PIMCO raises $5.5 billion for private credit funds - Business Insider
The California-based manager wasn't immune to structured credit's disastrous March, but has been able to raise money to take advantage of the dislocation.
Hedge Funds Lately Experienced the Biggest Quarterly Withdrawals
In Q1, 2020, investors withdrew a net US$33 billion from hedge funds, the highest level in more than 10 years. According to a report released by Hedge Fund Research Inc.
'I still think cash is trash': Ray Dalio dismissed dollars on Reddit - Business Insider
"I believe that cash, which is non-interest-bearing money, will not be the safest asset to hold."
March performance for Tiger Global, Maverick, and Coatue - Business Insider
Lee Ainslie, the billionaire founder of Maverick, told investors last month he wanted to take advantage of the volatility. His fund fell 11.7% in March.
Balyasny's head of global macro Tim Wilkinson is leaving the firm - Business Insider
Balyasny's Atlas Enhanced fund finished March up 3.6% for the month and 4.75% for the year, an investor letter states.
Massar Capital hedge fund performance and coronavirus strategy - Business Insider
Hedge fund Massar Capital is up more than 14% through the end of the day on Monday, after finishing up more than 23% last year.
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square sold its Starbucks, ADP stakes - Business Insider
The fund posted eye-popping returns of more than 58% last year driven by Chipotle and Hilton. The presentation also discussed a new investment — Agilent Technologies
Perceptive Advisors scored returns of 53.7% in 2019 - Business Insider
Perceptive Advisors' flagship fund made bets on Global Blood Therapeutics and Mirati Therapeutics that paid off for 2019.
Lansdowne Partners' clean-energy hedge fund returned 37% in 2019 - Business Insider
After a dismal 2018 marked by double-digit losses, Lansdowne Partner's clean energy fund surged last year, besting the broader stock market.
BlackRock's Obsidian hedge fund posted 2019 returns of more than 13% - Business Insider
The fund, which runs around $1.7 billion, invests in rates, mortgages, and corporate credit, and is run by Stuart Spodek.
Ackman, Einhorn among the winners of 2019 in the hedge-fund industry - Business Insider
Activists and old-school stock pickers were hot in 2019, while several spin-offs from well-known funds made names for themselves.
List of all Tiger cubs and Tiger grandcubs shows Julian Robertson's influence - Business Insider
Tiger Management was one of the most influential firms in finance, spawning dozens of funds, several of which minted billionaires. We mapped out 4 generations of Tiger descendants.
Lone Pine just told investors that it's sticking to growth stocks - Business Insider
Stephen Mandel's fund told investors that "structural changes in the economy" from technology make a bounceback for value stocks unlikely.
Fund filings show a big Uber selloff but a general love of tech - Business Insider
New filings just detailed the biggest stock purchases and sales from billionaire fund managers in the third quarter.
BlueMountain is closing its flagship fund as Stephen Siderow leaves
BlueMountain started 2019 running billions in different hedge funds. By the end of 2020, the firm will be almost entirely out of the hedge fund game.
Investors want hedge funds to stick to their guns in market upheaval
The slide in momentum stocks last week and oil's spike this weekend has thrashed hedge funds. Investors want them to stand by their strategies.
New market forecast from Goldman Sachs says stocks look vulnerable
After revamping the way it interprets market sentiment, Goldman Sachs says stocks will slip, and are vulnerable if the economy doesn't improve.
Hedge funds performance losses in August
The big losses from August — like Autonomy Capital's $1 billion hit — were mostly from bets on Argentina gone wrong. But other funds stumbled too.
$183 million short-seller Spruce Point is targeting the maker of Trojan condoms and Arm & Hammer baking soda
The $183 million hedge fund's short-selling strategy hit the right notes in 2018, returning 24% in a year when the average hedge fund lost money.
Balyasny cut a 10-person team, many who joined less than two years ago
The Synthesis team at Balyasny, which combined quant and fundamental stock-picking, was cut Monday, sources tell Business Insider.
