Not exact matches
Shanta Puchtler, co — chief investment officer
at Man Numeric, a division of Man Group, one of the world's largest
hedge fund firms, with $ 77 billion under management, says his
team hasn't been able to glean actionable insights from social media.
It's a lot easier to get to [on - the - ground] truth,» says Matthew Granade, chief of the newly created data - crunching
team at Point72, the reincarnation of Steven Cohen's
hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors.
But Mr. Ferguson has a special distinction: He was the first analyst Mr. Ackman hired
at Pershing Square, and was the first investment
team partner
at the
hedge fund.
BlockTower Capital, a digital currency
hedge fund launched in August, raised $ 140 million and hired a former vice president
at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., expanding its
team to eight people, according to people familiar with the matter.
Nearly a decade ago, Warren Buffett made a million - dollar bet: that by investing in a completely unmanaged, broad - market low - fee index
fund, he could beat the gains earned by a high - powered
hedge fund with a
team of managers
at the helm.
This dedicated
team interacts daily the key players of a deal -
hedge funds, arbs, institutions, and the back offices
at brokers and banks.
So far, I've spent no time in the podcast discussing real estate, so I was excited to get the chance to talk to the
team at Sorin Capital, a billion dollar
hedge fund which specializes in commercial real estate, REITs, and commercial mortgage backed securities.
Tara Swanson is the Sales Manager of the Americas
Hedge Funds team at Bloomberg L.P..
Harry Wilson, who leads the auto deals and diligence
team, used to be a partner
at hedge fund firm Silver Point Capital before, according to two sources, he was forced out last year following a string of bad bets that triggered significant losses for the
fund.
BILLIONS Picked up to series; 12 - episode order STUDIO: Showtime
TEAM: Andrew Ross Sorkin (w, ep), Brian Koppelman (w, ep), David Levien (w, ep) LOGLINE: Focuses on the collision and,
at times, collusion between an aggressive U.S. attorney in New York and some of the richest
hedge fund billionaires in the country.
BILLIONS STUDIO:
TEAM: Andrew Ross Sorkin (w, ep), Brian Koppelman (w, ep), David Levien (w, ep) LOGLINE: Focuses on the collision and,
at times, collusion between an aggressive U.S. attorney in New York and some of the richest
hedge fund billionaires in the country.
Prior to joining AVI, Jake spent 5 years running operations
teams at two
hedge funds where he was responsible for all post trade activity.
The New York Times's Styles
team spent some time with Longshore recently including an opening
at Bergdorf's, «Her patrons are an odd assortment of actors, well - heeled matrons,
hedge -
fund managers and scores of more modest believers in Ms. Longshore's gospel.»
Buy - side institutions such as asset managers and private equity /
hedge funds have also deviated slightly by focusing on building their
teams with junior lawyers, instead of the typical practice of taking on experienced hires
at the mid-senior levels.
BlockTower Capital, a digital currency
hedge fund launched in August, raised $ 140 million and hired a former vice president
at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., expanding its
team to eight people, according to people familiar with the matter.
He now oversees an 18 - person REO
team at his Reston, Va., office, which handles between 200 and 300 listings
at any given time on behalf of lenders, investors,
hedge funds, credit unions, and other institutional owners of foreclosed real estate.
Acting as the exclusive advisors to a New York City based community bank, the
team at Besen Special Assets sourced and executed the all - cash transaction in less than three weeks, securing a California - based
hedge fund as the buyer.
Previously, Yusuf was a senior investment consultant
at Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow and a member of the
hedge fund manager research
team.