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Friday, July 26, 2013

Bluefish watch: Lefty McCurry signed

... At left, former N.Y. Jet football star Marty Lyons shakes hands with New York Ranger Derick Brassard, right, as Greenwich native, Cam Atkinson, center, of the Columbus Blue Jackets, smiles during the Cam Atkinson Keep Hope Alive Festival to benefit ...

http://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Bluefish-watch-Lefty-McCurry-signed-4690178.php

Atkinson's Keep Hope Alive Festival a resounding success

At left, former N.Y. Jet football star Marty Lyons shakes hands with New York Ranger Derick Brassard, right, as Greenwich native, Cam Atkinson, center, of the Columbus Blue Jackets, smiles during the Cam Atkinson Keep Hope Alive Festival to benefit the Marty Lyons Foundation at Old Town Hall in Stamford, Friday night, July 26, 2013.

http://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Atkinson-s-Keep-Hope-Alive-Festival-a-resounding-4690132.php

SAC's legal woes may spell trouble for staff, Stamford

... "A criminal indictment is so rare for a company. It would make people head for the exits," said Zimmermann, a Greenwich resident who worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission for more than two years. "I'd say it's going to be very difficult ...

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/SAC-s-legal-woes-may-spell-trouble-for-staff-4690141.php

Julie Jason: CRUTs provide respite from tax man

... The higher the payout, the lower the charitable deduction, according to attorney David Lehn of Withers Bergman in Greenwich. The deduction is based on the present value of the remainder interest ultimately passing to charity, which is a function of ...

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Julie-Jason-CRUTs-provide-respite-from-tax-man-4690142.php

Greenwich personal shopper buys your produce

... produce from the Riverbank Farms stand at a Fairfield County-area farmers' market. Fresh Nation, founded by Greenwich residents Anthony and Melanie Lee, gathers food from farmers' markets around the county and delivers it, via online orders, to ...

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Greenwich-personal-shopper-buys-your-produce-4690138.php

Financier with GOP ties gets $5M to move firm to Greenwich

A $2 billion money-lending enterprise headed by a major benefactor of the Connecticut GOP is moving its headquarters from out of state to Greenwich, lured by $5 million in economic incentives approved by the administration of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy .

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Financier-with-GOP-ties-gets-5M-to-move-firm-to-4690018.php

Darien riders to hit the road for ninth Annual CT Challenge Bike Ride

... is the result of over a year of planning by race organizers to keep everything flowing smoothly. Jon Stillwagen of Greenwich, along with his bosses at Elite Health Services Tri of Old Greenwich are among those that help out with the logistics of the ...

http://www.dariennewsonline.com/news/article/Darien-riders-to-hit-the-road-for-ninth-Annual-CT-4689743.php

Show and sell: Part 2 An up-close look at the realtor/buyer relationship

... Linnie Pickering, including the asking price . . . $2,250,000. Photo: Anne W. Semmes (Editor's note: Last week Greenwich Citizen accompanied Kathryn Anderson Adams , a Greenwich realtor with Sotheby's International Realty, as she was showing a house ...

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/news/article/Show-and-sell-Part-2-An-up-close-look-at-the-4689359.php

New Canaan riders to hit the road for ninth Annual CT Challenge Bike Ride

... is the result of over a year of planning by race organizers to keep everything flowing smoothly. Jon Stillwagen of Greenwich, along with his bosses at Elite Health Services Tri of Old Greenwich are among those that help out with the logistics of the ...

http://www.newcanaannewsonline.com/news/article/New-Canaan-riders-to-hit-the-road-for-ninth-4689744.php

Hedge fund pleads not guilty to US fraud charges

... judge in Manhattan that investigators had "voluminous" evidence against SAC Capital Advisors , the firm owned by Greenwich billionaire Steven A. Cohen . She said the evidence included "electronic messages, instant messages, court-ordered wiretaps ...

