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The Observer (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Imagine The Sopranos , The Wire and Gordon Gekko all rolled into one. You don't have to: the FBI has just broken one of the largest-ever insider dealing rings in Wall Street Imagine The Sopranos , The Wire and Gordon Gekko's Wall Street all rolled into one. You don't have to: the FBI has just broken one of the largest-ever insider dealing rings in Wall Street. It wire-tapped its way into a seedy world...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Brussels should shelve plans to impose controversial new rules on hedge funds and private equity until new banking regulation is finalised or risk indulging in "regulatory hubris" and undermining Europe's financial services sector according to an influential report from the European Parliament.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Amid a global frenzy fed by hedge funds, speculators and governments all rushing to stock up, the price of gold briefly surpassed $1,100 an ounce on Friday, a record high.
FelixSalmon.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
I'm late to Sam Jones's article about investors who did due diligence on Galleon and decided to stay away, but I think it raises a number of silly ideas which ought to be put to rest. First, it's worth noting that, ex post, this kind of exercise can be done on any hedge fund. The vast majority of hedge-fund investors, and all big ones, do some kind of due diligence before investing in a fund. There's...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Uno Investments, the investment vehicle of the private equity firm Chrys Capital Mauritius Ltd, has exited the Chennai-based Shriram Transport Finance Company Ltd by selling its remaining 2.13% stake in the open market.
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Even as corporate groups and financial institutions in India are floating their own private equity funds, the downturn in the global economy has affected their fundraising plans indefinitely. However, by exploring new sources such as domestic institutions and high networth individuals (HNIs), a few PE firms have received commitments while a few others remain optimistic about completing fundraising...
bizjournals (Free subscription) | yesterday
Silicon Valley technology veteran Krish Panu, a managing partner at the New York hedge fund at the center of recent insider trading charges, resigned Thursday from the board of Concurrent Computer Corp. (CCUR) (TRMB)
JURIST (Free subscription) | yesterday
[JURIST] Federal authorities have filed charges against 14 people in connection with insider trading at the hedge fund company Galleon Group, weeks after the arrest of the company's founder. An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) allegedly revealed more than $20 million in illegal profits and led to criminal charges against hedge fund managers, analysts and lawyers involved in...
The Little Green Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two girls talking in a stairwell. Girl 1: Yeah, I think I'd be really great in business-- you know, management or running a hedge fund or something. Girl 2: Yeah I think you have the skills for that. I'd probably do better in finance. What classes do you think we should take for that? Girl 1: Well first we should take Econ 01. I hear it teaches you everything you need for business and finance. Anyone...
PEU Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge summed a Moody's report on flagging private equity underwriting (PEU) deals. He posted the detailed analysis. The Carlyle Group's distressed affiliates include: ARINC Allison Transmissions Freescale Semiconductor Frontier Drilling Harrahs -(not credited to Carlyle in the report) Hawaiian Telecom- bankruptcy HD Supply LifeCare Holdings Oriental Trading PQ Corporation Sequa...
market folly (Free subscription) | yesterday
We've finally had a chance to sit down and read many intriguing books before the next round of hedge fund filings and wanted to pen our thoughts while the content was still fresh in our mind. Without further ado... Robert P. Smith's book, Riches Among The Ruins: Adventures in the Dark Corners of the Global Economy can be summed up in one word: Entertaining. We know that can be a cliché description...
Gerry Canavan (Free subscription) | yesterday
Happy Saturday. You've earned it. * On the Yankee payroll. In 2002, the Yankees spent $17 million more in payroll than any other team. In 2003, the Yankees spent $35 million more in payroll than any other team. In 2004, the Yankees spent $57 million more in payroll than any other team. I mean, it’s ridiculous from the start but this is pure absurdity. Basically, this is like the Yankees saying:...
Chew your grouse (Free subscription) | yesterday
Now that it looks like Steven Cohen's SAC Capital may get dragged bodily into the insider trading scandals, things could get interesting. If you think there's been an uproar over bonuses at AIG and Goldman Sachs, wait till the mainstream press starts chewing over Cohen's compensation ($1 bln in 2005) and lifestyle (35,000 square foot house in Greenwich, bought for $15 million but with jah knows how...
Montclair Socioblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
November 7, 2009 Posted by Jay Livingston Gemeinschaft is usually translated as community . But, I tell my students, we use community in many ways that would have old Tönnies spinning (spönning?) in his grave. Sometimes it refers to the political boundaries of a town. It sounds better to talk about “the Hohokus community” than merely “people who live in Hohokus.”...
Safehaven (Free subscription) | yesterday
On the silver and gold ETFs, I'm neutral to positive on them. I mean, certainly there is more validity to an EFT investment, in the realm of the institutional investor, the hedge fund manager or very, very wealthy retail investors. However, I don't ...
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neilsamsung | 25/09/2009
Property prices are rising fast as the tech boom spreads across the country. When Farallon Capital Management, a U.S. hedge fund, and its joint-venture partner, Indiabulls, snapped up an 11-acre property in central Mumbai in March 2005 for $54.5 million an acre, the purchase was called an act of idiocy by local developers. A few months later, when the same joint venture offered $95.5 million an acre...
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