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Trial dates set for Rajaratnam, Chiesi

In a monumental event for prosecutors, the trial of Raj Rajaratnam, the target of a massive insider trading probe, is scheduled to start on February 28, according to CNBC . The trial of his alleged partner in crime Danielle Chiesi is scheduled to start on April 25. The trial will be closely

Hedge funds aim to cash in on insider trading probe

The "expert network" insider trading probe has ensnared some big-name hedge funds and mutual funds--the likes of SAC Capital, Citadel, Janus and Wellington Management. This is something competitors see as an opportunity. Quantitative funds in particular think a marketing opportunity has been h

Hits keep coming for Legg Mason

The credit crunch has been cruel to more than a few money managers. Bill Miller, the head of the Legg Mason Value Trust fund, is at the top of the list. He never gave up on financial stocks, even as they continued to crater. The old value mantras just plain let him down. He kept loading up on agen

SPOTLIGHT: Janus

Janus isn't the force it used to be in mutual funds. The latest setback was an exodus of fund managers in the wake of a compensation shift. But the company says performance has not suffered and that it has a deep bench. Article    (Janus, Mutual Funds)

ALSO NOTED: Legg Mason hits $1 trillion in assets; European alternative manager to go public; and much more...

Company News: > European alternative manager to go public. Article > Legg Mason hits $1 trillion in assets. Article > Janus issues estimates. Article > FBR suffers through mortgage meltdown. Article > ICE earnings beat estimates. Article > MBIA

C&L: Executive Moves

Fidelity hires Stephen Hay for U.K. post   Chris Levitt forms new hedge fund   Blackstone Group adds Francisco Rey in London   Oliver Jakob tapped as global head of risk management Jefferies   David Corkins steps down at Janus (Blackstone Grou

C&L: Bear Stearns names John Moore head of Asia

Daniel Binder and Douglas Lane hired by Jefferies for research   Bear Stearns names John Moore head of Asia   CBA names Rodney Brown chief executive    Scott Schoelzel  to leave Janus (Asia, Bear Stearns, CEO, Janus)

C&L: John Zimmerman resigns from Janus Institutional Asset Management

John Zimmerman resigns from Janus Institutional Asset Management  Edward Cahill steps down as Barclays Capital's European head of CDOs   John Katzenmeyer tapped as UBS executive director for FIG   Michael Lewers to join BlackRock   Dan

ALSO NOTED: FBR to sell subprime mortgage unit; Wells Fargo to limit subprime activity; and much more...

Company News: > Janus beats expectations. Article > FBR to sell subprime mortgage unit. Article > More on E*Trade's growth slowdown. Article > SEI beats expectations. Article > Cramer bullish on Bank of America. Article | ( Remember this infamous v

ALSO NOTED: Controversy over Goldman Sachs' role in New Look auction; Rumor: E*trade and TD Ameritrade to join; and much more..

Company News: > Blackstone's risk factors detailed.