Renaissance Technologies

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Jim Simons, Knighthead Capital Management, Alden Global Capital, Elliott Management, Archegos Capital Management, Elanco Animal Health Inc (ELAN), Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP), and More

In the end, the hedge fund got its way.

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May 21 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Viking Global Investor, Bridgewater Associates, Alden Global Capital, Archegos Capital Management, Brevan Howard Asset Management, Amphenol Corporation (APH), Conagra Brands Inc (CAG), and More

If you know anything about global macro hedge funds, you probably know the name Colin Lancaster.

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May 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman, Starboard Value, Maverick Capital, Renaissance Technologies, Zoetis Inc (ZTS), Hess Corp. (HES), and More

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.

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February 25 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Jeffrey Ubben, Michael Novogratz, Michael Burry, Daniel Kamensky, People’s United Financial, Inc. (PBCT), Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (SBH), and More

Michael Novogratz, the founder of cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital, sees Bitcoin more than doubling to $100,000 by the end of the year, spurred higher as more companies...

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February 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Crispin Odey, Stanley Druckenmiller, Bill Miller, Renaissance Technologies, Elliott Management, ApaH Capital, Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG), Meridian Bioscience Inc (VIVO), and More

For years, Renaissance Technologies was among the most exalted names in high finance, as close to a sure-thing as Wall Street had.

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February 8 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ken Griffin, Ray Dalio, Melvin Capital Management, Roscan Gold Corp (RCGCF), Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (TDY), and More

Ken Griffin’s Citadel has once again found itself at the center of a WallStreetBets drama, this time over the firm’s holdings of silver.

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February 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Renaissance Technologies, Tiger Global Management, Livermore Partners, DoubleLine Capital, Frequency Electronics, Inc. (FEIM), Pinterest Inc (PINS), and More

Biden outlined the details of a $1.9 trillion rescue package on Thursday.

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January 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Hindsight Capital, Elliott Management, Third Point LLC, Skybridge Capital, Bandwidth Inc (BAND), ChemoCentryx Inc (CCXI), and More

As the miserable year of 2020 has almost reached its end, it is time to return to the offices of Hindsight Capital LLC.

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December 30 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Chase Coleman, Michael Hintze, Ray Dalio, Mike Novogratz, Lone Pine Capital, GreenSky LLC (GSKY), Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW), and More

The billionaire investor Mike Novogratz predicted that the price of bitcoin would hit $65,000 while offering advice to the "Game of Thrones" star Maisie Williams on Twitter on...

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November 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Chris Rokos, Donald Morgan, David Tepper, Silver Lake Partners, AbraPlata Resource Corp (ABBRF), Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (ETTX), and More

Hedge fund manager Chris Rokos’s investment firm has waded into the raging debate on racial discrimination sparked by the killing of George Floyd and vowed to use its money ...

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September 8 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: John Thaler, Jim Simons, Jeffery Smith, Ray Dalio, Red Rock Resorts Inc (RRR), Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM), and More

John Thaler, who shut down his long-short equity hedge fund in 2015, is making a return to the hedge fund scene with an offering focused on telecommunications, media, and technology...

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August 14 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Clif Asness, Nelson Peltz, Paul Tudor Jones, Ray Dalio, TCI Fund Management, New Mountain Finance Corp. (NMFC), Rexnord Corp (RXN), and More

The bull case for bitcoin as a store of value is simple: at first nobody owns it.

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May 19 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Barry Rosenstein, Jim Simons, Marshall Wace LLP, Selwood Asset Management, Pantera Capital, Vivint Smart Home Inc (VVNT), Penn National Gaming, Inc (PENN), and More

Jana Partners’ Barry Rosenstein is a top activist investor in the industry who famously pushed Whole Foods into the arms of e-commerce giant Amazon.

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May 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Carl Icahn, Paul Singer, Warren Buffett, Jim Chanos, Alden Global Capital, Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY), Ecolab Inc. (ECL), and More

Paul Singer, the hedge-fund billionaire behind Elliot Management, warned last month that the ultimate path of global stock markets is a drop of at least 50% from February highs...

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May 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Barry Rosenstein, Jim Simons, Toscafund Asset Management, Quintessential Capital Management, Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc (BBCP), AxoGen, Inc (AXGN), and More

Toscafund Asset Management, Martin Hughes’ long-running equity-focused hedge fund, has appointed Aberdeen Asset Management co-founder Martin Gilbert as chairman.

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April 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: John Griffin, Jim Simons, Seth Klarman, Daniel Kamensky, Engaged Capital, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM), and More

For Jim Simons, history is repeating itself, at least when it comes to meltdowns in the quant fund world.

