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☆ Ray Dalio hails the Gulf's 'renaissance states' amid a period of 'greater disorder' globally
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ray Dalio speaks during the 2023 Forbes Iconoclast Summit at Pier 60 on June 12, 2023 in New York City. We're now talking about a renaissance state here that happens within this greater geopolitical and economic environment," Dalio told CNBC's Dan Murphy on Tuesday. The UAE "is a renaissance state," Dalio said. Amid higher oil prices in recent years, the region's mammoth sovereign wealth funds had ever more to spend. The region's combined 10 largest sovereign wealth funds managed some $4 trillion in early 2023, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.

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☆ BlackRock's Rieder thinks investors should believe the Fed that it's going to hike again
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"You've got to take them at their word that they want to get another 25" basis points, said the asset management giant's CIO of global fixed income. BlackRock fixed income chief Rick Rieder thinks the Federal Reserve can stop raising interest rates, though it probably won't. The fed funds rate, used as a benchmark for many forms of short-term debt, currently is targeted in a range between 5.25%-5.50%. "I love commercial paper," Rieder said. Rieder said he expects the Fed to start cutting at some point, but probably not until the latter half of 2024.

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The S&P Regional Banking Index fell approximately 25% during the quarter as a run on deposits sank Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March, both of which were at the time the largest banking failures since the Great Financial Crisis. The S&P Regional Banking index is now down 36% for the year to date. Famed "Big Short" investor Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management, meanwhile, added a number of new positions in regional banks, including stakes in First Republic, PacWest (PACW.O) and Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL.N). Shares of regional banks have remained volatile in recent weeks, with some investors wary of more tumult to come in the sector. London-based Marshall Wace sold 51,300 shares of First Republic in the first quarter, closing its position in the bank.

NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Jim Simons' Renaissance Technologies LLC was among the prominent funds that took positions in embattled regional bank First Republic Bank (FRCB.PK) during the first quarter ahead of the firm's May 1 collapse, according to securities filings released on Monday. Renaissance Technologies LLC, which has more than $100 billion in assets under management, bought approximately 7.1 million shares of First Republic during the first quarter and held them as of March 31, when they closed at $13.99 per share. Boston-based Adage Capital Partners, meanwhile, added a new position of approximately 185,000 shares of First Republic during the quarter, while New York-based Alpine Global Management LP added a new position of approximately 1.7 million shares in the company, filings showed. Renaissance Technologies, Adage Capital and Alpine Global did not respond to requests to comment for this story. Reporting by David Randall; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Marguerita ChoyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ray Dalio's hedge fund nearly tripled its GameStop and AMC bets last quarter, while Bill Miller dumped Bed Bath & Beyond stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The hedge fund nearly tripled its stake in the video-game retailer and the movie-theater chain. Meanwhile, Bill Miller's fund sold all of its remaining shares in Bed, Bath & Beyond. Dalio's Bridgewater Associates fund boosted its bets on GameStop and AMC Entertainment, while Miller Value Partners exited its Bed Bath & Beyond wager. Similarly, AMC shares surged from about $2 to over $59 during the first six months of 2021. For its part, Bed Bath & Beyond shares soared from under $4 in April 2020, to over $35 by January 2021.

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☆ Meet the key people involved in the passing of the torch at Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Associates
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Co-CEOs of Bridgewater Associates Nir Bar Dea and Mark Bertolini. When it comes to the world of hedge funds, there's arguably no bigger name than Ray Dalio. It's not just the fact that Dalio grew Bridgewater Associates to the $150 billion behemoth that it is today. To be sure, Bridgewater isn't the only hedge fund in the midst of a changing of the guard. The dispute between billionaire Dan Och and Sculptor Capital Management doesn't seem like it'll be cooling off anytime soon.

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