Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari announced today that it is investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who invested in the following municipal arbitrage funds:1861 Capital ManagementCitigroup’s Mat and ASTA FundsAravali FundBlue River Asset ManagemenGEM Capital Havell Capital Enhanced Municipal Income FundRockwater Hedge Fund, LLCStone and Youngberg Municipal Advantage Fund TW Tax Advantaged FundAidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari represents high net worth investors who sustained losses in leveraged municipal bond arbitrage hedge funds sold by brokerage firms and banks across the country.The municipal bond arbitrage strategy employed by these funds was risky and exposed investors principal losses. For more information please visit our website or contact an attorney.
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Leveraged Municipal Arbitrage Funds Under Investigation
August 16th, 2010 
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Posted in Finance Fraud 
Tags: 1861, Advantage Fund, Arbitrage, Bakhtiari, Banks, Bond Funds, Brokerage Firms, Havell, Hedge Funds, High Net Worth Investors, Losses, Municipal Bond, Tw, Uhl, Youngberg 
Comments OffASTA and Mat Municipal Arbitrage Claims Continue to Be Investigated by Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari
August 12th, 2010 Before You Invest Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari announces it’s continuing investigation into the ASTA/Mat municipal arbitrage funds launched by Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and sold through Smith Barney, part of Citigroup’s (NYSE:C) Global Wealth Management Group. The ASTA/Mat funds were first rolled out in 2002 and imploded in February 2008 causing catastrophic losses to investors.
Posted in Finance Fraud Tags: Arbitrage, Arbitration Panels, Bakhtiari, Brokerage Firms, Catastrophic Losses, Citigroup Global Markets, Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Financial Disputes, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Financial Institutions, Finra, Global Wealth, Initial Capital, Institutional Investors, Litigation Matters, Municipal Bonds, Securities Arbitration, Smith Barney, Traditional Portfolio, Uhl Comments Off1861 Capital Investigation Continues…
August 11th, 2010 Before You Invest Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari announces an investigation into the 1861 Capital Management municipal arbitrage funds sold by UBS and other broker dealers. The 1861 Capital funds imploded in February 2008, causing catastrophic losses to investors. “1861 municipal arbitrage funds were marketed to clients as a fixed income product producing a couple of extra points above municipal bonds,” according to Philip M.
Posted in Finance Fraud Tags: 1861, Arbitrage, Arbitration Panels, Asta, Bakhtiari, Bet, Broker Dealers, Capital Management, Catastrophic Losses, Citibank, Extra Points, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Fixed Income, Investors, Municipal Bonds, Traditional Portfolio, Truth, Ubs, Uhl, Volatility Comments OffNew comprehensive book on High-Frequency Trading
December 13th, 2009 Before You Invest A hands-on guide to the quick and ever-changing world of high-frequency, algorithmic tradingFinancial markets are undergoing rapid innovation due to the continuing proliferation of computer power and algorithms. These developments have made a new investment discipline called high-frequency trading.This book covers all aspects of high-frequency trading, from the business case and formulation of thoughts through the development of trading systems to application of capital and subsequent performance evaluation.
Posted in Finance Fraud Tags: Arbitrage, Book Covers, Business Case, Computer Power, Deviations, Endeavors, High Frequency, Industry Professional, Investment Discipline, Irene, Key Performance, Performance Benchmarks, Performance Evaluation, Proliferation, Quantitative Trading, Rapid Innovation, Trade Quality, Trading Post, Trading Strategies, Year Book No Comments »Borsellino wins $11M in suit vs. former NYSE Prez Putnam
November 5th, 2009 Before You Invest (Crain’s) — A Chicago jury has sided with a former trader on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor who sued former New York Stock Exchange President Gerald Putnam in a nine-year-ancient dispute over a business partnership.The jury awarded Lewis Borsellino $11 million.“I’m glad the world knows the former head of the New York Stock Exchange is a liar and a cheat,” Mr.
Posted in Finance Fraud Tags: 100 Million, Arbitrage, Archipelago Holdings Inc, Business Partnership, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Trading, Crain, Daley Center, Exchange Floor, Lewis Borsellino, Liar, Mr And Mrs, New York Stock, New York Stock Exchange, Nyse, President Gerald, Punitive Damages, Putnam, Stuart Townsend, York Stock Exchange No Comments »Aravali Fund Losses
July 21st, 2009 Before You Invest The Aravali Fund was recommended by Deutsche Bank and other brokerage firms to income oriented investors who also sought to preserve their capital. Deutsche Bank told it’s clients that the Aravali Fund was a safe investment that bought investment grade or highly rated municipal bonds and acted as a municipal bond replacement fund.
Posted in Finance Fraud Tags: Arbitrage, Brokerage Firms, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, Deutsche Bank Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc, Fiduciary Relationship, Financial Counselor, Interest Rate Swaps, Investment Adviser, Investment Grade, Investment Recommendations, Kreidel, Misrepresentations, Municipal Bond, Municipal Bonds, Russell Smith, Short Position, Suicide Letter, Treasury Bonds No Comments »
