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The truth about Asian investment banking

December 2006

Hedge funds: There are no winners in the blame game


Archeus Capital’s recent closure suggests that hedge funds should beware of relying on administrators to maintain vital data and should keep their own back-ups.


One has to feel some sympathy for hedge fund administrator Globe Op after Archeus Capital squarely blamed it for redemptions to the tune of $2.3 billion. The founders of Archeus, former Salomon Brothers bond traders Gary Kilberg and Peter Hirsch, wrote to their investors advising of the fund’s closure and blaming the failure of its administrator to maintain accurate records.

Archeus, a multi-strategy fund, had seen assets drop from $3 billion one year...


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