Hedge Fund - Third Point

2013 hedge fund returns: Many financial journalists commit the travesty of reporting improper return figures every quarter.

Here are the eleven most important moves made in the hedge fund world this week. Bill Ackman reduced his Herbalife short significantly, replacing it with long-term put options. Dan Loeb ups his activist campaign at Sotheby’s, snatching 9.

Winton Capital Management Ltd., the $24.5 billion hedge-fund firm founded by David Harding, said profit plunged 64 percent last year after its main fund posted just its second annual decline since starting...

Activist Dan Loeb: Sothebys (NYSE:BID) recently saw a boost in the equity portfolio of Dan Loeb's hedge fund Third Point.

Hedge-fund investor Dan Loeb's campaign to persuade Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) -0.28% to spin off part of its entertainment business was beneficial for the company, Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai...

Prominent NYC hedge fund managers came up empty in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary, Absolute Return reported today. Dan Loeb (Third Point), Robert Ziff (Och-Ziff) and Peter McKown (Prince Street) ...

On Wednesday, with its shares trading just below their highest levels in two years, Sothebys (NYSE:BID)’s announced it is reviewing its capital allocation and financial position to determine the best...

At the age of 79, Post Holdings Inc. (NYSE:POST)'s CEO and former Ralcorp Holding Inc. (NYSE:RAH) Chairman, William Stiritz, has unveiled the ownership of over 5 million Herbalife Ltd.

In the eyes of many investors, hedge funds are seen as overrated, old financial tools of a forgotten age.