Diversification has been a buzzword in the investment industry for a long time.
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February 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Soros Fund Management is probably one of the best known investment firms in the world.
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February 23 - Hedge Funds, News
Kyle Bass of Hayman Capital, widely known for betting against subprime mortgages and earning hundreds of millions of dollars from that bet, is making another bold prediction, ...
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February 22 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News
Billionaire Paul Singer is one of the most revered hedge fund managers on Wall Street and makes the list of the top-20 most successful hedge fund managers in history, with Mr.
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February 19 - 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
The last 12 months have been marked by a series of events that adversely affected the performance of hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Billionaire John Griffin, one of the most closely-watched hedge fund managers, founded his equity long/short fund Blue Ridge Capital LLC in 1996. Mr.
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February 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
A former CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Leon Cooperman left the banking giant in 1991 to start his own investment firm, Omega Advisors.
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February 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Dan Loeb founded value-oriented hedge fund Third Point LLC in 1995 with only $3.4 million in capital, and since then, has become one of the most closely-watched hedge...
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February 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The easiest way to reduce a portfolio's exposure to local factors, which could both be macroeconomic or industry specific, is to invest in foreign companies listed on local exchanges...
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February 12 - Hedge Funds, News
Based in New York, Napier Park Global Capital was spun out of Citi Capital Advisors in 2013 and is now overseeing approximately $6.2 billion worth of assets.
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February 11 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
In the third quarter of 2015 that - owing to the turmoil in the Chinese markets - equity markets across the world saw a large scale sell-off, which had a negative impact on the...
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January 26 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Viking Global is a force to reckon with on the Street.
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January 16 - Hedge Funds, News
2015 was a disappointing year for the hedge fund industry with several funds closing and returning money to their investors.
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January 4 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Jacob Gottlieb’s Visium Asset Management recently filed its latest 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the reporting period of September 30.
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December 9 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Arthur B. Cohen and Joseph Healey's HealthCor Management has nearly $2.6 billion worth of regulatory assets under its management.
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December 8 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The third quarter of 2015 was one of the worst periods that stocks from the healthcare sector have seen in the recent times.
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December 3 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Discovery Capital Management is a Connecticut-based long/short equity hedge fund founded by billionaire 'Tiger Cub' Rob Citrone in 1999. Prior to founding Discovery, Mr.
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December 1 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Catapult Capital Management is a New York-based long/short equity hedge fund subsidiary of Millennium Management, an alternative asset management firm founded by billionaire Israel...
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November 30 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Blue Ridge Capital is a renowned New York-based hedge fund founded by 'Tiger Cub' John Griffin in 1996. Prior to founding Blue Ridge, Mr.
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November 29 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
The latest round of 13F filings has given us a glimpse into the minds of the world's best and most successful investors.
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November 27 - Hedge Funds, News
Founded in 1992, Richard Chilton's Chilton Investment Company has over $7 billion worth of regulatory assets under its management.
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November 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
York Capital Management is a New York-based long/short equity hedge fund founded by billionaire James Dinan. Mr.
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November 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
OZ Management is one of the most famous and largest long/short equity hedge funds based out of New York.
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November 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
It's a merger Monday for Allergan plc (NYSE:AGN), Diebold Inc. (NYSE:DBD) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), while Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
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November 23 - Market Movers, News
Farallon Capital, led by Thomas Steyer, recently filed its latest 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission, revealing an equity portfolio worth $7.6 billion at the end ...
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November 22 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Like everyone else, elite investors make mistakes.
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November 19 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire activist investor Dan Loeb of Third Point saw his hedge fund post losses of 8.9% for the September quarter in comparison to the S&P 500's slide of 6.4% during the ...
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November 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
In its most recent 13F, billionaire Barry Rosenstein’s JANA Partners has disclosed a U.S equity portfolio worth $8.9 billion as of the reporting period of September 30.
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November 19 - 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
Many hedge funds lost money in the third quarter, as low crude prices, a weak economic environment in China, and uncertainty regarding the Fed's move to raise interest rates ...
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November 18 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Soros Fund Management, which was founded by billionaire George Soros, who currently acts as its Chairman, has been one of the best-performing hedge funds, returning around 30...
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November 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Billionaire investor Dan Loeb, the founder of activist hedge fund Third Point LLC, discussed the performance of his investment firm, including the broader market conditions ...
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November 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions, News
Locust Wood Capital Advisers is a New York-based long/short equity hedge fund founded by Stephen J. Errico in 2002. Prior to founding the firm, Mr.
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November 8 - Hedge Fund Analysis, News
Clifford Fox's Columbus Circle Investors is a multi-billion dollar investment management firm that has been primarily successful in picking small-cap and mid-cap stocks over ...
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November 6 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Beech Hill Advisors is a New York-based registered investment advisor founded by Paul Cantor and Joseph Weiss in 1987. Mr.
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November 6 - Hedge Funds, News
As you already know, the third quarter was terrible for most smart money investors, who suffered significant losses amid the market turmoil caused by a slowdown of the global ...
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November 5 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
When it comes to activist investing, Dan Loeb is one of the best in the business, generating strong returns through pushing companies to implement changes that maximize shareholder...
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November 3 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Sanford J. Colen founded Apex Capital, a San Francisco-based long/short equity hedge fund, in 1995. Prior to founding Apex Capital, Mr.
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November 2 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Leon Cooperman is one of the best value investors on the Street who scored high returns by betting on undervalued companies.
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October 30 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
Four stocks are making big waves among investors today, as they put up strong gains on high trading volume.
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October 29 - Market Movers, News
Larry Robbins of Glenview Capital is one of the most widely-watched investors on Wall Street.
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October 29 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors recently released a detailed investor letter describing the firm's investing philosophy and recent performance, to coincide with an investor conference...
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October 29 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
As the third quarter has ended, it's time to take a look back at the past three months and see if the hedge funds were right about their top picks heading into the past trimester...
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October 3 - Hedge Funds, News
In order to diversify portfolios and reduce exposure to one particular country, it is generally a good idea for retail investors to buy shares of companies which generate a major...
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September 30 - 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
The S&P 500 Health Care Index has advanced by 21.11% over the past three-year period, which is significantly higher than the S&P 500’s return of 10.30% over the same time span...
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September 19 - Hedge Funds, News
Allergan plc (NYSE:AGN), formerly known as Actavis, is a pharmaceutical company formed and shaped by at least five major M&A deals since 2012.
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September 12 - Hedge Funds, News, Stock Analysis
Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors, points to strategies such as “risk parity” for having worsened the troubles experienced by equity markets over the last month, joining ...
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September 3 - Economy, Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News