Hedge Fund News: Cliff Asness, David Tepper & Brevan Howard
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)
Posts Tagged ‘Rajat Gupta’
Hedge Fund News: Julian Robertson, Joel Greenblatt & Warren Buffett
Popular Hedge Fund Stocks in Free Fall (InstitutionalInvestorsAlpha) Monday’s market sell-off hit hard many of the stocks that are most popular among......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Paul Singer, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG), Herbalife Ltd. (HLF)
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP), UBS AG (UBS)
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: UBS AG (NYSE:UBS), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, Dell Inc. (DELL), The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX)
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET), Verizon Communications Inc......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Julian Robertson, Sony Corporation (ADR) (SNE), Herbalife Ltd. (HLF)
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), News Corp (NASDAQ:NWS), The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Israel Englander, David Einhorn, Apple Inc. (AAPL)
An SEC survivor: Hedge fund thrives after civil charges, as SAC faces heat (NYPost) Imagine that a multibillion-dollar hedge fund is accused of fraud......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: David Einhorn, Carl Icahn, Citigroup
Greenlight’s Einhorn questions Fed “spending spree” (Reuters) Hedge fund manager David Einhorn raised concerns about the U.S. central......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: John Paulson, Julian Robertson, Blackstone
John Paulson gives $100m to New York’s Central Park (BBC) The gift from John Paulson, of Paulson & Co, is thought to be the largest ever given......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Bruce Kovner, Noam Gottesman, Nouriel Roubini
Caxton to Cut Its Fees (WSJ) Caxton Associates LP plans to lower the fees it charges clients of its $7.5 billion hedge fund, a sign that even veteran......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Carl Icahn, Jim Rogers, BlueMountain
CVR Investors Add Derivative Claims To Ongoing Icahn Battle (Law360) CVR Energy Inc. investors moved again Tuesday to prevent Carl Icahn from gaining......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Mitt Romney, Ricky Sandler, Louis Bacon
Secret Footage of Romney Was Filmed at Estate of Sex Party-Throwing Hedge Fund Manager (GAWKER) You know that really damaging hidden camera footage of......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: David Einhorn, Mitt Romney, Philip Falcone
Einhorn’s Greenlight Posts 4 Percent August Gain (InstitutionalInvestor) David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital posted a 4 percent gain in August.......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Steven Mandel, Sam Israel, John Paulson
Mandel’s Lone Pine Buys Over $400M of Verisign Inc. (ValueWalk) According to a 13G just filled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Steven......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Citadel, Ray Dalio, Mitt Romney
Citadel hires DE Shaw marketer (eFinancialNews) Chicago-based asset manager Citadel has hired a new a managing director and head of Americas distribution......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Barton Biggs, John Griffin, Jim Rogers
Hedge fund manager Barton Biggs dies at age 79 (Opalesque) Ex-Morgan Stanley strategies and hedge fund manager Barton Biggs died on Saturday, according......(read more)
Warren Buffett News: The Secrets to Building a Lucky Network
Sentinels in India are paid to sleep (DailyMail) Psst, I want to rig the price of a company’s shares. Buying 100 million of them, I place an order......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: George Soros, William Ackman, Carl Icahn
Hedge fund manager to pay $405M to Madoff victims (WSJ) A settlement announced Sunday will bring $405 million to victims of Bernard Madoff’s historic......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Jamie Dinan, Julian Robertson, Steven Cohen
York pro to lead rebranded KVO Capital (HFMWeek) The marketing chief of Jamie Dinan’s York Capital Management has left the hedge fund giant to become......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Stanley Fink, David Einhorn, Carlson Capital
KKR buys hedge fund provider Prisma Capital (Reuters) Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR.N), the private equity company, has bought hedge fund money manager......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Louis Bacon, Man Group, Navistar International
Hedge Fund Billionaire Louis Bacon To Donate 90,000 Acres For Colorado Conservation Area (Forbes) New York hedge fund billionaire Louis Bacon announced......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Eric Mindich, Steven Cohen, Paul Sinclair
Sinclair To Liquidate Hedge Fund After Lacking Edge (Bloomberg) Hedge-fund manager Paul Sinclair is the latest casualty of Europe’s sovereign-debt turmoil......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen, Ray Dalio, Bill Ackman
Hedge Fund Falls Short in Bid for New York Bill (WSJ) Hedge-fund manager Paul Singer appears to have fallen short in his effort to pass a state law aimed......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Brevan Howard, Kenneth Griffin, Man Group
Asian hedge fund seeders find growth in crisis (Investmenteurope) The head of a joint venture between Samena Capital and Reyl & Cie says the global......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Dan Loeb, David Einhorn, Ken Griffin
Goldman Sachs May Sell A Hedge Fund Division To State Street (Bloomberg) Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), the fifth- biggest U.S. bank by assets, is in......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Mohnish Pabrai, Eric Sprott, Paul Singer
