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Paulson, Elliott looking to help General Growth exit bankruptcy; M&A hedge funds said to be gaining new investors; Nomura said to have poached 10 from RBS; Tennenbaum Capital looking to raise $1B for distressed debt fund?

Posted by WSF On March - 23 - 2010
  • Elliott, Paulson Said to Discuss Investment in General Growth
  • Return-hungry investors flock to M&A hedge funds
  • Nomura Said to Hire About 10 RBS Analysts, Traders
  • Tennenbaum Capital Said to Raise Money for Distressed-Debt Fund Read the rest of this entry »
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Hedge funds

Lehman Whistle-blower was booted after raising red flags; TARP fraud charges for former Park Avenue Bank head; Hedge funds could see big inflows this year; Former Merrill trader gets banned for position mismarks

Posted by WSF On March - 16 - 2010
  • Lehman Whistle-Blower’s Fate: Fired
  • Lehman Might Put All Bankruptcy Creditors in Same Payment Pool
  • Former chief of Park Avenue Bank charged with TARP fraud
  • Hedge Funds May Get $222 Billion Inflows in 2010, Survey Says
  • Ex-Merrill Trader Is Banned for Mismarking Positions Read the rest of this entry »
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Bankruptcy, Hedge funds

EU ministers meet on Greece but gave little detail of plans; Key points of Dodd’s financial regulation; EU finance ministers: no hedge fund financial rules deal; Toyota: Caliornia Prius incident can’t be replicated

Posted by WSF On March - 16 - 2010
  • Moody’s warns nations to cut spending or risk AAA ratings
  • EU ministers discuss standby plans for Greece
  • 6 key points of the financial regulation legislation
  • EU Finance Ministers Fail to Reach Deal on Hedge-Fund Rules
  • Toyota: Analysis Doesn’t Match Calif Prius Incident Read the rest of this entry »
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Autos, Hedge funds, Politics

Moody’s warning on AAA ratings for U.S., UK, France, Germany; Goldman and JP Morgan forcing hedge funds to put up more collateral on CDS trades; Dodd’s financial overhaul plan due out today; AIG said to have cut bonuses by $21M; UBS sees 2010 turnaround

Posted by WSF On March - 15 - 2010
  • Moody’s Warning Weighs on Futures
  • Goldman Sachs Demands Derivatives Collateral It Won’t Dish Out
  • Sen. Dodd to introduce plan to overhaul financial regulatory system
  • AIG Said to Cut Bonuses by $21 Million to Meet Feinberg Mandate
  • UBS Sees Turnaround in 2010
  • Tests fail to duplicate acceleration problem in Prius Read the rest of this entry »
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AIG, Bonuses, CDS, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, JPM, JPM Chase

Greece’s Papandreou: “”We don’t want to be the Lehman Brothers of the EU”; Hedge funds probed in Greek tragedy; Fannie & Freddie may stick banks with $21B in bad loans; Toyota still isn’t getting it right with fixed cars still accelerating

Posted by WSF On March - 5 - 2010
  • Funds’ role in Greek drama examined
  • Papandreou and Merkel meet today over Greek debt
  • Greek Protests Mount as Parliament Passes Budget Cuts
  • Fannie, Freddie May Ask Banks to Eat $21 Billion of Sour Loans
  • Fed’s TALF Winds Down With Most Loan Requests in Six Months
  • Toyota Gets Verifiable Info On Woes In Recall-Fixed Vehicles Read the rest of this entry »
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Autos, Hedge funds

Are Charlie Rangel’s days FINALLY numbered as House Ways and Means committee head?; Memo to hedge funds: Save your Euro trading records; Fed’s Fisher wants international accord to break up “too big to fail” banks; AIG big earners may get higher salaries; Blagojevich giving speeches on government ethics?

Posted by WSF On March - 3 - 2010
  • Rangel Loses Support In House
  • U.S. Said to Tell Hedge Funds to Save Euro Records
  • Fed’s Fisher Calls for Accord to Break Up Big Financial Firms
  • AIG’s Top-Earning Executives May Get Bigger Salaries
  • Indicted Blagojevich Lectures on Government Ethics
  • Kissel Said Indicted for Murder in Husband’s Death Read the rest of this entry »
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AIG, Hedge funds

John Paulson (and a few other hedge funds) said to have banked on the Greek debt mess; Will SCOTUS help Ex-Enron CEO Jeff Skilling score a new trial?; AIG makes a $35.5B sale!

