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Renaissance Technologies faring well this year
We've noted that several big name hedge funds managers have taken some lumps this year. David Einhorn and John Paulson top the list. But there's one star manager--or rather ex-manager--who is having a banner year.
Renaissance Technologies has staged a remarkable comeback in 2011. After posting
David Einhorn calls on Microsoft CEO to step down
David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital has a knack for making news at the Ira Sohn Investment Conference.
Recall that he famously and correctly predicted the implosion of Lehman Brothers at the conference in 2008, which kicked his public profile to a whole new level. This year, he was at it again
Ira Sohn Investment Conference underway
The big event today is the always interesting Ira Sohn Investment Conference, where people pay handsomely (for pediatric cancer research) for the privilege of hearing ideas from some of the biggest names in the hedge fund industry, some of whom rarely utter a public comment.
This will be a wel
Rising market thumps short sellers; Charlie Sheen effect
Leave it to do David Einhorn, the esteemed head of Greenlight Capital, to draw this analogy: "Much like Charlie Sheen, who seems to believe that all publicity is good publicity, recent market behavior suggests that we are in the part of the cycle where 'all news is good news,'" Einhorn wrote in th
Ira Sohn conference fetes top managers
The Ira Sohn Investment Research Conference has become something of a must-attend for big institutions who want some insights into the strategies of top hedge fund ( hedge fund news) managers. It's the sort of place where reputations are made.
Just look at David Einhorn, who predicted the d
Short sellers and the Lehman report
The 2,200-page examiner's report has sent a lot of messages, including one for those who take a dim view of short selling. Recall that as Bear Stearns ( Bear Stearns news) and Lehman Brothers ( Lehman Brothers news) were on the brink, bank executives were ranting about short sellers and how
More on poker on Wall Street
Poker is obviously a favorite pastime on Wall Street. We noted recently the Wall Street execs who have fared well as professional poker players, including Steven Begleiter . The former investment banker at Bear Stearns made it to the finals of the World Series of Poker's Main Event. David Einho
The one bubble in these markets
Have all the bubbles burst? It seems that way, but there is one that has been building for some time, and you have to wonder how long it can continue to grow. Gold bugs have been rejoicing as the market has soared to unprecedented levels, nearly $1,200 an ounce. Hedge funds have loaded up, the lik
Ex-Bear Stearns banker at World Series of Poker
Steven Begleiter, formerly an investment banker at Bear Stearns, has made it to the finals of the World Series of Poker's Main Event beginning Nov. 7 in Las Vegas. Time magazine notes that he's not the only financial services guy to fare well at the tables. Bob Slezak, former CFO at TD Ameritr
Big challenge looms for Bair
The imminent collapse of Guaranty Bank, which will be the largest failure this year, is shaping up as a huge regulatory nightmare. Given its far flung operations and big balance sheet woes, a buyer is not likely to emerge.
Fortune says the clean up will be costly for the FDIC and it will n
