Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Happy hedge fund thrives after civil charges (as SAC faces the heat)




NY Post writes: Imagine that a multibillion-dollar hedge fund is accused of fraud and pays a huge fine to settle with the Securities and Exchange Commission while its famous founder personally ponies up millions more to move past the scandal.

No, this is not SAC Capital Advisors, the $14 billion hedge fund that may face civil charges over an alleged insider-trading scheme.  It was Israel “Izzy” Englander’s Millennium Management, whose $180 million settlement on fraud charges related to market timing shook the hedge-fund industry in 2005.

Today, Millennium has more money under management than ever — $17 billion — and boasts an annualized return of 14.45 percent and a reputation for having the toughest compliance in the industry….

More?  Turn to http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/an_sec_survivor_rod8drDJb8Ly2Bp8O00OxL

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