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Chemistry World
December 22, 2010
Sarah Houlton |
Fines, Flu and an Uncertain Future It was another tough year for the pharma industry, with downsizing, pricing concerns and the impending expiration of patents on many products. But some of the biggest headlines were caused by eye-watering fines dished out in the US.   |
Pharmaceutical Executive
December 1, 2006
Joanna Breitstein |
Confessions of a Serial Whistleblower Interview with Peter Rost, author of Whistleblower: Confessions from a Healthcare Hitman, about what it was like after her blew the whistle on Pfizer and Wyeth. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2009
Brian Orelli |
The Cherry on Pfizer's Acquisition Sundae Pfizer may inherit a lawsuit. |
InternetNews
August 16, 2007
Roy Mark |
IBM, PWC Settle Kickback Charges IBM and PriceWaterhouseCoopers agreed today to pay $5.9 million to settle allegations that the companies made illegal kickbacks to obtain government technology contracts. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2011
Frank Vinluan |
GSK Settles With Uncle Sam for $3B GSK said the settlement will reduce financial uncertainty for the company and is in the best interest of shareholders. |
National Defense
July 2014
Chris Nagel |
Whistleblowers Cash In On False Claims Act A startling trend in defense contracting is the recent rise in payments made by industry to government agencies and whistleblowers under the False Claims Act. |
National Defense
September 2011
McGrath et al. |
New Rules Give Incentives to Whistleblowers As more than 1,500 letters to the SEC during the notice and comment period confirm, the Dodd-Frank whistleblower requirements are complex and the program is controversial. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Pfizer's Paying $2.3 Billion Again? Oh, Wait, Never Mind. There are 17 articles on the Yahoo! Finance ticker feed announcing or discussing the $2.3 billion settlement Pfizer made with the Department of Justice. |
BusinessWeek
December 10, 2009
Chad Terhune |
A Hole in Health-Care Reform Over billing by medical-equipment suppliers, device makers, and drug companies has cost taxpayers billions. New legislation will do little to stem the tide. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
John Churchill |
Whistleblower's Lament The former Putnam Investments employee who blew the whistle on the Boston-based fund giant's market-timing practices has filed a lawsuit seeking 30% of the firm's $50 million fine, according to a report. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 6, 2003
D. Quinn Mills |
The Problem with Hedge Funds Hedge funds are the New Big Thing -- and that's bad for the average investor, says professor D. Quinn Mills. An excerpt from Wheel, Deal, and Steal. |
BusinessWeek
July 29, 2010
Jesse Westbrook |
Whistleblowers Get a Raise The SEC will offer up to 30 percent of the money from fines to reward tipsters. |
Knowledge@Wharton
February 26, 2003 |
The Perils of Hedge Fund Regulation Hedge fund products are increasingly available to a broader audience than previously had access to this asset class. A barrage of news reports focused on hedge fund fraud and blowups raises the idea that regulation might provide a useful fix. So should hedge funds be regulated? No. |
Inc.
March 2006
Darren Dahl |
Learning to Love Whistleblowers Some businesses that once feared whistleblowers are now giving workers new ways to report wrongdoing. |
Financial Advisor
February 2007
Thomas M. Kostigen |
Firm Offers Reps Their Own Hedge Funds Independent broker-dealer First Allied's program raises questions about risk and conflicts. |
Investment Advisor
December 2005
Savita Iyer |
Transatlantic Teachers Hedge funds are big news in the U.S., but old news in Europe. What can we learn from Europe's approach to hedge funds? |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2002
Dave Tsujimoto |
In Defense of Hedge Funds Here's why any rep with high-net-worth clients ought to become familiar with the nuances of hedge funds. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2006
Dan Wheeler |
Hedge Funds, Unplugged Take the buzz out of the hedge fund phenomenon, and you may find less electricity than you think. |
Chemistry World
May 23, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
$500m fine over generics fraud for Ranbaxy A long-running investigation by the US Department of Justice and Food and Drug Administration has ended with a $500 million fine for generic drugmaker Ranbaxy. |
Chemistry World
April 9, 2014
Emma Stoye |
GSK investigates bribery claims in the Middle East GlaxoSmithKline has been accused of bribing doctors and healthcare officials in Iraq in emails leaked to the Wall Street Journal by a whistleblower. |
Registered Rep.
