David Einhorn's Most Overlooked Bearish Call At Ira Sohn Is Coming To Fruition
Remember David Einhorn's epic presentation at this year's Ira Sohn Conference? The famed hedge funder presented so many bearish and bullish cases in a 20-minute speed-read that left investors in...
View ArticleThere Are Too Many Hedge Funds
Last week I gave the second in a series of presentations I’ve been invited to make to the Tiger 21 group. Tiger 21 is a group of wealthy entrepreneurs that engage in “peer-to-peer” learning on issues...
View ArticleROBERTSON: Sell The Euro And Buy Scandinavia
In an interview with Bloomberg this morning, Julian Robertson of Tiger Management said he would continue to short the Euro against "various currencies." "We cannot forget that the Scandinavian...
View ArticleThe SEC Hauls SAC's Steve Cohen In For Testimony In Insider Trading Case!
Steve Cohen of SAC Capital was recently deposed by the SEC, Bloomberg Businessweek reports citing sources familiar with the matter. Cohen is one of the most successful traders in history, and the SEC...
View ArticleThere's Actually A Hedge Fund That's Bullish On Greece
Think about the last time you heard something positive about Greece. Really: Think about it. You got nothing, right? There's one hedge fund out there that doesn't care about any of that. George...
View ArticleA Hedge Fund That Made Crazy Money Off The London Whale Is Helping JP Morgan...
How do you undo $2 billion worth of damage? With help, apparently. That's what JP Morgan is getting from hedge fund BlueMountain — a hedge fund that initially pro fitted from being on the other side...
View ArticleNew E-mails May Reveal That The Relationship Between Raj Rajaratnam And...
Evidence that came to light during the Rajat Gupta trial may spell trouble for other Goldman Sachs employees that did business with convicted insider trader, Raj Rajaratnam. New wiretaps and e-mails...
View ArticleBill Ackman Reveals A Whopper Of A Stake In Burger King (BKW)
Bill Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, disclosed a 12% passive stake in Burger King in a 13G regulatory filing with the SEC. [via @CNBCnow] According to the filing, Ackman now...
View ArticleA Hedge Fund Manager Is Suing His Ex-Wife Over Her $1 Million 'Secret' Shoe...
You've heard about the dividing of marital assets during a divorce case, but what about throwing used shoes in that category? Well, used high-end heels, that is. Hedge fund manager Daniel Shak, an...
View ArticleInstead Of Paying SEC Fine, Hedge Fund Manager Allegedly Spent $300K On...
Last year, California-based hedge fund manager Larry Goldfarb was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with concealing more than $12 million in investment proceeds that he owed investors...
View ArticleREPORT: Boaz Weinstein Is Said To Exit The Trade That Crushed JPMorgan
Hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein, the founder of Saba Capital, is said to exit trades against JPMorgan's "London Whale", Bloomberg News reports. Only a headline has crossed, so we'll have more...
View ArticleA Hedge Funder Turned 7 Apartments In A Townhouse Into One Sick Bachelor Pad...
Space is scarce in the West Village, unless you're G2 Partners managing director John de Neufville. He turned two triplexes (purchased in 2002 for $2 million) into one massive bachelor's pad. In fact,...
View ArticleWhat Ray Dalio Could Do With His Massive Fortune
In the last few years, Ray Dalio's hedge fund Bridgewater Associates has catapulted to stardom, and it's because, quite frankly, he's amazing at what he does. In 2011, Dalio's Pure Alpha fund returned...
View ArticleHere's Jim Chanos' Presentation On How To Spot A Crappy Stock
Hedge fund titan Jim Chanos, the founder of Kynikos Associates, gave a presentation last week at ValueX Vail on how to spot a company that looks good, but is actually a value trap. [via Jacob Wolinksy...
View ArticleSEC SUES PHIL FALCONE OVER ALLEGED SECURITIES FRAUD
The SEC has filed fraud charges against hedge fund billionaire Phil Falcone and his Harbinger Capital Partners, Bloomberg reported. The regulatory agency alleges that Falcone and his fund engaged in...
View ArticleThe Complete Rise And Fall Of Hedge Funder Phil Falcone
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged billionaire hedge fund manager Phil Falcone with fraud. And we thought last month's bankruptcy of his massive telecom start-up, LightSquared, was...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About Paul A. Jenson, Phil Falcone's Former COO
After the SEC brought fraud charges against hedge fund giant Phil Falcone and former Harbinger Capital Partners Chief Operating Officer Peter Jenson this afternoon, you may have been left wondering...
View ArticlePhil Falcone's Attorney Responds To SEC Charges Calling Them 'Completely...
Today the Securities and Exchange Commission charged hedge fund billionaire Phil Falcone and his Harbinger Capital Partners with securities fraud. The regulatory agency alleges that Falcone and his...
View ArticleSome Wonderful, Genius Person Made A Hugh Hendry's Greatest Smackdowns Video
Hugh Hendry, founder of hedge fund Eclectica Asset Management, is known for being brainy and quick witted on camera. Unfortunately for us, he's just not on camera enough. That's why the wonderful...
View ArticleWhatever You Do, Don't Ever Bad Mouth Jamie Dimon In Front Of Leon Cooperman
Big ups to our friends at Dealbreaker for grabbing this gem from a long Bloomberg Markets profile of the legendary Leon Cooperman. Cooperman, the founder of hedge fund, Omega Advisors, is known for...
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