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From Peloton To Profit

July 14, 2009 : Permalink

Forbes – A year ago, Conrad Levy was a player in one of the most spectacular blow-ups in hedge fund history. Peloton Partners, the fund at which Levy was chief compliance and operating officer, collapsed after an outsized bet on […]

Call for hedge funds to pay short selling research charge

April 27, 2009 : Permalink

London Stock Exchange – Hedge funds that short stocks as part of their investment strategy should be forced to pay a levy to support research into the impact of the tactic on the markets, according to a new manifesto for […]

Bard College lost $3 million in Madoff scheme

January 16, 2009 : Permalink

Daily Freeman – Bard College said on Thursday that it lost about $3 million in investments tied to disgraced Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff. Bard spokesman Mark Primoff said the losses came in the Northern Dutchess school’s $270 million endowment […]

Hedge Fund Pentwater Suspends Redemptions

November 3, 2008 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In a letter to investors, Hedge Fund manager Pentwater Capital announced that due to a number of unexpected redemption notices for year-end they have suspended redemptions and withdrawals, effective immediately. "The entire hedge fund industry […]

Hedge funds working to limit redemptions

October 31, 2008 : Permalink

Reuters UK – Dozens of hedge funds have told investors they cannot get their money back right now as managers try to limit a wave of redemptions to safeguard all their clients’ investments — as well as their own futures. […]