December 2008 - Posts

• Golfer's World - USA Today

  Golfer's World USA Today - 4 hours ago Julian Robertson, the gazillionaire owner of one of my favorite golf resorts on earth, New Zealand’s Kauri Cliffs, played it and loved it so much he ... Posted Tuesday, December 30, 2008 5:53 PM

• Arts and Entertainment Briefs: Annual Kwanzaa celebration set for ... - Salisbury Post

  Arts and Entertainment Briefs: Annual Kwanzaa celebration set for ... Salisbury Post, NC - 35 minutes ago The Salisbury Youth Orchestra is sponsored by the Salisbury-Rowan Symphony Society Inc. and the Blanche and Julian Robertson Family Foundation Inc. ... Posted Thursday, December 25, 2008 3:21 AM

• Leading hedge funds emerge as big donors to Clinton foundation - Wealth Bulletin

  Leading hedge funds emerge as big donors to Clinton foundation Wealth Bulletin, UK - 1 hour ago TCI provided more than $25m (€18m) to the organisation, while EIM Group’s Arpad Busson, Julian Robertson, the founder of Tiger Management and Sterling ... Posted Wednesday, December 24, 2008 3:43 AM

• Looking at the "For Sale" Signs in Major League Baseball - The Biz of Baseball

  Looking at the "For Sale" Signs in Major League Baseball The Biz of Baseball - 1 hour ago Last month from Bloomberg; Billionaire Julian Robertson, who founded hedge fund Tiger Management LLC, said North American sports franchises are overvalued. Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:53 AM

• Clinton Foundation Got Big Lift From Hedge Funds - HedgeCo.net

  Clinton Foundation Got Big Lift From Hedge Funds HedgeCo.net, FL - 13 hours ago Other contributors from the hedge fund world included EIM Group’s Arpad Busson; Julian Robertson, the founder of Tiger Management; and Sterling Stamos ... Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:29 AM

• What Would Happen if the Tiger Cubs Managed Your Portfolio? - Seeking Alpha

  What Would Happen if the Tiger Cubs Managed Your Portfolio? Seeking Alpha, NY - 2 hours ago Robertson successfully ran the Tiger Funds for many years, and an entire book is written about Robertson (Julian Robertson: A Tiger in the Land of Bulls and ... Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 5:02 AM

• Clinton Foundation Got Big Lift From Hedge Funds - New York Times Blogs

  Clinton Foundation Got Big Lift From Hedge Funds New York Times Blogs, NY - 2 hours ago Other contributors from the hedge fund world included EIM Group’s Arpad Busson; Julian Robertson, the founder of Tiger Management; and Sterling Stamos ... Posted Monday, December 22, 2008 11:59 AM

• What We Wrote About Madoff - Barron's

  What We Wrote About Madoff Barron's - 48 minutes ago Neither George Soros nor Julian Robertson merited a single mention. But one manager received lavish praise: Bernard Madoff. Folks on Wall Street know Bernie ... Posted Monday, December 22, 2008 12:04 AM

• Foundation chief: Flow of donations could slow to a trickle - Salisbury Post

  Foundation chief: Flow of donations could slow to a trickle Salisbury Post, NC - 3 hours ago Hurley is chairman of four local foundations: the Blanche and Julian Robertson Family Foundation, the JF Hurley Foundation, the Hurley-Trammell Foundation ... Posted Sunday, December 21, 2008 3:52 AM

• Financial crisis hurting local foundations - Salisbury Post

  Financial crisis hurting local foundations Salisbury Post, NC - 3 hours ago One of those is The Blanche & Julian Robertson Family Foundation. Its money is in two funds, according to Executive Director David Setzer — US Treasury ... Posted Sunday, December 21, 2008 3:52 AM

• Hedge Fund Tracking: Tiger Global (Chase Coleman), Q3 2008 - Seeking Alpha

  Hedge Fund Tracking: Tiger Global (Chase Coleman), Q3 2008 Seeking Alpha, NY - 1 hour ago Chris Coleman is yet another 'Tiger Cub,' or manager who learned their trade under the watch of Julian Robertson while at Tiger Management. ... Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 8:11 AM

• A who's who of world's rich and famous - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

  A who's who of world's rich and famous Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA - Dec 19, 2008 The Robertson Foundation, run by former hedge fund manager Julian Robertson Jr., who invested heavily in international companies and is a staunch supporter ... Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 7:46 AM

• Governments gave millions to Clinton Foundation - Peterborough Examiner

  Governments gave millions to Clinton Foundation Peterborough Examiner, Canada - 3 hours ago The Robertson Foundation, run by former hedge fund manager Julian Robertson, who invested heavily in international companies and is a staunch supporter of ... Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 6:26 AM

• Hedgies Among Big Donors To Clinton Foundation - FINalternatives

  Hedgies Among Big Donors To Clinton Foundation FINalternatives, NY - 3 hours ago ... whose Absolute Return for Kids gave between $1 million and $5 million, Tiger Management founder Julian Robertson’s foundation, which also gave between ... Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 2:03 AM

• Hedge Fund Tracking: Touradji Capital (Paul Touradji), Q3 2008 - Seeking Alpha

  Hedge Fund Tracking: Touradji Capital (Paul Touradji), Q3 2008 Seeking Alpha, NY - 3 hours ago Touradji is one of many well-known 'Tiger Cubs' who started their own firms after leaving Julian Robertson's Tiger Management. We've already covered many of ... Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 8:34 AM

