Hedge Fund Performance January 2012
HSBC published the Hedge Weekly for the week of Jan 30 to Feb 3, revealing a list of hedge funds’ performances in January 2012.
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Hedge Fund News: Ackman & CP, LightSquared, Asia Hedge Funds…
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s (CP) support for Chief Executive Officer Fred Green doesn’t make sense because the company’s performance trails all of its North American...
Hedge Fund News: Buffett, Soros, Michael Hintze, Paulson…
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the railroad controlled by Warren Buffett, plans $3.9 billion in capital spending this year, an increase of 11 percent from 2011, as the company ...
Lansdowne, Marc Faber, LightSquared, Fairholme, TPG & GlobeOp, Cohen & LA Dodgers…
Lansdowne Partners, one of Europe's biggest hedge fund managers, saw its flagship UK fund return 5.7 percent in January, in a sign the industry is benefiting from a rebound in...
Hedge Fund Support for Mitt Romney Growing
Hedge funds are like the rock stars of the finance industry.
Hedge Fund News, TPG Buys GlobeOp, Warren Buffett, George Soros, Super PAC, Etc…
TPG Capital LLP agreeed to buy GlobeOp Financial Services SA, a hedge fund administrator, for about 508 million pounds ($800 million).
Hedge Fund Lawsuits, Gottex Cuts Costs, Buffett, Soros, Citadel…
Swiss fund of hedge funds manager Gottex GFMS.S said it would slash running costs by 15 percent in 2012 after assets fell by some $1 billion (637 million pounds) from a year earlier...
Hedge Fund News: Bluecrest, Japan’s Debt, Jim Rogers, Stock Picks…
Troy Gayeski, senior portfolio manager at SkyBridge Capital LLC, discusses liquidity conditions for hedge funds and high-yield bonds, and efforts by the U.S.
David Einhorn, George Soros At Davos, Warren Buffett’s Secretary
The following day, a corporate broker from Firm X and Punch management had a 45-minute conference call with Einhorn, during which inside information was disclosed to him, the ...
Mudd Steps Down From Fortress, Soros’ Warning, Hedge Funds And Greece…
Several high-profile hedge fund managers are preparing to strike out on their own this year, supported by strong followings and unfazed by a year of poor industry performance ...
Bill Ackman, Phil Falcone’s LightSquared, Hedge Funds and Greece
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP) said William Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has asked to elect five of its nominees to the company's board as the proxy...
Hedge Fund Redemption Falls, Top Stocks Picked By Investment Banks, Buffett Blames For Romney’s Tax Rate, Etc…
Redemption requests by hedge fund clients have fallen to the lowest monthly level on record as improving market sentiment combined with a typical seasonal lull in asset re-allocation...
John Paulson’s Paulson & Co Off to a Good Start in 2012
2011 was a rough year for John Paulson's Paulson & Co.
Citigroup Drops More Than 7%, Hedge Funds Lose Big
Citigroup Inc. (C) slumps more than 7% today after the company reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 results.
Stock Market Legends Were Hammered In China; Buffett Lost $ 1.7 billion In Asia-Pacific
The stock market performance in China can be described as "tragic" in 2011. Shanghai Composite Index was down 21.68, while Shenzhen Component Index declined 28.41% last year.
John Paulson Sticking With Property Investments
John Paulson, founder and manager of Paulson & Co., made $15 billion in 2007 betting against U.S.
Paulson Persists With Property, Coleman Raise $XRS, Top 10 Fund Managers Loved By Hedge Funds, Hedge Funds On Greek Debt…
Paulson’s credit funds owned at least $2.4 billion of mortgage- backed securities on a “notional” basis in the third quarter, or at least 20 percent of its holdings, according...
HFs Bet On Greek Default, HFs Urge To Remove Private Funds’ Restrictions, Soros’ Predictions, Rogers Still Owns The Euro
Move over, John Arnold: the U.S. natural gas market has a new hedge-fund king, operating as skillfully and mysteriously as the ex-Enron wunderkind who once wowed the trade.
10 Worst Performing Hedge Funds in 2011
We have been compiling hedge fund returns in 2011 for the past couple of weeks. We gathered returns for more than 60 hedge funds we are tracking.
John Paulson’s 2011 Hedge Fund Performance
Paulson's Advantage Plus fund finished the year down 52.5%, while its unleveraged Advantage fund fell 36%. Paulson's other funds did marginally better.
John Paulson Will Be Hard To Make Money Back, CP Asks Ackman To Join Board, Soros And Rogers’ Outlooks
John Paulson, the billionaire money manager who’s vowed to restore his hedge fund to profitability after the worst year of his career, may have to take a cue from rival Ken ...
Elliott Sells Relativity Media Stake, Cohen Adds Member, Seth Klarman’s Mega-Quarry Investment, Sprint Invests In Lightsquared
Hedge funds sank almost 5% last year amidst market volatility and the European sovereign debt crisis.
