Nationalization of Northern Rock Leaves RAB, SRM Empty-Handed

From: Daily News | Date: February 18, 2008| Author: Bill McIntosh, Senior Financial Correspondent | Copyright information

LONDON (HedgeWorld.com) - The nationalization of mortgage bank Northern Rock plc by the British government has claimed two of Europe's most savvy hedge fund mangers as victims. Though the losses are substantial they are not of a scale to threaten the solvency of the firms involved, RAB Capital plc and SRM Advisors of Monaco.

Instead, it is the judgement of the two lead managers that will raise questions among investors. Those men are Philip Richards, chief investment officer and chief...