Ex-Amaranth trader whines that investigation hurts his new fund


According to today's Wall Street Journal, "Brian Hunter, whose bad bets triggered the collapse of hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC, says a federal investigation into his possible involvement in an alleged multibillion-dollar manipulation of the natural-gas markets is hurting the start-up of his new fund venture."

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has been investigating the firm and Hunter while he tries to launch his new fund, Solengo Capital Advisers.

DealBreaker sums up Hunter's whining pretty well: "Yes, Brian, up until now, everything was going swimmingly for Huntengo. Until this. Yes, yes, THIS is the thing that will ruin Huntego's reputation. Not that bit of bad luck at Amaranth, not the less-than-stellar reference from Nick Maounis, or that TAKE NO PRISONERS lawsuit launched against a blog, no, no, it's THIS. Do you hear yourself talk? Carney might kill you tonight."

In other news, Michael Vick is upset that his new puppy-training class isn't doing well because of negative publicity in the media. Jeff Skilling says his pesky orange jumpsuit is interfering with his efforts to revive Enron.

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