Two years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the 2008 financial crisis, hedge fund billionaire David Tepper made a bold market call on CNBC about the power of the Federal...
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December 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
LONDON (Reuters) - Monaco-based hedge fund Tyrus Capital said on Monday it had agreed to buy the UK-based business of Tyndaris LLP for an undisclosed sum in a deal that will nearly...
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December 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Chris Hohn made his name by assaulting the entrenched boards of European companies.
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December 2 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Firefly Value Partners on Thursday asked Gulfport Energy for a seat on its board and criticized the “half-measures” which the U.S.
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November 21 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is placing a $400 million bet against struggling malls, taking on two of the largest investment firms, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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November 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
PointState Capital, the macro hedge fund started by former traders for billionaire Stan Druckenmiller, is looking for new investors as it struggles to rebound from last year’...
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November 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Ken Griffin promoted James Yeh to president and co-chief investment officer at Citadel, tapping a longtime partner to help run the fast-growing hedge fund firm alongside him.
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November 13 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Ben Jacobs, the former co-chief investment officer at Viking Global, is in the process of starting his own fund, which sources tell Business Insider will be named Anomaly Capital...
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November 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Billionaire Ken Fisher made his name and fortune picking stocks.
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November 8 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Anyone looking to learn how a quant fund conquered the financial world should go out and buy Greg Zuckerman’s “The Man Who Solved the Market” when it’s released next week...
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November 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Every now and again, a book comes along that is so compelling, filled with so many fascinating characters and new information, that it demands a review.
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October 28 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
(Reuters) - Two major shareholder advisory firms urged investors to vote against billionaire investor David Tepper’s hedge fund demand that Allergan Plc immediately split the...
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April 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, has turned bullish on Brazil, arguing that economic growth relative to potential will be the strongest...
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March 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Hedge fund legend Ray Dalio, who runs Bridgewater Associates, is widely considered to be one of the most successful hedge fund managers in the world.
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March 13 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey’s winning run with his short-selling bets continued this week as wagers against digital payments company Wirecard AG paid off.
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February 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates and Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies beat their rivals in a tough year for hedge funds in 2018, making a combined $13 billion for their...
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January 28 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
The elite funds run by legendary investors such as Dan Loeb and Jim Simons make hundreds of millions of dollars for themselves and their investors by spending enormous resources...
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November 5 - Hedge Funds, News
William Ackman's private hedge fund has gained more than 9 percent this year while his publicly traded fund is up double digits, marking a dramatic reversal for the billionaire...
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June 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Quantitative investing is gaining more and more ground amid strong results that keeps convincing investors to switch away from traditional hedge funds that use human research...
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May 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing
(Bloomberg) -- Renaissance Technologies, the $58 billion quantitative investment firm founded by former military code-breaker Jim Simons, gained at three of its hedge funds last...
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April 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Quantitative hedge funds have been on an absolute tear over the past few months, posting gains in 15 of the past 17 weeks according to data compiled by Societe Generale.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds, News
There are many great investors, who manage some of the best-performing funds and have built massive fortunes while managing their clients' money.
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February 12 - Hedge Funds, News
2017 was a great year for defense stocks, some of them rising as much as 30% by the end of December.
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February 7 - Hedge Funds, News
The biotech sector is well known for its M&A activity, but billionaire fund managers don’t seem to be attracted by the frenzy.
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February 5 - Hedge Funds, News
The recent overhaul of the US tax law has stirred a lot of controversy, especially with regard to who stands to benefit the most.
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February 2 - Hedge Funds, News
Is oil a good bet for 2018? Hedge funds seem to think so according to a recent report by Bloomberg. They are betting heavily on a continued uptrend in oil prices.
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February 2 - Hedge Funds, News
Elliott Management Corp., the hedge fund founded by billionaire Paul Singer, has built a stake in Sky Plc as shareholders prepare to vote on 21st Century Fox Inc.’s 11.7-billion...
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January 29 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Undoubtedly one of the best investors ever, Warren Buffett is followed by everybody in the financial world and his statements are carefully analyzed.
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January 17 - Hedge Funds, News
Quantitative funds are gaining more ground among hedge funds in terms of trading volume and inflow of capital.
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December 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing
What is the best financial stock to buy right now? With the Fed recently raising rates for the second time, it may be a good idea to check out some companies like Bank of America...
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December 18 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing
In a yesterday article we analyzed four stocks, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet, from the perspective of six quantitative hedge funds.
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December 18 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing
Are Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon.com, Inc.
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December 17 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing, Tech
Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey lost about 369 million euros (313.03 million pounds) in the year to Nov.
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November 21 - Hedge Funds
These 10 most successful investors in the world don’t have much in common aside from their obscene net worths.
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November 2 - ETF Trading, Hedge Funds, Lists, News
Billionaire hedge fund titan Leon Cooperman told CNBC on Tuesday he won't enter a deal with regulators to settle insider trading charges and he insisted he has always followed...
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October 11 - Hedge Funds
The world's most successful quant hedge fund, Renaissance Technologies (RenTech), recently submitted its 13F filing with the SEC for the reporting period of June 30, revealing...
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August 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
After a year of misery, Bill Ackman finally is having a pretty good month.
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August 10 - Hedge Funds
Founded in 1982 by James ‘Jim’ Simons, Renaissance Technologies employs quantitative models based on mathematical and statistical analysis to make its stock selections and...
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May 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Most individual investors invest in dividend-paying stocks to benefit from the steady streams of dividend checks, but can also take advantage of stock price appreciation as...
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November 15 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Well-known hedge fund Renaissance Technologies LLC needs little or no introduction at all.
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November 14 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Jim Simons' renowned quantitative fund Renaissance Technologies employs complicated computer algorithms to drive trading.
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November 14 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Renaissance Technologies, led by Jim Simons, disclosed a total of 3,196 positions in its latest 13F filing for the reporting period of June 30.
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October 8 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
At Insider Monkey, we track more than 700 elite hedge funds and use their combined wisdom to identify 15 exceptional small-cap stocks every quarter, which our backtesting and ...
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September 20 - Hedge Funds, News
Jim Simons' quant fund Renaissance Technologies recently filed its 13F form with the SEC. Founded in 1982 RenTec is one-of-a-kind hedge fund.
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August 15 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
One of the best ways to pick high-performing stocks is to follow the industry leaders and find out their stock investments.
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June 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Renaissance Technologies is a New York-based hedge fund founded in 1982 by mathematician James “Jim” Simons.
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June 20 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Renaissance Technologies is a hedge fund based in New York City.
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June 2 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaires Rob Citrone and Jim Simons are in harmony as far as the future prospects of Amazon.com, Inc.
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June 1 - Hedge Funds, News
Jim Simons' Renaissance Technologies is a New York-based investment management company that currently operates three funds including the Medallion Fund, which is considered one...
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May 21 - Hedge Funds, News
Renaissance Technologies, founded by billionaire Jim Simons, has filed its latest 13F with the U.S.
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May 17 - Hedge Funds, News
