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By Mike Taylor 11/23/10 1:55pm

Hedge Funds

Raided Hedge Fund Is Pretty Good at Making Money

Diamondback Capital, one of the three hedge funds that the FBI raided Monday, towers above its peers in two categories: scrutiny by the authorities … and making lots of money.

Since its founding five years ago, the Connecticut fund has returned three times what similar hedge funds offer, according to an investor letter obtained Read More

By Mike Taylor 11/22/10 11:27pm

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How to Handle Reports That the Feds Have Closed In

Earlier today, three hedge funds went topsy turvy as FBI agents raided their offices and searched for evidence amid a widespread insider trading probe that implicates some of Wall Street’s biggest names. And although many questions remain unanswered, one thing became much clearer today. If you’re a public-relations person at a fund that’s getting Read More

By Mike Taylor 11/22/10 7:48pm

Legal Matters

The Siege of New England: Raids Spread to Boston-Based Loch Capital

The Great insider-trading raid of 2010 continues! The Wall Street Journal reports that federal agents have now raided the offices of Loch Captial Management, a Boston-based hedge fund that concentrates on the technology center. 

The third firm raided is Loch Capital Management LLC, based in Boston, people familiar with the matter say. Leonard Read More

By Max Abelson 11/22/10 5:49pm

Legal Matters

The Day of Hedge Fund Reckoning: FBI Raids Three Giants

The massive FBI probe into insider trading reported this weekend is already causing major headaches up in Connecticut. The Wall Street Journal is

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