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HEDGE FUND REPORT: BEAR BUYOUT COULD COST TAXPAYERS (New York Post)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:00:50 GMT

Taxpayers are all but certain to take a hit on the securities the Federal Reserve accepted as part of JPMorgan Chase's takeover of Bear Stearns, according to a report by a hedge fund that is an investor in JPMorgan. The reports comes as the Fed...

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CSX Battles Hedge Funds - A Cautionary Tale for Pensions? (Pension Risk Matters)

PG-Info@pensiongovernance.com (Susan Mangiero) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:56:03 GMT

In case you missed it, possible trend-setting legal parries are commanding attention from New York jurists, institutional investors and proxy specialists. According to corporate governance expert Jay Brown, "The CSX case is the first decision to find that shareholders must sometimes disclose the shares acquired by investors as part of equity swap transactions. This holding makes it harder for activist...

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Link: Zarlink Responds to Threat of Proxy Battle From Hedge Fund of National Bank Financial (Nyquist Capital)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:36:08 GMT

Zarlink Responds to Threat of Proxy Battle From Hedge Fund of National Bank Financial Activist investors are coming out of the woodwork and contrary to what companies say there is nothing bad about it.

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Hang the Hedge-Fund Managers (Rock The Truth)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:03:00 GMT

Then maybe this shit will stop, huh? "Angry hedge fund clients at the gate; Investors confront Wayland manager" by Ross Kerber, Globe Staff | July 4, 2008 When investments go bad, angry investors sometimes write nasty letters to the people in charge. Others sue. This week Paul Omeara took things a step further. Omeara broke into the Wayland home of hedge fund manager Michael...

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Australian Hedge Funds (Hedge Fund Jobs)

Richard@RichardCWilson.com (Richard C. Wilson) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:58:03 GMT

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GLG Hires Star Goldman Trader (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:25:00 GMT

Hedge fund GLG Partners has hired Driss Ben-Brahim, a star Goldman Sachs trader, after investors withdrew money on the heels of the slated departure of a number of senior traders and executives.

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Jabre defends funds' role with banks' rights issues - Wall Street Journal (Property investments)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:01:00 GMT

Jabre defends funds ' role with banks' rights issues Wall Street Journal - Jul 3, 2008 By DAVID WALKER Philippe Jabre, the Switzerland-based hedge -fund manager, defended hedge funds ' role in the collapse of share prices of UK banks undergoing ... Atlantic advantage The western seaboard of France has not been short of attention from Britons, if one includes in that...

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FINRA Broker Check (Hedge Fund Jobs)

Richard@RichardCWilson.com (Richard C. Wilson) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:53:28 GMT

FINRA Broker Check FINRA Broker Background Check Tool Completing due diligence on a registered broker in the hedge fund industry? FINRA offers investors a free online background check service of FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. The FINRA BrokerCheck includes search capabilities for both a broker and brokerage firm, online delivery of the report, an explanation to help investors...

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Suicide fraud: Samuel Israel denied bail, jailed (The Post Chronicle)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:30:09 GMT

Suicide fraud - Hedge fund swindler Samuel Israel III faced a fresh charge of bail jumping on Thursday and was ordered to jail immediately, one day after his mother convinced him to end a high-profile run from justice....

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Select Property scoops highly prestigious property award - WebWire (Property investments)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:01:00 GMT

The results of the CNBC Arabian Property Awards 2008 have revealed that Select Property, in conjunction with its development partner Select Group, has won an award in the category of Best New Development 2008 for the Pacific development on Al Marjan ... Hedge fund code to catch the willing and unwilling - guardian.co.uk Hedge fund code to catch the willing and unwilling...

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The Bush-Israel Analogy, Part II (Rock The Truth)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:58:00 GMT

Once a liar, always a liar : Back in custody: Samuel Israel, the convicted founder of hedge fund firm Bayou Group LLC. (Steven Lee Miller/Bloomberg News) Also see : The Bush-Israel Analogy "Convict says 2d suicide try was real" by Bloomberg News | July 4, 2008 NEW YORK - Samuel Israel, the convicted founder of hedge fund firm Bayou Group LLC who faked suicide and jumped...

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UPDATE 2-Laxey agrees to buy UK's TDG for $403 mln (Reuters UK)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:53:33 GMT

LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - British logistics and supply chain firm TDG plc agreed on Friday to be bought by Bidco, a company formed by hedge fund Laxey Partners, for 203 million pounds ($403 million), boosting TDG's shares.

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Hedge-fund scammer begins serving sentence (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

NEW YORK - A hedge-fund cheat who tried to fake his death and spent nearly a month as a fugitive told a judge yesterday that he really did try to commit suicide while on the run, saying he thought it would be better to do himself in than turn himself in.

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Hedge fund scammer gets bail revoked (Globe and Mail)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

A hedge fund swindler who faked suicide said yesterday that he really did try to kill himself after becoming a fugitive because ''it was better to do myself in than to turn myself in.''

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Barclays steps in to help ailing Endeavour (Financial Time)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Barclays has stepped in to help Endeavour Capital, the London hedge fund hammered by wild swings in Japanese government bonds in March, agreeing in principle to help...

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European politicians look to obscure article to curb speculators (The Telegraph)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:01:00 GMT

European Union politicians are mulling using an obscure treaty article to curb financial speculation, in an attempt to force down oil and food prices and counter the influence of hedge funds.

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Bear Stearns Faces Revised Suit Over Collapse of Hedge Funds - Bloomberg (Financial Services)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:38:04 GMT

Bear Stearns Faces Revised Suit Over Collapse of Hedge FundsBloomberg - 1 hour agoThe complaint also names as co-defendants a Cayman-based firm that provided legal services, Walker Financial Services Ltd., and two of its senior vice …

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Federal judge in NY has little sympathy as she orders ex-fugitive hedge fund swindler to jail (Star Tribune)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:46:09 GMT

One day after surrendering at a tiny Massachusetts police station after more than three weeks on the lam, Samuel Israel III again stood before an impatient and bitter U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon. She originally had pronounced his 20-year prison sentence in April while allowing him to remain free on $500,000 bail.

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Judge in NY scolds hedge fund scammer who ran away (The Washington Times)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:44:24 GMT

A hedge fund cheat who tried to fake his own death and spent nearly a month as a fugitive told a judge Thursday that he really did try to commit suicide while on the run, saying he thought it would be better to do himself in than turn himself in.

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Ex Fugitive Hedge Fund Scammer Back in Court (USA Today)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:37 GMT

July 3 - A hedge fund swindler who faked suicide said Thursday that he really did try to kill himself after becoming a fugitive because 'it was better to do myself in than to turn myself in.'

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