Tag Archives: securities-laws
UK fund manager settles US market-timing case
Houston Chronicle – A London-based hedge fund manager and its chief investment officer have agreed to a nearly $18 million settlement resolving U.S. regulators’ allegations that one of its funds defrauded U.S. mutual funds and investors through trading practices such […]
UBS to Pay $200 Million to Settle SEC Charges
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – UBS AG will pay $200 million to settle the SEC charges that the Swiss Bank acted as an unregistered broker-dealer and investment adviser. According to the original compliant, UBS helped certain U.S. individuals to set up […]
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 […]
Suits Fly at the Plaza
New York Post – The developers of the famed landmark are fighting back following two multimillion-dollar lawsuits filed against them by separate penthouse buyers within the past two weeks. Developer El-Ad Properties, which renovated the 101-year-old building to include pricey […]
