Sentences with phrase «funded by hedge fund manager»

The Laura and John Arnold Foundation, funded by hedge fund manager John Arnold, has also pledged $ 20 million to Rhee's organization over five years.

As the liquid alternatives (or alternative mutual fund) space has expanded significantly in recent years, offerings of alternative mutual funds by hedge fund managers have similarly increased.

Not exact matches

Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive and hedge fund manager, made the sales in May, according to the transaction report, which was released by the Treasury Department.

Once again, this unique meeting will welcome the best - known hedge fund managers, as well as more than 100 of the largest global investors, along with illustrious political and economic commentators, appearing in engaging and insightful panels moderated by II and CNBC editors.

But Marc Cohodes, a retired U.S. hedge fund manager, added a new wrinkle to the case against the firm by alleging corporate malfeasance.

Hedge - fund managers with high testosterone underperform those with low testosterone by 5.8 percent each year, according to a study.

Hedge fund manager Steven Cohen's firm has been sued by a female employee who alleged unfair pay practices and a sexist working environment.

At last year's gathering, Trump was unofficially represented by hedge fund manager Anthony Scaramucci, who would later last just 10 days as the White House communications director.

Citadel is a Chicago headquartered hedge fund manager, founded by billionaire Kenneth Griffin in 1990.

Summary: A U.S. attorney played by Paul Giamatti goes up against a billionaire hedge fund manager, played by Damian Lewis.

Major hedge fund managers and investment gurus — the «whales» in the Wall Street seas — are required to notify the Securities and Exchange Commission about their investment moves quarter by quarter.

After witnessing a 95 % decline in the pharmaceutical company's share price amid a series of scandals, Valeant's board, led by former shareholder and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, smartly tied Papa's compensation to a recovery in the stock price.

Moore Macro Managers Fund is a hedge fund launched by Moore Capital Management, which was founded in 1989 by Louis Moore BaFund is a hedge fund launched by Moore Capital Management, which was founded in 1989 by Louis Moore Bafund launched by Moore Capital Management, which was founded in 1989 by Louis Moore Bacon.

But that's not quite true, according to research released today from Just Capital, an independent non-profit co-founded in 2014 by billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones II, Arianna Huffington, and Deepak Chopra.

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn at Greenlight Capital has made plenty of headlines in demanding that Oppenheimer open up the spigots and issue preferred shares that Einhorn believes would increase Apple's stock by one - third.

The globe's 25 top - earning hedge - fund managers raked in an astonishing $ 11 billion last year, despite producing disappointing investor returns, according to an annual list released Tuesday by Institutional Investor's Alpha magazine.

McDonald's shares jumped in March after hedge - fund manager Larry Robbins of Glenview Capital Management said in a Bloomberg article the fast - food chain's market value could rise at least $ 20 billion by converting into a real estate investment trust.

Hedge funds and other money managers raised their net bullish position in the six most important futures and options contracts linked to the price of crude and fuels by 45 million barrels in the week to April 20.

The «value - add» of going private isn't so much less disclosure as it is less short - term scrutiny by bank analysts and hedge fund managers,

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters)- Hedge fund managers have never seemed so convinced that oil prices are set to rise rather than fall in the near term, according to the latest positioning data published by regulators and exchanges.

«I think this [crypto] is going to be the biggest bubble of our lifetimes by a long shot,» the former Fortress hedge fund manager said at a CoinDesk bitcoin conference.

The «Mad Money» host argued that these trading instruments made the sell - off significantly worse by forcing the hedge fund managers who bought them to cover their losses when volatility spiked.

Hedge funds and other money managers cut their combined net long position in the six most important futures and options contracts linked to petroleum by six million barrels in the week to April 24.

They worked with hedge fund manager and star short seller Steve Eisman (named Mark Baum in the film and played by Steve Carell).

For Thiel, a contrarian by nature who later became a hedge fund manager, startup founder, and venture capitalist — all posts requiring an ability to reject herd mentalities, shun market bubbles, and seize overlooked opportunities — Girard's analysis of man's unconscious compulsion to imitate his fellow man was compelling.

