Can excess returns signal fraud?

A monthly overperformance metric might have trapped Galleon Group.

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Will looking at hedge fund outperformance help the Securities and Exchange Commission uncover more crooks—or merely be a wild goose chase?

At a congressional hearing in March, SEC enforcement director Robert Khuzami said the agency will focus on funds that regularly and steadily beat market indices by 3%.

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