A Very Good Checklist; Which Re-insurers To Avoid
When I was writing at RealMoney.com, I would often do little posts in the Columnists Conversation, and title them “Notes and Comments,” or something like that. I don’t normally do that here, but I...
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Did Buffett Tab Hedge Fund ‘Intimidation’ As A New Strategy Category?
Dissecting the returns drivers of activist intimidation, three primary strategies highlight how success and failure is correlated to ruthlessness and connections We’re witnessing a new trend in...
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Former White House Chief of Staff Daley Joins Swiss Hedge Fund
Daley joined the hedge fund because he wanted to be a part of a company that has potential to growWilliam Daley, the former gubernatorial candidate in Illinois and White House Chief of Staff, decided...
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SEC Reviewing “Hedge Fund Mutual Funds”
Alternative hedge funds used to diversify portfolios with uncorrelated assets face leverage and risk review, but how far that review goes is uncertainThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is...
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Puerto Rico Could Be The Caribbean Singapore: Paulson
The hedge fund billionaire has $1 billion in commitments in Puerto Rico and is still looking for investmentsHedge fund manager John Paulson said that he believes Puerto Rico is set to become the...
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Deutsche Bank Prime Brokerage April Report
Deutsche Bank ‘sceptical’ of Chinese stimulus; underweight on Chinese equities The April 2014 Monthly Hedge Funds Trends report from Deutsche Bank Markets Prime Finance puts the recent rally in...
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Is New “Hacker Hedge Fund” in Intimidation Category?
Convicted hacker will short stocks that he believes are vulnerable to computer hackersInfamous computer hacker Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer is putting his skill set to use, along with his inside knowledge...
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Apples To Apples Hedge Fund Comparisons: AIMA
An AIMA paper argues that there are better ways to look at hedge fund performance than the US stock marketHedge funds are usually compared to the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) or some other stock index as...
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Pershing, Passport, Chenavari Among Best Performers In 2014
After two of his major plays payout, Ackman up over 10% year to date while certain commodity traders shine Activist hedge fund Pershing Square is the top 20 hedge fund listed based on performance along...
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Murray Stahl Takes a 13 Percent Stake In MGEX
Prices of seats on the Exchange double; déjà vu from the days of the crisis?According to a Reuters report, Murray Stahl, chief executive of New York based hedge fund Horizon Kinetics, has bought up as...
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Alex Porter, Hedge Fund Pioneer, Dies, Leaving Behind Struggling Amici
A. Alex Porter, a well-known manager in the hedge fund industry, died on April 18th at the age of 75. Porter Management survives today at Amici Capital and its flagship fund generated annualized...
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Ken Griffin In Rare Interview Discusses ‘Implosion Date’
Reclusive hedge fund manager, Ken Griffin, addresses topic typically spoken in using whispers: the math behind an economic budget crisisCorporate America has never sat on so much cash. The problem is...
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SEC Drops Gabelli Case After 6 Years
The SEC dropping the case comes a year after the U.S. Supreme Court said the regulator waited too long to pursue a key part of the caseThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to...
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David Einhorn At 2006 Value Investing Congress Discusses Poker Tips
This week, David Einhorn has been all over the news. We covered the news, but thought some of his old speeches/ideas before he was super famous would be of interest to readers. We found some material...
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New Bitcoin Hedge Fund Launched By Coin Capital Management
The new hedge fund will launch this week, buying and holding bitcoins for clientsAs the Winklevoss twins attempt to get regulatory approval for their bitcoin exchange-traded fund, we now have another...
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Top Hedge Fund List Reveals Truism
Assets go to big names, as difference between algorithmic strategists Asness, Dalio and Harding consideredThe top list of Institutional Investor’s hedge fund list reveals a truism about institutional...
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Hedge Funds Scramble For Cover As Internet Stocks Tank
Both net and gross exposure to internet stocks continues to fallTwo months of hedge fund de-risking seems to have ended with gross exposure falling back in line with the market, but looking back at...
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Private Equity More Positive On JOBS Act Than Hedge Funds
There are differing opinions about how the JOBS Act will affect the marketing activities of alternative investment managersThough the JOBS Act could offer some benefits to alternative investment...
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Eton Park Ekes Out Gains As Tensions In Ukraine Boost Cheniere Energy
Eton Park Capital Management barely came out even last quarter, up 0.9% on an aggregate basis (including the Eton Park Fund and Eton Park Overseas Fund, excluding special investments) prior to fees...
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JPMorgan Identifies Hedge Fund Co-Investment Trends, Tactics
Will co-investment agreements such as that between hedge fund manager William Ackman and Valeant Pharmaceuticals in acquiring Allergan grow in popularity? In the first quarter 2014 edition of Prime...
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