Tag Archives: securities-and-exchange
Indevus soars on drug, hedge fund news
Boston Business Journal – Just days after winning regulatory approval for the manufacture and marketing of its cancer therapy for bladder cancer, Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. disclosed that a North Carolina hedge fund has acquired 8.5 percent of its common stock. […]
Hedge fund in talks with Target on board seats
Associated Press – Activist hedge fund manager William Ackman is in talks with Target Corp. about naming potential directors to the discount retailer’s board, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Thursday. Target shares gained 61 cents, or […]
Children’s Investment Fund Sells Mastercard, Buys Rival Visa
Bloomberg – Children’s Investment Fund Management UK LLP, the London-based hedge fund founded by Christopher Cooper-Hohn, sold off its shares in Mastercard Inc. and added shares of rival credit-card network Visa Inc. in the fourth quarter. Children’s sold its 5.95 […]
Stanford whereabouts unknown after charges: SEC
Reuters – Federal regulators said on Wednesday they do not know the whereabouts of billionaire Texas banker Allen Stanford, charged with a "massive" $8 billion international financial fraud. "We are unaware of his whereabouts," Securities and Exchange Commission spokeswoman Kimberly […]
Soros Management Fund Increases Stakes in Petrobras, Potash
Bloomberg – Billionaire investor George Soros’s hedge-fund firm bought more shares of Petroleo Brasileiro SA and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. in the fourth quarter, almost doubling its holdings. Soros Fund Management LLC bought 16 million shares of the Petrobras’ […]
Harbinger Continues Cablevision Sell-off
Multichannel Online – Harbinger Capital, the hedge fund that caused a stir last year when it began buying large blocks of Cablevision Systems shares, continued a sell-off of the stock that began earlier this year, reducing its holdings in the […]
Hedge Fund Bill Won’t Publicize Clients
Investment Consultant – Reports that U.S. Sens. Carl Levin’s and Charles Grassley’s new bill on hedge fund regulation will force funds to publicize the names of clients are untrue, the senators said. "Contrary to some press reports, the Grassley-Levin bill […]
SEC enforcement chief Linda Thomsen resigns, replacement not named
Lethbridge Herald – The top cop at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is leaving the government less than a week after receiving an angry dressing-down before Congress over the agency’s failure to detect a massive alleged fraud scheme. The SEC […]
Activist hedge fund moves on Abitibi
Globe and Mail – A U.S. hedge fund with a reputation as an activist investor has become the biggest shareholder in AbitibiBowater Inc., putting added pressure on management at the struggling paper giant to find a speedy solution to its […]
Top SEC Regulator Backs Hedge Fund Oversight
CNBC – Top U.S. securities regulator said Tuesday she generally supported requiring hedge funds to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter is the latest in a growing number of policymakers to express support for more […]
Judge extends freeze on Nadel
Herald Tribune – A federal judge extended a freeze on the assets of Sarasota’s Arthur G. Nadel on Tuesday, but failed to include other partners — a measure some investors with the accused hedge fund swindler have been pushing for […]
