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Investors sue Highland Capital after funds shut

Reuther – A group of wealthy clients who invested $50 million with two hedge funds felled by last year’s credit crisis are accusing Highland Capital Management’s partners of having lied about key facts. LV Highland Credit Feeder Fund LLC, an […]

Lord Rothschild dumps his son’s hedge fund Atticus

Telegraph.co.uk – RIT Capital Partners, Lord Rothschild’s investment vehicle, had £36.5m ($58.3m) allocated to Atticus at the end of March 2008, but the company’s latest annual report shows the money has been entirely withdrawn. The trust had invested in Atticus […]

Bramdean names Petersfield AM as bidder

Reuters – UK asset manager Bramdean Alternatives named Petersfield Asset Management Limited on Tuesday, as the bidder to rival the proposal by property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz’s investment vehicle, Elsina, to oust its current board. Bramdean said in a statement that […]

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 […]

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 […]