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Ein Hedge Fund stellt sich gerade als Ponzi Scheme heraus. Die Rendite der Kunden hat er über die Einlagen neuer Kunden finanziert.
Madoff's New York firm was the 23rd-largest market maker on Nasdaq in October, handling a daily average of about 50 million shares, exchange data show.
Der Mann selbst ist geständig:Madoff told senior employees of his firm on Wednesday that "it's all just one big lie" and that it was "basically, a giant Ponzi scheme", with estimated investor losses of about $50 billion, according to the U.S. Attorney's criminal complaint against him. […]"There is no innocent explanation," Madoff said, according to the criminal complaint. He told the agents that it was all his fault, and that he "paid investors with money that wasn't there", according to the complaint.
Das ist ja schon lange klar, dass das alles ein entsetzlicher Schwindel ist, aber dass man das so wörtlich nehmen kann…