Activist Investor Starboard Seeks Changes at Dollar Tree (The Wall Street Journal) Activist investor Starboard Value LP has taken a stake in Dollar Tree......
(read more)January 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
In Awful Year for Hedge Funds, Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Made Money (Bloomberg) As disastrous as Anthony Scaramucci’s brief turn as White House communications......
(read more)January 4 - 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......
(read more)December 17 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Och-Ziff’s Shares Stumble Toward NYSE Delisting Territory at $1 (Bloomberg) Billionaire Dan Och’s hedge fund is pennies away from raising a red......
(read more)November 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Sir Michael Hintze: Response to Global Financial Crisis Elevated Populism (AFR.com) Sir Michael Hintze is hyper-aware of how the policy response to the......
(read more)September 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Brevan Howard Cuts Office Perks in London Headquarters (Bloomberg) Brevan Howard Asset Management, the hedge fund manager run by billionaire Alan Howard......
(read more)August 21 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund King’ Billionaire Steven Cohen to Invest in Cryptocurrency (MoneyControl.com) Popularly known as “Hedge Fund King,” Steven......
(read more)July 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Brevan Howard, Stone Milliner Founders Back Data Firm Qi (Reuters) LONDON (Reuters) – Two of Europe’s leading macro hedge fund investors are backing......
(read more)July 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
US Fundraising for Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicles Hits Record this Year (AFR.com) Special purpose acquisition vehicles (spacs) are hitting the US......
(read more)June 14 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Investor Cooperman Says He Would Sell Stocks on Strength Because Market is Fairly Valued (CNBC) Chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors Leon Cooperman......
(read more)June 6 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
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......
(read more)May 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
British Hedge Fund Manager Odey Short UK Government Bonds on QE Bet (Reuters) LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) – British hedge fund manager Crispin Odey......
(read more)April 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Brevan Howard Plans Asia Macro Fund Run by Trader Bathwal (Bloomberg) Brevan Howard Asset Management is raising money for a new macro hedge fund managed......
(read more)April 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Och-Ziff to Shut European Hedge Fund as New CEO Shifts Focus (Bloomberg) Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC is shutting its European hedge fund as......
(read more)March 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Einhorn Says Greenlight Underperformance Is Worst Since 2000 (Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager David Einhorn said a shift in favor of value stocks may soon......
(read more)February 21 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Och-Ziff Hedge Fund Had $7.6 Billion in Outflows Last Year (Bloomberg) Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC saw $7.6 billion in client withdrawals last......
(read more)February 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
One of Sears’ Biggest Defenders Just Revealed Why He Abruptly Cut Ties With the Company (Business Insider) Hedge fund manager Bruce Berkowitz came......
(read more)February 2 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
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
Peltz May Aim For Seat At GE (TheStreet) Peltz is that rare breed of insurgent known as “operational activists” because his track record as......
(read more)March 13 - 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
Bill Ackman Is Moving His Office To Hell’s Kitchen (CNBC) It’s official: Hedge fund titan Bill Ackman is moving Pershing Square Capital to......
(read more)November 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Anthony Scaramucci On Turning Failure Into Success (Reuters) When hedge-fund king Anthony Scaramucci left Lehman Brothers in 2005 to start SkyBridge Capital......
(read more)October 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Kynikos Associates Founder Chanos: We’re Still Short Caterpillar (CNBC) Famed short-seller Jim Chanos said that the fundamental story for Caterpillar......
(read more)October 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire George Soros Earmarks $500 Million For Migrants And Refugees (Forbes) Hedge fund billionaire George Soros said on Tuesday that he is giving......
(read more)September 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Brevan Howard, considered one of the largest macro hedge funds in the world till sometime ago, has been witnessing a steady decline in its assets since......
(read more)September 19 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - 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
Ken Griffin: Corporate Activism ‘Profoundly’ Good (CNBC) Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn have a friend in Ken Griffin. “The role of the activist......
(read more)April 28 - 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
Celgene, Shire Make Five as Kyle Bass Expands Drug Patent Fight (Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass has expanded the number of drug companies whose......
(read more)April 23 - Hedge Funds - 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
Paul Singer: ‘Cushion to Withstand Risks Is Very Low’ (CNBC) Paul Singer thinks the recent dramatic move in the Swiss franc—and resulting......
(read more)January 21 - 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
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
George Soros Made A Huge Bet That Stocks Will Fall (BusinessInsider) It seems legendary hedge fund billionaire George Soros might be souring in his view......
(read more)August 15 - 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
Slow Your Judgments on Fast Trading (BloombergView) In a recent pair of articles (part I, part II), hedge-fund magnate Cliff Asness defended high-frequency......
(read more)June 10 - 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
Discretionary Macro Funds Continue to Struggle in May (InstitutionalInvestorsAlpha) This year is shaping up to be a tough one for many of the best-known......
(read more)May 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Carl Icahn and Ackman’s Bourbon Man Named to Hall of Fame Together (WSJ) Good thing Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman made up. Otherwise this would have made......
(read more)May 20 - 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 Said to Shut Emerging Market Fund After Loss in 2013 (NYTimes) Brevan Howard Asset Management, one of the world’s largest hedge funds,......
(read more)February 11 - Hedge Funds - 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