Posted by WSF On March - 1 - 2010
  • Hedge funds prosper from buying Greek debt
  • Greeks braced for fresh austerity measures
  • Toyota Chief Apologizes to China
  • Former Enron CEO could see new trial
  • AIG: Prudential Plc Agrees to buy AIA for $35.5 Billion Read the rest of this entry »
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AIG, Hedge funds, Paulson & Co

Warren Buffett’s annual tome out tomorrow; Hedge funds balking at reducing the 2/20 fee model; Like Barclays, Nomura is banking from it’s Lehman asset buy; Charlie Rangel guilty of some House rules violations per Ethics Committee, but what about those tax charges?

Posted by WSF On February - 26 - 2010
  • Buffett letter has big audience as Berkshire bulges
  • Hedge funds shy away from lowering fees
  • Lehman swoop reaps rewards for Nomura
  • Charles Rangel accepted Caribbean trips against House laws, Ethics Committee rules Read the rest of this entry »
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Hedge funds, Politics, Warren Buffett

So much for Obama’s ‘Volcker Rule’; Citi looking to dump hedge fund business; Hedge fund assets slumped $2.85B in January; UK’s FSA says hedge funds aren’t so risky from leverage perspective; Trump vs Icahn in Atlantic City

Posted by WSF On February - 24 - 2010
  • ‘Volcker Rule’ Stalls in Senate
  • Citi in Talks to Sell Hedge-Fund Business
  • Hedge Funds Don’t Pose ‘Destabilizing Risk,’ FSA Says
  • Hedge-Fund Assets Fell $2.85 Billion in January as Stocks Fell
  • Trump Argues Name Can’t Be Used By Icahn for Casinos Read the rest of this entry »
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Barack Obama, Carl Icahn, Citigroup, Donald Trump, Hedge funds, Politics

Goldman Sachs’ Corrigan defends the Greek swaps, but acknowledges that there should have been more transparency; NY Comptroller: Wall Street bonuses increased 17% in 2009; TCW investors pulling $1.3B from Gundlach’s former funds

Posted by WSF On February - 23 - 2010
  • Goldman Sachs Says Greek Swaps Not ‘Inappropriate’
  • Wall Street Bonuses Rise 17%
  • TCW Investors to Pull $1.3 Billion From Credit Funds
  • UBS hires fifth former Merrill executive Read the rest of this entry »
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Bonuses, CDS, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Revolving Door

Crotch grabbing and anti-gay slurs? Harbinger’s Phil Falcone and his wife sued for sexual harassment by their gay former house manager; JP Morgan UK analyst suspended for crashing a food retailer’s suppliers only meeting (even though he was banned); Volcker thinks the retirement age should be hiked; Former TCW trader’s ex-clients face Friday deadline

Posted by WSF On February - 19 - 2010
  • Billionaire hedge funder, wife tossed anti-gay slurs at employee, forced him to live like pig: suit – NY Daily News
  • JP Morgan suspends analyst after Asda ‘ruse’
  • Former Fed Chairman Volcker Favors Increasing Retirement Age
  • Jeffrey Gundlach’s ex-clients at TCW face choice Read the rest of this entry »
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Hedge funds, JPM, JPM Chase

B of A: The SEC vs Cuomo; SEC says B of A general counsel fired so that Moynihan would stay; Raj Rajaratnam victory: his trial will begin Oct 25, after civil trial date; Bill Ackman’s GGP score stands to be more than a 20 bagger; LBO debt getting hit

Posted by WSF On February - 18 - 2010
  • SEC Sets Up Showdown With Cuomo Over BofA
  • BofA Fired Top Lawyer to Retain Moynihan, SEC Says
  • Rajaratnam Wins Fraud Trial Date After SEC Civil Case
  • Ackman May Make $170 Million on ‘Grand Slam’ General Growth Bet
  • LBO Debt Sinks as Stock Investors Reject IPOs: Credit Markets Read the rest of this entry »
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Bank of America, Hedge funds, SEC

EU wants Goldman Sachs, other banks roles in Greek debt mess investigated; Greece loses their vote; After a tough 2009, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Institutional Equities fund down in January; Fed’s Hoenig raises his voice about the U.S.’s debt problem; AIG / MetLife deal being held up over tax issue; For Sale: Abbey Road Studios

Posted by WSF On February - 17 - 2010
  • Banks that inflated Greek debt should be investigated, EU urges
  • Greece loses EU voting power in blow to sovereignty
  • Renaissance suffers rare disappointment
  • Lone voice warns of debt threat to Fed
  • U.S. Seeks First Trial in Galleon Case
  • Tax Question Stalls AIG, MetLife Deal
  • Beatles’ Abbey Road Studios for Sale to Cut EMI Debt Read the rest of this entry »
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AIG, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Insider Trading

Related Cos Stephen Ross said to have raised money for bank investments from Greenlight, Elliott; Gary Gensler pushing against Wall Street for derivatives reform; Robert Kissel’s wife to be indicted again in ‘milkshake murder’

