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N.Y. judge restrains Merkin funds in Madoff lawsuit
Boston Globe – A judge extended an order on Tuesday barring hedge fund founder Ezra Merkin from shutting down funds that had invested with accused swindler Bernard Madoff or withdrawing money from them. New York State Supreme Court Justice Richard […]
Charities hurt in Madoff case get charity
MSNBC – Nonprofits that are struggling because their donors lost money with Bernard Madoff are getting a bailout — but not from the government. Richer foundations are stepping in to help. Human Rights Watch, The Center for Constitutional Rights and […]
NYU Granted Extension Amidst Madoff Losses
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – New York University scored a victory yesterday, when they won a court order that sought an extension on a temporary ban that would halt J. Ezra Merkin from making any more transfers with the school’s funds. […]
US regulators probed Madoff eight times over 16 years
MSN Money UK – Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was examined at least eight times in 16 years by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, who often came armed with suspicions, the Wall Street Journal […]
Madoff set to disclose list of holdings
Munster Times – Investigators may get a clue Wednesday into how much money might be available for victims in the Bernard Madoff scandal. The fallen investment guru is scheduled to submit a list of his personal assets to the Securities […]
NYU Latest Victim in Madoff Debacle
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – New York University is the latest victim in Bernard Madoff’s web of lies, claiming it lost $24 million in a fund of fund that invested with the infamous Ponzi schemer. According to a complaint filed Christmas […]
Cerberus Hedge Fund Caps Withdrawals After Loss
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Stephen Feinberg’s Cerberus Capital Management has followed in the footsteps of many faltering hedge funds this year, limiting client redemptions in one of its funds after investors moved to withdrawal 16.5 percent of their capital, according […]
Credit Suisse clients may have lost 627 mln pounds ($195.18 mln) on Madoff
Reuters UK – Credit Suisse clients may have lost up to 1 billion Swiss francs (627.3 million pounds) ($195.18 mln) on investments connected to accused swindler Bernard Madoff, newspaper Sonntag reported on Sunday. Without giving details of its sources, Sonntag […]
If You Have the Stomach for Hedge Funds….
CNBC – The hedge fund industry has been battered this year, suffering heavy losses in part due to redemptions by investors as they asked for their money back amid the market turmoil. According to a Singapore-based hedge fund research firm […]
UBP wants independent hedge fund administrators
Reuters – Swiss private bank Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) may pull client money out of hedge funds unless they set up independent administrators, the Financial Times said on Wednesday. The Geneva-based bank, one of the world’s largest investors in hedge […]
