Tag Archives: fraud cases


Hedge Fund Manager, Six Others Busted in Insider Trading Scam

February 6, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SEC charged seven Wall Street professionals yesterday, alleging an insider trading ring that reaped over $11.6 million in illegal profits. British residents Nicos Achilleas Stephanou of UBS and Ramesh Chakrapani of Blackstone Advisory Services are […]

U.S. Senators Propose Hedge Fund Regulation

February 2, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Two senators are pushing for greater regulation of hedge funds, introducing legislation that would call on the U.S. government to oversee them. Michigan Senator Carl Levin, a Democrat, and Iowa Senator Charles Grassley, a Republican, passed […]

SEC Commissioner Urges Greater Regulation of Hedge Funds

January 28, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar said his agency should be given the authority to regulate hedge funds after urging Congress “to close the glaring loopholes in securities regulation.” Aguilar, one of the agency’s five commissioners, is among […]