Posted by WSF On February - 12 - 2010
  • Ross’s SJB Said to Raise $1.1 Billion From Einhorn, Elliott
  • Gensler Turns Back on Wall Street to Push Derivatives Overhaul
  • Kissel May Be Indicted for Murder Next Week, Prosecutor Says Read the rest of this entry »
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Hedge funds

China ups reserve ratio; Ex-Goldman programmer indicted; Raj Rajaratnam wins one; Bank of America judge has more questions over their proposed SEC settlement; Prosecutors going after Madoff brother, sons over tax fraud; Madoff aide gets bail

Posted by WSF On February - 12 - 2010
  • China Hikes Reserve Ratio Amid Brisk Loan Growth
  • Programmer Indicted in Theft of Goldman Software
  • Rajaratnam Wins Ruling Postponing Wiretap Turnover
  • Bank of America Judge Poses 8 Questions on SEC Accord
  • Prosecutors Set Sights on Madoff Kin
  • Madoff Aide DiPascali Granted Bail Pending Sentencing Read the rest of this entry »
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Bank of America, Bernie Madoff, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Insider Trading, SEC

Bailout for Greece said to be on the way but not done deal yet; More charges for Raj Rajaratnam, and he’s ordered to turn over wire tap tapes; Soros says Greece will do whatever they have to to stay euro member; Morgan Stanley has been hearing from large shareholders on pay issue; UBS clawing back some bonuses, and they’re facing more tax evasion allegations; Toyota and now Honda recalls

Posted by WSF On February - 10 - 2010
  • Germany Weighs Greek Support in Pre-Summit Switch
  • Judge Orders Galleon Defendants to Release Tapes
  • Galleon’s Raj Rajaratnam Faces More Charges in New Indictment
  • Soros Is ‘Confident’ Greece Will Stay in Euro Region
  • Morgan Stanley Gets Earful on Pay
  • UBS: Investigating Tax Evasion Allegations From German Client Read the rest of this entry »
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Bonuses, Compensation, George Soros, Hedge funds, Insider Trading, Morgan Stanley, Taxes, UBS

John Paulson Gold fund not so tempting to investors?; Hank Paulson urges bank restraint on pay; Temasek may be setting up a hedge fund; Guy hands says private equity will still be tough this year

Posted by WSF On February - 10 - 2010
  • Midas Touch Lost? Paulson Hits Hurdles in Gold Fund
  • Paulson, Once a Top Earner, Tells Buffett Bankers Make Too Much
  • Temasek May Set Up Hedge Fund, AsianInvestor Reports
  • Terra Firma’s Guy Hands Predicts Low Buyout Volumes This Year Read the rest of this entry »
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Bonuses, Compensation, Hedge funds, Henry Paulson, Paulson & Co, Private equity, Sovereign wealth funds

Lehman examiner files sealed report on banks’ role in the firm’s downfall – he wants it public; DE Shaw is looking to pick off rival hedge funds’ distressed portfolios; A look at the SEC and the team that’s tasked to prevent another Madoff; Ex-Morgan Stanley banker Zaoui may put out his own shingle

Posted by WSF On February - 9 - 2010
  • Lehman Brothers Examiner Files Sealed Report on Role of Banks
  • DE Shaw mobilises team to buy distressed assets of fund rivals
  • S.E.C. Enforcers Focus on Avoiding Madoff Repeat
  • Ex-Morgan Stanley Banker Zaoui Said to Weigh Own Firm Read the rest of this entry »
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Banks, Bernie Madoff, Hedge funds, SEC

Danielle Chiesi speaks, claims there’s no chance she’ll do time and says “it’s an honor and privilege” to stand with Rajaratnam; Hedge funds in a Euro shorting spree; Would Greece asking for help send the ‘wrong signal’?; Barclays CEO disses the Volcker Plan; Judge questioning B of A SEC settlement (again), Price at peril?; UBS ups bonus pool by 34% (as its clients pull more money); Mired in Fannie and Freddie; Toyota recalling 437K hybrids

Posted by WSF On February - 9 - 2010
  • Confident Chiesi breaks silence
  • Galleon Tipper Goel Pleads Guilty, Says Rajaratnam Got Secrets
  • Traders in record bet against the euro
  • Greece Says Call for Aid Would Send ‘Worst Signal’
  • Barclays CEO Says U.S. Plans ‘Bad’ for Global Rules
  • Judge Questions Bank of America’s New Deal With S.E.C.
  • BofA’s Price may need to be sidelined
  • UBS Increases Bonus Pool 34% to 2.9 Billion Francs Read the rest of this entry »
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Autos, Barclays, Bonuses, Compensation, Hedge funds, Insider Trading, Politics, SEC

