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Top Revenues for Hedge Fund Managers
Despite the fact that investor returns for hedge funds were somewhat “disappointing,” hedge fund managers did not feel the pinch. Indeed, over the last ten years the industry has encountered very bad returns with Daniel S. Loeb referring to it a “catastrophic period.” Bringing home a staggering $11 billion, the top 25 hedge fund managers […]
Connecticut Paying Bridgewater to Stay and Create Jobs
In a controversial move Connecticut is offering one of the world’s largest hedge funds, Bridgewater Associates, $22 million in exchange for the firms promise to invest $525 million in the state through job creation and facilities upgrades. The incentive is part of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s First Five program, which is […]
Ex-Apple Exec Joining World’s Largest Hedgefund
Bridgewater Associates, the managers of the world’s largest hedge fund, announced that it is taking on board former Apple Inc, executive Jon Rubinstein to be its co-chief executive. Rubinstein, who was involved in the development of the iconic Apple products the iMac and the iPod, will be joining Bridgewater in May, 2016 along with Eileen […]
Bridgewater Suing Ex-Employees for Misrepresenting Previous Relationship
Two former employees of Bridgewater Associates are being sued for falsely representing the jobs they had with the world’s largest hedge fund company. Howard Wang and Wenquan ‘Robert’ Wu were sued in federal court in Manhattan last Tuesday for using lies about their former job descriptions at Bridgewater in order to promote their newly launched […]
Meditation Key to One Manager’s Success
Ray Dalio says he has been meditating twice for 20 minutes each time, for 44 years, and it has been the secret to his success. The genius behind Bridgewater Associates, and acknowledged as one of the world’s most successful hedge fund managers, Dalio was discussing his passion at the recent NYTimes Dealbook Conference. “It’s such […]
Bridgewater Bursting Over: Launching New Fund
Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund on the planet, is about to get a little bit bigger. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal Bridgewater will establish a new fund called All Weather Major Markets, a companion to the supersized $65 billion All Weather Fund to prevent it from becoming “too large.” Last […]
World’s Largest Hedge Funds
Despite the difficult year for all financial service providers, and especially hedge funds, there are still several with massive amounts of assets still in their control. Here is a list of the five largest hedge funds in the world. 1. Bridgewater Associates: With about $77.6 billion assets under management, Bridgewater’s strategy is global macro, is […]
Top Ten Highest-Paid Hedge Fund Managers
According to AR Magazine, the highest-paid hedge fund managers of 2010 are: John Paulson of Paulson & Co., with $4.9 billion Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates, with $3.1 billion Jim Simmons of Renaissance Technologies, $2.5 billion David Tepper of Appaloosa Management, with $2.2 billion Steve Cohen of SAC Capital, $1.3 billion Eddie Lampert of ESL […]