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SEC confused approach prevented detection of Madoff fraud

An inexperienced staff, a lack of communication and inexplicable delays in commencing examinations prevented the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from detecting the fraud committed by Bernard Madoff,......

Hedge Funds Review | 03 Sep 2009

Due diligence service offered to hedge funds

The hedge fund operational due diligence service provided by New York-based Conrad Capital Management (CCM) is attracting interest from institutional investors and regulators, according to the company's......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Apr 2009secure

More hedge funds sign HFSB principles

Only a few days before the G20 London summit is expected to discuss greater oversight of hedge funds, the Hedge Funds Standards Board has announced another 13 hedge fund mangers have signed up to its standards.......

Hedge Funds Review | 30 Mar 2009secure

Operational advisory service launched

California-based Catalina Partners has been formed by Patricia Watters and Mason Snyder to provide hedge fund managers and institutional investors with operational and business risk management and advisory......

Hedge Funds Review | 24 Mar 2009secure

ANALYSIS: Madoff hedge fund fallout

By Phil Kite, head of litigation at Harney Westwood & Riegels The Madoff scandal appears to be on a scale rarely seen in modern times. While it comes from the very heart of Wall Street, this fraud......

Hedge Funds Review | 17 Mar 2009secure

ANALYSIS: Effective risk management now a priority

By Brendon Donnellan and Alan Fish , financial services office of Ernst & Young It has long been accepted that risk management is a core competency for generating absolute returns within a hedge......

Hedge Funds Review | 13 Mar 2009secure

NEWS ANALYSIS: Little hope of recovery of lost Madoff millions

By Joanna Ludlam, Matthew, Arnold & Baldwin It is too early to predict with certainty what the effects of the alleged fraud carried out by Bernard Madoff will be. What is already clear is that the number......

Hedge Funds Review | 02 Feb 2009secure

NEWS FEATURE: UK committee grills hedge fund industry

UK hedge funds sought to distance themselves from any allegations of wrong doing or of being instrumental in the financial crisis that rocked markets at the end of 2008 when they were called before the......

Hedge Funds Review | 27 Jan 2009secure

Lifting of UK shorting ban results in increased trading of bank shares

The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) ban on short selling stocks in UK financial sector companies ended January 16. Interest in the FSA group among institutional brokers increased significantly on......

Hedge Funds Review | 16 Jan 2009secure

Man Group considers legal action to recover assets

Man Group is considering taking legal action to recover $360 million of projected losses from the alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme run by Bernard L Madoff Investments Securities.

Hedge Funds Review | 15 Jan 2009secure

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