Another hedge fund manager surrounded with regulatory and criminal investigations is Steve Cohen, founder of SAC Capital Advisors.

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Generally in these cases the manager will try to delay the inevitable once he is approached by law enforcement or regulatory agencies.

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The move from bank prop trader to hedge fund manager is one several top traders have made over the last couple of years in response to new regulatory rules that forbid banks from trading with their own funds.

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