Hedge Fund Returns In 2011
HSBC published the Hedge Weekly #53, revealing a list of hedge funds’ return in 2011.
HFT Doubles In Europe, Citigroup Sued HK Hedge Fund Manager, Asia Hedge Funds Face Attrition
High-frequency traders are continuing to build their presence on European stock markets with new data from Nasdaq OMX, revealing that the firms doubled their trading activity ...
Hedge Funds End 2011 on a Bad Note
Hedge fund performance in 2011 was one of the worst years ever for hedge funds.
Lampert And Sears, Hedge Funds Tripped In 2011, Ackman Still Talks With Canadian Pacific And More
If hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert wants to save one of the oldest retail empires in the United States, he should consider shutting down Sears Holdings Corp's Kmart discount ...
Hedge Funds Increase Bets Against Euro to Record High
Hedge funds may have been hit hard by the market volatility triggered by the European sovereign debt crisis, with hedge funds going out of business at the fastest pace in more...
Hedge Funds Fudge Positions In Filings, AQR Unveiling Some New Funds, Whitney Tilson’s Interview
For years, finance experts have put together statistical analyses that suggest something fishy is going on with some of the reported returns in a large universe of hedge funds...
John Paulson’s Year a Little Worse After Poor December Returns
He overcorrected his positions in October after reporting year-to-date losses of 47% through the end of September, missing out on the October rally.
Hedge Funds Bullish on Gold Miners Despite Poor Returns to Date
Gold investment in 2011 has been one of the most profitable ventures seen this year – investment in gold miners, not so much.
Paulson Grows Bullish on American Capital $ACAS
On December 22, 2011, John Paulson reduced his stake in American Capital, Ltd (ACAS) by 6.15%, bringing his total shares in the company to just under 32.85 million.
Sears’ Mismanagement, Gold Left Pain, MF’s Bankruptcy Claims
When Kmart acquired Sears (SHLD) in 2005, Chairman Edward Lampert said the new company would have the geographic reach and scale to compete with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Hedge Fund Performance Down But Investors Not Swayed
The average hedge fund was down 4 percent through the end of November, but investors, especially institutional investors, are not swayed.
Paulson’s Advantage Plus Fund Returned 142% Since 2007
John Paulson is the worst paid hedge fund manager in 2011. Investors and journalists are rejoicing his 52% loss in his Advantage Plus fund.
John Paulson Filed Initial Statement Of Ownership In Delphi Automotive
John Paulson’s Paulson & Co filed initial statement of beneficial ownership in Delphi Automotive PLC (DLPH) yesterday regarding the stock’s IPO in November.
John Paulson and Eric Mindich are Bullish About These Stocks
John Paulson is currently one of the most followed money managers in the world.
Investors Disappointed at Lackluster Hedge Fund Performance
Hedge funds are an asset class that used to be famous for its ability to make money in all markets under any condition, but that trend appears to be dwindling.
Afternoon Aggregate News: Stocks Favored By Hedge Funds Fell More Than SPY, Gold Reverses Gains
Stocks favored by hedge funds fell more than the S&P 500 during the first three days of the week.
John Paulson on the European Debt Crisis
John Paulson, founder and president of the famous investment firm Paulson & Co, wrote a column in the Financial Times. It was published yesterday afternoon.
Paulson’s Gold Plunges, LightSquared Disrupts Plane Safety, Marketer Pay Increases
The hedge-fund titan John Paulson, enduring the worst year in his career, may be facing a final blow from this month’s selloff in gold, an investment that mitigated losses at...
John Paulson to European Leaders ‘This is What to Do’
By John Paulson - The European sovereign credit markets are in a danger zone.
Afternoon Aggregate News: John Paulson Might Liquidate; Hedge Funds Long Gold, Short Robusta
Gold dropped about 3.5 percent on Wednesday as a technical sell-off, year-end fund liquidation and plunging commodities fueled bullion's second-worst rout since the 2008 economic...
The Ten Biggest Market Moments of 2011
Hedge fund managers played important roles in big market events in 2011.
Hedge Fund Performance In November
Hedge fund performance in November 2011 was more disappointing than any time since the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.
Hedge Fund Redemptions, Dyal Buys CFM, MFA’s Q3 Costs, Zvi Goffer Insider Trading Case
Investors pulled $9 billion from hedge funds in October, more than triple September’s $2.59 billion total, according to the latest research from Barclay Hedge and TrimTabs Investment...
New Hedge Fund Research Suggests Hedge Fund Alpha Closer to Zero
Hedge fund managers used to be the upper echelons of the investing world.
Falcone’s Future, Paulson And Renaissance Visit Spain, Elliott Sues Vinashin
A day after being told that U.S.
