Tag Archives: hedge fund
Another Lawsuit Targets Valhalla Investment Partners
Herald Tribune – Two investors who lost $750,000 in the implosion of Scoop Management have filed a lawsuit against investment managers Neil and Chris Moody, who ran the Valhalla Investment Partners L.P. hedge fund. Bruce M. Bell and Richard G. […]
Calif. hedge fund manager pleads guilty to fraud
Riverside Press Enterprise – The founder and manager of two Beverly Hills hedge funds has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges. Bradley Ruderman pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of wire fraud, two counts of investment adviser fraud and a […]
Sweden mulls EU summit ahead of G20 meeting
The Swedish Wire – Sweden, which holds the rotating EU presidency, is consulting European capitals and “most of them are positive” about the idea, said Roberta Alenius, spokeswoman for Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. “The prime minister wants a summit […]
Pinpoint Funds Beat Peers With China Stocks, Bonds
Bloomberg – Pinpoint Investment Advisor Ltd., a hedge fund manager of $560 million, returned as much as four times its Asian peers this year through July with profits from a rebound in Chinese stocks and debt securities. The $70 million […]
Citadel fund files $470 mln claim against Lehman
Reuters – Hedge fund Citadel Investment Group claims it is owed $470.5 million on derivatives contracts it held with Lehman Brothers, according to a claim filed in a New York bankruptcy court last week. Citadel, which manages around $12 billion […]
$8.8 million paid to clients of former financial adviser
The Tribune – The more than $8.8 million judgment awarded to clients of Jeffrey Forrest has been paid, six months after a financial regulatory agency determined that the former San Luis Obispo investment adviser had misrepresented a risky hedge fund […]
Hedge funds in 2009 recovery
Cayman Compass – The average hedge fund recorded gains of 2.42 per cent in July data released by hedge fund data provider Hedge Fund Research shows. Hedge fund assets have increased on average by more than 12 per cent in […]
Citadel fund files $470 mln claim against Lehman
Reuters – Hedge fund Citadel Investment Group claims it is owed $470.5 million on derivatives contracts it held with Lehman Brothers, according to a claim filed in a New York bankruptcy court last week. Citadel, which manages around $12 billion […]
Harvard seeks to manage more money internally: report
Reuters – Harvard University’s multibillion dollar endowment is adopting a strategy of selling off some holdings in hedge funds, private-equity firms and other money managers to bring more money under the control of internal investing staff over the next few […]
Now Pitching: A Hedge Fund
New York Post – Todd Stottlemyre, the former major league pitcher and the son of Yankees standout Mel Stottlemyre, is hoping to hit a home run moving from the diamond to the hedge-fund world. The 44-year old former member of […]
UPDATE: Hedge Fund Brokerage Firm Updates Connectivity
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund prime broker, Newedge, has started using a Dubai Point of Presence (POP) connection to facilitate their access to the Dubai Gold and Commodity Exchange (DGCX). The new connection has high bandwidth and is […]
Madoff trustee says Cayman and Bermuda funds ignored lawsuits
Caribbean Net News – The trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s business told a judge that two Cayman Islands and Bermuda hedge-fund firms accused of profiting from the fraud are ignoring his lawsuits seeking a total of $230.7 million in damages. Trustee […]