Hedge Fund News: Dan Loeb, Phil Falcone, Citigroup
One of the hottest trades of the past few months has been the bonds of a country so shaken by economic and social turmoil that a neo-Nazi party is running third in the polls.
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Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, Jim Rogers, BarclayHedge
Activist investor Carl Icahn and affiliates reported a boosted 31% stake in Motricity Inc.
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Mitt Romney, BlueCrest
Hedge-fund manager John Paulson famously made nearly $4 billion in 2007 correctly betting that the housing bubble, fueled by the subprime mortgage market, would pop.
Hedge Fund News: GLG Partners, Man Group, George Soros
You could not blame GLG Partners co-founder Noam Gottesman for feeling a little smug today.
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, John Paulson, SkyBridge
The European Union could be destroyed by the "nightmare" euro crisis, and Germany needs to take the responsibility to save the common currency, billionaire fund manager George...
Hedge Fund News: Bruce Kovner, Noam Gottesman, Nouriel Roubini
Caxton Associates LP plans to lower the fees it charges clients of its $7.5 billion hedge fund, a sign that even veteran money managers are bowing to investor pressure amid lackluster...
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Seth Klarman, Carl Icahn
George Soros’, Soros Fund Management, a hedge fund management company, which he founded in 1969, bought 2% convertible Bond holdings in Digital River, Inc.
Hedge Fund News: Jim Rogers, Marc Faber, Bill Ackman
Veteran investors Jim Rogers and 'Dr Doom' Marc Faber have clashed over the merits of investing in Chinese equities.
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Doug Kass, Jim Rogers
John Paulson, the billionaire hedge- fund manager coming off record losses in 2011, further pared declines in his Gold and Advantage funds last month, according to two people...
Hedge Fund News: Chase Coleman, Dan Loeb, Nouriel Roubini
Tiger Global, one of the world's best-performing hedge funds, ended the third quarter with strong gains, leaving the fund up 22.4 percent for the year, two people familiar with...
Hedge Fund News: Dan Loeb, David Einhorn, Steven Cohen
We have just obtained Dan Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund stat sheet for September, which discloses a new position in ‘Greek Government Bonds (GGB)’ (more on the position...
Hedge Fund News: Leon Cooperman, Steven Cohen, Apple
Apple is not only the most profitable company in the world, but it also now owns the world’s largest hedge fund as well.
Warren Buffett News: How You Should View Cash
Some investors are still shell-shocked from the 2008 market collapse.
Hedge Fund News: David Harding, Philip Falcone, RAND Corp.
David Harding, founder of hedge fund Winton Capital Management, has disclosed an annual tax bill of £34m and urged other higher rate taxpayers to pay their fair share.
Hedge Fund News: Nelson Peltz, George Soros, Jim Rogers
Mark Fetting, chief executive officer of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE:LM), was out of time.
Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen, Kenneth Griffin, Geoffrey Raynor
Oops, they did it again! Yet another trader with ties to hedge-fund titan Steven Cohen has gotten caught up in Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara’s widespread insider-trading...
Hedge Fund News: Julian Robertson, Emmanuel Roman, Ray Dalio
A streak of grown-up Tiger cubs are reuniting to honor their elder statesman.
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Steven Cohen, John Paulson
Democratic heavyweight George Soros keeps inching his way back into partisan politics. The latest evidence: Mr.
Hedge Fund News: Chase Coleman, Ray Dalio, 3G Capital
It isn't every day that Ray Dalio opens up to the world and speaks. Dalio is widely considered the most powerful hedge fund manager in the world.
Hedge Fund News: Mitt Romney, Ricky Sandler, Louis Bacon
You know that really damaging hidden camera footage of Mitt Romney that's making the rounds today? Mother Jones' David Corn has revealed that the tapes come from a fundraiser ...
Hedge Fund News: Jeffrey Smith, George Soros, Ray Dalio
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value is expected to disclose on Monday that it has taken a 13.3 percent stake in Office Depot Inc, making it the biggest shareholder of the office...
Hedge Fund News: Marc Faber, David Abrams, Ray Dalio
Central bankers are “counterfeit money printers” and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should resign for messing up the U.S.
Hedge Fund News: Jon Corzine, Louis Bacon, Robert Bishop
Troubled broker and former chief executive of bankrupt brokerage firm MF Global Jon Corzine is not likely to start his own hedge fund.
Hedge Fund News: Thomas Steyer, Dan Loeb, BlackRock
While most hedge fund managers are backing President Barack Obama's opponent this November, Farallon Capital Management founder Thomas Steyer is keeping faith with his liberal...
