Monthly Archives: June 2009
Sam Jones named Hedge Fund Correspondent at Financial Times
Journalism.co.uk – The Financial Times has appointed Sam Jones as hedge fund correspondent. In his new role, Jones will be in charge of covering the global hedge fund industry. "Hedge funds are in a state of crisis: they are hugely […]
EU laws seen driving hedge funds from UK
Reuters UK – Some hedge funds will leave the UK if draft new European law is not changed, said one manager present at a meeting this week with the Treasury, in which the industry expressed grave doubts about the rules. […]
US fund manager agrees extradition from HK
Forbes – A Silicon Valley hedge fund manager accused of bilking investors out of at least $5 million has agreed to be extradited from Hong Kong to the United States, a government lawyer said Friday. Fund manager Albert Hu, an […]
Hedge Fund Indictment Says Cravath, Bryan Cave Were Duped
Law.com – Federal prosecutors Thursday unsealed an indictment charging the chief executive of what used to be one of the world’s largest investment funds with constructing elaborate tax shelters for some of his wealthiest clients. The executive, Jeffrey Greenstein, the […]
Pearl chief Hugh Osmond pays price for capital boost and debt cut
Times Online – Hugh Osmond is sitting on a multimillion-pound paper loss after his Pearl Group life assurer agreed a deal to trim its £3 billion debt burden and bring in new equity investors. Pearl secured a £500 million injection […]
Hedge Fund Prime Brokerage Provider Expands To Chicago
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – NorthPoint Trading Partners, LLC has opened a new office in Chicago, IL., with 12 year industry veteran, Michael Ferro, as head. Ferro has held positions at Genworth Financial, Knight Capital Markets, and X-Change Financial Access. […]
Seattle investment firm Quellos Group expected to be indicted in tax-evasion case Thursday
Seattle Times – Federal prosecutors are expected to unseal indictments Thursday in a massive tax-evasion investigation involving the Seattle investment firm Quellos Group, accusing its officers of operating offshore tax shelters used to hide hundreds of millions of dollars from […]
Argentina in contempt of court over defaulted sovereign bonds
MercoPress – US District Judge Thomas Griesa granted a contempt of court motion last week by bondholder Aurelius Capital Partners hedge fund, according to a transcript of a hearing in Manhattan federal court obtained over the weekend, reports Reuters. Lawyers […]
Ark aims to rise above recession with charity extravaganza
Telegraph.co.uk – Mayor Boris Johnson will welcome guests, thought to include Tony Blair, Elton John and Jemima Khan, who have paid up to £100,000-a-table to be at the event at the former Eurostar terminal at Waterloo. Despite being dubbed Britain’s […]
Third competitor files to take over Asarco
Daily Territorial – A third offer to take copper miner Asarco out of Chapter 11 was filed last week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Corpus Christi, Texas, by New York City-based hedge-fund manager Harbinger Capital Partners. The $500 million reorganization […]