Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Julian Robertson, Blackstone
The gift from John Paulson, of Paulson & Co, is thought to be the largest ever given to a public park.
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Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Seth Klarman, Carl Icahn
George Soros’, Soros Fund Management, a hedge fund management company, which he founded in 1969, bought 2% convertible Bond holdings in Digital River, Inc.
Will Hartford’s Yard Sale Help the Stock?
John Paulson’s Paulson & Co. owned 31 million shares of The Hartford Financial Services Grup Inc (NYSE:HIG) at the end of June.
Corvex Wins Seat on Ralcorp Board
In August of this year, Corvex Management filed a 13D with the SEC declaring ownership of 2.8 million shares (and, therefore, 5.1% of the shares outstanding) of Ralcorp Holdings...
Prem Watsa Adds More Shares of Resolute
Prem Watsa, manager of Fairfax Financial Holdings, has been called “the Warren Buffett of Canada” for his value investing prowess (Fairfax’s book value has increased at ...
Empyrean Capital Partners’ Top Stock Picks
Los Angeles-based Empyrean was launched in 2004 by Michael Price and Amos Meron.
Google (GOOG), Morgan Stanley Among This Tiger Cub’s Top Stock Picks
David Gallo, one of the most infamous Tiger Cubs, is the hedge fund manager of Valinor Management.
Billionaires John Paulson and D.E. Shaw Like This Stock
According to 13F filings for the second quarter, D.E.
Hedge Fund News: T Boone Pickens, Andrew Hall, Citi
T. Boone Pickens, who made his billions on oil, is adding to them on the back of the commodity this year.
Billionaire John Paulson’s Latest Stock Picks
John Paulson is famous for two big calls: shorting the housing market at the peak of the bubble (which is what originally made him a billionaire and drew media attention), and...
Hedge Fund News: Pfizer, General Motors, Paul Tudor Jones
Pfizer (PFE) Inc., Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Elan Corp.
Hedge Fund News: SkyBridge, Carl Icahn, Ray Dalio
Funds of hedge funds firm SkyBridge Capital plans to delve into Asia’s growing hedge fund market.
Hedge Fund News: Seth Klarman, Man Group, Telus Corp
My post yesterday contrasting Seth Klarman with many of his more well-known hedge fund peers has generated a ton of feedback, which is cool.
Christian Leone’s Luxor Capital Joins John Paulson in American Capital
On July 9th Luxor Capital Group, LP announced that it had accumulated over 17.5 million shares of American Capital (ACAS), giving them 5.3% of the shares outstanding- roughly ...
Hedge Fund News: John Burbank, Steven Cohen, Telus Corp
Passport Capital LLC, the $3.4 billion hedge fund founded by John Burbank, plans to wind down its materials fund after a 31 percent loss this year, according to a letter to investors...
Hedge Fund News: Daniel Loeb, Louis Bacon, Hutchin Hill
Activist investor Daniel Loeb may be gearing up for another boardroom battle after having amassed a big position in embattled natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK....
How did Einhorn’s, Ackman’s, and Paulson’s Stock Picks Perform?
Second quarter wasn't very kind to most hedge fund managers' long positions. S&P 500 index ETF (SPY) lost 2.84% during the quarter.
John Paulson’s Top Stock Picks in 2012
Even after a disastrous 2011 with his flagship Paulson Advantage down 35.9% after fees and the Paulson Advantage Plus down 50.7% after fees, John Paulson, head of Paulson & Co...
Hedge Fund News: Mohnish Pabrai, Eric Sprott, Paul Singer
Celebrity financier Arpad Busson has been mulling a sale of EIM, the hedge fund investor he founded in the 1990s, for several months but buyers with pockets as big as the firm...
John Paulson’s Two Favorite Stock Picks
John Paulson doesn't really have a good track record of stock picking. He made his billions by shorting the housing market and by buying physical gold.
News: John Paulson, Hedge Fund Returns, Ron Gutfleish
Elm Ridge Capital's Ronald Gutfleish and his wife, Stacey Sorrow, bought Brooke Astor's 65-acre Westchester County estate in December.
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Jim Chanos, Gabriel Bitran
Abydos Capital, a new hedge fund run by a former partner at one of London's most high-profile oil investors, is worried about a potential military strike against Iran and plans...
Paulson Shorts Euro Sovereign Bonds, Bets on Credit Default Swaps
In a bid to reverse losses stemming from poorly timed bets and overcorrection last year, hedge fund manager John Paulson is shorting European sovereign bonds, reports Bloomberg...
Hedge Fund News: Commodities, Garage Sale Find, Reddy Ice Bankruptcy
Hedge funds reduced bullish bets on commodities for a second consecutive week as the Federal Reserve signaled it may refrain from more monetary stimulus, increasing concern that...
Hedge Fund News: BlueGold, Bill Ackman, China Hedge Fund, JOBS Act
BlueGold Capital, an oil-focused fund that made headlines in 2008 by calling the peak of the market, is liquidating after four years of trading -- the last of which put it at ...
