Saturday, November 24, 2012

Steven A Cohen: Mr. Shark Repellent




According to the NY Post the sharks of the US Attorney’s office have SAC Capital Advisors surrounded — and owner Steven Cohen is looking a lot like chum.

Good thing the billionaire hedgie has a large supply of shark repellent.  That would be Peter Nussbaum, SAC’s longtime general counsel who, over his 12 years at the Stamford, Conn., firm, has built up an impressive 30-person compliance department — not including an additional tech compliance team.

“Nussbaum is the most respected person at SAC,” said a hedge fund executive not at SAC. “He is going to do what he thinks is best for the firm and not be cowed by anyone.”  Nussbaum’s huge compliance department, observers said, was built, in large part, because of the perception that the government was determined to bust Cohen….

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