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Where Hedge Funds Made Big Bets: Buying Uber, Selling Microsoft

(Bloomberg) The world’s biggest hedge funds anointed a clear favorite: Uber. They piled into the ride-hailing company, which had its initial public offering in…Read Full Article

Hedge Funds Binged on GE Shares Before Worst Rout in 11 Years

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(Bloomberg) General Electric Co.’s biggest plunge in 11 years came at an awkward time for some of Wall Street’s savviest investors, after…Read Full Article

Equity Hedge Funds Are Riding the Bullish Wave Sweeping Bonds

(Bloomberg) Wall Street has been sounding alarm bells all year over swelling valuations and overcrowding in stocks tracking the fortunes of government bonds. The smart money kept…Read Full Article  

Are Bonds So Expensive That You Buy Gold? Hedge Funds Think So

(Bloomberg) Hedge funds are turning to gold for refuge as the world’s stockpile of negative-yielding debt grows bigger by the day…Read Full Article

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman reveals a new stake in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway

(CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square Capital took a new stake in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, according to…Read Full Article

After Crushing the London Whale, a Hedge-Fund Star Lost His Way

(Bloomberg) In the aftermath of the financial crisis, hedge-fund titan Andrew Feldstein was hailed on Wall Street as one of the big winners. His BlueMountain Capital Management fund made…Read Full Article

Hedge Funds Go All In on Gold as ‘Currency Wars’ Lift Haven Buys

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(Bloomberg) Gold’s spectacular rally is just getting started if hedge funds have their way. Prices are already at the highest in more than six years, and…Read Full Article

A $30 Billion Exodus Puts Hedge Funds for Masses to the Test

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(Bloomberg) They’re the hedge funds for the masses, but now the masses want out. Money pools that offer hedge-fund strategies usually reserved for…Read Full Article

Jeffrey Tarrant, Pioneering Hedge Fund Investor, Dies at 63

(Bloomberg) Jeffrey Tarrant, a leading hedge fund investor who backed managers including Bill Ackman and Marc Lasry before they were stars, has died. He was 63.  Read Full Article

Hedge fund Hoplite Capital plans to shut down – letter

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(Reuters) Hedge fund Hoplite Capital is returning money to outside clients after a period of sluggish returns, the firm’s…Read Full Article

Corzine Hedge Fund Firm Granted SEC Registration With Limits

(Bloomberg) Jon Corzine’s application to register his hedge fund firm was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which attached a series of…Read Full Article

California Hedge Funds

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Citadel Alums Launch Year’s Biggest Hedge Fund With $2 Billion

(Bloomberg) The biggest hedge fund startup so far this year is debuting with $2 billionRead More

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Connecticut Hedge Funds

An Outside Hedge Fund Is Driving Steve Cohen’s Gains

(Wall Street Journal) Billionaire Steven A. Cohen’s hedge fund is up about 10% this year.Read More

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Illinois Hedge Funds

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Magnetar founder dives into VC

(Crain’s Chicago Business) Alec Litowitz made a name for himself managing the area’s second-biggest hedge fund.Read More

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Maryland Hedge Funds

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Bill Miller’s Hedge Fund Surges 46% Riding Amazon, Bitcoin Wave

(Bloomberg) Legendary investor Bill Miller is bringing his winning touch to the hedge fund business.Read More

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Massachusetts Hedge Funds

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Backer of Well-Known Hedge Funds Shuts Down

The Wall Street Journal Adamas Partners LLC, a $1.7 billion investment firm that invested inRead More

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New York Hedge Funds

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Karmic reckoning? Investors in activist hedge funds agitate for change

(Reuters) Frustrated by high fees and uninspiring returns, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and otherRead More

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Ohio Hedge Funds

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Ohio PERS on lookout for hedge fund consultant

Pensions&Investments Ohio Public Employees’ Retirement System, Columbus, is searching for a hedge fund consultant, saidRead More

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Texas Hedge Funds

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Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass says a US-China trade deal can’t be reached

(CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund manager Kyle Bass is doubtful a trade deal between the U.S.Read More

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US Hedge Fund ValueAct Scours Japan for More Investments

(Barron’s) US hedge fund ValueAct Capital, which has $16bn, of funds under management, is scouringRead More

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