Welcome to www.shortsellingandinvestorprotection.com. Our mission is to demonstrate the various ways Manuel Asensio ’s research reports influence a diverse group of participants in the securities industry, focusing on the regulatory community. When the Manuel Asensio research method uncovers a fraud in the marketplace, it benefits journalists, legislators, investors and regulators. Investors use Manuel Asensio to make decisions on investments. Journalists turn to Manuel Asensio for the facts surrounding a company’s misconduct. Legislators review instances of fraud in the marketplace and draft legislation to more effectively regulate the securities industry. Regulators respond to allegations publicized in the media and enforce legislators’ lawmaking. Ultimately, Manuel Asensio’s research reports protect investors from purchasing securities at inflated prices.
From 1996 to 2003, Asensio & Company, Inc. published 314 reports on 30 public companies. These reports of the product of the Manuel Asensio research method. The Asensio research process initiates with the formulation of a hypothesis. When Manuel Asensio believes a public company’s stock is trading at an inflated price, it launches a diagnostic of the company. First, Manuel Asensio reviews the integrity of the stock promoter to determine the likelihood of fraudulent analysis. Second, Manuel Asensio collects information from other industry sources, including medical researchers, executives in the company’s industry, and other financial experts. The Manuel Asensio strategy emerges from the results of its meticulous research method. Manuel Asensio decides to sell or buy securities with the information it collects through this research. Prior to investigating a security, Asensio remains agnostic. The Manuel Asensio mission is to uncover the true value of a security and publicize it. Shortsellingandinvestorprotection.com demonstrates how the information available in Manuel Asensio’s research reports helps regulators protect investors against fraud.
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The following includes information about the former SEC registered NASD member firm Asensio & Company, Inc. The present asensio.com is a publisher and is not involved in trading, investment management or any securities transactions and is unaffiliated with the former Asensio & Company, Inc. or any of its officers, directors or shareholders. |
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As a matter of course Manuel Asensio's brand of conflict-free investor advocacy questions media's sources and their treatment of company "news" and regulatory issues. This dynamic is reflected in articles dealing with specific companies and Manuel Asensio's work methods in general. We view media bias as a foregone conclusion. One example of bias is that media refers to investors engaged in independent critical research of statements made by public companies as "short sellers." The group of quotes below were selected to help the reader understand the media's role in securities markets and how this role affects its reporting on individuals engaged in short selling. Readers should consider the above when reading any article about a public company or investment firm and certainly while reading any of the articles that contains treatment of contrarian opinions. |
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Research Legacy contains a graphic display of a few of the companies’ stock performances that are included in the Complete Investment Record section. All of the information contained here is selected to highlight Asensio & Company’s most dramatic and successful investments. The graphs were selected from among those companies where Asensio & Company was most actively involved and it had a concentrated position and well-publicized document record. The statements selected to accompany the graphs leave no doubt about Asensio & Company’s position with regards to its opinion about the company’s stock value.
Readers are referred to the "Our Track Record" section for more accurate information about the prices and dates contained on the graphs in this section. |
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On February 27, 2001 Winstar Communications, Inc. announced strong fourth quarter results. Winstar’s highly favorable announcement, and unanimous congratulatory announcements by the seven major Wall Street firms that follow Winstar, caused Winstar’s stock to rise 18.5% to an intra-day high of $14 per share giving Winstar’s equity a $1.3 billion market capitalization. |
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Solv-Ex Corporation had been one of U.S. history's most persistent and successful fraudulent stock schemes when Asensio & Company, Inc. focused its research and investigative capacity on its managers and their alleged business plans. During its 17 years of activity from 1980 to 1997 Solv-Ex raised over $139 million through a sophisticated combination of unregistered offerings and fraudulent claims. At its high Solv-Ex had a market value of over $440 Million. It also had enough cash to hire lawyers and private investigators in an attempt to intimidate its detractors and finance a public relations campaign that included ads in The Wall Street Journal promoting its corporate image. Asensio & Company was the target of most of Solv-Ex's attempts to discredit its opponents. In total Asensio & Company published 27 Solv-Ex research reports detailing management's fraudulent activities. On July 14, 1997 Solv-Ex's stock was halted for 65 days. On September 17, 1997 Solv-Ex was delisted. |
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| December 11, 2006 | Asensio About Aguirre: Running Amok | Lipper HedgeWorld | | 12-10-2006 | SEC Calls Pequot Study Thorough | New York Times | | 12-10-2006 | Another SEC Official Challenges Probe of Pequot Capital | Wall Street Journal | | October 06, 2006 | Another One Bites the Coal Dust | Smart Money | | September 25, 2006 | Pegasus Is De-Listing | Forbes | | September 19, 2006 | Ahead of the Tape - At Market Close Losing Heat | The Wall Street Journal | | September 19, 2006 | Correction: KFx Inc.'s Case of He Said/She Said Leads To Falling Share Price | Seeking Alpha | | September 15, 2006 | KFx rushes to quench fire rumor | Rocky Mountain News | | August 28, 2006 | Clapton-Backed Pegasus Wireless Event Stirs Concern | New York Post | | August 24, 2006 | Don't Bet on This Horse | The Motley Fool | | July 12, 2006 | SEC Abolishes a Grandfather, Narrows a Harbor | HedgeWorld.com | | June 14, 2006 | 'Naked' short selling is center of looming legal battle | Market Watch | | June 14, 2006 | Short Sellers: A rarer breed of investing | Market Watch | | April 03, 2006 | Connecticut Officials Elusive on Regulation | | | February 01, 2006 | Short-seller Asensio Challenges KFx Coal Pictures | The Energy Blog | |
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