UPDATE 1-Platinum Partners Executives’ $1 bln Fraud Ttrial Postponed (Reuters) NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The trial of former Platinum Partners......
(read more)February 26 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Stanley Druckenmiller Says Fed Must Pause Because the Economy Can ‘Ill Afford a Major Policy Error’ (CNBC) The Federal Reserve should halt its interest......
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Brevan Howard, Stone Milliner Founders Back Data Firm Qi (Reuters) LONDON (Reuters) – Two of Europe’s leading macro hedge fund investors are backing......
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Greenlight Hedge Fund Falls 1.1% in April, Extending Decline (Bloomberg) David Einhorn’s main hedge fund at Greenlight Capital fell 1.1 percent in April......
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Singer’s Elliott Management Buys Sky Stake Ahead of Vote (Bloomberg) Elliott Management Corp., the hedge fund founded by billionaire Paul Singer......
(read more)January 29 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - 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
Is George Soros Calling a Top in Gold? (The Wall Street Journal) George Soros is getting out of gold. The billionaire investor jumped back into trading......
(read more)August 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Icahn ‘Hopeful’ Trump Wins Presidency on Economic Stance (Bloomberg) Investor Carl Icahn said he is “very hopeful” that Republican presidential......
(read more)August 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Though Alan Howard‘s Brevan Howard is among the largest macro hedge funds in the world, its U.S equity portfolio has historically represented just......
(read more)February 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Brevan Howard is a Saint Helier, Jersey-based macro-focused global alternative asset management firm founded by billionaire Alan Howard and Jean-Philippe......
(read more)November 29 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Hedge Fund Elliott: Government Policies Paved Way For Risky Bets (Reuters) Hedge fund titan Paul Singer blamed government policies for encouraging traders......
(read more)February 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Icahn: Oil Will Go Lower, Saudi Arabia Blindsiding The World (CNBC) The price of oil will go lower as supply and demand remain unbalanced, activist investor......
(read more)January 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Pershing Square Investors Take Some Chips Off the Table (The Wall Street Journal) Good hedge-fund managers know to take some profits when they earn outsize......
(read more)January 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Icahn’s Talisman activism comes up short as deals falter (BNN) If billionaire Carl Icahn has a plan to squeeze value out of Talisman Energy Inc. (USA......
(read more)October 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Caxton Hedge Fund Hires Former BNP Paribas Trader Fourcade (BusinessWeek) Caxton Associates LP, the hedge fund firm co-founded by billionaire Bruce Kovner......
(read more)September 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
David Tepper Flies High With Airline Stocks And Hamptons Parties (JewishBusinessNews) Summer for the well-heeled means posh, star-studded parties at the......
(read more)August 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
ValueAct takes $1 bln stake in 21st Century Fox (Reuters) Hedge fund ValueAct Capital LLC has taken a $1 billion stake in Rupert Murdoch-controlled film......
(read more)August 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Allergan Poison Pill Won’t Be Triggered by Pershing Call (Bloomberg) Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) agreed with Pershing Square Capital Management LP that......
(read more)June 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Relational Said to Nominate Two B/E Board Directors (Bloomberg) Relational Investors LLC , the activist fund co-founded by Ralph Whitworth and David......
(read more)June 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
KYLE BASS: China Isn’t Just Slowing Down — It’s Contracting (BusinessInsider) For the last several years, nobody has been more outspokenly......
(read more)May 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Elliott Says Deflation Less Likely Than Asteroid Hitting (Bloomberg) Elliott Management Corp., the $24.1 billion hedge-fund firm run by Paul Singer,......
(read more)April 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In its 13F latest filing, Brevan Howard, managed by billionaire Alan Howard, revealed its equity portfolio held at the end of the last year. The value......
(read more)February 18 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Brevan Howard Aims for ‘More Satisfactory’ 2014 (Barrons) Alan Howard of storied hedge-fund firm Brevan Howard calls the 2013 performance of Brevan......
(read more)January 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Sears Shares Crushed On Eddie Lampert’s One Year Anniversary As CEO (Forbes) Exactly one year ago, billionaire hedge fund manager Edward Lampert......
(read more)January 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire Dan Och’s Hedge Fund Firm Is Doing Great As His Funds Trail The Market (Forbes) For billionaire Daniel Och’s hedge fund firm, Och......
(read more)January 6 - 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
George Soros joins Ready for Hillary national finance council (WashingtonPost) George Soros, the billionaire investor, philanthropist and backer of liberal......
(read more)October 25 - 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
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Steinway Musical Instruments Inc (NYSE:LVB), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Priceline......
(read more)August 21 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Herbalife......
(read more)August 1 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE), Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY), Goldman Sachs......
(read more)June 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge funds: Fighting the Fed (Financial Times) Paul Singer does not like the US Federal Reserve. Nor is he shy about sharing his opinions on the Fed,......
(read more)June 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The Sunday Times is out with its list of UK’s wealthiest hedge fund managers. Alan Howard of Brevan Howard who was at number one position last year......
(read more)May 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Another hedge fund manager weighs in on Herbalife (BizJournals) Another day, another hedge fund manager weighs in on nutritional products company Herbalife......
(read more)January 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Soros Says ‘Dominant’ Merkel Has Wrong Policies, Weltwoche Says (BusinessWeek) Billionaire investor George Soros said German Chancellor Angela Merkel......
(read more)January 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge funds up Ackman’s P&G bet (Cincinnati) Six months after hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman purchased a $2 billion stake in The Procter &......
(read more)December 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
George Soros Getting Back to Politics (WSJ) Democratic heavyweight George Soros keeps inching his way back into partisan politics. The latest evidence......
(read more)September 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Farallon Founder Talks Green Energy At Dem. Convention (Finalternatives) While most hedge fund managers are backing President Barack Obama’s opponent......
(read more)September 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Maverick Capital Partner to Leave (WSJ) Maverick Capital Ltd.’s Steve Galbraith, who left a top investment-strategist post at Morgan Stanley MS +......
(read more)September 7 - 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
Pickens Hedge Fund Soars On Oil (Finalternatives) T. Boone Pickens, who made his billions on oil, is adding to them on the back of the commodity this......
(read more)August 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Citadel hires DE Shaw marketer (eFinancialNews) Chicago-based asset manager Citadel has hired a new a managing director and head of Americas distribution......
(read more)July 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Steve Cohen has a lot going on. He is launching a reinsurance business and trying to manage allegations against his firm for “well-timed”......
(read more)October 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
