Balyasny Gains in First Half After Losses Prompted Reorganization in 2018 (Reuters) BOSTON (Reuters) – Balyasny Asset Management, a Chicago-based......
(read more)July 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Brevan Howard Main Hedge Fund Posts Best First Half in a Decade (Bloomberg) Brevan Howard Asset Management’s flagship hedge fund returned 3.9% in June......
(read more)July 4 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
BlueCrest’s Michael Platt named Richest Hedgie for Fifth Consecutive Year (AOL.co.uk) Star fund manager Michael Platt has been named the City’s richest......
(read more)May 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Steven Cohen Flips the Script: Picking Up Facebook (FB) Stock, Tuning Out Roku (ROKU) (SmarterAnalyst.com) Back in November, billionaire Steve......
(read more)December 31 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Bill Ackman Makes More Layoffs at His Pershing Square Hedge Fund (CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman, whose investment assets have shrunk......
(read more)June 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
‘There’s Finally an Alternative to Equities,’ Says Billionaire Fund Manager (MarketWatch) The stock market’s main gauges will rack up weekly gains......
(read more)May 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Ackman’s Exit Sends Valeant Shares To More Than 7-Year Low (CNBC) Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals dropped Tuesday after news surfaced late Monday......
(read more)March 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Einhorn Says In A Word If He Shifted Bets for Election: ‘No’ (Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager David Einhorn opted against shifting his portfolio to......
(read more)November 8 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Watch Leon Cooperman’s Biggest Positions Get Hit (CNBC) The vultures were circling Leon Cooperman‘s biggest positions after the SEC announced......
(read more)September 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings gains 5.8 percent in August (Reuters) Billionaire investor William Ackman‘s portfolios climbed nearly 6......
(read more)September 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bill Ackman: ‘We Made One Very Big Mistake’ With Valeant And Lost Big Time (CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund boss Bill Ackman told CNBC on Friday......
(read more)August 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Michael Platt and William Reeves‘ BlueCrest Capital Management is one fund that has been an anomaly to the general disappointment felt by hedgies......
(read more)November 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
BlueCrest Capital Management is among Europe’s biggest hedge funds, with $14 billion in assets under management as of January 1, 2015. The Guernsey-......
(read more)August 21 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Buffett Feels Hedge Fund Managers’ Chill After Warmth in Omaha (Bloomberg) Warren Buffett had plenty of admirers Saturday at the annual meeting of his......
(read more)May 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge Fund Managers Share Rich List Crown After Tricky Year for Brevan (The Wall Street Journal) Things are changing atop the ranks of the richest hedge......
(read more)April 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Paul Tudor Jones Wants To Nudge Corporate America To Do Better (The Wall Street Journal) Billionaire hedge-fund manager Paul Tudor Jones has become increasingly......
(read more)April 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Tepper: Market will survive in spite of Greece (CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper told CNBC a Greek debt deal would be “obviously......
(read more)February 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
DuPont to Add 2 New Directors, but None From Peltz’s Slate (New York Times) DuPont plans to change the lineup of its board members — but won’t draw......
(read more)February 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Says These 5 Habits Made Him Successful (BusinessInsider) Ray Dalio has been called “Wall Street’s Oddest Duck” for......
(read more)November 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
BlueCrest Capital Management, managed by Michael Platt and William Reeves, recently filed its 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission......
(read more)August 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Investors Pull $1 Billion from Eric Mindich’s Eton Park (InstitutionalInvestorsAlpha) Investors have pulled more than $1 billion from Eric Mindich&#......
(read more)July 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
LightSquared, Ergen Reach Deal on Bankruptcy Plan (Wall Street Journal) Philip Falcone‘s LightSquared Inc. reached a deal on a restructuring plan......
(read more)July 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Baupost up nearly $1 billion on Merck-Idenix deal (CNBC) Not bad for a single trade: Baupost Group appears to have made nearly $1 billion on just one......
(read more)June 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
David Tepper Tells CNBC His Market Concern is Alleviated (BusinessWeek) Billionaire hedge-fund manager David Tepper, who said last month that he was nervous......
(read more)June 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Berkshire’s Combs, Weschler to Reap Gains With DirecTV (Bloomberg) Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) is one of the biggest......
(read more)May 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Top hedge fund bets on Danish debt crisis (Irish Independent) Owl Creek Asset Management, one of last year’s best-performing hedge-fund firms,......
(read more)February 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge Fund Manager Blasts Nobel Prize Winner’s Work Calling It ‘Utter Nonsense’ And ‘Unscholarly’ (Business Insider) ValueWalk......
(read more)January 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge Funder Richard Perry Bought Herbalife And More FedEx During The Third Quarter (SFGate) Hedge fund manager Richard Perry, who runs Perry Capital,......
(read more)November 14 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Larry Robbins’ Obamacare Bet Makes Him Hedge Fund Manager Of The Year (Forbes) Two major and controversial stories have dominated America in the......
(read more)November 13 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Winton’s Profit Fell 64% in 2012 After Losses at Biggest Fund (BusinessWeek) Winton Capital Management Ltd., the $24.5 billion hedge-fund firm founded......
(read more)October 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
What are largest hedge funds in Europe? Usually when it comes to discussing money managers, the mind goes straight to U.S-based firms. They seem to be......
(read more)September 10 - Lists - Comments
When making a list of the largest hedge funds in the world, there are a variety of ways in which to classify the information. However, most consider assets......
(read more)August 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) BOARD TO MICHAEL......
(read more)July 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH), Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR), Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S), Citigroup......
(read more)June 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Herbalife Ltd......
(read more)May 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Oaktree Capital Group LLC (NYSE:OAK), Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG), Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT),......
(read more)April 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Sears Says Lampert to Take Over as CEO (Bloomberg) Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) said Lou D’Ambrosio is stepping down as chief executive......
(read more)January 8 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Greenlight’s Einhorn questions Fed “spending spree” (Reuters) Hedge fund manager David Einhorn raised concerns about the U.S. central......
(read more)October 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund Tiger Global up 22.4 pct in first 9 mos (Reuters) Tiger Global, one of the world’s best-performing hedge funds, ended the third quarter......
(read more)October 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
WellPoint CEO Angela Braly quits, bowing to investor pressure (LATimes) Bowing to intense investor pressure, the chairwoman and chief executive of health......
(read more)August 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Pfizer-J&J Drop Alzheimer’s Drug Studies After Failure (Bloomberg) Pfizer (PFE) Inc., Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Elan Corp. ended most plans......
(read more)August 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge-Fund Liquidity Turned Corner, Says Gayeski (Bloomberg) Troy Gayeski, senior portfolio manager at SkyBridge Capital LLC, discusses liquidity conditions......
(read more)January 30 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments
Layoffs Hit Soros Investment Company (Reuters) Soros Fund Management, the investment company of billionaire George Soros, has laid off a handful of analysts......
(read more)December 19 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments
