Aug 7 2008 | 8:41am ET
When dealing with the likes of Samuel Israel, it seems no one wants to take any chances.
The convicted hedge fund fraudster, who swindled his Bayou Group clients out of $450 million, tried twice yesterday to plead guilty to charges of bail-jumping, but was stymied both times, once by procedure, and once by a wary federal judge.

Mar 15 2010 | 11:13am ET
It’s estimated that women manage only 3% of the $1.5 trillion invested worldwide...

Feb 26 2010 | 12:11pm ET
Tiger Management founder Julian Robertson has ensured that when an art museum...

Mar 16 2010 | 6:45am ET
Just a few years ago prime brokers viewed hedge funds as their main...