Leon Cooperman Sold Sprint, Wells Fargo; Bought Comcast
Leon Cooperman has filed his 13-F for the third quarter of 2013. The filing shows that Cooperman was fairly active in the three month period, making several major changes to his long portfolio. The...
View ArticlePaulson Still Heavy On Gold, Drops Sprint, Buys Vodafone
John Paulson did quite well during the third quarter of 2013, it appears. After his long portfolio shrunk from close to $18 billion at the end of the first quarter to just over $14 billion at the end...
View ArticleLone Pine Capital Buys Baidu, Qualcomm, Sells Google, Priceline
Lone Pine Capital shifted its technology money around its long portfolio in the third quarter of 2013 judging by the company’s recently filed 13F. The company added a massive stake in Baidu Inc...
View ArticleHottest Links: Tesla On Fire (Literally), Chanos Vs Buffett, Dropbox
Hottest links for Tuesday November 19th, 2013 the very late edition (see Monday’s edition of hottest links). Get our free daily newsletter (which HAS BEEN RECENTLY UPDATED) and never miss a single...
View Article2013 Global Hedge Fund Survey [INFOGRAPHIC]
Hedge Fund Survey: The hedge fund industry continues to mature, and new practices have now almost entirely superseded the old hedge fund model. Those that survived the financial crisis are looking...
View ArticleBitcoin Hedge Fund Posts Staggering Return
Bitcoin hedge fund is the best-performing hedge fund year to date with a return of 4847% on the back of some 6000% growth in Bitcoin’s value against the dollar this year. According to Hedgeweek, the...
View ArticleJohn Griffin Discloses 6.17 Percent Stake In Avis Budget Group
John Griffin, founder, president, and chief executive officer of Blue Ridge Capital acquired 6,613,700 shares or a 6.7% stake in Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) based on his latest regulatory...
View ArticleTerrapin Asset Management LLC Announces Acquisition of Hennessee Group’s...
Terrapin Asset Management LLC Announces Acquisition of Hennessee Group’s Hedge Fund Advisory Business (via PR Newswire) NEW YORK, Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Terrapin Asset Management, LLC...
View ArticleHottest Links: The Prism Of Trends, Katie Couric: Stock Driver
Hottest links for Tuesday November 26th, 2013 the late edition (see Monday’s edition of hottest links). Get our free daily newsletter (which HAS BEEN RECENTLY UPDATED) and never miss a single linkfest....
View ArticleFX Concepts, Once Worth $14 Billion, Now Worth Less Than $2 Million
FX Concepts has fallen from being the largest currency hedge fund in the world with $14 billion in assets under management before the financial crisis to a bankrupt company with less than $2 million...
View ArticlePegasus Fund Up Astonishing 54 Percent In 2013
London based Clareville Capital is bagging big returns in its Pegasus Fund. The long/short equity hedge fund is up a whopping 54% through October of this year which outperforms the return on all hedge...
View ArticleHottest Links: High Noon For Contrarians, ‘Roll Call of the Wretched’
Hottest links for Monday 2nd December, the late edition (see weekend’s edition of hottest links). Get our free daily newsletter (which HAS BEEN RECENTLY UPDATED) and never miss a single linkfest. Also,...
View ArticleHedge Fund Managers To Become ‘Fixers’ For Institutional Investors
Hedge fund managers are increasingly diversifying their product lines and seeking to provide differentiated solutions to investors. According to a recent survey by Deutsche Bank, large hedge funds...
View ArticleKyle Bass On Potential War Between Japan And China
Via Steven Drobny Drobny Capital, author of Inside the House of Money: Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets H/T Mebane Faber Kyle Bass lived in relative obscurity until 2007, when...
View ArticleFirst Hedge Fund Ad Post-Jobs Act [VIDEO]
Here’s the first hedge fund ad and its a highly produced video. You must give TopTurn Capital credit for having the cohones to be the first to put an ad out there and its well done albeit light on...
View ArticleInvestors Pull Money From Eddie Lampert’s Hedge Fund
Edwards S. Lampert is facing an exodus of money from his hedge fund in which clients of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) invested through 2007. Goldman Sachs clients who invested $3.5 billion in Eddie...
View ArticleElliott: McKesson’s Bid ‘Substantially Undervalues’ Celesio
Paul Singer’s Elliott Management expressed discontent with the $8.3 billion proposal of McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) to acquire Celesio AG (OTCMKTS:CAKFY) (ETR:CLS1) (FRA:CLS1). The hedge said the...
View ArticleCerberus Capital Strives To Find A Way Out Of Gunmaker
After failing to deliver on its promise to divest itself of ownership of ammunition maker Freedom Group, Cerberus Capital Management is now offering another option to its investors. The hedge fund and...
View ArticleHottest Links: Fad Stocks, SEC Red Flags, And Best Trades Of 2013
Hottest links for Friday, 13th December, the late edition (see Thursday’s edition of hottest links). Get our free daily newsletter (which HAS BEEN RECENTLY UPDATED) and never miss a single linkfest....
View ArticleNew Hedge Fund Launches Fall Amid Worries Over Regulatory Scrutiny
The New HFR Market Microstructure Industry Report indicated that the number of hedge fund launches declined to 231 during the third quarter, the lowest quarterly level since the fourth quarter of...
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