Hedge fund firm losing pulling power (Reuters) Celebrity financier Arpad Busson has been mulling a sale of EIM, the hedge fund investor he founded in......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: John Burbank, Julian Robertson, Ray Dalio
Blackstone ups bet on Asia hedge fund manager Taylor (Reuters) Blackstone Group has raised its exposure to former Citadel trader Nick Taylor by putting......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Warren Buffett, Jim Chanos, Alan Howard
Ex-Lehman trader quits as Asia hedge funds falter (Reuters) Smaller-sized hedge funds are increasingly throwing in the towel in Asia as they struggle......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: T. Boone Pickens, Josh Fink, George Kellner
Rajat Gupta secretly served Rajaratnam’s hedge fund: Prosecution (Indiatimes) Prosecutors in the insider-trading trial of Rajat Gupta have suggested......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Andreas Halvorsen, George Soros, Raj Rajaratnam
FSA fines hedge fund boss £3 mln (Reuters) The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned Alberto Micalizzi, whose hedge fund racked up hundreds of......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Scott Rothstein, Warren Buffett, Barton Biggs
J&J, Amazon on list that hedge funds love to hate (Reuters) Hedge funds turned their backs on Johnson & Johnson and Amazon.com Inc in the last......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Buffett & State Street, George Soros, Marc Faber’s Outlook…
Movers & Shakers: Buffett’s Insurance Cash Stalling (Bloomberg) Bloomberg’s Betty Liu and Dominic Chu report that Warren Buffett, the......(read more)
Hedge Fund January Performance, Insider Trading Cases, Soros, Ackman…
Mark Jurish on Hedge Fund Performance, Strategy (Bloomberg) Mark Jurish, chief executive officer of Larch Lane Advisors, talks about hedge fund industry......(read more)
Hedge Fund News, John Taylor, Kyle Bass, Insider Trading Case, Etc…
FX Concepts’ Taylor Shorter on Dollar Than Euro on Fed’s Low-Rate Pledge (Bloomberg) John Taylor, founder of currency- hedge fund FX Concepts LLC,......(read more)
SEC Expands Insider Trading Charges Against Rajat Gupta
The SEC have expanded their insider trading case against Rajat Gupta, “charging him with passing tips to convicted hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam......(read more)
Hedge Fund News, TPG Buys GlobeOp, Warren Buffett, George Soros, Super PAC, Etc…
TPG Capital Agrees to Acquire GlobeOp Financial Services for $800 Million (Bloomberg) TPG Capital LLP agreeed to buy GlobeOp Financial Services SA, a......(read more)
Hedge Fund News: Bluecrest, Japan’s Debt, Jim Rogers, Stock Picks…
Hedge-Fund Liquidity Turned Corner, Says Gayeski (Bloomberg) Troy Gayeski, senior portfolio manager at SkyBridge Capital LLC, discusses liquidity conditions......(read more)
Bridgewater Returns 23%, David Einhorn Insider Trading Case
Texas Fund ‘Eaten Alive’ by Hedge Fees May Curb Costs by Hiring In-House (Bloomberg) Texas’s Permanent School Fund may hire in-house money managers......(read more)
Icahn Said to Buy LightSquared Debt, Seth Klarman Invests In Europe, Greece Nears Debt Deal, Etc…
Icahn Said To Buy Lightsquared Debt In Bet On Falcone Venture’s Collapse (Bloomberg) Billionaire Carl Icahn has purchased debt from Philip Falcone’......(read more)
Prosecutors Allege Gupta Told Rajaratnam About $PG Sale of Folgers
Prosecutors in the Rajat Gupta case said in court yesterday that “former McKinsey & Co. chief Rajat Gupta gave convicted insider-trader Raj......(read more)
Elliott Sells Relativity Media Stake, Cohen Adds Member, Seth Klarman’s Mega-Quarry Investment, Sprint Invests In Lightsquared
Hedge Funds Fall 4.9% As Long/Short, Macro Funds Suffer (FINalternatives) Hedge funds sank almost 5% last year amidst market volatility and the European......(read more)
Rajaratnam Fined $92.8M, Citi Launches 3.0, Distressed Debt
Rajaratnam Ordered to Pay $92.8 Million Penalty (NYT) A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the convicted hedge fund titan Raj Rajaratnam to pay a $92.8......(read more)
The Realities of Prosecuting Rajat Gupta – No Proof, No Profit
Rajat Gupta surrendered to the FBI over insider trading charges Wednesday morning. A grand jury charged Gupta with five counts of securities fraud and......(read more)
Raj Rajaratnam Faces New Insider Trading Charges
Raj Rajaratnam is in hot water again. The SEC filed new charges against him on Wednesday “after first charging him with insider trading in October......(read more)
Rajaratnam Interview Comments ‘Inaccurate” Says FBI
Raj Rajaratnam allowed Newsweek to interview him. It was his first interview since his arrest two years ago. In the interview, Rajaratnam discussed his......(read more)
Gupta Insider Trading, Icahn Leaks, Tilson Salesforce Short Sale
Rajat Gupta Faces 5 Counts of Securities Fraud and 1 Count of Conspiracy to Commit (NYTimes) Rajat K. Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs director who surrendered......(read more)
Rajat Gupta Surrendered to FBI Over Insider Trading Charges
Rajat Gupta surrendered Wednesday morning to Federal Bureau of Investigation officials over charges of insider trading reports the New York Times. According......(read more)
Raj Rajaratnam Says He Was Offered Deal to Cooperate Against Rajat Gupta
Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon Group founder who was convicted of insider trading and was sentenced to 11 years this month, gave his first interview since......(read more)
Insider Trading, HighBridge, Baystar, Paul Capital
Insider Trading Case Against Former Goldman Director (Dealbook) The former McKinsey executive, Rajat Gupta, passed along information he gleaned while......(read more)
