John Paulson

In July, ETFGI, a London-based ETF research firm, confirmed that total assets under management at the world's exchange-traded products, including ETFs and exchange traded notes (ETNs), eclipsed the assets held by hedge funds. “According to our analysis there was US$2.971 trillion...

Paulson & Co. Inc., the hedge fund managed by billionaire John Paulson, has been in news of late. In August, Merrill Lynch advised its clients to withdraw $80 million invested in Paulson's Advantage fund due to poor performance. However, Paulson's merger funds, which constitute a...

Harvard University President Drew Faust announced on Wednesday that John A. Paulson has pledged a donation of $400 million to the university's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). The school and its deanship will be renamed in Paulson's honor. The gift will be the largest...

With earnings season in full force, investors should be aware of two major conferences happening next week. SALT Conference: Hedge Fund Managers, Military Leaders Collide The SALT Conference is "committed to facilitating balanced discussions and debates on macro-economic trends, geo-...

Investors are eagerly awaiting second quarter 13F filings to get a peak at which stocks Wall Street’s most prominent hedge funds are betting on. The 13F is a quarterly filing that funds with more than $100 million in assets are required to publish.The report shows which securities the...

Have you read the book There's Always Something to Do by Christopher Russo-Gill? If not, it should move right to the top of your summer reading list. It is the accumulated reflections of Peter Cundill. A Canadian value investor, Cundill used the Graham Deep Value Approach to...

Fishing for opportunities in battered sectors can be a frustrating experience. Just because a particular sector or industry has seen difficult times and prices have declined to bargain levels does not necessarily mean a turnaround is imminent. Quite often, things continue to worsen for a...

Big investment firms are taking large positions in the telecommunications space as several deals take shape throughout the sector. Warren Buffett, Daniel Loeb and John Paulson all bought a sizable number of Verizon Communications shares and several dumped all or part of their stake in General...

On Friday morning, investors in Puerto Rico woke up to another huge negative surprise when Doral Financial (NYSE: DRL) announced that they would be revising their capital plan. The bank was informed that it may no longer include some or all of the tax receivables from the Government of Puerto...

When investing, whether it is emotionally in a relationship or financially in a publicly traded security, there are always high hopes that all will turn out well. But, as Charlie Sheen's recent engagement to a married porn star proves, it is important to perform thorough research functions,...

FedEx (NYSE: FDX) on Monday announced that it would issue $2 billion of bonds to speed up its stock buyback plans. Back in October 2013, the company authorized buying back as much as 32 million shares. The buyback authorization represents the company's largest and most ambitious action to create...

While not offering any specifics, investors seemed comfortable enough with Dennis Lockhart's comments to end the week on a positive note. While speaking to CNBC the Atlanta Fed chief commented that tapering will begin “when the economy is ready and when the market is ready.” Lockhart also noted...