Hedge Fund News: Paul Singer, Steve Cohen, Bill Ackman
Hedge fund titan Paul Singer blamed government policies for encouraging traders to make concentrated bets in "overpriced" securities and markets and said it is "nutty" to hold...
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Hedge Fund News: Michael Karsch, Paul Singer, Bill Ackman
Veteran stock picker Michael Karsch said he is planning to launch a hedge-fund firm this year.
Hedge Fund News: Paul Singer, Stanley Druckenmiller, Alan Howard
Paul Singer thinks the recent dramatic move in the Swiss franc—and resulting losses—shows just how exposed most investors are to market risk.
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (FDO): Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Raises Activist Stake; Proposes Slate of Directors Candidates
In a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Singer's Elliott Management disclosed a 6.8% activist stake in Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO).
Hedge Fund News: Crispin Odey, Michael Hintze & Boaz Weinstein
Crispin Odey, one of the best-known hedge fund managers in Europe, has seen returns at his flagship €1.8 billion ($2.3 billion) hedge fund fall by more than 10% this year, after...
Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen, Dan Loeb & Sprott Asset Management
Billionaie hedge fund manager Steve Cohen is the secret buyer of the Alberto Giacometti sculpture “Chariot,” sold last week at Sothebys (NYSE:BID) for a near-record $100,...
Hedge Fund News: Nelson Peltz, Jim Chanos & Warren Buffett
The Madison Square Garden Company surprised many on Monday when it announced — besides exploring a potential breakup of itself — that it was adding two financiers to its board...
Hedge Fund News: Jim Chanos, Paul Singer & Esl Investments
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 ...
Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen, Carl Icahn & Lansdowne Partners
The best thing federal prosecutors might have done for Steven A.
Hedge Fund News: Crispin Odey, John Paulson & Paul Singer
A mega-rich banker has finished building a £150,000 palatial chicken coop dubbed ‘Cluckingham Palace’, it has been reported.
Eton Park Boosts Stake in Riverbed Technology, Inc. (RVBD); Brigade Capital Ups Position in Magnachip Semiconductor Corp (MX)
Two investors among those that we track reported increasing their stakes in two companies: Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD) and Magnachip Semiconductor Corp (NYSE:MX) .
Game Digital PLC (GMD), Paragon Group of Companies PLC (PAG), Global Real Estate Ltd (IGRE), GameAccount Network PLC (GAME): Hedge Funds’ Latest Moves in LSE-listed Companies
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.
Alliance Trust PLC (ATST): Paul Singer’s Elliott Increases Exposure to This UK Investment Trust
Paul Singer’s Elliott International* disclosed on Monday, with the London Stock Exchange, an increase in its stake in Alliance Trust PLC (LON:ATST).
Compuware Corporation (CPWR): Elliott Management Agrees To Vote in Favor of Deal with Thoma Bravo
Elliott Management, managed by Paul Singer, has disclosed in a new filing with the U.S.
T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS), Hess Corp. (HES), Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO): Jeffrey Altman’s Top Stock Picks
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.
Hedge Fund News: Warren Buffett, Phil Falcone & Baupost Group
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.
Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen, George Soros & Carl Icahn
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...
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, David Einhorn & Aurelius Capital Management
When William Ackman took the stage at the AXA Equitable Auditorium in Midtown Manhattan on April 22, investors were still digesting the news that his firm, Pershing Square Capital...
Hess Corp. (HES), Juniper Networks, Inc. (JNPR), and Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOX) – Billionaire Paul Singer’s Top Stocks
One of the oldest hedge funds under continuous management, Elliott Associates was founded by Paul Singer in 1977.
Bob Evans Farms Inc (BOBE), Compuware Corporation (CPWR) And Meritor Inc (MTOR) Billionaire Tom Sandell’s Top Stock Picks
Founded in 1998, Sandell Asset Management is an event-driven hedge fund that invests mainly in public equity and fixed income across the globe.
Hedge Fund News: Jim Chanos, Davidson Kempner & Jana Partners
Hedge-fund manager James Chanos of Kynikos Associates describes how he became a “fundamental short seller” in this week's "Masters in Business" podcast.
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, Paul Singer & Bill Ackman
Billionaire investor George Soros’ family office, Soros Fund Management, has jumped on the divest Israel band wagon.
Hedge Fund News: John Arnold, Joel Greenblatt & Kenneth Tropin
The Center for Public Integrity, which won journalism’s prestigious Pulitzer Prize earlier this year, has been awarded a $2.8-million gift that will help it expand operations...
Hedge Fund News: Stephen Mandel, Daniel Loeb & Elliott Management
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.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Hess Corp. (HES), Colony Financial Inc (CLNY): Tim Mullen’s Swift Run’s Picks and Pans
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.
Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Initiates Position in Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (IPG)
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.
Elliott Management Acquires Huge Stakes in EMC Corporation (EMC) To Pursue the Spin-off of VMware, Inc (VMW)
Activist investor Elliott Management, headed by billionaire Paul Singer has acquired shares worth more than $1 billion in the cloud-storage company EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC).
Paul Singer Adds To Position In Riverbed Technology, Inc. (RVBD)
Paul Singer, the manager of Elliott Associates, is optimistic about the prospects of Riverbed Technology, Inc.
Hedge Fund News: Leon Cooperman, Paul Singer & Louis Bacon
One of American Media Inc.'s largest second-lien noteholders and hedge fund investor Leon Cooperman have entered into a non-binding letter of intent to take over the magazine ...
Hedge Fund Highlights: Paul Singer, Ray Dalio & Perry Capital
Paul Singer, the hedge-fund manager entangled in a public fight with Argentina over the country’s defaulted bonds, gained 4.6% in the first half of the year in his Elliott Associates...
Hedge Fund Highlights: David Einhorn, Paul Singer & Christopher Hohn
Investors, including most billionaire hedge fund managers , can't generate meaningful outperformance when they invest in large-cap stocks. David Einhorn was extremely bullish...
Hedge Fund News: Ray Dalio, Mark Brodsky & David Einhorn
Despite two years of courtship and promises of financial aid and tax incentives, the world's largest hedge fund — Bridgewater Associates in Westport, has rebuffed state and ...
Hittite Microwave Corp (HITT) New Position in Elliott Associates’ Equity Portfolio
Paul Singer's Elliott Associates has recently initiated a stake in Hittite Microwave Corp (NASDAQ:HITT), as a new filing with the SEC shows.
Hedge Fund Highlights: John Paulson, Bill Miller & Bridgewater Associates
Hedge fund manager John Paulson's credit opportunities and merger arbitrage funds were up 6.6 percent and 3.3 percent year-to-date through the end of May, respectively, easily...
Hedge Fund Highlights: Paul Singer, David Tepper & Sandell Asset Management
Speculators in Argentina’s defaulted debt are looking to ride billionaire Paul Singer’s coattails to a payday.
Hedge Fund Highlights: Jeffrey Ubben, Paul Singer & Carl Icahn
Activist investor ValueAct Capital Management has long flown under the radar, working behind the scenes to turn companies around.
Hedge Fund News: Ray Dalio, Paul Singer & Ken Griffin
Ray Dalio, the enigmatic, transcendentally meditating leader of one, if not the, most successful hedge funds in the country, does not tend to brag or boast about, well, anything...
Hedge Fund News: T Boone Pickens, Paul Singer & Daniel Loeb
Known for his saying that “the first billion is the hardest,” oil billionaire T.
Hedge Fund Highlights: Carl Icahn, Paul Singer & Philip Falcone
Questions about how to apply securities law to activist investors could complicate any potential insider trading case against billionaire Carl Icahn, pro-golfer Phil Mickelson...
Hedge Fund News: Marc Lasry, Seth Klarman & Jonathan Savitz
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.
Tim Mullen’s Swift Run Capital Management Top Picks Include Hess Corp. (HES) & Liberty Media Corp (LMCA)
As we continue to track hedge fund activity, I stumbled upon an interesting fund: Swift Run Capital Management.
Four New Positions in Ken Squire’s 13D Management’s Equity Portfolio
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.
Hedge Fund News: Ken Griffin, David Einhorn & Bill Ackman
The asset management industry is playing US regulators against their international counterparts and stirring national sentiment on Capitol Hill in an attempt to head off new regulation...
Sandell Asset Management Largest Equity Portfolio Moves
In its latest 13F, Tom Sandell’s Sandell Asset Management has disclosed positions held at the end of March 31, 2014.
Hedge Fund News: David Einhorn, Barry Rosenstein & George Soros
David Einhorn, the billionaire hedge fund manager whose stock picks are closely watched on Wall Street, is not a big fan of so-called copycat traders who simply latch onto his...
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Daniel Loeb & Paul Singer
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...
Hedge Fund News: Paul Singer, Barry Rosenstein & Dan Loeb
Elliott Management Corp., the $24.1 billion hedge-fund firm run by Paul Singer, said recession is a possibility in the developed world, while the deflation that keeps central...
Hedge Fund News: Robert Citrone, Paul Singer & Carl Icahn
Hedge fund billionaire Robert Citrone was probably glad to turn the calendar page after a brutal March for his flagship funds.
Five Technology Stocks That Hedge Funds Bought Last Month
The Technology sector has always represented an area of interest for investors.
