Citigroup recently settled charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) involving two hedge funds. Citigroup agreed to pay $180 million to settle the charges which alleged the two funds were improperly marketed.
According to InvestmentNews, the two funds Citigroup misrepresented were the Falcon Strategies Fund and ASTA/MAT Fund. Allegedly, Citigroup’s alternative investment unit and brokers misrepresented the funds as low-risk and safe bond substitutes.
The two funds raised nearly $3 billion from investors from 2002 to 2007. The funds were sold by private bankers and Smith Barney brokers.
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