FrontPoint Partners

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  Former FrontPoint Hedge Fund Manager Gets 5 Years for Insider Trading

  By Marlene Y. Satter  |  November 18, 2011

  On Friday, Dr. Joseph 'Chip' Skowron, former FrontPoint Partners hedge fund manager, got the bad news: he was sentenced to five years in prison for his part in an insider trading scheme. He also was fined and ordered to pay restitution.

• Former Morgan Stanley Hedge Fund, FrontPoint, to Close Funds

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 20, 2011

  Hedge fund falters as investors withdraw capital after portfolio manager charged with ‘insider trading’ and ‘securities fraud’

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  BofA Merrill Spins Off BAML Capital Partners Private-Equity Unit to Managers

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 20, 2011

  Bank of America Merrill Lynch has reached an agreement with senior leaders of BAML Capital Partners to separate the private-equity buyout unit from the bank.

• Prominent Hedge Fund Received Insider Tips From Genome Scientist

  By John Sullivan, Advisorone  |  November 3, 2010

  FrontPoint Partners oversees roughly $7 billion in assets, including in healthcare funds. It has offices in Greenwich, Connecticut; New York; and London.

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  Morgan Stanley Advisors Reverse Asset Flows as Firm Sees Q3 Loss

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne, Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 20, 2010

  After experiencing client withdrawals of nearly $8 billion in assets during the Q2, Morgan Stanley's U.S.-based advisors produced net inflows of $2.4 billion, while the company overall lost $91 million in Q3.

• With Lending Tight, It's Time to Buy the Lenders: Searching for Alpha, June 2010

  By Ben Warwick, Aspen Partners  |  June 1, 2010

  Let's face it - borrowing money is tough. Small and medium size businesses are paying more interest, and face much stricter underwriting guidelines, than at any time in the last twenty years.

• Morgan Stanley's Appetite for Hedge Funds

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2006

  In early November, Morgan Stanley announced its third investment in, or acquisition of, a major hedge fund in a matter of three days. On October...