Jim Simons discussed why his hedge fund employs scientists instead of bankers, defended Warren Buffett's relevance in an age of supercomputers and algorithmic trading, and shared...
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June 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
The chief executive of Odey Asset Management has resigned, Portfolio Adviser has learned, marking the second senior departure from Crispin Odey’s hedge fund business in a month...
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March 29 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
The London Metal Exchange's attempts to restart nickel trading went awry again — a week after an unheard of short squeeze led the exchange to cancel orders and halt trading.
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March 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
New York hedge-fund firm Aravt Global LLC is shutting down after sustaining significant losses recently, a sign of the severe pain the selloff in growth stocks is inflicting.
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March 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Renaissance Technologies quadrupled its Tesla stake and boosted its AMC Entertainment bet by nearly 40% in the third quarter, Securities and Exchange Commission filings show.
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November 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
The past year and a half has been GREAT for hedge fund managers.
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October 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
InvestorPlace’s Brenden Rearick reported on Aug. 17 that Renaissance Technologies upped its stake in AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) in the second quarter by 260%.
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August 24 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Stanley Druckenmiller, afamous hedge fund manager who helped break the Bank of England, said the U.S.
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August 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
A London-based hedge fund that took a hit from betting against GameStop is shutting down after reviewing its business model, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
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June 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and billionaire investor Ray Dalio said the U.S.
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June 21 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millennium Management’s Israel Englander earned $3.8 billion last year, landing him the biggest payday of any hedge fund manager in 2020, showed data from...
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February 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
(Reuters) - Sachem Head Capital Management LP has amassed a roughly $1 billion stake in International Flavors & Fragrances Inc and nominated four directors to the chemical company...
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February 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
John Thaler, who shut down his long-short equity hedge fund in 2015, is making a return to the hedge fund scene with an offering focused on telecommunications, media, and technology...
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August 14 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
The bull case for bitcoin as a store of value is simple: at first nobody owns it.
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May 19 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Jana Partners’ Barry Rosenstein is a top activist investor in the industry who famously pushed Whole Foods into the arms of e-commerce giant Amazon.
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May 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Toscafund Asset Management, Martin Hughes’ long-running equity-focused hedge fund, has appointed Aberdeen Asset Management co-founder Martin Gilbert as chairman.
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April 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
For Jim Simons, history is repeating itself, at least when it comes to meltdowns in the quant fund world.
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April 17 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Given that many good companies lost between a quarter and half of their value amid the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in March, and their debt may now yield many multiples...
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April 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Boaz Weinstein’s main hedge fund gained 82% in the first quarter, as many of his peers struggled to navigate their way through the worst turbulence since the global financial...
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March 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - Swedish hedge fund manager Bodenholm Capital, which manages 5.1 billion Swedish crowns ($511.2 million), is shutting down and returning capital to...
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March 26 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Disgruntled investors, including hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management, have ignited a fresh legal battle over Nine West Holdings Inc.
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February 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin expects direct listings to grow even more popular in 2020, but noted that not all firms are meant for the unconventional approach to public ...
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February 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Legendary investor Bill Miller’s hedge fund jumped 120% last year -- and he says it’s because he didn’t stray from his top names.
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January 23 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citi Group (C.N) and hedge fund ValueAct Capital said on Thursday they would extend an existing information-sharing agreement for another two years through...
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December 19 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Two years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the 2008 financial crisis, hedge fund billionaire David Tepper made a bold market call on CNBC about the power of the Federal...
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December 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
LONDON (Reuters) - Monaco-based hedge fund Tyrus Capital said on Monday it had agreed to buy the UK-based business of Tyndaris LLP for an undisclosed sum in a deal that will nearly...
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December 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Chris Hohn made his name by assaulting the entrenched boards of European companies.
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December 2 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Firefly Value Partners on Thursday asked Gulfport Energy for a seat on its board and criticized the “half-measures” which the U.S.
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November 21 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is placing a $400 million bet against struggling malls, taking on two of the largest investment firms, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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November 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
PointState Capital, the macro hedge fund started by former traders for billionaire Stan Druckenmiller, is looking for new investors as it struggles to rebound from last year’...
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November 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Ken Griffin promoted James Yeh to president and co-chief investment officer at Citadel, tapping a longtime partner to help run the fast-growing hedge fund firm alongside him.
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November 13 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Ben Jacobs, the former co-chief investment officer at Viking Global, is in the process of starting his own fund, which sources tell Business Insider will be named Anomaly Capital...
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November 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Ken Fisher made his name and fortune picking stocks.
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November 8 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Anyone looking to learn how a quant fund conquered the financial world should go out and buy Greg Zuckerman’s “The Man Who Solved the Market” when it’s released next week...
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November 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Every now and again, a book comes along that is so compelling, filled with so many fascinating characters and new information, that it demands a review.
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October 28 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
(Reuters) - Two major shareholder advisory firms urged investors to vote against billionaire investor David Tepper’s hedge fund demand that Allergan Plc immediately split the...
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April 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, has turned bullish on Brazil, arguing that economic growth relative to potential will be the strongest...
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March 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge fund legend Ray Dalio, who runs Bridgewater Associates, is widely considered to be one of the most successful hedge fund managers in the world.
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March 13 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey’s winning run with his short-selling bets continued this week as wagers against digital payments company Wirecard AG paid off.
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February 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates and Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies beat their rivals in a tough year for hedge funds in 2018, making a combined $13 billion for their...
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January 28 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
The elite funds run by legendary investors such as Dan Loeb and Jim Simons make hundreds of millions of dollars for themselves and their investors by spending enormous resources...
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November 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
William Ackman's private hedge fund has gained more than 9 percent this year while his publicly traded fund is up double digits, marking a dramatic reversal for the billionaire...
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June 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Quantitative investing is gaining more and more ground amid strong results that keeps convincing investors to switch away from traditional hedge funds that use human research...
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May 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
(Bloomberg) -- Renaissance Technologies, the $58 billion quantitative investment firm founded by former military code-breaker Jim Simons, gained at three of its hedge funds last...
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April 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Quantitative hedge funds have been on an absolute tear over the past few months, posting gains in 15 of the past 17 weeks according to data compiled by Societe Generale.
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February 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
There are many great investors, who manage some of the best-performing funds and have built massive fortunes while managing their clients' money.
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February 12 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
2017 was a great year for defense stocks, some of them rising as much as 30% by the end of December.
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February 7 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The biotech sector is well known for its M&A activity, but billionaire fund managers don’t seem to be attracted by the frenzy.
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February 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
