Icahn boost Motricity stake (TotalTele) Activist investor Carl Icahn and affiliates reported a boosted 31% stake in Motricity Inc. after exercising subscription......
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October 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
What Will Happen to Wall Street if Romney Wins in November? (Minyanville) During the first presidential debate, a Yahoo Finance poll found that 80% of......
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October 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Marc Faber: If I Were Bernanke, I Would Resign (CNBC) Central bankers are “counterfeit money printers” and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should......
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September 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Insider Monkey is in the business of monkeying best hedge funds‘ best stock picks. We are looking for hedge funds with the best long stock picks......
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July 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge Fund Manager Buys Astor Estate (FINalternatives) Elm Ridge Capital’s Ronald Gutfleish and his wife, Stacey Sorrow, bought Brooke Astor’......
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May 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
John Paulson and his fund Paulson & Co became famous for bets against subprime mortgages. More recently, Paulson & Co gained notoriety for its......
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April 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
When ex-Goldman Sachs (GS) Group traders Pierre-Henri Flamand and Morgan Sze left the company, they were able raise “more than $4.5 billion for......
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April 1 - Hedge Fund Analysis - Comments
2011 was a rough year for John Paulson’s Paulson & Co. – his Advantage Plus fund was down 52.5% for the year and his other funds didn’......
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January 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis - Comments
Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group cleared its high-water mark, reports the New York Times. The fund “suffered more than 50 percent in......
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January 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund may have had a tough year, on average – Amid political uncertainty, the debt-ceiling debate in Congress and mounting fears of a European......
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January 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
As investors get their books in order to start the new year off right, many are making the move away from hedge funds data showed Wednesday. “The......
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January 12 - Hedge Fund Analysis - Comments
Hedge fund performance in 2011 was one of the worst years ever for hedge funds. “Last year was dismal for hedge fund performance, according to an......
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January 4 - Hedge Fund Analysis - Comments
John Paulson just can’t seem to catch a break lately. He overcorrected his positions in October after reporting year-to-date losses of 47% through......
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December 29 - Hedge Funds, The Smart Set - Comments
In spite of their poor performance in recent times (check out Hedge Fund Performance in November), hedge funds are still on the top of many investors&#......
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December 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund performance is not all bad. November may have been the worst month since the bankruptcy of the Lehman Brothers for the average hedge fund,......
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December 19 - Hedge Funds, The Smart Set - Comments
The affair between hedge funds and their investors is over. Hedge funds are an asset class that used to be famous for its ability to make money in all......
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December 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis - Comments
Highbridge Capital Management is making some big changes after its long/short equity fund reported lackluster performance in 2011. The Highbridge Capital......
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December 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
John Paulson has had a rough year, in fact the worst of his career reports Bloomberg, but if October is any indication, he could be on the rebound. The......
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November 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge funds are a mystery to many people. They can be confusing and investors are wise to seek the advice before investing. MarketWatch posed the question......
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October 28 - Hedge Funds, Uncategorized - Comments
