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September 5, 2012 James Heinsman
Company Spotlight
August saw promising growth for Greenlight Capital and hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who reported a 4.2% gain during the month as Coventry Health Care’s stock price jumped. According to two anonymous sources, Einhorn’s firm revealed a 10.9% increase in 2012 to its investors on Tuesday. As mentioned above, Greenlight Capital benefitted greatly from stock […]
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David Einhorn, Greenlight Capital, hedge fund, Hedge Fund Industry, Merrill Lynch,
August 20, 2012 Debbie Jacobs
Economic Barometer
Despite global economic turmoil and the euro zone debt crisis, hedge funds have managed to increase their revenue every month this year. Last month, they advanced significantly thanks to trades in oil, the euro and Facebook shares. According to Reuters.com, “The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index, which tracks the performance of the majority of […]
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Bill Stone, Hedge Fund Index, Hedge Fund Returns, Hedge Funds, Hedge Funds 2012,
August 15, 2012 Debbie Jacobs
Economic Barometer
Though July may be considered disappointing, hedge funds have managed to prosper despite the euro zone crisis. Last month’s gains, though meager in comparison to predictions, were driven by three different trades- oil, the euro, and surprisingly, Facebook shares. According to a statement from the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index, the firm gained 1.42% […]
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Economy, Euro Zone Crisis, Hedge Fund Industry, Reuters, SS&C GlobeOp,
August 10, 2011 James Heinsman
Hedge Fund News
2008 Way Worse For Hedge Funds Than Today While the financial situation definitely isn’t exactly looking rosy for hedge funds these days and they have definitely been witnessing some pretty hefty drops, things could be worse. One just needs to take a look back to a mere three years ago when the situation for the […]
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Hedge Fund Research, Hedge Funds, Reuters, S&P 500,
June 21, 2011 James Heinsman
Hedge Fund News
This is a video discussing strategy analysis at the Monaco Hedge Fund Summit. http://youtu.be/n1lU2RpV4rA
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