The hedge fund industry has been shaken by volatile financial markets and the Madoff investment scandal of December 2008.  While the hedge fund and investment management industries are changing because of these twin forces, many people are looking back to try to piece together what has happened and more importantly why it happened.  One primary source will definitely be “The World’s Largest Hedge Fund is a Fraud” – a whistleblower manifesto provided to the SEC on November 7, 2005 by Harry Markopolos.  This article provides a link to the manifesto (Madoff Whistleblower Report), and discusses the observations and predictions therein. Continue reading →