Tag: Hedge Funds

Bill Ackman’s losing crusade sought to deploy all the weapons of public relations, lobbying, and the federal government against a public company.

Earlier this week, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson asked a guest on his show if it were true that the United States government has been “looting” Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The founder of the world’s largest hedge fund says that populism is likely to to play a bigger role in the economy than monetary or fiscal policies over the next year.

Marc Mezvinsky, closed the hedge fund he co-founded, Eaglevale Partners, shortly after his mother-in-law, Hillary Clinton, lost the presidential election to Donald Trump.

Private equity investor and former Bill Clinton advisor Glenn Hutchins conspired with Hillary Clinton campaign manager John Podesta and Center for American Progress president Neera Tanden to ambush GOP nominee Donald Trump during a live television interview, leaked emails reveal.

Democrats have spent years insisting there is too much money in politics and angling to impose heavy regulations on Wall Street investors and hedge fund managers. But a review of political donations by hedge fund donors finds their big money has heavily favored Hillary Clinton over businessman Donald Trump.

Despite Congress being ready to pass special legislation to restructure its $70 billion in debt, the Governor of Puerto Rico announced that the U.S. Territory will default on July 1.

President Obama praised Republican presidential candidates former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Donald Trump for their calls to end the carried interest loophole in a speech to the Business Roundtable on Wednesday. Obama said, “People in both parties, including some of

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that taxes for high income earners are “going to go down a little bit,” but “The hedge fund guys are going to have to pay” and that he will cut middle and corporate taxes

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that “Corporations paying far too much, far too much. Middle income people are being decimated” and “I was only kidding” in reference to a prior statement that “hedge fund guys are going to pay

HBO host Bill Maher stated Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is “pretty good” on taxing hedge fund managers and closing “loopholes on the super rich” on Friday’s “Real Time.” Maher said, “here’s the interesting thing about Donald Trump, why it’s a

Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Governor Rick Perry stated, “I’d go back to more the 1986 model that Ronald Reagan had in place” on taxes and would tax hedge funds how they did in 1986, but that investors paying

South Carolina Senator and Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham said, “if you’re looking for a Republican, Joe, to do revenue, count me in” in a discussion of his tax policy, elaborating that he would “close many tax loopholes” and “increase

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said “I want to have middle income pay less, and I want to have even upper middle income, and even in some cases, people that are pretty wealthy, pay less,” and “I’m not looking to

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that he would release his tax plan over the next month and “I believe we’ll end up with a tax reduction.” Trump also said that while he wants to lower taxes, some people, like

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he “would take carried interest out” and that people who make money from hedge funds and limited real estate partnerships should pay more in taxes in an interview on Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg TV’s

Hillary Clinton’s son-in-law Marc Mezvinsky is a hedge fund manager for Eaglevale Partners, LP—although he may not be a very skilled one. Mezvinsky married Chelsea Clinton, Bill and Hillary’s daughter, in 2010.