Ray Dalio, the founder of the world's largest hedge fund, has found his voice
Bridgewater Associates’ three main hedge funds made money in August — but only one of them is positive for the year. While firm founder Ray Dalio is not saying what has worked and not worked this year...
View ArticleDALIO: 'It would be terrible' if Gary Cohn leaves the Trump administration
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio said it would be "terrible" if chief economic adviser Gary Cohn left the Trump administration."I think it would be terrible if Gary left," Dalio told an...
View ArticleHEDGE FUND BILLIONAIRE JULIAN ROBERTSON: ‘We're creating a bubble' and it’s...
Julian Robertson, billionaire investor and founder of $28 million hedge fund Tiger Management, said Tuesday that stock market valuations were high by historical standards and that the Federal Reserve’s...
View ArticleWhat investors can learn from Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio is without doubt a member of the master class of the world’s investors. He runs Bridgewater Associates, one of the most successful and the largest hedge funds in the world.Similarly, like...
View ArticleHedge fund giant Citadel is building out a new unit with big hires
Hedge fund giant Citadel has hired three staffers in its build out a fresh investment unit.The group is headed by Eric Felder, who was hired from Magnetar earlier this year. The team, which invests...
View ArticleA 32-year old portfolio manager from Paul Tudor Jones' hedge fund is setting...
Dirk Jeschke, a former portfolio manager at Paul Tudor Jones' hedge fund firm, is prepping a hedge fund in London for early next year.Jeschke, 32, is planning a macro fund that will, among other...
View ArticleAn insider-trading convict from Steve Cohen's shuttered hedge fund says he's...
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A former trader at billionaire Steven A. Cohen's former hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors LP wants to withdraw his 2013 insider trading guilty plea, saying he had forgotten...
View ArticleA Greenwich hedge fund is behind the mysterious buyer of the NYC 'Taxi...
A Greenwich, Connecticut-based hedge fund that focuses on distressed credit and special situations is behind the purchase of a block of 46 taxi medallions that were snapped up in a foreclosure auction...
View ArticleRubicon — a macro hedge fund in London — has lost a third of its value this year
NEW YORK – Rubicon Fund Management, a large London hedge fund focused on trading around global economic events, has suffered a 33.2% loss in its flagship fund this year. The losses were disclosed in...
View ArticleA $96 billion fund firm created a AI hedge fund, but freaked out when it...
Artificial intelligence has been around since the 1950s but is exploding in popularity recently, especially in the world of finance.The idea that an investor can do a bit of programming, and then sit...
View Article'Reporting sustained underperformance to you was making me miserable':...
Whitney Tilson is closing his hedge fund.In an excerpt of a letter sent to clients, Tilson said underperformance had been a reason to close Kase Capital."If I were managing only my own money, the...
View ArticleThe world's largest hedge fund told clients the Fed is making a mistake
Bridgewater, the world's largest hedge fund firm, says the Federal Reserve and other central banks will cause problems by raising interest rates from historic lows.Bridgewater says the Fed has...
View ArticleHedge funds are 'dancing on the rim of a volcano'
The market is calm. Perhaps too calm.The lack of price swings has investors mired in a sea of complacency, which has them ignoring potential risks, says Societe Generale.The firm specifically cites the...
View ArticleA former star investor at Steve Cohen's SAC Capital is having a killer year
A Steve Cohen alum is having a monster year.Gabe Plotkin's Melvin Capital is up 32.1% after fees this year through September, despite posting almost no gains last month, according to a person familiar...
View ArticleHedge funds are turning their backs on tech stocks
My how the tide has turned for tech stocks.Until recently, the industry was viewed as the indispensable driver of the equity market. Companies like the so-called FANG group — which includes Facebook,...
View ArticleThere's a big question hanging over the most anticipated hedge fund launch in...
Steve Cohen, the hedge fund billionaire banned from managing outsiders' money, has been prepping a fund via an external firm.A big question is how much Cohen's new fund will raise.Reports about how...
View ArticleA fund at $9 billion Carlson has lost nearly 20% this year
Carlson Capital's Black Diamond Thematic fund has added to its losses this year, and is down 19% after fees this year through September 30, according to a client update seen by Business Insider.The...
View ArticleA $6.8 billion hedge fund run by an industry titan keeps losing money
NEW YORK – Brevan Howard's flagship fund, run by billionaire Alan Howard, is down for the year as the firm continues to lose money.The Brevan Howard master fund fell 4.61% this year through September,...
View ArticleA hedge fund connected to a legendary New York real estate family is...
A hedge fund run by the scion of New York real estate dynasty is returning money to outside investors amid poor performance, according to documents seen by Business Insider.The fund is O-Cap...
View ArticleBillionaire Steve Cohen has lost his top trader ahead of his supersize hedge...
Billionaire Steve Cohen's longtime top trader is leaving ahead of the hedge fund manager's expected supersize return to managing outside money.Phil Villhauer is leaving Cohen's family office, Point72,...
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