PTJ on BTC: Bitcoin Is Now the Macro Big Bet (CoinDesk.com) The bull case for bitcoin as a store of value is simple: at first nobody owns it. Then it’......
(read more)May 19 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Here’s What Jana’s Barry Rosenstein, a Top Activist Investor, is Buying Now (CNBC) Jana Partners’ Barry Rosenstein is a top activist investor in......
(read more)May 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
The Stock Market May Get Cut in Half, But This ‘Most Undervalued’ Asset is About to Surge, Billionaire Investor Says (Market Watch) Paul Singer, the......
(read more)May 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Toscafund Names Aberdeen Co-founder as Chairman (Hedge Week) Toscafund Asset Management, Martin Hughes’ long-running equity-focused hedge fund, has......
(read more)April 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Renaissance Says Quant Models Misfired During March Mayhem (Bloomberg) For Jim Simons, history is repeating itself, at least when it comes to meltdowns......
(read more)April 17 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Howard Marks Pitches A Defensive Investing Outlook (Forbes) Given that many good companies lost between a quarter and half of their value......
(read more)April 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Investor Brummer Says Bodenholm Capital to Shut (Reuters) LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – Swedish hedge fund manager Bodenholm Capital,......
(read more)March 26 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Exclusive: Citadel Turns 2020 Profit After Spotting Virus Risk Early (Reuters) BOSTON (Reuters) – Citadel, the Chicago-based hedge fund giant led......
(read more)March 24 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Aurelius Renews Feud Over Sycamore’s $1 Billion Nine West Payday (Bloomberg) Disgruntled investors, including hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management......
(read more)February 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Bill Miller’s Hedge Fund Rose 120% in 2019 After Fast Finish (Bloomberg) Legendary investor Bill Miller’s hedge fund jumped 120% last year —......
(read more)January 23 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Point72, Renaissance Technologies, and Millennium are Trying to Make Quant Strategies Work in Bond Markets. Here’s Why their Nascent Credit-Trading......
(read more)December 31 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Tyrus Capital to Buy UK-based Business of Tyndaris LLP (Reuters) LONDON (Reuters) – Monaco-based hedge fund Tyrus Capital said on Monday it had......
(read more)December 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Tiger Global Cuts Juul’s Valuation to $19 Billion (The Wall Street Journal) Tiger Global Management slashed its valuation of e-cigarette startup Juul......
(read more)December 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Breakingviews – TCI Plays Outrider to Mark Carney’s Climate Drive (Reuters) LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) – Chris Hohn made his name by......
(read more)December 2 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Firefly Hits Out at Gulfport Energy’s Plans, Demands Board Seat (Reuters) NEW YORK (Reuters) – Firefly Value Partners on Thursday......
(read more)November 21 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Investor Carl Icahn is Placing a Big Bet Against Struggling Mall Owners, Report Says (CNBC) Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is placing a $......
(read more)November 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Citadel’s Griffin Taps Longtime Partner James Yeh as Co-CIO (Bloomberg) Ken Griffin promoted James Yeh to president and co-chief investment officer......
(read more)November 13 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Viking’s Former Investment Chief is Gearing up to Launch his Own Fund in mid-2020 and Join the Long List of Tiger Management Grandcubs (Business......
(read more)November 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
How Jim Simons Built the World’s Most Lucrative Black Box (Bloomberg) Anyone looking to learn how a quant fund conquered the financial world should......
(read more)November 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Kyle Bass Says US Interest Rates will Follow the Rest of the World to Zero — ‘This is Insane’ (CNBC) Central banks are just getting started with......
(read more)August 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Ray Dalio Says He wouldn’t Rule Out China Weaponizing its Massive US Treasury Holdings (CNBC) Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio said he wouldn’t rule out......
(read more)August 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
RenTech Has Been Pulling Money Out of Deutsche Bank for Months (Bloomberg) Renaissance Technologies, the hedge fund giant that Deutsche Bank AG has counted......
(read more)July 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Proxy Firms Glass Lewis, ISS Back Allergan in Fight Against Appaloosa (Reuters) (Reuters) – Two major shareholder advisory firms urged investors......
(read more)April 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
‘Pain + Reflection = Progress’: Here are 13 Brilliant Quotes from Hedge-fund Legend Ray Dalio (Business Insider) Hedge fund legend Ray Dalio, who......
(read more)March 13 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Bear Crispin Odey Made $18 Million Betting Against Wirecard (Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey’s winning run with his short-selling......
(read more)February 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Bridgewater, RenTech Make $13 Billion in a Grim Year for Hedge Funds (Bloomberg) Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates and Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies......
(read more)January 28 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Activist Investor Starboard Seeks Changes at Dollar Tree (The Wall Street Journal) Activist investor Starboard Value LP has taken a stake in Dollar Tree......
(read more)January 7 - 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......
(read more)November 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Ackman’s Hedge Funds Gain After Years of Losses, Helped by Chipotle and ADP (CNBC) William Ackman‘s private hedge fund has gained more than......
(read more)June 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Renaissance Technologies Founder James Simons Tops Institutional Investor’s Rich List Ranking of the World’s Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers (......
(read more)May 30 - 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......
(read more)May 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - 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
Renaissance Technologies Rebounds Across Hedge Funds in March (Bloomberg) (Bloomberg) — Renaissance Technologies, the $58 billion quantitative investment......
(read more)April 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
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(read more)April 6 - Lists - Comments
Starboard’s Newell Board Nominees Retreat After Icahn Swoop (Reuters) (Reuters) – Four of Starboard Value’s nominees to Newell Brands Inc......
(read more)March 20 - 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......
(read more)February 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Gets More Bullish on Gold Amid Warnings of Recession (TheStreet) Even as the stock market capped off a third day of gains......
(read more)February 14 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
There are many great investors, who manage some of the best-performing funds and have built massive fortunes while managing their clients’ money......
(read more)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. The rally was fueled mainly by the heated exchange......
(read more)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. They seem to prefer......
(read more)February 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The recent overhaul of the US tax law has stirred a lot of controversy, especially with regard to who stands to benefit the most. One thing is sure –......
(read more)February 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Is oil a good bet for 2018? Hedge funds seem to think so according to a recent report by Bloomberg. They are betting heavily on a continued uptrend in......
(read more)February 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Quantitative funds are gaining more ground among hedge funds in terms of trading volume and inflow of capital. According to The Wall Street Journal, this......
(read more)December 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - 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
Cooperman’s Lawyer Says He Faced Parallel Criminal Inquiry (Bloomberg) Billionaire Leon Cooperman invoked his Fifth-Amendment right against self-incrimination......
(read more)February 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
What is the best financial stock to buy right now? With the Fed recently raising rates for the second time, it may be a good idea to check out some companies......
(read more)December 18 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
In a yesterday article we analyzed four stocks, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet, from the perspective of six quantitative hedge funds. Since, quantitative......
(read more)December 18 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
Are Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stocks worth adding to your......
(read more)December 17 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing, Tech - Comments
Brexiteer Odey’s Fund Loses 369 Million Euros (Reuters) Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey lost about 369 million euros (313.03 million pounds) in......
(read more)November 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
These 10 most successful investors in the world don’t have much in common aside from their obscene net worths. They come from different backgrounds,......
(read more)November 2 - ETF Trading, Hedge Funds, Lists, News - Comments