Deutsche Bank: Greece problems “a dress rehearsal” for problems U.S. and UK could face?; Wealthy bailing out of New Jersey for CT, other less taxing states; Hedge fund BlueGold denies liquidation rumors

Posted by WSF On February - 5 - 2010
  • Greece ‘Dress Rehearsal’ for U.S., Deutsche Bank Says
  • Study finds the wealthy prefer Conn. to N.J.
  • Hedge Fund BlueGold Capital Says Liquidation Rumors False Read the rest of this entry »
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Credit Crunch, Hedge funds, Taxes

GOP mining for Wall Street donors suffering from Democratic buyers’ remorse; Geithner attacks AIG bonuses; Citigroup looking to Asia; Lazard bucking the less cash bonus trend; NY reeling from lower Wall Street related tax revenues; UK Hedge fund manager banned, fined; More Toyota problems

Posted by WSF On February - 4 - 2010
  • GOP Chases Wall Street Donors
  • Geithner attacks AIG’s ‘outrageous’ bonus pay-outs
  • Citi aims to build on gains in Asia
  • Lazard bucks trend among rivals by accelerating cash bonus payments
  • Greece, Portugal Woes Intensify
  • Cutbacks on Wall St. Are Burden for Albany
  • Treasury offers loans to banks funding community development
  • FSA fines ex-BlueBay manager £140,000 Read the rest of this entry »
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Autos, Citigroup, Hedge funds, Tim Geithner

Derivatives probe: SEC asks John Paulson for info on his winning subprime bets; B of A going on broker hiring spree, it’s bonus pool is over $4B; Dodd knocks Obama’s Wall Street regulation plan;’ Volcker Rule’ meeting resistance; Wire wearing Slaine charged in Galleon insider trading case; AIG to pay reduced bonuses; Madoff victims’ claims decision on the way

Posted by WSF On February - 3 - 2010
  • SEC asks Paulson fund for information
  • BofA push for 2,000 more retail brokers
  • BofA’s Banker-Pay Pool: $4 Billion
  • Dodd Calls Obama Plan Too Grand
  • Senators cool to ‘Volcker rule’
  • Investor charged in Galleon insider trading case
  • Mole Who Wore Wire In Galleon Case Is Identified
  • Despite Critics, AIG Sets Bonuses Read the rest of this entry »
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AIG, Bank of America, Bernie Madoff, Hedge funds, Insider Trading

Jeremy Grantham is bearish again; George Soros says Obama’s bank taxes and curbs are “premature”; Carlyle’s Rubenstein sees emerging markets as the best investment area, with U.S. “pretty attractive”; Rate of buying CDS on sovereign debt accelerating; Rules on Wall Street clawbacks are getting tougher

Posted by WSF On January - 27 - 2010
  • A Bear Reawakens After a Bullish Run
  • Soros Calls Obama Bank Plan ‘Premature’
  • Carlyle’s Rubenstein Says Emerging Markets Best Place to Invest
  • Swaps Trading Surges as National Deficits Rise: Credit Markets
  • Wall Street Toughens Rules on Clawbacks Read the rest of this entry »
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Bonuses, CDS, Carlyle, Compensation, George Soros, Hedge funds

Goldman’s stock battered by Obama anti-bank plans just in time to benefit stock bonus pricing; Four hedge funds sue Porsche over that nasty VW short squeeze; Philippe Jabre shutting his flagship fund to new investment

Posted by WSF On January - 26 - 2010
  • Goldman Sachs Bonuses May Get Boost as Obama Plan Hammers Stock
  • Funds sue Porsche over VW debacle
  • Jabre to ‘hard close’ its flagship hedge fund Read the rest of this entry »
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Barack Obama, Bonuses, Compensation, Goldman Sachs, Hedge funds, Lawsuit

Bernanke gains more Senate ground; Neil Barofsky is probing NY Fed over AIG disclosures; SEC wants Rajaratnam wiretaps; Barclays’ Varley says Obama trading curbs won’t have big impact on firm; Wilbur Ross may go after Stuyvesant Town; CDS at 5 week high

Posted by WSF On January - 26 - 2010
  • Bernanke rallies more Senate votes for confirmation
  • Probe into NY Fed over AIG disclosure
  • SEC Wants Rajaratnam to Turn Over Wiretaps in Civil Case
  • Barclays CEO Varley Tells Staff Obama Plan Impact To Be Small
  • Wilbur Ross Prepared to ‘Go All the Way,’ Buy Stuyvesant Town
  • Credit-Default Swaps Rising to Five-Week High: Credit Markets Read the rest of this entry »
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AIG, Barack Obama, Barclays, Ben Bernanke, CDS, Fed, Hedge funds, Insider Trading, SEC

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