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Hedge-fund-pleads-not-guilty-to-US-fraud-charges-4689254.php

Riders to hit the road for 9th Annual CT Challenge Bike Ride

... is the result of over a year of planning by race organizers to keep everything flowing smoothly. Jon Stillwagen of Greenwich, along with his bosses at Elite Health Services Tri of Old Greenwich are among those that help out with the logistics of the ...

http://www.norwalkcitizenonline.com/sports/article/Riders-to-hit-the-road-for-9th-Annual-CT-4689065.php

Hedge funds face end of an era as SAC falls from grace

... a stunning collection of work by Picasso, Pollock and Monet to hang on the walls of his $25-million mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut. Yet Wall Street has a vested interest in SAC beyond the spectacle of its fall from grace. The rapid-fire trading ...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/hedge-funds-face-end-of-an-era-as-sac-falls-from-grace/article13458024/?cmpid=rss1

Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week

... following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT (www.renaissancecapital.com) and SEC filings. American Homes 4 Rent - Malibu, Calif., 44.1 million shares, priced $16 to ...

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/initial-public-offerings-scheduled-to-debut-next-week-217125981.html

SEC files charges against hedge fund founder Cohen The Securities and ...

... and CR Intrinsic then caused several hedge funds to sell more than $960 million in Elan and Cohen, who lives in Greenwich, Conn., is one of the highest profile figures in American finance and one of the world's richest men. He is among the handful ...

http://www.news.net/article/384772/Law+and+Order/

SAC Capital indicted on federal insider trading charges

... SAC Capital and its units. It offered a withering assessment of the culture at SAC, a 21-year-old firm founded by Greenwich resident Steven A. Cohen that at its peak earlier this year was managing over $15 billion in assets. The government is not ...

http://www.norwalkcitizenonline.com/news/article/SAC-Capital-indicted-on-federal-insider-trading-4689034.php

Lender To Get $5 Million In State Incentives

The State Bond Commission will vote today on borrowing $5 million in order to lend $4 million and give a grant of $1 million to FSC CT Inc., a division of Fifth Street Finance Corp. The company will move 51 jobs from White Plains to Greenwich .

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-5-million-for-lender-moving-to-greenwich-20130726,0,6795007.story?track=rss

Fifth Street Financial Firm To Move From White Plains To Greenwich

FSC CT Inc. will relocate its Fifth Street's operations to Greenwich, moving about 50 jobs from its current location in White Plains, N.Y., Malloy said.

http://whiteplains.dailyvoice.com/business/fifth-street-financial-firm-move-operations-greenwich

Hedge Fund Run By Greenwich Billionaire Faces Insider Trading Charges

... Investors and Sigma Capital Management. The hedge fund is operated by embattled billionaire Steven A. Cohen of Greenwich. "A company reaps what it sows, and as alleged, SAC seeded itself with corrupt traders, empowered to engage in criminal acts by ...

http://darien.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/hedge-fund-run-greenwich-billionaire-faces-insider-trading-charges

Beach closings in Connecticut becoming more frequent

Tod's Point proved not to be n attraction after The Greenwich Department of Health closed the water there and Byram Beach to swimmers Aug. 22, 2009.

http://www.dariennewsonline.com/news/article/Beach-closings-in-Connecticut-becoming-more-1456366.php

Feds in NY bring criminal charges against hedge fund SAC Capital, but not against own...

... pleaded guilty. And an SAC affiliate has agreed to pay $615 million to settle SEC charges. Cohen, who lives in Greenwich, Conn., is one of the highest profile figures in American finance and one of the richest men in America. He is among the handful ...

http://www.yorktonthisweek.com/article/GB/20130725/CP07/307259939/-1/yorkton/feds-in-ny-bring-criminal-charges-against-hedge-fund-sac-capital-but&template=cpArt

Cohen has pros and cons in Conn.

Despite donating plenty of money to hospitals and other local institutions, Steve Cohen wasn't getting the benefit of the doubt from all his neighbors in leafy Old Greenwich, Conn.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/cohen_has_pros_and_cons_in_conn_xqtwKAumpTGbPpzUvbW6CO?