{"id":20930,"date":"2011-03-02T05:59:29","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T10:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=20930"},"modified":"2011-03-02T06:18:09","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T11:18:09","slug":"side-pocket-investments-catch-up-with-california-hedge-fund-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/03\/2011\/side-pocket-investments-catch-up-with-california-hedge-fund-manager.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Side Pocket&#8221; Investments Prove Costly For California Hedge Fund Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; The SEC has charged a well known Bay Area hedge fund manager and philanthropist with concealing more than $12 million in investment proceeds that he owed investors in his fund. Lawrence\u00a0Goldfarb agreed to pay more than $14 million to settle the charges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Larry_Goldfarb21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-20939\" title=\"Larry_Goldfarb2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Larry_Goldfarb21-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Larry_Goldfarb21-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Larry_Goldfarb21.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><\/a>The SEC speculates that Goldfarb and his company Baystar Capital Management LLC (BCM) diverted cash to other entities he controlled, ultimately funding a real estate venture and a San Francisco record company.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC also alleged that Goldfarb comingled investor funds in a bank account that he used to pay for unauthorized personal expenses including charitable donations.<\/p>\n<p>According to the SEC\u2019s complaint filed in federal district court in San Francisco, Goldfarb and BCM maintained some investments in a \u201cside pocket\u201d into which investors in the hedge fund \u2013 Baystar Capital II, L.P. \u2013 had limited visibility.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hedge fund managers may not use side pockets to obscure their activities from investors.&#8221; Robert Kaplan, Co-Chief of the SEC Enforcement Division\u2019s Asset Management Unit, said, &#8220;Hedge fund managers need to honor their obligations to investors, and investors should pay close attention to the discretion that managers wield over side pocketed investments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Without admitting or denying the SEC\u2019s allegations, Goldfarb and BCM consented to permanent injunctions against violations of certain provisions of the federal securities laws and to pay disgorgement of $12,112,416 and prejudgment interest of $1,967,371, which will be distributed to the fund\u2019s investors. Goldfarb also agreed to pay a $130,000 penalty, be barred from associating with any investment adviser or broker, and be barred from participating in any offering of penny stock.&#8221; The SEC said.<\/p>\n<p>Editing by Alex Akesson<br \/>\nFor <a title=\"hedge funds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:alex@hedgeco.net\">alex@hedgeco.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.Net<\/a> is a premier <a title=\"hedge fund database\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">hedge fund database<\/a> and community for qualified and accredited investors only. Membership in <a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a> is FREE and EASY. We also offer FREE LISTINGS for <a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">Hedge Funds<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; The SEC has charged a well known Bay Area hedge fund manager and philanthropist with concealing more than $12 million in investment proceeds that he owed investors in his fund. 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