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Long-time Capula Compliance Chief Alleges The Hedge Fund Charged Clients For Art, Private Jet Travel

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Michelle deBoer-Jones
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Igor Abramov, former compliance chief at Capula Investment Management's US division, has sued the hedge fund, alleging wrongful dismissal after he expressed concerns about some of the items the firm expensed to investors. According to Abramov, the $32 billion multi-strategy hedge fund expensed artwork, travel via private jet, and a number of other pass-through expenses without the correct disclosures.

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Lawsuit against Capula Investment Management

The lawsuit states that the former compliance head “engaged in protected activity by raising concerns about significant regulatory compliance issues,” which included a number of “undisclosed and improper expenses” that Capula allegedly charged to investors in its Multi-Strategy Master Fund Limited.

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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.