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April 17 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Howard Marks, Dmitry Balyasny, Warren Buffett, Selwood Asset Management, Coeli Asset Management, Macerich Co (MAC), Citrix Systems, Inc. (CTXS), and More

Given that many good companies lost between a quarter and half of their value amid the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in March, and their debt may now yield many multiples...

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April 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Paul Tudor Jones, Bill Ackman, David Tepper, James Simons, Bodenholm Capital, Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (HPP), Healthcare Trust Of America Inc (HTA), and More

LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - Swedish hedge fund manager Bodenholm Capital, which manages 5.1 billion Swedish crowns ($511.2 million), is shutting down and returning capital to...

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March 26 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Paul Tudor Jones, Ken Griffin, Anthony Scaramucci, Massar Capital, Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (PB), MoreHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (HALO), and More

BOSTON (Reuters) - Citadel, the Chicago-based hedge fund giant led by billionaire Ken Griffin, has so far weathered the coronavirus market storm well, turning a slight profit ...

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March 24 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Jim Simons, Tom Steyer, Aurelius Capital Management, Six Flags Entertainment Corp (SIX), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK), and More

Disgruntled investors, including hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management, have ignited a fresh legal battle over Nine West Holdings Inc.

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February 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Miller, Seth Klarman, Ken Griffin, Jim Simons, Blue Ridge Capital, Phillips 66 Partners LP (PSXP), PNC Financial Services Group Inc (PNC), and More

Legendary investor Bill Miller’s hedge fund jumped 120% last year -- and he says it’s because he didn’t stray from his top names.

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January 23 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Tom Steyer, LIME Asset Management, Hindsight Capital, Alphabet Inc (GOOGL), Snap-on Incorporated (SNA), and More

Point72, Renaissance Technologies, and Millennium are Trying to Make Quant Strategies Work in Bond Markets.

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December 31 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Tom Steyer, Jim Simons, Tyrus Capital, Saba Capital Management, Deere & Company (DE), Childrens Place Inc (PLCE), and More

LONDON (Reuters) - Monaco-based hedge fund Tyrus Capital said on Monday it had agreed to buy the UK-based business of Tyndaris LLP for an undisclosed sum in a deal that will nearly...

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December 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Tiger Global Management, Solus Alternative Asset Management, Health Sciences Acquisitions Corp. (HSAC), Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. (AMOT), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD), and More

Tiger Global Management slashed its valuation of e-cigarette startup Juul Labs Inc.

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December 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Steven Cohen, Renaissance Technologies, Children’s Investment Fund (TCI), Greenlight Capital, NuStar Energy L.P. (NS), Yext Inc (YEXT), and More

LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Chris Hohn made his name by assaulting the entrenched boards of European companies.

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December 2 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Louis Moore Bacon, Ray Dalio, Firefly Value Partners, AMETEK, Inc. (AME), Plains GP Holdings LP (PAGP), and More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Firefly Value Partners on Thursday asked Gulfport Energy for a seat on its board and criticized the “half-measures” which the U.S.

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November 21 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Alden Global Capital, Intel Corporation (INTC), The Rubicon Project Inc (RUBI), and More

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is placing a $400 million bet against struggling malls, taking on two of the largest investment firms, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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November 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ken Griffin, Paul Tudor Jones, Andrew Redleaf, Two Sigma Advisors, Renaissance Technologies, Chevron Corporation (CVX), Central Pacific Financial Corp. (CPF), and More

Ken Griffin promoted James Yeh to president and co-chief investment officer at Citadel, tapping a longtime partner to help run the fast-growing hedge fund firm alongside him.

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November 13 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Viking Global, Renaissance Technologies, Och-Ziff Capital Management, Parker-Hannifin Corp (PH), Cognex Corporation (CGNX), and More

Ben Jacobs, the former co-chief investment officer at Viking Global, is in the process of starting his own fund, which sources tell Business Insider will be named Anomaly Capital...

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November 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Jim Simons, Nelson Peltz, Baker Bros. Advisors, Facebook Inc (FB), Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (CVTI), and More

Anyone looking to learn how a quant fund conquered the financial world should go out and buy Greg Zuckerman’s “The Man Who Solved the Market” when it’s released next week...

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November 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Kyle Bass, James Simons, Sandler Capital Management, Visium Asset Management, GigaMedia Limited (GIGM), NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL), and More

Central banks are just getting started with monetary easing, hedge fund manager Kyle Bass said, predicting U.S.

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August 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ray Dalio, Bill Ackman, Warlander Asset Management, Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC), Symantec Corporation (SYMC), and More

Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio said he wouldn’t rule out China using its Treasury holdings to gain an upper hand against the U.S.

