Harbinger Capital Disposes Shares of Harbinger Group Inc (HRG)
Phil Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners has sold around 2.72 million shares of Harbinger Group Inc (NYSE:HRG), a recent SEC filing showed.
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Hedge Fund News: Louis Bacon, Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), DISH Network Corp. (DISH)
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH), Herbalife Ltd.
Hedge Fund News: Philip Falcone, Citigroup Inc (C), MBIA Inc. (MBI)
Philip Falcone and his firm Harbinger Capital agreed to a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that could end Mr. Falcone's career as a hedge-fund manager.
Hedge Fund News: John Kleinheinz, Philip Falcone, Telus Corporation
Hedge funds Kleinheinz Capital Partners Inc., and Corriente Advisors have respectively sent letters to their investors to inform them of their decision to close shop and return...
Hedge Fund News: Lee Ainslie, Nelson Obus, Leon Cooperman
Maverick Capital Ltd.'s Steve Galbraith, who left a top investment-strategist post at Morgan Stanley MS +3.64% for the hedge fund eight years ago, plans to leave the firm as soon...
Hedge Fund News: Yahoo, David Einhorn, Dan Loeb
Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb has upped his stake in Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) by about 2.5 million shares, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
SEC Said to Authorize Lawsuit Against Harbinger’s Falcone – Bloomberg
We received an email alert from Bloomberg News regarding billionaire hedge fund manager Phil Falcone.
Warren Buffett News: Its dangerous to mimic somebody like Buffett
Warren Buffett continues to buy small-town newspapers. These moves might prompt investors to follow Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.B_)into the trade. Don't do it.
Hedge Fund News : Philip Falcone, Soros, Icahn
The hedge-fund manager is facing possible bankruptcy of his LightSquared telecom company, censure by the SEC, and lawsuits by investors, but tells Eli Lake he will solve the problems...
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: Buffett & State Street, George Soros, Marc Faber’s Outlook…
Bloomberg's Betty Liu and Dominic Chu report that Warren Buffett, the former hedge fund manager who built Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Hedge Fund News: Buffett, Lampert, Klarman, Soros…
Warren Buffett bought oil stocks near the peak of an energy boom, declined to spend $35 million on a growing television station and swapped a Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Hedge Fund News: Ted Weschler, Travelodge, Hedge Fund February Redemptions
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) boosted its stake in DirecTV and added holdings of Liberty Media Corp. and DaVita Inc.
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, 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 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 ...
Hedge Fund News, John Taylor, Kyle Bass, Insider Trading Case, Etc…
John Taylor, founder of currency- hedge fund FX Concepts LLC, said he’s betting against the dollar after Federal Reserve policy makers extended their pledge to keep interest...
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 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...
Phil Falcone’s LightSquared: Boom or Bust?
Phil Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners became famous in 2007 when Falcone became famous for betting against subprime mortgages.
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 ...
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...
Icahn Said to Buy LightSquared Debt, Seth Klarman Invests In Europe, Greece Nears Debt Deal, Etc…
Billionaire Carl Icahn has purchased debt from Philip Falcone’s LightSquared Inc.’s bondholders as the satellite-broadband-service provider struggles to start service, two...
Harbinger’s LightSquared Says Tests ‘Rigged’, Not Raising Capital
LightSquared, the wireless company trying to develop a nationwide 4G system, said yesterday that the recent tests conducted by the Defense Department and FAA, on the viability...
Insider-Trading Probe News, Kodak Filed Bankruptcy, Hedge Fund May Sue Greece, etc.
As a profit-making endeavor, managing other people’s money is hard to beat. The business requires very little invested capital.
Canadian Pacific Cautioned Ex-Chief To Stay Away From Ackman, Icahn Buys $CVI, European Hedge Funds Bet China Down
The Canadian National Railway publicly cautioned its former chief executive, E. Hunter Harrison, on Friday against participating in the hedge fund manager William A.
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.
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 Funds Took In $3.6 Billion In November, Lampert Cuts Autozone
Elliott Management Corp., the hedge fund that backed filmmaker Relativity Media LLC, said the executive overseeing the entertainment investment is leaving as the company reduces...
Falcone’s LightSquared Hires Montagner as New CFO
Phil Falcone's troubled wireless venture, LightSquared, is getting a new CFO, reports FINAlternatives.
Paulson Down In December, Falconce Rejected SEC Offer
There will be no holiday cheer for hedge fund manager John Paulson this month, as his dismal performance in 2011 is capped off by another miserable performance so far in December...
Falcone’s LightSquared Presses FCC Over Network
Phil Falcone's Harbinger Capital is the primary shareholder in communications company LightSquared, owning all but a sliver of the company.
Afternoon Aggregate News: David Einhorn’s “Big Short”, Amaranth’s $77.1 Million Settlement
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn is taking an even harder line against Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR.O), his big short trade, claiming a recent audit committee review of...
Falcone’s LightSquared Could Be Running Out of Cash
LightSquared, "the upstart wireless company that is being bankrolled by Philip Falcone's $5 billion Harbinger Capital Partners hedge fund could run out of money during the second...
Insider Trading: Philip Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners Bought 2,203 Shares In $SPB
Philip Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners reported yesterday for its insider transaction in Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SPB).
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...
Falcone’s LightSquared Test Results Leaked
Phil Falcone has had a rough week. First, he gets the notice that charges from the SEC are likely following (read about it here).
Afternoon Aggregate News: Morgan Stanley Settles MBIA, Hunter Global Closes, Falcone’s Deal
Morgan Stanley (MS) reached a settlement with MBIA Inc.
Philip Falcone’s Harbinger Group Enters Into A Purchase Instruction With Credit Suisse Securities, Selling $SPB
After Philip Falcone was investigated by the SEC, his Harbinger Group filed a SEC 13D and reported 53.1% activist stake in Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
Harbinger’s Falcone in SEC Crosshairs
Fund manager Phil Falcone is under the gun. The SEC filed Wells notices on Falcone and his hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners on Friday, indicating charges are likely according...
Falcone’s Future, Paulson And Renaissance Visit Spain, Elliott Sues Vinashin
A day after being told that U.S.
