Troy Gayeski, senior portfolio manager at SkyBridge Capital LLC, discusses liquidity conditions for hedge funds and high-yield bonds, and efforts by the U.S.
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January 30 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
The insider trading case involving David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital and its trading of Punch Taverns before the company announced its fundraising is continuing to draw more ...
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January 30 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
The chapter of the FSA's insider trading fines against Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn over his sale of Punch Taverns stock may be over – Einhorn agreed to pay the fine...
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January 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Texas’s Permanent School Fund may hire in-house money managers to oversee its $25 billion in assets because returns are being “eaten alive” by hedge-fund fees, according...
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January 27 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
The following day, a corporate broker from Firm X and Punch management had a 45-minute conference call with Einhorn, during which inside information was disclosed to him, the ...
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January 26 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
David Einhorn was fined for insider trading yesterday by Britain's Financial Services Authority (FSA) (read the story here).
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January 26 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
David Einhorn, founder and manager of Greenlight Capital, was fined today by British regulators.
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January 25 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
While the FSLR short was one of the most profitable in the firm's history, Einhorn told investors that he “found very few places to make money” but “kept mistakes to a minimum...
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January 19 - Hedge Funds
As a profit-making endeavor, managing other people’s money is hard to beat. The business requires very little invested capital.
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January 19 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital released its Q4 2011 investor letter. Greenlight Capital returned 9.7% during the last quarter of 2011.
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January 18 - Hedge Funds
Corporate insiders have material non-public information and they sometimes trade on such information.
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January 16 - Insider Trading
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 financial crisis, the Eurekahedge...
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January 13 - Hedge Funds
Mega cap companies are those with market caps higher than $100 billion.
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January 9 - Lists
HSBC published the Hedge Weekly #53, revealing a list of hedge funds’ return in 2011.
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January 5 - Hedge Funds
Diamond Foods, Inc. (DMND) rose 7.2% yesterday "after CNBC reported that hedge fund manager David Einhorn may have taken a stake in the snack maker," reports Bloomberg.
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December 30 - Hedge Funds, The Smart Set
For years, finance experts have put together statistical analyses that suggest something fishy is going on with some of the reported returns in a large universe of hedge funds...
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December 30 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Gold investment in 2011 has been one of the most profitable ventures seen this year – investment in gold miners, not so much.
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December 29 - Hedge Funds, The Smart Set
Steve Cohen, founder and manager of the prominent SAC Capital Advisors, rumored to be "bidding for the Los Angeles Dodgers," reports Bloomberg.
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December 29 - Hedge Funds, The Smart Set
When Kmart acquired Sears (SHLD) in 2005, Chairman Edward Lampert said the new company would have the geographic reach and scale to compete with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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December 28 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn is taking an even harder line against Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR.O), his big short trade, claiming a recent audit committee review of...
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December 20 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn’s $200 million deal with the New York Mets was put to bed, not by a change of the hedge fund manager’s mind, but by New York Mets owner ...
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December 19 - The Smart Set
David Einhorn, founder and president of Greenlight Capital, one of the most successful long/short equity hedge fund managers of the past decade, replaces his credit default swaps...
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December 16 - Hedge Funds
There was the Deepwater Horizon and the tragedy in the Gulf.
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December 15 - Hedge Funds, The Smart Set, Uncategorized
Hedge fund managers played important roles in big market events in 2011.
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December 14 - Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Best Buy Co. (BBY) lost 11% to $25 at 11:40 AM EST today after the company reported its third quarter earnings.
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December 13 - Market Movers
Hedge fund performance in November 2011 was more disappointing than any time since the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.
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December 13 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds
Some of the biggest names in the hedge fund industry revamped their portfolios in the third quarter.
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November 21 - Hedge Funds
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) had a good run.
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November 16 - Hedge Funds
Investors looking for ways to reduce risk in their portfolios, and create consistent returns need look no further than hedge fund managers.
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November 15 - Hedge Funds, The Smart Set
When you buy a dividend stock, you have two ways to earn money – from the stock’s performance and from the dividends the stock yields.
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November 15 - Hedge Funds, Lists
Donating to charity is a tax deduction for most people, but the good these organizations do cannot be discounted.
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November 10 - Hedge Funds
General Motors (GM) share prices fell more than 11% on Wednesday after the company posted a lower third quarter profit than expected after losses in Europe, reports Reuters.
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November 9 - Hedge Funds
Tiger 21, the ultra exclusive club with $30,000 annual dues released its "Member Favorites Survey Results" Tuesday. The poll was conducted amongst the club's 180 members.
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November 9 - Hedge Funds
David Einhorn, the manager of the activist hedge fund Greenlight Capital, has a tendency to make waves.
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November 8 - Hedge Funds
Greenlight Capital's 2011 Q3 investor letter is out. David Einhorn sold out his stakes in Pfizer (PFE) and BP.
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November 8 - News
David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital was finally getting some breaks this year. During the third quarter the stocks he has been shorting went down 20%.
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November 2 - News
David Einhorn, Greenlight Capital has noticed a "substantial disconnect" in the market according to Bloomberg and he is investing accordingly. (more…)
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November 1 - Uncategorized
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) Shorts are at the highest they have been in over two years.
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October 31 - Hedge Funds
Sprint Nextel Corporation (S) rose by over 4% on Friday, moving from $2.61 at close yesterday to finish the week at $2.74 at 5pm EST.
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October 28 - Hedge Funds
Steve Cohen "is branching out and plans to set up his own reinsurance firm," according to Reuters Thursday. (more…)
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October 28 - News
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) has had a rough October. The coffee giant popular for its Keurig K-Cups has fallen almost 30% since October 1, 2011.
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October 28 - Uncategorized
Soroban Capital revealed on October 27th that the firm now has 2.41 million shares in SemGroup Corp. (SEMG), corresponding to a 5.8% stake ownership.
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October 27 - Hedge Funds
Several hedge funds made big Friday on Seagate Technologies (STX) after the stock swelled from $12.06 at close yesterday to trade at $14.74 midday.
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October 21 - Hedge Funds, Uncategorized
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) wasn't the only company David Einhorn of Greenlight Partners burnt during his presentation at the Value Investing Congress this week.
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October 20 - Hedge Funds
Barton Biggs, the hedge fund manager who bought stocks when the market bottomed in March 2009, boosted bullish bets on equities in his Traxis Global Equity Macro Fund on improving...
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October 18 - Hedge Funds
Einhorn made a 110-slide case against the coffee company at the Value Investing Congress in New York on Monday afternoon.
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October 17 - Uncategorized
Hedge funds fell 3.2% in September according to Bloomberg, making September 2011 the worst month for hedge funds in over a year.
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October 13 - Hedge Funds
Frustrated by promises of payments—but no actual checks—investors in two Oregon hedge funds have expanded the scope of their litigation. Clients of Grifphon Asset Management...
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October 7 - News