Icahn bought $51 mln in Fannie, Freddie shares – filing Activist investor Carl Icahn acquired about $51 million in the common shares of mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from mutual fund manager Fairholme Funds Inc in March, a court filing showed on Tuesday. Via Reuters The Moat, the Millions and the $50 Timex Watch The
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Hedge Connection is pleased to introduce another DAILY INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING provided by McAlinden Research Partners. A unique briefing is presented early each week as a way to quickly glean important current trends in the global news flow and economic data. This extremely comprehensive report provides a way to identify actionable investment themes early. A snapshot of this
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Ackman Said to Plan Public Hedge Fund in London One of Wall Street’s boldest investors, the billionaire hedge fund manager William A. Ackman, is building an unusual multibillion-dollar war chest. While hedge funds typically raise funds privately, the founder of the $13 billion Pershing Square Capital Management is planning to tap the public stock market. Mr.
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Small Hedge Funds Face ‘Extinction’ over Fees and Regulation – aiCIO Some of the smallest hedge funds are under threat of “extinction” due to rising regulatory costs and a rebellion against high performance fees, according to the latest Eurekahedge report into the sector. The report reveals evidence of an increasingly concentrated hedge fund industry as star managers and established
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In this exclusive article for the Edge, angel investor David Siegel argues that investors often believe that a strong track record points to skill, rather than luck in the markets. His six myths challenge many commonly-held beliefs of portfolio construction. He lays out three fundamental drivers that may have a better chance of powering portfolios
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