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How far will John Paulson's hedge fund paycheck tumble?
So how far will John Paulson's paycheck tumble this year? Last year, some have estimated that the hedge fund kingpin personally made $5 billion, a nearly unfathomable amount, reflecting $1 billion in performance and management fees from his funds and the rests from his personal stake in those fund
Bad news piles up on John Paulson
Hedge fund kingpin John Paulson got swept up in the China reverse merger mania regarding one stock, Sino-Forest, in which he built a 14 percent stake.
Unfortunately, Muddy Waters, a Hong Kong-based research outfit, released a research report that argued the company was a fraud, and the stock l
John Paulson makes $5 billion on gold bet
Hedge fund manager John Paulson continues to astonish. The latest is that he personally made $5 billion in 2010 on a massive bet on the price of gold.
How big was his bet? "His firm, Paulson & Company, owns securities that represent the rough equivalent of 96 metric tons of the metal. It i
Hedge funds fared well in 2010
Thanks to a decent run toward the end of the year, hedge funds fared decently in 2010. HedgeFund Intelligence's Global Composite Index rose 2.3 percent for December and rose 8.08 percent for the entire year. The Hennessee Group says the average fund in 2010 rose 10.2 percent. These calculations do
John Paulson to remain king of hedge funds?
Making to the top of the hedge fund ( hedge fund news) heap is one thing. Staying there is quite another. So what to make of John Paulson ( John Paulson news), who rode a massive bearish bet on mortgages to fame and fortune. Was he just lucky? We're about to find out.
We've noted that h
The new hedge fund industry
The hedge fund industry looks surprisingly strong right now. One could argue that the financial crisis has led to some changes that are setting up the next era of prosperity. According to the New York Times, a new focus on transparency, more flexible fees and other investor-friendly trends wil
