Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management is one of the best-known activist hedge funds in the world, managing about $13.8 billion in assets.
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November 22 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Bill Ackman of Pershing Square recently did an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook conference in New York and Insider Monkey was there to cover it.
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November 11 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire George Soros has been in the news a lot during the current Presidential elections, most recently being at the center of controversy over his ties to a company that...
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October 31 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The US Packaged Foods industry is forecast to grow at a steady CAGR of a bit less than 3% through 2022, following from increasing demand from time-constrained consumers for a ...
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September 12 - Hedge Funds, News
Among the stocks showing more volatility than the broader indexes are Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY), Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), DSW Inc.
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August 30 - Market Movers, News
Consumers buy a wide array of products. A portion of these products represents goods that will last for many years, usually referred to as durable goods.
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August 29 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Hedge funds have gotten a good deal of flak for their underperformance this year, in an environment that was expected to be more conducive to positive returns for long/short equity...
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August 20 - Hedge Funds, News
The last 12 months have proved to be a great challenge for billionaire Bill Ackman, one of the mavericks of the hedge fund world.
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August 16 - Hedge Funds, News
Founded in 2005 by Nelson Peltz, Peter May and Ed Garden, Trian Partners manages more than $13 billion worth of assets and is one of the most famous activist investment firms...
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August 15 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
New York-based hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management L.P. and his founder, billionaire William A.
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August 1 - Hedge Funds, News
The markets have opened higher on Wednesday as investors evaluate the slew of earnings reports inundating the market and await word from the Federal Reserve on rate hike and the...
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July 27 - Market Movers, News
Consumer spending in the United States this year has largely been immune to the economic turmoil being faced by other regions of the world.
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July 7 - Hedge Funds, News
All three indexes are in the red today as traders take profits off the table from the rally that ended last week, and Brexit worries resurface.
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July 5 - Market Movers, News
Investors are expecting a respite from the post-Brexit saga on Tuesday as the three major indexes in the US opened over 1% in the green as crude oil and pound are also showing...
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June 28 - Market Movers, News
Markets are getting hammered as the shocked investors react to the UK’s decision to bid farewell to the European Union.
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June 24 - Market Movers, News
At the end of last month, the Commerce Department revealed that consumer spending in the U.S saw its largest increase in the past six years during the month of April.
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June 14 - Hedge Funds, News
The consumer non-durables industry, a branch of the consumer goods sector, includes companies that produce goods that are immediately used by a consumer and have a life span ...
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June 12 - Hedge Funds, News
Since launching his presidential campaign last June, billionaire and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has bashed a host of things, from people, to countries, to racial...
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June 7 - Hedge Funds, News
It's another green morning on Wall Street as all three major indices opened higher.
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May 31 - News
Since being established in November 2005, the activist fund Trian Partners has worked with the management teams of a number of under-performing companies including The Wendy's...
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May 19 - Hedge Funds, News
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.1% per year from 1965-2015, generating an overall gain of 1,598,284% compared to the market’s total return...
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May 18 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
Last week, billionaire activist investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square released a letter to shareholders, in which the investor outlined the fund's performance and provided ...
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May 16 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Bill Ackman's Pershing Square has been in the news through this year due to the poor performance of some of the fund's top stock picks and its efforts to help turn...
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May 3 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Famed activist investor Nelson Peltz founded Trian Partners in 2005 and has built it into a financial powerhouse that oversees more than $12 billion in assets under management...
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April 30 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.1% per year from 1965-2015, generating an overall gain of 1,598,284% compared to the market’s total return...
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April 26 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
13D Management is a Nebraska-based fund that primarily invests in companies which are a target of shareholder activism.
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April 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Highly-scrutinized activist investor Bill Ackman is no longer on the list of the top 20 best-performing hedge fund managers, after Pershing Square Capital Management L.P.
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April 5 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Founded in November 2005, Nelson Peltz's Trian Partners is focused on finding undervalued and underperforming companies that could be given an effective makeover by the fund's...
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April 4 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Both small- and large-scale investors share a valuable asset when it comes to equity investing: information.
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March 17 - Hedge Funds, News
It already common knowledge that there is no single correct strategy of picking high-potential stocks, but there are some ways through which investors could narrow down the ...
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March 10 - Hedge Funds, News
Renowned activist investor Bill Ackman has been removed from the list of 20 best-performing hedge fund managers in history, after his fund Pershing Square Capital Management ...
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February 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Hillhouse Capital Management is a Beijing, China-based hedge fund founded by Zhang Lei in 2005.
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February 16 - Hedge Funds, News
Following two days of steep declines, Wall Street couldn't recover on Wednesday morning, as most stocks have declined, while the list of losers is led by Yahoo! Inc.
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February 3 - Market Movers, News
Known for his activism and long term views, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square is one of the best hedge funds in the world.
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January 20 - Hedge Funds, News
After nine years of keeping the interest rates unchanged, the US Federal Reserve finally hiked interest rates by 0.25 percentage points last month.
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January 11 - Hedge Funds, News
Although they don't grow as fast as tech companies do, or pay as high of a dividend as utilities do, many consumer staples products outperform the market over the long run.
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December 20 - Hedge Funds, News
It seems to be opposite day today, as all three indexes are in the red, but oil is gaining ground.
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December 18 - Market Movers, News
Large-cap stocks are generally less immune to sharp moves based on rumors than their mid and small-cap counterparts.
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December 14 - Hedge Funds, News
As we already know from media reports and hedge fund investor letters, many hedge funds lost money in the third quarter, blaming macroeconomic conditions and the unpredictable...
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November 30 - Hedge Funds, News
How do you pick the next stock to invest in? One way would be to spend hours of research browsing through thousands of publicly traded companies.
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November 25 - Hedge Funds, News
As an activist, Bill Ackman prefers to hold a concentrated equity portfolio that allows him to focus on his targets and work towards maximizing their shareholder value.
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November 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Trian Fund Management L.P., co-founded by well-known activist investor Nelson Peltz in 2005, is considered as one of the fastest growing hedge funds in the industry.
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November 14 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Reuters is reporting that Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is exploring a sale of its European grocery and cheese business, which could sell for as much as $3 billion...
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October 2 - Hedge Funds, News
It is commonly known that population growth is one of the key drivers of both current and future demand for food.
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September 28 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaires represent a class of investors that have time and again profited from their understanding of financial markets.
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September 26 - Hedge Funds, News
Renowned activist investor Bill Ackman of Pershing Square was having another one of his wonderful years, clocking in a gross return of 13.0% on a year-to-date basis through July...
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August 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Lei Zhang's Hillhouse Capital Management recently filed its 13F for the reporting period of June 30.
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August 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Bill Ackman has found a new activist target in Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), in which his fund, Pershing Square, has just disclosed a 7.5% stake.
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August 6 - Hedge Funds, News
Flip Wilson was able to put the mantra of hitting a Jackpot in a single line and rightly so.
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July 8 - Hedge Funds, News, Stock Analysis