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WSJ – The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s attempt to pressure an independent analyst to record his calls with a client offers a window into how the government is trying to build what could become one of the most far-reaching insider-trading […]

Bloomberg – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed requiring hedge funds and private-equity funds to submit to inspections and new disclosure requirements, aiming to expand oversight as required by the Dodd-Frank law. SEC commissioners voted 4-1 Nov. 19 to […]

Bloomberg – Hedge funds cut bullish bets on oil by the most in almost three months amid speculation fallout from the Irish debt crisis and China’s efforts to curb inflation will slow economic growth, sapping demand for fuel. Read Complete […]

Business Spectator – The Queensland government will retain a 33.7 per cent stake in QR National when the rail freight company floats today, with a London hedge fund to be the second-largest shareholder. A list of the top 20 shareholders in QR […]

Bloomberg – FrontPoint Partners LLC plans to close down its $1.5 billion health-care hedge funds after a portfolio manager allegedly received tips about the results of Human Genome Sciences Inc. trials for the drug Albuferon, according to a person briefed […]

Swedish Wire – Sweden’s third biggest banking group SEB, controlled by the powerful Wallenberg family, is being sued for 200 million euros ($272 million) by a hedge fund based in the British Virgin Islands. London-based Times Thursday wrote that that […]

Bloomberg – Philip Falcone, the hedge-fund manager under fire from clients for tying up their cash in a wireless network and other hard-to-sell assets, plans to help finance such bets in the future by selling stock and bonds through a […]

Reuters – Hedge funds and private equity funds would be subject to supervision under a plan being considered by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC meets later on Friday to vote on a proposal that would require the registration […]

Bloomberg – Clive Capital LLP’s $4 billion commodity hedge fund returned 8.3 percent in October, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. That took Clive Fund Ltd.’s gain in the first 10 months of the year to almost […]

Reuters – Bail was set at $3 million on Wednesday for a French doctor facing criminal charges in an insider-trading case involving hedge fund FrontPoint. Dr Yves Benhamou can be released from custody once he posts the bail, which is […]

The Future of Capitalism – Mr. Kristof uses the word “controlling” rather than “earning” so as not to allow his readers to consider the possibility that the leticese earners might have done something such as work to create value so that […]

Sweden’s third biggest banking group SEB, controlled by the powerful Wallenberg family, is being sued for 200 million euros ($272 million) by a hedge fund based in the British Virgin Islands. London-based Times Thursday wrote that that Euroption Strategic Fund […]