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August 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Renaissance Technologies, Bain Capital, BridgeBio Pharma Inc (BBIO), Carnival Corp (CCL), and More

Renaissance Technologies, the hedge fund giant that Deutsche Bank AG has counted as one of its largest clients, has been taking money out of its prime brokerage accounts with ...

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July 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: John Paulson, Appaloosa Management, ESL Investments, Vaxart Inc (VXRT), Altair Engineering Inc (ALTR), and More

(Reuters) - Two major shareholder advisory firms urged investors to vote against billionaire investor David Tepper’s hedge fund demand that Allergan Plc immediately split the...

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April 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ray Dalio, Nelson Peltz, Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW), Xeris Pharmaceuticals Inc (XERS), Carolina Financial Corporation (CARO), and More

Hedge fund legend Ray Dalio, who runs Bridgewater Associates, is widely considered to be one of the most successful hedge fund managers in the world.

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March 13 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Crispin Odey, Paulson & Co., Renaissance Technologies, Discover Financial Services (DFS), Oritani Financial Corp. (ORIT), and More

Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey’s winning run with his short-selling bets continued this week as wagers against digital payments company Wirecard AG paid off.

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February 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Josh Friedman, Renaissance Technologies, Bridgewater Associates, Concho Resources Inc. (CXO), Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc (BLPH), and More

Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates and Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies beat their rivals in a tough year for hedge funds in 2018, making a combined $13 billion for their...

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January 28 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Starboard Value, Bridgewater Associate, Elliott Management, York Capital Management, EQGP Holdings LP (EQGP), eBay Inc (EBAY), and a Lot More

Activist investor Starboard Value LP has taken a stake in Dollar Tree Inc. and is pushing the retailer to sell its Family Dollar business and tweak its pricing model.

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January 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Should You Follow Hedge Funds Out of Capstead Mortgage Corporation (CMO)?

The elite funds run by legendary investors such as Dan Loeb and Jim Simons make hundreds of millions of dollars for themselves and their investors by spending enormous resources...

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November 5 - Hedge Funds, News

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, Jim Simons, VIVUS, Inc. (VVUS), Red Violet Inc (RDVT), Cerecor Inc (CERC), and More

William Ackman's private hedge fund has gained more than 9 percent this year while his publicly traded fund is up double digits, marking a dramatic reversal for the billionaire...

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June 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: James Simons, Ray Dalio, Elliot Management, VIVUS, Inc. (VVUS), Opko Health Inc. (OPK), LendingClub Corp (LC), and More

NEW YORK, May 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James Simons, founder and chairman of Renaissance Technologies, took home $1.7 billion in 2017 to claim the No.

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May 30 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

Warren Buffett and Top Quant Investors Share Love for Apple (AAPL) & Bank Stocks

Quantitative investing is gaining more and more ground amid strong results that keeps convincing investors to switch away from traditional hedge funds that use human research...

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May 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing

2017’s Billion-Earning Hedge Fund Managers All Love These Surprising Stocks

Michael Platt of BlueCrest Capital cemented his position atop the list of highest-earning hedge fund managers, taking home a cool $2 billion in earnings in 2017.

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May 22 - Hedge Funds, News

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Renaissance Technologies, Tiger Global, Steve Cohen, HNI Corp (HNI), Blackrock Capital Investment Corp (BKCC), and More

(Bloomberg) -- Renaissance Technologies, the $58 billion quantitative investment firm founded by former military code-breaker Jim Simons, gained at three of its hedge funds last...

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April 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

17 Best Facebook Pages to Follow in 2018

Assume you've chosen to internally deny facebook's inherent assholeness about violating your privacy rights. Don't have to assume? Ok.

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April 6 - Lists

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Starboard Value LP, York Capital Management, Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC), CytomX Therapeutics Inc (CTMX), Ichor Holdings Ltd (ICHR), and More

(Reuters) - Four of Starboard Value’s nominees to Newell Brands Inc’s (NWL.N) board of directors withdrew their nominations, a day after the company rebuffed the activist ...

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March 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading

3 Small-Caps to Buy Now According to Quant Billionaires

Quantitative hedge funds have been on an absolute tear over the past few months, posting gains in 15 of the past 17 weeks according to data compiled by Societe Generale.

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February 19 - Hedge Funds, News

Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ray Dalio, Axar Capital Management, China Commercial Credit Inc (CCCR), FCB Financial Holdings Inc (FCB), and More

Even as the stock market capped off a third day of gains following a foray into correction territory last week, safe-haven assets are enjoying a moment in the sun.

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February 14 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading