A Hedge Funder's Fireworks Display For His Son's Hamptons Bar Mitzvah Could...
A hedge fund manager's fireworks display for his son's bar mitzvah party in the Hamptons this summer may have sparked some problems for a congressman. Politico's John Bresnahan reports that in May,...
View ArticleANTHONY SCARAMUCCI: Yes, I Would Invest In Jon Corzine's Hedge Fund
Today, Dealbook reported that, former New Jersey Governor and head of the now defunct commodities firm MF Global, Jon Corzine is thinking about starting a hedge fund. Considering the way his firm went...
View ArticlePhil Falcone's Harbinger Capital Had A Killer Summer Thanks To His Bet On His...
If case you're wondering how billionaire hedge fund manager Phil Falcone is doing following those SEC civil fraud charges in June and the whole Lightsquared debacle, the New York Post's Kaja...
View ArticleCould Jon Corzine Really Launch A Hedge Fund? An Industry Insider Explains...
Former New Jersey governor and disgraced CEO of now defunct broker-dealer MF Global Jon "I Simply Do Not Know Where The Money Is" Corzine might be starting a hedge fund, DealBook's Azam Ahmed and Ben...
View ArticleThe World's Biggest Hedge Funds Are Behind These 15 Huge Stocks
It's 13-F season. That gives us a chance to take a look at what the biggest hedge funds are holding on to, and what they've dropped. Using the up-to-date information, Credit Suisse is out with a...
View Article15 Perks Wall Street Banks Use To Lure Their Clients
The days when perks flowed free on Wall Street are over, but that doesn't mean that bankers have stopped taking care of their clients. In fact, big clients are more important than ever, so if anyone...
View ArticleThe Five Most Terrifying Words On Wall Street
"Do you have a minute?" In a recent discussion Business Insider had with both hedge fund and banking insiders, everyone agreed that these are the most terrifying words on Wall Street nowadays....
View ArticleA Source Tells The New Yorker That George Soros 'Feels Hurt' By Obama
Billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros, who is known for speaking publicly about the economy and making big donations to liberal causes, has been disappointed by Obama "both politically and...
View ArticleGeorge Soros Reveals A Huge Stake In Manchester United (MANU)
Billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros just revealed a massive stake in Manchester United in a 13-G regulatory form filed with the SEC. According to the filing, Soros Fund Management owns 3.11...
View ArticleThere Are Still A Bunch Of Hedge Funders Raising Money For Obama
Even though most of the hedge funder's political contributions have gone to Republican candidate Mitt Romney, there are still a bunch that are donating to Obama's re-election campaign. Absolute-Return...
View ArticleHedge Fund Returns This Year Are Just Embarrassing
Goldman Sachs is out with their latest report on hedge fund trends and the results are not encouraging for the industry. According to the report, the average hedge fund has returned only 4.6 percent...
View ArticleDan Loeb Quit A Think Tank Because The Co-Founder Bashed Paul Ryan
Dan Loeb, the founder of Third Point LLC who is known writing scathing letters to companies and CEOs, quit a political think tank after the co-founder bashed Republican VP pick Paul Ryan. The Weekly...
View ArticleThe Hamptons' Most Famous Handyman Shares His Summer 2012 Season Take Aways
Every summer in the Hamptons is gorgeous and luxurious — it must be consistent with its allure, of course — but you can always learn a little something. And who better to learn from than handyman Joe...
View Article'Tiger Cub' Hedge Fund Manager Lee Ainslie Is Killing It This Year
"Tiger Cub" Lee Ainslie III is making a huge turnaround so far this year. Bloomberg News Katherine Burton reports that his ~$10 billion AUM long/short equity hedge fund Maverick Capital's biggest...
View ArticleHere's The Top Stock Held By Each Of The 50 Biggest Hedge Funds
Factset recently released a comprehensive report on the stock holdings of the 50 largest hedge funds. It included this table showing the top stock held by each of the funds. Bottom line: If you're not...
View ArticleThe Incredibly Rare Paul Tudor Jones Documentary, 'Trader,' Has Resurfaced
This is like spotting Haley's comet, or a white stag, or a giant squid. 'Trader', the legendary 1987 documentary on hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones has resurfaced on the internet (h/t Value Walk)....
View ArticleCheck Out All The Awesomely 80s Wall Street Stuff In 'Trader', The Paul Tudor...
Today, we stumbled on a gold mine. Some wonderful person uploaded a copy of 'Trader', the vintage documentary on legendary hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones onto Vimeo. Jones hated the piece so...
View ArticlePaul Tudor Jones Sums Up His Motivation For Living In One Sentence
This morning we realized that a copy of 'Trader', a 1987 documentary on Paul Tudor Jones, had made its way back onto the internet. This is news because back when PBS first aired the film, PTJ hated...
View ArticleGuess What Percentage Of Hedge Funds Are Beating The S&P This Year
Eleven percent. According to Goldman's Hedge Fund Trend Monitor, put together by Amanda Sneider, that's the number of hedge funds who have outperformed the S&P so far this year. That's down from...
View ArticleBank Of America Is Hosting A Conference Call With John Paulson Today And It...
Bank of America's wealth management unit is hosting a call with hedge fund manager John Paulson today, says the Wall Street Journal. This comes about a week after Citigroup's private bank dropped him...
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