August 26, 2011
Stan Luxenberg |
Hedge Funds Now Going for Institutional Money Instead of HNW Individuals While hedge funds once catered primarily to wealthy individuals, now the main clients are pensions and institutions. That shift is forcing hedge funds to change the way they operate. |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Hedge Funds Are Here to Stay The hedge fund industry has been broadsided recently by erratic markets, as well as major losses for some funds. Getting negative on the entire industry may be misguided, though. Not all hedge funds will be successful, but the top ones will continue to be a major force in the markets. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Be a Money-Making Whistleblower Turning in a tax cheater can be profitable. |
Financial Advisor
November 2003
Alan Lavine |
Alternate Ways To Hedge Portfolios Should you put your well-heeled clients into unregistered or registered hedge funds? Or is it better to select a mutual fund that uses hedge-fund tactics and is managed by a registered investment company? |
Entrepreneur
July 2003
Jennifer Pellet |
Money Buzz Joining the hedge fund fray... helping your employees become homeowners |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005 |
Hedge Funds Set to Boil Investors looking to beat the average returns of the market will be heading to hedge funds and funds of hedge funds even more in the future, says new research. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2011
Suzanne McGee |
Hedging the Risk It's hard for most advisors to undertake the level of due diligence required to figure out which hedge fund managers can genuinely add alpha, and which ones are breaking the law. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2011
Donna Mitchell |
Hot Topics FINRA steps in... $80 million settlement of two class-action suits by Securities America... Whistleblower payday... |
National Defense
September 2013
Sandra I. Erwin |
New Whistleblower Law: What It Means for DoD Contractors Thanks to a new contractor whistleblower protection law, the Inspector General hotline might begin to ring more often in the years ahead, government officials and watchdog groups predict. |
InternetNews
November 11, 2010 |
HP, DoJ Reach Settlement in E-Rate Fraud Case HP has agreed to pay $16.25 million to resolve allegations that former employees and contractors defrauded the federal telecom subsidy for broadband in schools. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Time Warner: Waning Vitality The long-suffering shareholders of media giant Time Warner are paying a hefty price -- $3 billion dollars in cold cash. That's the reserve set aside to settle lawsuits regarding the overstatement of revenue at AOL between 1999 and 2002. |
Financial Advisor
November 2005
Bruce W. Fraser |
Hedge Funds Continue To Mushroom While the sector is experiencing growing pains and a high mortality rate, the major challenge hedge funds face today is building capacity to meet growing demand for higher returns from institutions and high-net-worth individuals. |
Financial Advisor
November 2003
Leola Ross |
Why High Hedge Fund Fees Are Justified The relatively high fees charged for hedge funds may cause some of your clients to have second thoughts about investing in them. Here's why it can be worth paying the price for truly active management. |
U.S. Banker
September 2007
Lee Conrad |
Oversight: Hedge Fund Transparency At Issue...Again The Securities & Exchange Commission is attempting to shine a spotlight on the most opaque of investments-hedge funds-by creating a working group in its enforcement division to combat insider trading. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2005 |
Hedge Funds, Explained While the word "hedge" might conjure up images of investors cautiously hedging their bets, hedge funds are often extra-risky, extra-volatile investment vehicles that demand huge up-front investments, sometimes in the millions. |
BusinessWeek
December 20, 2007
Matthew Goldstein |
Hedge Fund Wannabes Hedge fund replicators mimic the high-risk portfolios at a fraction of the cost - but results are mixed so far. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
Chris O'Leary |
The High Cost of Admission To justify their existence in client portfolios, funds of funds need to post double-digit returns in order to really experience some net (read: after-fee) gains. And 2004 didn't deliver on these promises. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Angel Ubide |
Demystifying Hedge Funds In an effort to soothe worries about transparency and supervision, public authorities are trying to develop new approaches to meet the public's need for financial system stability and investor protection while enabling investors to enjoy the benefits that hedge funds bring to financial markets. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn |
How Super Are Hedge Funds? They're today's happening investment, but advisers and clients who are swooning over hedge funds should bear in mind that there are many reasons these super-investments don't deserve their glorified image. |
Investment Advisor
February 1, 2011
Vaughan Scully |
Replication Offers ETF Investors Hedge Fund Exposure Seeking to profit from the desire among investors to grab a piece of the hedge fund bonanza, ETF sponsors are now attempting to transfer their success in creating investment vehicles based on index replication to hedge funds. |
Investment Advisor
June 2010 |
The Seed Investors' Hedge Fund Opportunity The next generation of hedge fund managers is much more process-driven and institutionally minded than pre-crisis managers. |
Salon.com
November 2, 2001 |
Is Bill Gates' nightmare over? The Microsoft antitrust case appears to be ending -- not with a bang, but with a Bush administration-brokered whimper. Our experts weigh in... |
