The financial industry is ripe with corruption, bad habits, and secrecy—which has, as of late, been on display due to the recession. Bernie Madoff is an excellent example of why the financial industry in general needs more transparency, responsibility, and accountability. PlusFunds Group Inc. is one organization that is trying to improve upon the standards of transparency and independent oversight in the industry and being met with some success. It is an employee-owned and operated hedge fund sponsor.

PlusFunds Group Inc. caters to a variation of clients, including public and corporate institutions, pooled investment vehicles, and individual investors. The fixed income markets and public equity markets attract the most investment attention from PlusFunds Group Inc. Merger arbitrage, fixed income, and long or short equity are the main methods by which PlusFunds Group Inc. makes its investments. The firm focuses on distressed debt and futures.

Christopher Sugrue is the chairman of PlusFunds Group Inc., and the man who has lead it to become a leader in the industry. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in the city so nice they named it twice, New York City, New York. PlusFunds Group Inc. is actually an alliance of financial firms that provides investment advice and options to clients, based upon their risk profile.

Additional Resources:

Christopher Sugrue :: Article on INC Database.com

Christopher Sugrue :: Listed on INC Listings.com

Christopher Sugrue :: Article on INC 1000.com

Christopher Sugrue :: Information on Professional Database INC.com

Christopher Sugrue :: Listed on The Corporate Database.com