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Julian Robertson: SAC case won’t impact hedge fund industry
Here Is The City – Julian Robertson, founder and CEO of Tiger Management, appeared on Bloomberg Surveillance Tuesday with Tom Keene, Sara Eisen and Scarlet Fu and said that Google has built a better culture than Apple. Robertson on whether […]
How To Get A Job At A Hedge Fund
Forbes – Many hedge funds were battered by the recession, but they still hold a powerful allure. Mysterious and secretive, they dangle the possibility of enormous paydays and a work environment populated by intense math geniuses who dwell in giant […]
As Banks Retreat, Hedge Funds Smell Profit
WSJ – School Specialty Inc., a distributor of classroom supplies, borrowed $64 million from a private investment fund last year after it couldn’t get a loan from a bank. Its financial problems persisted, and, in January, it sought bankruptcy protection. […]
SEC rejects settlement with fund manager Phil Falcone
Reuters – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted to reject a deal its enforcement division had struck with once high-flying hedge fund manager Philip Falcone and his hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, according to a regulatory filing. The SEC […]
Eze Software Group Wins Two Best-in-Class Awards at the 2013 Waters Rankings
Eze Software Group, a premier provider of global investment technology, today announced that that it has won two best-in-class awards at the 2013 Waters Rankings, the annual readers’ choice awards ofWaters magazine. Eze Software was named Best Execution Management System (EMS) […]
Neuberger Berman Sees Global Opportunities Amid Market Volatility
Portfolio managers and strategists at Neuberger Berman, one of the world’s leading employee-controlled money managers, anticipate continued capital markets volatility through the second half of 2013 and into 2014 as a result of investor interpretation of the Federal Reserve’s easing […]
Eight Hedge Funds Dump all Gun Stocks, 14 More Cut Holdings
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Eight hedge funds and money managers have completely divested their gun holdings, valued at $150 million, just six months after Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched a national divestment campaign against manufacturers of assault weapons and high-capacity […]
Banks’ Earnings Reflect Stable Growth, Hedge Funds Index Performance Slightly Down
Analysts’ Corner announced new research reports highlighting Bank of America Corporation, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., KeyCorp., First Republic Bank, and Credit Suisse Group AG. Bank of America Corporation Research Report On July 17, 2013, Bank of America Corporation […]
Yahoo Repurchases 40 Million Shares Held By Hedge Fund Third Point
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund founder Daniel Loeb is taking a step back from Yahoo, resigning his position on the board and selling back his shares in the company. Yahoo has agreed to buy back 40 million shares of […]
Hedge funds to negotiate hard with the Co-op
City AM – The CO-OP Bank is preparing for a showdown with distressed debt investors as hedge funds build up major stakes in the troubled lender’s bonds, it emerged over the weekend. Junior bondholders will see their holdings written down […]
Corn ‘to outperform soy’ thanks to hedge fund bets
Hedge funds turned less negative on corn price prospects, but remain net short by a historically high amount – raising the prospect of a substantial switch in the fortunes of prices of the grain compared with soybeans. Managed money, a […]
50 Women To Watch in Hedge Funds
Barron’s – Ernst & Young and The Hedge Fund Journal released their 2013 list of 50 leading Women in Hedge Funds over champagne and canapes Thursday at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. There are 33 new names on […]