Visium Under DoJ, SEC Investigation

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Mark Melin
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Visium Asset Management LP, the $8 billion New York-based healthcare hedge fund spin-off from Balyasny Asset Management operated by Dr. Jacob Gottlieb, is being investigated, according to a letter to investors obtained by ValueWalk.   Long / short strategy play, best known for its health care expertise, is under investigation for trading and valuation issues, Visium letter to investors says In an note sent to investors this morning and first reported by Gregory Zuckerman in The Wall Street Journal, Visium said the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are reviewing trading and valuation issues. Investigators “have requested information…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.