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Steven Cohen, John Paulson
Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros made some bold statements in an interview with the Financial Times, saing that Germany must either lead the Eurozone out of...
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: Dan Loeb, Bill Ackman, D.E. Shaw
Dan Loeb’s Third Point has been accused again of conspiring to destroy Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) (PINK:FRFHF), after it is alleged that the hedge fund was...
Hedge Fund News: Marc Lasry, Bill Gross, John Paulson
One year ago Assets at Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital Group dipped to $12.3 billion by midyear 2011, from $18 billion just six months earlier, as the firm had been liquidating ...
Hedge Fund News: Ray Dalio, George Soros, Mason Capital
Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates became the most successful hedge fund manager in history last year when the cumulative $35.8 billion he has earned investors since 1975 eclipsed...
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Louis Bacon, Bridgewater Associates
Believe it or not, the housing crash wasn't all heartache and tears. When the mortgage bubble burst a few select investors made a boatload.
Hedge Fund News: Sears, Julian Robertson, Steve Cohen
Sears Holding Company has had its membership in the S&P 500 revoked.
Hedge Fund News: WellPoint, Bill Ackman, Mitt Romney
Bowing to intense investor pressure, the chairwoman and chief executive of health insurance giant WellPoint Inc. abruptly resigned and the company named an interim CEO.
Hedge Fund News: Steven Mandel, Sam Israel, John Paulson
According to a 13G just filled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Steven Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital LLC has now owns 8,645,289 shares of Verisign, Inc.
Hedge Fund News: T Boone Pickens, Andrew Hall, Citi
T. Boone Pickens, who made his billions on oil, is adding to them on the back of the commodity this year.
Hedge Fund News: Paul Singer, Matt Grossman, George Soros
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul E.
Hedge Fund News: Chase Coleman, Dan Loeb, Bill Ackman
New York star hedgie Chase Coleman is on his way to a standout year — but a good chunk of his returns are supported by one very Main Street investment: Apple.
Hedge Fund News: Kodak, Louis Bacon, George Soros
A New York hedge fund that owns bonds of bankrupt Eastman Kodak has asked the US Trustee to probe the company's patent auction because it was concerned about the "unusually secretive...
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, John Paulson, Bill Ackman
Activist investor Carl Icahn agreed to allocate as much as $3 billion to a management duo composed of his son, Brett, and David Schechter, expanding their role in running the ...
Warren Buffett News: Warren Buffett Reloads The Elephant Gun
Warren Buffett may well be loading Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) "elephant gun".
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, John Paulson, Yahoo
Carl Icahn is pushing a split at truck maker Oshkosh Corp., urging it to spin a unit he’s called a mistake in the past because its value is being obscured.
Warren Buffett News: Who’s In? Who’s Not?
Bankers and financiers are not exactly the most popular members of our society these days.
Hedge Fund News: BarclayHedge, Marc Faber, Paul Singer
BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry redeemed $4.9 billion (0.3% of assets) in June, compared with inflows of $1.1 billion...
Hedge Fund News: Prudential, Jim Rogers, George Soros
Prudential Financial has hired a hedge fund economist to boost its emerging markets credit capabilities.
Hedge Fund News: John Thaler, Steven Cohen, Nouriel Roubini
Hedge fund managers represent 6% of the 200 most active art collectors in the world, according to ARTnews. Leading that group of hard-core collectors is Steven A.
Hedge Fund News: David Shaw, Daniel Loeb, Seth Klarman
A sprawling mansion on a hill is in the works for D.E. Shaw & Co. founder David Shaw and his family.
Hedge Fund News: Louis Bacon, Carl Icahn, Dan Loeb
Louis Moore Bacon plans to give back $2 billion, or 25 percent of his main hedge fund, to investors, saying it may be too big for him to achieve past returns as “liquidity and...
Hedge Fund News: Julian Robertson, George Soros, Supervalu
When a top hedge fund manager donated money to start a student-run portfolio at the University of Virginia in 1994, Richard Gerson was one of the few undergraduates to earn a ...
Hedge Fund News: SkyBridge, Carl Icahn, Ray Dalio
Funds of hedge funds firm SkyBridge Capital plans to delve into Asia’s growing hedge fund market.
Hedge Fund News: Paul Tudor Jones, Randy Smith, OrbiMed
The European arm of the Tudor Group, the US hedge fund founded by Paul Tudor Jones II, paid its staff a bumper $62m last year after a profitable 2011, despite the travails of ...
