Author Archives: Editor
What to Do When the FBI Raids Your Hedge Fund: Jonathan Weil
Bloomberg – As if the global capital markets hadn’t suffered enough shocks lately — artillery fire in Korea, meltdown in Ireland, Eva Longoria Parker’s divorce filing — life just threw America’s hedge-fund masters a beanball. It appears the government wants to […]
Hedge fund Balyasny gets U.S. subpoena
Reuters – Hedge fund Balyasny Asset Management confirmed it was subpoenaed by the U.S. federal government in a massive investigation into insider trading, a news website reported on Wednesday. The website, Absolute Return + Alpha, quoted a letter Balyasny wrote […]
Provident Financial share jump hits hedge funds
The Telegraph – The doorstep lender issued a positive trading update that stated that sales for the 12 weeks since the start of September were up 7pc on the same time last year and the business was on track for […]
U.S. Trading Probe Puts Research, Expert Networks in Spotlight
Bloomberg – John Kinnucan’s questioning by the FBI in a broad insider-trading investigation has put the spotlight on money managers and their use of a burgeoning breed of firms selling research and access to industry experts. Kinnucan runs Broadband Research […]
Galleon Hedge Fund Founder Rajaratnam’s Bid Rejected
Barron’s – A bid by Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam to surpress secretly recorded conversations has been rejected by a U.S. district court judge. The decision is being viewed as a major victory for prosecutors, who are charging the […]
World Clean Coal Week China Focus 2010 will be held in November, Beijing, China
Press Release – Industry executives believe the USA, Australia and China will be leading clean coal technology in 5 years‘ time. China’s appetite for energy is creating both unpleasant realities and unexpected opportunities. The central government has put unprecedented emphasis […]
Unconventional Gas Asia Summit will be held in November
Beijing, China (Press Release) – In China, Petrochina, China United Coalbed Methane Corp and Jincheng Anthracite Mining Group are the major players in the exploration, development and utilization of coal-bed methane resources. These companies have also extensive cooperation with big multinational companies […]
U.S. hedge funds and mutual funds get subpoenas
Reuters – Hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors and mutual fund firm Janus Capital said on Tuesday they were among money managers asked to provide documents to U.S. securities regulators as part of a widening probe by federal authorities into insider […]
Soros protégé is mystery buyer of 5% Gartmore stake
Investment Week – A vehicle linked to hedge fund manager John Zwaanstra, a former protégé of George Soros, has emerged as the mystery buyer of a 5% stake in Gartmore. After first identifying itself as simply United Industrial Services, the firm […]