NEW YORK, March 6 - Citadel, one of the world's largest hedge fund managers, has cut staff by more than 30 percent in one of its stock - picking units in what several people with direct knowledge of the layoffs described as a surprise move.

NEW YORK, Nov 28 - The Federal Reserve faces the challenge of standing by as financial markets «correct» as the central bank trims its asset holdings, U.S. hedge fund manager David Tepper said on Tuesday, adding he was surprised the bond - yield curve was so flat.

The Hamptons is hallmarked by its countless famous and flush residents, including hedge fund managers, celebrities, CEOs, and socialites.

Federal investigators are reportedly looking into possible manipulation of Herbalife's stock and have interviewed individuals hired by hedge - fund manager William Ackman, who has been running a campaign against the nutritional - products company for over two years.

The Fed is risking its credibility among investors by refusing to consider a sooner interest rate hike, hedge fund manager David Gerstenhaber tells CNBC.

Buffett, a billionaire investor and outspoken critic of fund managers who profit from high fees at the expense of their clients, bet in 2007 that a Vanguard S&P 500 index fund would beat five funds of hedge funds selected by Protégé Partners over the next 10 years.

The Federal Reserve is risking its credibility among investors by refusing to consider a sooner interest rate hike, hedge fund manager David Gerstenhaber told CNBC on Friday.

Xu Xiang, another high profile Chinese hedge fund manager, was also detained by police in November.

U.S. drugmaker Turing Pharmaceuticals, led at the time by hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli, caused outrage last year by raising the U.S. price of Daraprim, an old anti-infective drug, by more than 5,000 % to $ 750 a pill.

The Oracle of Omaha said in his letter that the five funds Seides selected had invested their money in more than 100 hedge funds, which meant the results wouldn't be «distorted» by the performance of a single manager.

Sober Look was founded by Walter Kurtz, a New York based hedge fund manager and credit markets specialist.

A trio of hedge fund managers have secretly directed one of the largest pools of philanthropic capital for years, undetected by design.

The $ 5.2 billion financing deal put together by Icahn was shown to a mix of U.S. and foreign banks, asset managers, hedge funds and collateralized loan obligation (CLO) managers.

According to the annual hedge fund manager rich list compiled by Absolute Return magazine, huge bets on gold and a market recovery netted Paulson US$ 4.9 billion in 2010, beating his record in 2007, when shorting the market earned him US$ 3.7 billion.

Liggett says hedge fund managers often pour over the lists of stocks that are owned by some of the top hedge fund managers, and choose their positions from there.

On Tuesday the financial services powerhouse said Jeff Wecker, a former senior manager at Bridgewater Associates, the Connecticut - based hedge fund, will join the firm in the new role of chief data officer, according to a memo seen by Business Insider.

[T] he dramatic increase in leveraged bond positions by both US hedge funds and mundane money managers set in motion self - reinforcing liquidations once uncertainty over emerging markets including Turkey, Venezuela, Mexico, and Malaysia - all of which experienced sharp capital flow volatility - put pressure on speculative positions.

After cutting 15 % of his workforce in mid-2016, veteran hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones introduced computer - driven tools that would imitate trades by the firm's best managers, according to Bloomberg.

In a separate video on the same site, Martin Whittaker, CEO of Just Capital, a nonprofit set up by legendary hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones, reflects on the beginnings of the capitalist philosophy.

Hedge fund managers, once viewed as the rockstars of the financial world, are coming under fire by investors for poor performance.

An argument forwarded by Australian moral philosopher Peter Singer was wrongly attritubted to hedge fund manager Paul Singer.

That year hedge fund performance suffered as managers were surprised by events like a plunge in oil prices, Brexit and the U.S. election.

In an email he sent Ackman, who is one of the world's best - known hedge fund managers, was a link to Hempton's latest critique of the Canadian drug maker's potential problems, one of the most detailed produced by anyone yet.

The HFRI Indices are based on information self - reported by hedge fund managers that decide, on their own, at any time, whether or not they want to provide, or continue to provide, information to HFR Asset Management, LLC (HFR).

This thought system has been embraced not only by hedge fund activists like Ackman but also by institutional investors more generally, along with many boards, managers, lawyers, academics, and even some regulators and lawmakers.