Vigilant Futures, the secretive trading firm that funded Canadian Economic Press (CEP News) has changed its name to Vigilant Global.
Although Vigilant Futures founder Arvind Ramanathan confirmed in an interview with me that his company had funded CEP News, the now defunct news agency had always refused to say who its funders were.
Vigilant Futures is now Vigilant Global with a new look to go along with the new name
CEP News also did not admit that it was run by Marco Gomez, who instructed key staffers not to reveal he was involved in the company. Both Gomez and Ramanathan had worked together as traders at Refco before it imploded.
Had it been know that CEP News was supported by a hedge fund-like proprietary trading company, it might not have been able to access government lock-ups where sensitive and potentially market-moving economic data is released.
Those were the days. Vigilant Futures is now Vigilant Global.
Late last year, Vigilant Futures removed all its executives’ profiles from LinkedIn. Their presence on the business networking site allowed reporters and other Vigilant watchers to figure out relationships and see related searches.
Like the old Vigilant Futures site, the new Vigilant Global site does not have the name of any of its executives on its site and its office photos show no signs of any human presence.
AnnBrocklehurst.com has a very high Google ranking for Vigilant Futures, but it’s not clear yet how high it will be able to rank for Vigilant Global.
Stay tuned.
