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SKARBECK: Financial reform should start with derivatives
At the very least, regulators need to get control of derivative trading—transactions need to be more transparent and carried
out on an exchange.
Fair Finance trustee to make life tough for people on loan list
Borrowers from Tim Durham's bankrupt finance company will face heavy-handed collection tactics.
Barron’s magazine names state’s best financial advisers
The majority
of the top advisers work for Merrill Lynch, and all but two live in Indianapolis.
Judge halts dissolution of struggling Durham firm
A judge has blocked Tim Durham and other directors of Dallas-based CLST Holdings Inc. from dissolving the struggling company
at the close of business Friday. Its largest shareholder hopes to place dissident candidates on the board.
Chinese investors financing startup, early stage companies
Indiana entrepreneurs weary of hitting dry holes with angel investors and venture capitalists are turning to Chinese investors
who are eager to diversify their portfolios, latch onto American innovations—and take advantage of a federal visa program.
Bankruptcy trustee for Fair Finance wades into morass of insider loans
Brian Bash will need to untangle a web of related-party transactions that have befuddled nearly everyone who has tried to make sense of them.
HAUKE: Letter to David Simon: Be careful with General
Simon is at a crossroads where many other CEOs have found themselves, with most of them getting caught up in the circus, only to find destruction in their wake.
Judge places Fair Finance into bankruptcy
A federal trustee will take control of the company’s assets while securities-fraud probes continue.
SKARBECK: Economic Greek tragedy could play out globally
Fears that Greece may default on its government debt have kept global markets on edge.
Local investment firm sold
Indianapolis-based Redwood Investment Advisers Ltd. has been purchased by a firm in Portland, Ore. Redwood, whose clients
include physicians and physician groups, has $350 million in assets under management.
Judge weighing request to unseal Fair Finance records
A federal judge is weighing whether to unseal search-warrant documents related to the federal investigation of businessman
Tim Durham and Akron, Ohio-based Fair Finance Co. following a hearing Thursday in Youngstown, Ohio.
Fair Finance going along with appointment of receiver
Attorneys for the company and its parent firm denied any fraud occurred but said receivership nonetheless made sense.
Durham-backed firm to halt trading, dissolve
Dallas-based CLST Holdings Inc. has struggled, and its shares trade for a mere 9 cents apiece.
Underrated entrepreneurs
The Indianapolis area is home to myriad unsung entrepreneurs who run interesting companies, make money and create good jobs.
Here are some of them.
Fair Finance investors file motion for receiver to control assets
The motion filed in an Ohio court is aimed at preventing funds from disappearing while investigations continue.
SKARBECK: Biglari’s ambitious, but he’s no Buffett
While Sardar Biglari’s effort to duplicate Warren Buffett is clear, some of the Steak n Shake chief’s moves have been superficial.
Health care venture capital swoons in Indy, holds steady statewide
The uncertainty of health care reform and a bad economy curtailed venture capital flow in 2009.
Unsung Manning sibling a player in investment field
Cooper Manning, brother of Super Bowl winners Peyton and Eli, is a big success in his own right as a broker of energy stocks.
But you’ll rarely hear him mention the sibling connection to his clients, or that he’s buddies with Drew Brees.
Fair Finance investors aim ire at U.S. attorney
Ohio residents who put money into Tim Durham’s company want the U.S. Attorney’s Office to seize his and the company’s assets.