• Looking ahead to the 19th century to capitalise on an historic ... - Structured Credit Investor (subscription)

  Looking ahead to the 19th century to capitalise on an historic ... Structured Credit Investor (subscription), UK - 50 minutes ago They know that if they can capitalise on the opportunities created from this crisis, they could become the next George Soros or Julian Robertson. ... Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:43 AM

• Hedge Fund Tracking: Shumway Capital Partners (Chris Shumway), Q3 2008 - Seeking Alpha

  Hedge Fund Tracking: Shumway Capital Partners (Chris Shumway), Q3 2008 Seeking Alpha, NY - 3 hours ago Shumway started his own fund after leaving well-known Julian Robertson's Tiger Management, and thus, as a progeny of Robertson, he is a part of what people ... Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:36 AM

• Innocence Lost - Conde Nast Portfolio

  Innocence Lost Conde Nast Portfolio, NY - 50 minutes ago By the next bull market, Madoff ranked with Julian Robertson and George Soros—the godfathers of asset management, the founding fathers of Wall Street hedge ... Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:04 AM

• Master Gardener Coordinator and others are honored - Salisbury Post

  Master Gardener Coordinator and others are honored Salisbury Post, NC - 3 hours ago The part-time position was funded solely by the Blanche and Julian Robertson Family Foundation. Rowan County was extremely fortunate to receive this funding ... Posted Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:44 AM

• Touradji Sued for $23 Million by Former Manager Beach (Update1) - Bloomberg

  Touradji Sued for $23 Million by Former Manager Beach (Update1) Bloomberg - 39 minutes ago He worked at Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management LLC from 1996 to 2000. Touradji’s Global Resources Fund, investing in commodities futures and shares of ... Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 2:18 PM

• AlphaClone Launches New Investment Research Website - Newswire Today (press release)

  AlphaClone Launches New Investment Research Website Newswire Today (press release), UK - 4 hours ago ... from 20 funds that are managed by former members of Julian Robertson's Tiger Management has beaten the market by 12 percent annually since 2000. ... Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 10:31 AM

• AlphaClone Launches New Investment Research Website - Emediawire (press release)

  AlphaClone Launches New Investment Research Website Emediawire (press release), WA - 9 hours ago ... from 20 funds that are managed by former members of Julian Robertson's Tiger Management has beaten the market by 12 percent annually since 2000. ... Posted Tuesday, December 09, 2008 4:10 AM

• AlphaClone Launches New Investment Research Website - PR Web (press release)

  AlphaClone Launches New Investment Research Website PR Web (press release), WA - 1 hour ago ... from 20 funds that are managed by former members of Julian Robertson's Tiger Management has beaten the market by 12 percent annually since 2000. ... Posted Tuesday, December 09, 2008 3:16 AM

• Return of The Mega-Sale! John A. Griffin Buys $32.25 M. Co-Op - New York Observer

  Return of The Mega-Sale! John A. Griffin Buys $32.25 M. Co-Op New York Observer, NY - 3 hours ago But according to a deed filed this morning, something incredible happened last Wednesday: John A. Griffin, who had been billionaire Julian Robertson's ... Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 11:58 AM

• SHS presents 'Sensational Scenes and Stories' - Salisbury Post

  SHS presents 'Sensational Scenes and Stories' Salisbury Post, NC - 3 hours ago ... Society and is made possible by a grant from the Blanche and Julian Robertson Family Foundation Inc. For information about auditions and membership, ... Posted Thursday, December 04, 2008 3:55 AM

• Hedge Fund Tracking: Andreas Halvorsen’s Viking Global, Q3 2008 - HedgeCo.net

  Hedge Fund Tracking: Andreas Halvorsen’s Viking Global, Q3 2008 HedgeCo.net, FL - 15 hours ago ‘Tiger Cubs’ are the progeny of legendary investor and hedge fund manager Julian Robertson of Tiger Management. Many of the critical members of Tiger ... Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 6:59 AM

• Hedge Fund Tracking: Andreas Halvorsen's Viking Global, Q3 2008 - Seeking Alpha

  Hedge Fund Tracking: Andreas Halvorsen's Viking Global, Q3 2008 Seeking Alpha, NY - 3 hours ago 'Tiger Cubs' are the progeny of legendary investor and hedge fund manager Julian Robertson of Tiger Management. Many of the critical members of Tiger ... Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 6:00 AM

• Anatomy of a panic? The collapse of Morgan Stanley - istockAnalyst.com (press release)

  Anatomy of a panic? The collapse of Morgan Stanley istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR - Dec 1, 2008 Hedge-fund veteran Julian Robertson Jr. and James Chanos, a well-known short seller, both longtime Morgan Stanley clients, were both angry. ... Posted Monday, December 01, 2008 6:31 PM

• Tiger Global Looks for Gains in International Names (Indie ... - Financial News USA (press release)

  Tiger Global Looks for Gains in International Names (Indie ... Financial News USA (press release), CA - 3 hours ago Among them is Tiger Global, which is headed by Charles Coleman, who was formerly of Julian Robertson's legendary Tiger Management. ... Posted Monday, December 01, 2008 11:08 AM