China’s top quant hedge fund apologized to investors after a record slump in performance, highlighting challenges facing the industry following a period of breakneck growth.
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December 29 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Bill Ackman wants to clear up a few things.
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October 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Tiger Global Management, the New York-based hedge fund firm founded by Tiger Cub Charles (Chase) Coleman III, is the latest hedge fund firm to post disappointing results for September...
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October 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
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 - Comments
Perry Capital, the $10.9 billion hedge-fund firm run by Richard Perry, is betting on the paper and packaging industry anticipating that the value of companies could double if ...
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July 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Warren Buffett broke his own record by donating $2.8 billion dollars to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and family charities through selling stock.
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July 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio is the king of the rich hedge fund industry.
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July 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A $4.7 billion hedge fund manager run by a disciple of legendary investor Julian Robertson has in recent weeks substantially increased its stake in Delek US Holdings, becoming...
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July 8 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb's main hedge fund returned 6 percent during the first six months of 2014, beating many rival managers' largely lackluster returns but trailing...
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July 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Speculators in Argentina’s defaulted debt are looking to ride billionaire Paul Singer’s coattails to a payday.
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June 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
From 2006-2011, former soap opera star Adriana Ferreyr was the “on-again, off-again” girlfriend of hedge fund manager George Soros.
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June 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
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...
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June 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In a recent pair of articles (part I, part II), hedge-fund magnate Cliff Asness defended high-frequency trading against most of the attacks that have been leveled against it.
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June 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
From Asian Internet stocks, which have boomed over the last year, to food and paper products companies, prominent hedge fund investors listed their favorite stocks on Thursday...
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May 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
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...
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May 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Monday’s market sell-off hit hard many of the stocks that are most popular among hedge funds — especially the Internet and media stocks that have driven the returns of some...
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March 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine Capital LLC made hedge-fund investors the most money for the second straight year in 2013. O.
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February 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A trial starting this week over what US prosecutors say is the most lucrative insider trading scheme ever is expected to bring further pressure on Steven A Cohen, the founder ...
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January 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
It has been about 100 hours since William Ackman revealed his Pershing Square hedge fund’s nearly 10% stake in both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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November 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD), The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Shaking off his recent brush-off from Sony Corp., activist investor Daniel Loeb disclosed a large stake in Sothebys (NYSE:BID)'s on Monday, but remained coy about his plans for...
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August 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
David Tepper, who runs a $12 billion distressed-debt hedge fund, Appaloosa Management, emailed in some comments to CNBC's "Squawk Box" this morning after global markets got crushed...
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June 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A battle within the Republican Party over same-sex marriage is unfolding on two fronts, in public, and behind the scenes.
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May 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
SAC has been under fire in recent years, as the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission have investigated numerous current and former employees suspected...
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April 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In any given year, there are more than 200,000 insider transactions filed with the SEC, though just a fraction of these (usually less than 10) are actually deemed to be "illegal...
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March 21 - Insider Trading - Comments
Long known for pushing companies to take actions to increase or unlock value, Carl Icahn is delivering a bit more to his own shareholders.
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February 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who made a fortune during the downturn but more recently blamed a bad 2012 performance on Europe, didn’t let that stop him giving friends...
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December 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Tom Steyer’s announcement last week that he would step down from the hedge fund he founded, Farallon Capital, came as no surprise to those who have been paying attention to ...
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October 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn raised concerns about the U.S.
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October 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The gift from John Paulson, of Paulson & Co, is thought to be the largest ever given to a public park.
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October 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
America’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, will eventually destroy the world economy, says respected Swiss investor Marc Faber.
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October 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Caxton Associates LP plans to lower the fees it charges clients of its $7.5 billion hedge fund, a sign that even veteran money managers are bowing to investor pressure amid lackluster...
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October 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
CVR Energy Inc.
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October 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A streak of grown-up Tiger cubs are reuniting to honor their elder statesman.
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September 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
You know that really damaging hidden camera footage of Mitt Romney that's making the rounds today? Mother Jones' David Corn has revealed that the tapes come from a fundraiser ...
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September 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Troubled broker and former chief executive of bankrupt brokerage firm MF Global Jon Corzine is not likely to start his own hedge fund.
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September 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros made some bold statements in an interview with the Financial Times, saing that Germany must either lead the Eurozone out of...
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September 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
According to a 13G just filled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Steven Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital LLC has now owns 8,645,289 shares of Verisign, Inc.
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August 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Pfizer (PFE) Inc., Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Elan Corp.
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August 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Chicago-based asset manager Citadel has hired a new a managing director and head of Americas distribution, as the firm seeks to capitalise on the strong recent performance of ...
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July 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Ex-Morgan Stanley strategies and hedge fund manager Barton Biggs died on Saturday, according to various media reports.
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July 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Psst, I want to rig the price of a company's shares. Buying 100 million of them, I place an order with a broker who works for a rogue cartel.
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July 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they've bought and sold via 13F filings. Their latest moves can shine a bright light on smart stock picks.
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June 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A settlement announced Sunday will bring $405 million to victims of Bernard Madoff's historic investment scam, the state attorney general said.
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June 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
New York hedge fund billionaire Louis Bacon announced his intentions Friday to donate 90,000 acres of land in Colorado toward the creation of the Sangre de Cristo Conservation...
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June 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge-fund manager Paul Singer appears to have fallen short in his effort to pass a state law aimed at bolstering his firm's long-running effort to collect on Argentina's unpaid...
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June 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The head of a joint venture between Samena Capital and Reyl & Cie says the global crisis was tough, but produced good hedge seeding opportunities in Asia.
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June 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Blackstone Group has raised its exposure to former Citadel trader Nick Taylor by putting up another $50 million to co-invest with his Asia-focused hedge fund, sources said, a ...
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June 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Jay Eisenhofer and Matthew P. Morris are partners with the shareholder rights law firm Grant & Eisenhofer.
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June 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
