BlueCrest’s Michael Platt named Richest Hedgie for Fifth Consecutive Year (AOL.co.uk) Star fund manager Michael Platt has been named the City’s richest......
(read more)May 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
William Reeves and Michael Platt founded alternative asset management company BlueCrest Capital Management LP in 2000. Prior to founding their own fund......
(read more)October 22 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Bill Ackman Makes More Layoffs at His Pershing Square Hedge Fund (CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman, whose investment assets have shrunk......
(read more)June 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Michael Platt of BlueCrest Capital cemented his position atop the list of highest-earning hedge fund managers, taking home a cool $2 billion in earnings......
(read more)May 22 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
‘There’s Finally an Alternative to Equities,’ Says Billionaire Fund Manager (MarketWatch) The stock market’s main gauges will rack up weekly gains......
(read more)May 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Ackman’s Exit Sends Valeant Shares To More Than 7-Year Low (CNBC) Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals dropped Tuesday after news surfaced late Monday......
(read more)March 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Kyle Bass Is ‘Frustrated’ by Shire’s Lialda Patent Ruling (Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass expressed frustration that the U.S. Patent and......
(read more)October 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings gains 5.8 percent in August (Reuters) Billionaire investor William Ackman‘s portfolios climbed nearly 6......
(read more)September 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bill Ackman: ‘We Made One Very Big Mistake’ With Valeant And Lost Big Time (CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund boss Bill Ackman told CNBC on Friday......
(read more)August 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Michael Platt and William Reeves‘ BlueCrest Capital Management is one fund that has been an anomaly to the general disappointment felt by hedgies......
(read more)November 28 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
BlueCrest Capital Management is among Europe’s biggest hedge funds, with $14 billion in assets under management as of January 1, 2015. The Guernsey-......
(read more)August 21 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Buffett Feels Hedge Fund Managers’ Chill After Warmth in Omaha (Bloomberg) Warren Buffett had plenty of admirers Saturday at the annual meeting of his......
(read more)May 7 - 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
Paul Tudor Jones Wants To Nudge Corporate America To Do Better (The Wall Street Journal) Billionaire hedge-fund manager Paul Tudor Jones has become increasingly......
(read more)April 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Biggest Hedge Fund Managers: As outlined in an article that explains Why We Track Hedge Funds at InsiderMonkey, the hedge fund industry has been one of......
(read more)October 28 - Lists - Comments
Jamie Zimmerman’s Litespeed Management has gone activist on RadioShack Corporation (NYSE:RSH). According to a Schedule 13D form filed today with the......
(read more)October 8 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
SEC Gets Subpoena In Steve Cohen Divorce Suit (Law360) Patricia Cohen, the ex-wife of SAC Capital Advisors LP founder Steven Cohen, has subpoenaed the......
(read more)July 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
From black to green: U.S. billionaire’s ‘Road to Damascus’ (Reuters) Billionaire Tom Steyer has rapidly become one of America’......
(read more)May 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In the equity portfolio of John Burbank‘s Passport Capital, the holding of Solazyme Inc (NASDAQ:SZYM) has climbed a couple of positions recently,......
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A Hedge Fund Manager Says SAC ‘Taint’ Is Manageable (NYTimes) Dmitry Balyasny is one hedge fund owner who isn’t afraid of hiring traders from SAC......
(read more)February 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Four Of Six BlueCrest Strategies Find Profitability in December (ValueWalk) Four of six BlueCrest Capital strategies were positive in December, with......
(read more)January 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge Fund Manager Blasts Nobel Prize Winner’s Work Calling It ‘Utter Nonsense’ And ‘Unscholarly’ (Business Insider) ValueWalk......
(read more)January 10 - Hedge Funds - 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
Winton’s Profit Fell 64% in 2012 After Losses at Biggest Fund (BusinessWeek) Winton Capital Management Ltd., the $24.5 billion hedge-fund firm founded......
(read more)October 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Should Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) investors track the following data? In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are a multitude of indicators......
(read more)August 30 - News - Comments
The US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) merger seemed like a done deal. Now, it’s 50/50, according to many analysts. The U.S. government might still......
(read more)August 23 - News - Comments
Magna International Inc. (USA) (NYSE:MGA) investors should be aware of an increase in hedge fund interest in recent months. If you’d ask most investors......
(read more)June 18 - News - 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
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Goldman......
(read more)April 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Greenlight’s Einhorn questions Fed “spending spree” (Reuters) Hedge fund manager David Einhorn raised concerns about the U.S. central......
(read more)October 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
