the hedge-fund firm focused on mortgage bonds, sued Ameriquest Mortgage Co. and other ACC Capital Holdings units over soured subprime home loans. Funds run by Old Greenwich, Connecticut-based Ellington saw the value of $354 […]

Hedge Funds Rally in December, Post Record Losses on the Year

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Although hedge funds finished up 2008 with some of the worst numbers to date, they showed some signs of promise in December.  According to the latest research by the Hennessee Group LLC, a New York-based advisor […]

Korea’s No. 1 Money Manager Says Genghis Khan Model for Funds

Bloomberg – Days after a March negotiating session to buy San Francisco’s Citicorp Center building for $370 million, Park Hyeon Joo is in the air on a Korean Air flight bound for Seoul, sipping a glass of red wine. He’s […]

Mitsubishi Asset Brains Plans to Start a Fund of Hedge Funds

Bloomberg- Mitsubishi Asset Brains Co., an investment advisory firm of the Mitsubishi financial group, plans to start a fund of hedge funds as it seeks to invest in managers that can make money in falling markets. The company aims to […]

Hedge Funds Rally in December, Post Record Losses on the Year

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Although hedge funds finished up 2008 with some of the worst numbers to date, they showed some signs of promise in December.  According to the latest research by the Hennessee Group LLC, a New York-based advisor […]