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Soros, Falcone Defend Hedge Funds at House Hearing

Filed under Hedge funds, Ken Griffin - Citadel, George Soros - Soros Fund Management, John Paulson - Paulson & Co., Philip Falcone - Harbinger Capital Partners
November 13, 2008 9:45 pm

Hedge-fund managers including George Soros and Philip Falcone, in an unprecedented appearance before Congress, defended their practices and profits while splitting over whether the U.S. should impose stricter regulations.“This is ... Read more »

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John Paulson plans hedge fund to support cash-strapped banks

Filed under Hedge funds, John Paulson - Paulson & Co.
July 24, 2008 5:39 pm

John Paulson, who recorded what was thought to be the single biggest profit in the history of the hedge fund industry last year by betting on a financial collapse, is ... Read more »

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Paulson Says Writedowns May Reach $1.3 Trillion

Filed under Hedge funds, Predictions, John Paulson - Paulson & Co.
June 18, 2008 12:49 pm

John Paulson, founder of hedge fund Paulson & Co., said global writedowns and losses from the credit crisis may reach $1.3 trillion, exceeding the International Monetary Fund’s $945 billion estimate.“We’re ... Read more »

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Greenspan Will Join Paulson as an Adviser

Filed under Hedge funds, John Paulson - Paulson & Co.
January 15, 2008 5:45 pm

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, whom some blame for fueling a housing bubble, is signing on as an adviser to hedge-fund firm Paulson & Co., which has profited handsomely ... Read more »

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Trader Made Billions on Subprime

Filed under Hedge funds, John Paulson - Paulson & Co.
4:00 pm

On Wall Street, the losers in the collapse of the housing market are legion. The biggest winner looks to be John Paulson, a little-known hedge fund manager who smelled trouble ... Read more »

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The $4bn killing

Filed under Hedge funds, John Paulson - Paulson & Co.
December 16, 2007 3:27 pm

House prices are crumbling on both sides of the Atlantic, growing numbers of homeowners face repossession, financial markets are yo-yoing and the UK saw its first run on a bank ... Read more »

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Record haul by shorting subprime

Filed under Hedge funds, John Paulson - Paulson & Co.
December 14, 2007 9:51 pm

It was the greatest opportunity of his career, hedge fund manager John Paulson told investors last year.And so Mr Paulson raised a dedicated $1bn fund to profit from problems he predicted ... Read more »

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Highest paid hedge-fund managers

Filed under Lists and Statistics, James Simons - Renaissance Technologies, Hedge funds, Ken Griffin - Citadel, John Paulson - Paulson & Co., Philip Falcone - Harbinger Capital Partners
December 13, 2007 9:15 am

  Paulson & Co.’s John Paulson earned $2.7 billion in incentive fees in the first nine months of 2007, putting him at the top of our list of best-paid hedge ... Read more »

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Paulson & Co. Shifts Bets to Corporate-Debt Losses

Filed under Hedge funds, John Paulson - Paulson & Co.
November 30, 2007 10:52 pm

John Paulson, the manager whose credit hedge funds gained an average of 440 percent this year on bets against subprime mortgages, said corporate debt will be the next to fall ... Read more »

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Paulson Housing Bets Make $2.7 Billion, Beat Citadel

Filed under Hedge funds, Ken Griffin - Citadel, John Paulson - Paulson & Co.
November 29, 2007 3:56 pm

The subprime crisis that’s caused so much trauma for hedge funds and investment banks has brought only good news for John Paulson. He’s the manager of more than $7 billion ... Read more »

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