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Einhorn Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Einhorn's Words on Green Mountain Coffee Sends Shares Down After his hedge fund's impressive performance streak, David Einhorn is probably known best for his sharp public criticisms of firms that he sees as being poorly managed, having an inflated value, using questionable accounting practices and for having other weaknesses. Perhaps most notably, Einhorn publicly questioned both Lehman Brothers and Allied Capital, arguably contributing to their... Read Full Story

Hedge Funds Commodity Hedge Funds Raise Bullish Bets on Commodities Hedge funds are bullish on the prices of many commodities, according to recent trading data.  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission reports that combined net-long positions held by speculators across 18 U.S. futures and options increased 0.2% to 656,691 contracts for the week ending October 11.  Although some hedge funds recently got burned on a recent sell off of commodities, hedge funds appear to be banking on a rebound... Read Full Story

Commodities Hedge Funds Commodities Sell Off Causes Major Losses Among Hedge Funds A sell of in the commodities markets has caused a number of large commodity-focused hedge funds to suffer stiff losses.  Whereas many of these hedge funds were once considered top-tier, recent losses have pushed them into the bottom of the industry performance-wise.  Among the commodities leading the sell off were gold, crude oil, copper and cocoa. Funds like Mike Coleman's Merchant Commodity fund and Willem... Read Full Story

Raj Rajaratnam Prison Sentence Rajaratnam Gets Longest Prison Sentence for Insider Trading If the authorities were looking to send a clear message to the financial industry about the consequences of insider trading, seeking 19 years and a half years in prison for Raj Rajaratnam was certainly a start.  Prosecutors sought a prison term of just under two decades but only got eleven years, still the longest prison term ever for insider trading. Mr. Rajaratnam founded Galleon Group but was... Read Full Story

Hedge Fund Governance Hedge Fund Governance Best Practices & Practical Strategies In the aftermath of the financial crisis and the Bernard Madoff scam, all investment funds--including hedge funds--are under renewed scrutiny by their investors.  In the following video, Richard Wilson explains how you can separate your hedge fund from the pack by investing in governance.  Richard shares a number of best practices and practical strategies on hedge fund governance.  If you are reading this via... Read Full Story

Banks Hedge Fund Recruiting Wall St. Banks Recruit Top Talent...for Hedge Funds This was sort of an obvious implication from yesterday's story on bank bonuses slipping while hedge funds raise compensation: With all the instability in the banking sector it is getting harder for the big investment banks to lure top talent without the promise of higher bonuses than their hedge fund rivals. However, this trend has apparently grown past just banks losing out to hedge funds in recruiting... Read Full Story

Hedge Fund Bonuses 2011 Hedge Fund Bonuses Expected to Rise, Bank Bonuses Decline As many banks are deciding to cut back bonuses paid to employees, hedge funds are going the opposite route.  According to a recent survey of financial professionals, expectations are still high overall for bonuses paid to financial professionals but most of that optimism comes from hedge fund employees and those working for boutique banks and professional services firms.  As Wall Street works its way toward... Read Full Story

Hedge Funds September 2011 Some Hedge Funds Managed to Profit in September Turmoil While many hedge funds struggled during September's market volatility, several shrewd hedge fund managers were able to produce positive returns last month.  Still, it was a rough month for most of the industry as Europe's debt crisis created heavy losses for many managers. Bearish macro bets such as owning U.S. and European government bonds , as well as being short equities, commodities and the euro, have... Read Full Story

How the Hedge Fund Cloud Can Restore the Industry’s Mojo The last few years have been undeniably tough for the once brash hedge fund industry. Recent headlines do not suggest any improvement with August being the worst month for hedge funds since October 2008, and marquee firms like Paulson & Company firm down 34% year-to-date. Prior to the crisis of 2008, the industry appeared to be on a steady upward trajectory, evolving from a small, scrappy upstart, that catered to high net worth... Read Full Story

Top 10 Biggest Hedge Funds List of Top 10 Hedge Funds By Assets Under Management AR has completed its biannual survey of the world's top hedge funds.  Among the big stories is that James Simons' Renaissance Technologies has clawed its way into the top 10 hedge funds bumping King Street Capital off the list.  Bridgewater Associates remains atop the list.  Here is a list of the top 10 biggest hedge funds: Top 10 Biggest Hedge Fund Managers Bridgewater Associates J.P. Morgan Asset... Read Full Story