Tag Archives: bernard madoff
Hedge Fund Manager to Appear in Court
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel is scheduled for a bail hearing in federal court in Tampa this afternoon. Nadel faces a federal charge of securities and wire fraud after using “manipulative and deceptive devices” to […]
Madoff Red Flags Could Have Been Raised by Santander’s Software
Bloomberg – Banco Santander SA’s hedge fund unit used risk software that according to its developer may have “waved red flags” about Bernard Madoff investments. “You definitely would have seen it,” Riskdata SA Chief Executive Officer Ingmar Adlerberg said in a […]
FACTBOX-Companies exposed to Madoff
Forbes – Following are some of the companies exposed to the alleged $50 billion securities fraud by Wall Street pioneer Bernard Madoff: * AUSTIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT – The company managed money for the Massachusetts state pension fund, which lost […]
Gaps in oversight let Nadel avoid scrutiny
Sarasota Herald-Tribune – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has hundreds of pages of complicated rules governing investment advisers. But the agency — under fire for failing to stop New York hedge fund manager Bernard Madoff and his alleged $50 […]
Dreier Gets $20 Million Bond, Claims He Can’t Pay
Bloomberg – Marc Dreier, the New York lawyer jailed since his arrest for allegedly cheating hedge funds, won’t be able to post the $20 million bond that would free him, his lawyer told a federal judge. U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Eaton in […]
Another Florida Ponzi-Scheme?
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Investors in South Florida are fearing the worst, with all eyes turned to Michael Riolo, a Boca Raton resident who may have bilked over $50 million out of investors. Riolo regularly distributed performance reports to his […]
Hedge funds fold
The Washington Times – Year after year, the hedge fund industry dazzled Wall Street by delivering "absolute returns" – outsized profits whether markets rose or fell. Using sophisticated trading models, the pools of managed capital made wealthy people wealthier with […]
Hedge Fund Peers Come to Merkin’s Defense
TheStreet.com – Two contemporaries rushed to the defense of hedge fund manager Ezra Merkin, who is reportedly being investigated by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo after his investors lost billions of dollars linked to disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff. […]