John Paulson’s Performance Starts to Rebound
John Paulson and his fund Paulson & Co became famous for bets against subprime mortgages.
Hartford $HIG to Pay $2.43B to Buy Back Debt from Allianz $ALV
John Paulson, whose hedge fund Paulson & Co.
Generous John Paulson Volunteers to Personally Pay Staff Bonuses
John Paulson is one generous hedge fund manager.
Hedge Funds Late to Party, Again, Running Flat in March Per BoAML
Hedge fund managers make a fortune calling the shots for their funds.
Paulson’s Push for Hartford to Spinoff P&C Meets Doubts $HIG
Hedge fund manager John Paulson's push to get Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) to spinoff its property and casualty (P&C) insurance business may be an effort that is over...
Hartford $HIG Overhauls Business, Paulson Says Not Enough
Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) has been struggling to recover from the financial crisis.
Why does John Paulson Love AngloGold?
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) remains the largest position in the John Paulson’s Advantage Fund (see more of John Paulson’s top picks).
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, David Einhorn, John Kinnucan, Ray Dalio…
Pershing Square Capital Management LP’s William Ackman, the activist hedge fund manager, said he’s willing to be patient as J.C. Penney Co. pursues a turnaround.
Hedge Fund News: Klarman, Buffett, Rogers, Lampert, Ackman…
Seth Klarman’s classic Margin of Safety is the most concise introductory value investing book you can find. Or not find. It is famously rare.
Hedge Fund News: Brevan Howard, Jim Rogers, Bridgewater…
Brevan Howard is now the world’s top hedge fund manager by annualised net gains, new research suggests, following dramatic losses during 2011 at former number one Paulson & ...
Hedge Fund News: Peter Schiff, Jim Rogers, Marc Faber, John Paulson…
The gold doomsayers have found their champion in the media's favorite financial adviser and one of the world's richest men.
Guess How Much John Paulson Earned in 2010 and 2011 Combined?
Schadenfreude. Media and investors enjoyed John Paulson's enormous losses in 2011. His Advantage Plus Fund lost more than 50%, his Advantage Fund lost more than 35%.
Hedge Fund News: Feds Taped Cohen, Dalio Made $3 B In 2011, Insider Trading Cases…
Feds Taped Cohen's Calls In Insider Probe (FINalternatives)
Federal authorities recorded several of SAC Capital Advisors founder Steven Cohen's phone calls in the early stages of their wide-ranging insider-trading investigation.
Hedge Fund News, Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater, China Welcomes Foreign Hedge Funds, Jim Rogers and Commodities…
Bloomberg's Dominic Chu reports that Ray Dalio’s Pure Alpha hedge fund made $13.8 billion for its investors last year, while John Paulson lost clients almost $10 billion after...
Hedge Fund News, Jim Rogers, Warren Buffett, John Paulson…
Hedge fund assets under management could reach $2.13 trillion at the end of the year, as investors put more cash into the industry and managers report positive returns, a survey...
Hedge Fund News: Warren Buffett, John Paulson, Leon Cooperman…
Anita Nemes, Deutsche Bank AG's London-based global head of capital introduction, talks about the outlook for the hedge-fund industry.
Hedge Fund News: Jim Chanos, Rogers, Baupost, Paulson…
Jim Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates Ltd., Jamie Zimmerman, chief executive officer of Litespeed Management LLC, Michael Novogratz, principal at Fortress Investment Group...
John Paulson’s Top Stock Picks
John Paulson is the founder of Paulson & Co, a hedge fund based in New York. When he founded the company, it only has $2 million assets and one employee.
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Jim Rogers, Marc Faber…
Gold traders are getting more bullish after billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson told investors it’s time to buy the metal as protection against inflation caused by government...
Hedge Fund News: Falcone & LightSquared, Hedge Funds Buy Banks, Insider Trading Cases…
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone is ruling out a bankruptcy filing for his telecom startup LightSquared Inc, one day after U.S.
Hedge Funds Q4 Moves And Hedge Fund News: Paulson, Soros, Cohen, Einhorn…
Billionaire John Paulson, who controls an 8.4 percent stake in Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
Hedge Fund News, Doug Whitman Insider Case, Soros, Rogers…
Whitman Capital LLC’s president was charged with taking part in two separate insider-trading conspiracies, using illegal tips on Google Inc., Polycom Inc.
Hedge Fund News, Insider Trading Cases, Buffett & Gold, Ken Fisher, and Soros…
Ferrous Resources Ltd., the iron-ore miner backed by billionaire Philip Falcone’s Harbinger Capital partners LLC, appointed Jayme Nicolato Correa as chief executive officer, ...
Hedge Fund News, Buffett, Falcone, Owl Creek, Paulson…
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said low interest rates and inflation should dissuade investors from buying bonds and other holdings tied ...
Hedge Fund January Performance, Insider Trading Cases, Soros, Ackman…
Mark Jurish, chief executive officer of Larch Lane Advisors, talks about hedge fund industry performance and strategy.
