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
Call John Paulson the Piano Man.
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February 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Pershing Square Capital Management, managed by Bill Ackman, sold its entire stake in Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) on Monday.
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March 14 - Hedge Funds, News, Stock Analysis
2016 was unarguably one of the worst years for John Paulson's Paulson & Co. since its inception in 1994.
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February 21 - Hedge Funds, News
Top executives of hedge fund Platinum Partners were arrested Monday morning and charged with defrauding investors in one of the biggest such cases since Bernard L.
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December 19 - Hedge Funds
John Paulson founded New York-based investment management firm Paulson & Company in 1994.
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December 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
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
Just like Main Street, this election season also saw Wall Street divided into two factions based on who they supported.
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November 14 - Hedge Funds, News
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
Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund manager, indicated it’s planning to cut jobs as parts of its business have become too large.
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September 15 - Hedge Funds
Activist investors have the facts on their side in a tussle with Perrigo, but they may want to sharpen their focus.
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September 12 - Hedge Funds
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the reinsurer that counts on hedge fund manager David Einhorn to oversee its investment portfolio, reached a deal to expand in Europe and Asia as the...
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September 8 - Hedge Funds
John Paulson is an American hedge fund manager and billionaire who founded his investment firm Paulson & Co in 1994 with only $2 million and one employee.
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August 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Hedge fund manager Dan Loeb’s corporate credit portfolio returned 15 percent in the second quarter, helped by a bet on high-yield bonds.
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August 5 - Hedge Funds
Bill Ackman, the activist investor, has been painted as a loser in his yearslong quest to shut down Herbalife, the nutritional supplement company that he bet against, contending...
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August 2 - Hedge Funds
Famous for his bet against subprime mortgages at the height of the US housing bubble, John Paulson was just another hedge fund manager prior to that.
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May 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
According to a fresh article posted by the Wall Street Journal, the New York City Employees’ Retirement System, the largest public employee pension fund in New York City, plans...
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April 15 - Hedge Funds, News
The hedge fund industry recovered some losses incurred in the first two months of 2016 during March, which marked one of the best months for the industry in two years.
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April 11 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire John Paulson, famed for making a whopping $15 billion by betting against subprime mortgages in 2007, founded hedge fund firm Paulson & Co.
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April 6 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
In the last few years, we have seen billionaire John Paulson transform from a money manager who bets big on activist and merger deals to an activist investor himself.
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February 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Statistics reveal that shareholder activism has been on a surge in recent years, with new players entering the activist battleground and more capital flowing into existing activist...
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December 15 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Hedge fund manager John Paulson, who founded Paulson & Co. back in 1994, has become very popular since he made a fortune betting against subprime mortgages in 2007.
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November 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
John Paulson’s Paulson & Co. is a hedge fund that specializes in credit strategies, mergers, and event-driven arbitrage. Paulson & Co.
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August 20 - Hedge Funds, News
John Paulson of Paulson & Co may start pushing Syngenta AG (ADR) (NYSE:SYT) to accept an acquisition offer by Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON), according to a report from Reuters.
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July 17 - Hedge Funds, News
John Paulson is the president and founder of Paulson & Co, a New York-based hedge fund which dates back to 1994 and which has over $18 billion in assets under management.
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June 26 - Hedge Funds, News
At Insider Monkey we have been touting the advantages of investing in the top small-cap picks of prominent hedge funds since our inception.
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May 27 - Hedge Funds, News
Sandell Asset Management Corp., the activist hedge-fund firm run by Tom Sandell, said PartnerRe Ltd.
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May 22 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn is out with a new letter to Tim Cook arguing that Apple should buy back more shares and that the stock is grossly undervalued.
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May 18 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund investor Bill Ackman is used to taking big bets for big rewards, as he’s done with Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.
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May 12 - Hedge Funds
Warren Buffett had plenty of admirers Saturday at the annual meeting of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska.
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May 7 - Hedge Funds
Ariad Pharmaceuticals founder and CEO Harvey Berger is exiting the struggling cancer drug company in a settlement with Sarissa Capital, the activist hedge fund led by Alex Denner...
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April 29 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass has expanded the number of drug companies whose patents he has targeted to five.
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April 23 - Hedge Funds
A proxy voting company is backing one of three directors that Paul Singer’s Elliott Advisors wants installed on Alliance Trust Plc’s board, the third investor group this week...
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April 17 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire John Paulson’s merger strategy has gained 10 percent this year, lifted by consolidation among drugmakers.
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April 9 - Hedge Funds
John Paulson’s Paulson & Co had a great first quarter, achieving an average return of 5.6% from its 52 long positions in stocks with a market cap of over $1.0 billion, according...
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April 7 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire John Paulson of Paulson & Co is a hedge fund manager, who became famous for his bets against subprime mortgages.
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April 1 - Hedge Funds, News
Hedge funds trade in and out of stocks but they also have some core holdings that they keep in their portfolios for long periods of time.
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March 12 - Hedge Funds, News
John Paulson's Paulson & Co has been having it rough for the past two years, as far as stock picking goes.
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February 20 - Hedge Funds, News
Pershing Square, managed by billionaire Bill Ackman, recently filed with the U.S.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds, News
With the business of analyzing and compiling the data of our 737 tracked hedge funds’ latest 13F filings behind us, we’re ready to start sharing some of the findings from ...
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February 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
You may think that imitating the stock picks of billionaires will make you rich too. You need a reality check.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds, News
In its latest 13F filing with the U.S.
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February 18 - Hedge Funds, News
The Insider Monkey data team is finally done processing nearly 750 13F filings and we will start sharing reports based on the aggregate hedge fund sentiment.
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February 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates posted an 8.3 percent gain in January in one of its hedge funds, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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February 9 - Hedge Funds
DuPont plans to change the lineup of its board members — but won’t draw from the nominees proposed by the activist investor Nelson Peltz.
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February 5 - Hedge Funds
Nelson Peltz’ Trian Partners trimmed its stake in Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) by more than 6 million shares. According to the 13D Form filed with the U.S.
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January 27 - Hedge Funds, News
A pair of activist investors have disclosed selling off large chunks of their positions in recent filings with the SEC. The first filing revealed that Ralph V.
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January 27 - Hedge Funds, News
Rail-Splitter Capital Management, managed by John Croghan and Richard Fradin, recently filed its 13F Form with the U.S.
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January 21 - Hedge Funds, News
Hedge funds just finished one of their worst years in recent memory — but their high-paid managers are doing just fine.
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January 20 - Hedge Funds
Napier Park Global Capital, founded and managed by Jim O’Brien and Jonathan Dorfman, was recently awarded the title of 2015 Hedge Fund Manager of the Year by Risk magazine.
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January 15 - Hedge Funds, News
