Tag Archives: new-marketplace
SEC Rumor Watch Draws Skepticism
New York Post- Wall Streeters who suspect that hedge funds are behind false rumors about Lehman Brothers and other banks say they’re skeptical that regulators will be able to find and punish those responsible. "I would love to have someone […]
Regulators probe stock manipulation by rumor
Los Angeles Times- Wall Street regulators are examining whether securities firms adequately police rumor-mongering used to manipulate stocks after shares of Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc., Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tumbled last week. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s inspections unit; […]
SEC mounts attack on the rumor mill
Boston Globe- The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday said that it and other regulators would begin examining rumor-spreading intended to manipulate securities prices. The timing of the announcement, made before the markets opened in Asia, was meant to warn broker-dealers, […]
Hedge fund SAC Capital cuts stake in Take-Two
Reuters- Hedge fund SAC Capital reported on Wednesday that it had cut its stake in Take-Two Interactive Software Inc to 4.4 percent from 5.3 percent. The fund did not give a reason for the recent stock sales in a filing […]
Hedge funds to continue quest for board seats despite ruling
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The proxy battle waged by two hedge funds against railroad operator CSX is far from over, despite a ruling against the funds last week. TCI, who runs the Children’s Investment Fund of Britain, and 3G Capital […]
Pasternak Cleared of SEC Trading-Fraud Allegations
Wall Street Journal- A federal judge said the Securities and Exchange Commission didn’t prove that former Knight Equity Markets chief Kenneth Pasternak defrauded the firm’s clients. In an oral opinion Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Joel Pisano said that witness […]
SEC to probe Bear Stearns trading data
Reuters- Bear Stearns Cos plans to turn over documents to securities regulators showing that financial giants like Goldman Sachs Group, Citadel Investment Group and Paulson & Co cut their exposure to the securities firm before its collapse, the Wall Street […]
Toronto Hedge Fund Takes Big Stake In ‘Sun-Times’ Parent
Editor & Publisher – Polar Securities, a Toronto-based hedge fund, disclosed Tuesday that it has purchased a big stake in troubled Sun-Times Media Group (STMG). In two filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Polar said it has […]
Burlington hedge fund agrees to pay $1M fine
The Lowell Sun – A Burlington hedge fund and its former manager have agreed to pay more than $1 million for trading on inside information surrounding the Citizen Bank’s $10.5 billion purchase of Chapter One. Federal regulators from the U.S. […]
SEC Publishes Text of Rand Report on Investment Adviser
Washington, D.C., Jan. 3, 2008 – The Securities and Exchange Commission has received and posted on its Web site the text of the RAND Corporation’s final report on practices in the investment adviser and broker-dealer industries. The Commission has been […]
