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Bloombeg's Noah Smith offered a unique look into how hedge funds really operate — and how their bosses take home hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions of dollars. One striking example includes Michael Platt, founder of BlueCrest Capital Management, who took home $260 million in...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares are up 1.3 percent on Tuesday, flirting with the $100 level after an upgrade from Bank of America and a new $130 price target. A major part of analysts' bullishness was related to "multiple" upside levers, including the Apple Watch, the iPhone 6s and...

Bluestone Capital Management’s Bluestone Financial Institutions Fund is a directional, long-short hedge fund focused on publicly traded micro-, small- and mid-capitalization banks based in the U.S. Bluestone Financial Institutions Fund is open to qualified clients only – individuals...

DarcMatter is an online platform designed to democratize access to alternative investments. Benzinga spoke with DarcMatter CEO and founder Sang H. Lee to learn about the company and the opportunities it provides investors. Related Link: Why Some Alternative Investments Make A Lot Of Sense...

Germany has been one of the strongest European markets in 2015 as its foremost index, the German DAX, hit an all-time high of 12,000 this week. This historic bullish momentum for German stocks is linked to continued depreciation in the euro and deliberate quantitative easing efforts by the...

Who will be the next Apple? What company with what disruptive idea will turn the world of technology upside down? In this series, Benzinga interviewed CEOs of several technology startups that are making waves today in hopes of making a difference tomorrow. One of the problems with defining a...

When asked about Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman's accusations against Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF), Hedge Fund Manager and Rand Strategic Partners Founder Todd Sullivan said that if the company had nothing to hide, then it would be suing the activist investor for...

David Tawil is the co-founder of Maglan Capital, an event-driven hedge fund that focuses on distressed events and situations like bankruptcy. Tawil recently joined Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep to talk about why his fund hasn’t purchased any Atlantic City Debt. Tawil started by...

Citigroup (NYSE: C) is looking to divest its alternative investment group, The Wall Street Journal reported, but a Citigroup spokesperson refused to comment. For the year ended 2012, the company’s collection of hedge fund, private equity, and real estate investments totalled just 2.38 billion....

A fund manager without a Bachelor’s Degree shares the secrets to making it big in the hedge fund business   Don Conrad has come a long way. As a teenager in the small Long Island hamlet of Port Washington, Conrad worked the night shift at a factory. He operated a pinion--best described as a...

Last year, Benzinga brought you Part One of our exclusive video interview with Michael Steinhardt. Today, we are proud to bring you the second part of our interview with the hedge fund legend. Interview with hedge fund legend Michael Steinhardt, Part 2 In Jim Cramer's book, Confessions of a...