Hedge fund manager Jim Chanos on Monday said he is betting against Brazil's national oil company Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), saying it "exists to serve ...
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October 20 - Hedge Funds
The best thing federal prosecutors might have done for Steven A.
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October 16 - Hedge Funds
The global market for initial public offerings has had a patchy year at best and activist investor Bill Ackman’s latest foray into the arena may not be remembered as a highlight...
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October 13 - Hedge Funds
Louis Bacon’s $15 billion (£9.3 billion) hedge fund Moore Capital boosted profits in its Mayfair office last year despite the loss of star fund manager Greg Coffey.
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October 8 - Hedge Funds
In several new filings, some of the funds that we track at Insider Monkey have revealed changes to their stakes in London Stock Exchange-listed companies.
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September 19 - Hedge Funds, News
Paul Singer’s Elliott International* disclosed on Monday, with the London Stock Exchange, an increase in its stake in Alliance Trust PLC (LON:ATST).
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September 16 - Hedge Funds, News
Elliott Management, managed by Paul Singer, has disclosed in a new filing with the U.S.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds, News
Jeffrey Altman’s Owl Creek Asset Management has released its 13F for the second quarter, unveiling a total of 20 positions that have a value of roughly $2 billion.
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September 3 - News
David Einhorn's New York-based hedge fund firm Greenlight Capital missed August's market move altogether.
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September 2 - Hedge Funds
It must have been a bitter moment for President Barack Obama when he got the news that his favorite economic guru not only doesn’t like paying taxes but hates America.
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August 29 - Hedge Funds
Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to hold off on its decision about former hedge-fund kingpin Steve Cohen for three more months...
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August 27 - Hedge Funds
Summer for the well-heeled means posh, star-studded parties at the Hamptons, many for good causes, and the better the causes, the more high-profile the guests.
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August 19 - Hedge Funds
Carl Icahn makes more money between sips on his outsized Martinis than most mortals make in a lifetime.
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August 4 - Hedge Funds
Stephen Mandel Jr.'s Lone Pine Capital, which lost between 1 percent and 3 percent in its funds in the first half, does not apologize or second-guess its decisions.
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July 29 - Hedge Funds
Tim Mullen’s Swift Run Capital Management recently disclosed with the SEC its long equity positions as of the end of the second quarter of 2014.
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July 29 - Hedge Funds, News
Citadel Investment Group founder Kenneth Griffin has filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years.
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July 24 - Hedge Funds
Elliott Management, managed by Paul Singer, has disclosed a new position in Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (NYSE:IPG). According to a new filing with the U.S.
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July 24 - Hedge Funds, News
Warren Buffett has been a big believer in and buyer of U.S. energy-indirectly.
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July 11 - Hedge Funds
Investors, including most billionaire hedge fund managers , can't generate meaningful outperformance when they invest in large-cap stocks. David Einhorn was extremely bullish...
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July 4 - Hedge Funds
In the midst of the credit crisis, Gabelli Funds had another beast to contend with: claims of market-timing abuses by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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July 4 - Hedge Funds
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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July 1 - Hedge Funds
Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
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June 26 - Hedge Funds
Julian Robertson's Tiger Management LLC has agreed to back startup hedge-fund Kang Global Investors LP with as much as $50 million for its launch at the start of July, according...
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June 23 - Hedge Funds
The Milwaukee Bucks' new owners were in town Thursday taking a tour of Brew City. Marc Lasry and Wes Edens started their day at Cranky Al's in Wauwatosa.
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May 29 - Hedge Funds
As we continue to track hedge fund activity, I stumbled upon an interesting fund: Swift Run Capital Management.
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
Ken Squire's 13D Management is probably one of the most interesting funds to follow. The key point of its strategy involves tracking 13D filings of other investors.
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May 27 - Hedge Funds, News
Uber-billionaire Warren Buffett hosted the annual shareholders meeting for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) in Omaha last weekend.
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May 9 - Hedge Funds
In its latest 13F, Tom Sandell’s Sandell Asset Management has disclosed positions held at the end of March 31, 2014.
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May 5 - Hedge Funds, News
Activist investor William Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management roared ahead in April with the help of a proposed acquisition, leaving his flagship fund up roughly 19 percent...
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May 2 - Hedge Funds
Managed by Rishi Bajaj, Toby Symonds, and Steve Tesoriere, Altai Capital recently trimmed its activist stake in Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX).
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March 18 - Hedge Funds, News
Sears CEO Eddie Lampert admitted the retailer had a “tough-to-terrible” holiday season, but insisted the company’s strategy was a model for other chains.
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February 28 - Hedge Funds
At 78, Carl Icahn could have just rode off into retirement, his reputation as ruthless money-maker still golden, his billionaire status unsullied.
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February 25 - Hedge Funds
Elliott Associates, led by Paul Singer, revealed in its latest filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has inked an agreement with Juniper Networks ...
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February 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Paul Singer’s Elliott Management, in its latest filing, disclosed ownership of 21 million shares of Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR).
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February 19 - Hedge Funds, News
Elliott Associates was founded by Paul Singer in 1977 and together with Elliott International, forms the Elliott Management Corporation, which manages roughly $15 billion of...
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February 18 - Hedge Funds, News
In its latest 13F, Perry Capital, managed by Richard Perry, has disclosed its holdings as held at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013.
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February 14 - Hedge Funds, News
After each quarter, hedge funds and other major investors disclose many of their long equity positions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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February 4 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb will be losing Rhode Island as a client after the state's pension fund found his Third Point LLC too risky for its taste and decided...
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February 3 - Hedge Funds
David Tepper's Appaloosa Management is one of the top performing large hedge funds on Wall Street, but he likely took a beating on Friday, according to John Hempton, an Australian...
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January 28 - Hedge Funds
Paul Singer, the founder of the hedge fund Elliott Management, said on Wednesday that he remained skeptical that the financial markets were safer despite the changes enacted in...
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January 22 - Hedge Funds
Paul Singer's fund Elliott Management has revealed a new stake in Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR), which amasses 6.2% of the company's common stock.
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January 13 - Hedge Funds, News
ValueWalk obtained a letter where Third Avenue Management's chairman/founder Martin Whitman blasts Nobel Prize Laureate Eugene Fama.
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January 10 - Hedge Funds
The European unit of US hedge fund firm Paulson & Co, which is run by billionaire investor John Paulson, posted improved profits in the year to the end of March, marking a recovery...
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January 9 - Hedge Funds
Paul Singer's fund Elliott Associates intends to acquire Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD), a newly amended filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows.
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January 8 - Hedge Funds, News
After the end of each quarter hedge funds disclose their most important long stock positions at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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December 12 - Hedge Funds, News
Paul Singer goes activist on Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD).
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December 5 - Hedge Funds, News
Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), a company engaged in providing network connectivity and management solutions, has been in the middle of some important moves coming from some of...
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November 20 - Hedge Funds, News
Jeffrey Smith's hedge fund, Starboard Value, slashed its stake in Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) -a network connectivity, monitoring and management products provider- by about...
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November 18 - Hedge Funds, News
Steven Cohen’s company has agreed to pay, plead guilty to all criminal charges and close its investment advisory business in a deal reached with Manhattan U.S.
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November 4 - Hedge Funds