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Hedge Fund Employment vs. Other Professions

September 17, 2012

Employment at a hedge fund is for many professional money managers the highpoint of their careers, or at least a very good stepping stone. So, on the whole, how many jobs were created, net of being destroyed, by the hedge fund industry in the current year compared to the previous year? Through the second quarter […]

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Emerging Markets Funds Lead the Way in Second Quarter

September 10, 2012

During the second quarter of 2012, one of the sources of expansion in the hedge fund industry was the addition of several new funds focused on investing in emerging markets. The Hedge Fund Review report published in August suggested that emerging markets funds now comprise 14 percent of all hedge funds, which is an increase […]

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Hedge Funds Showing Positive Signs

September 6, 2012

Hedge funds registered their best performance since February with a return of 1.1 percent for the month of July, but the performance still lagged the 1.4 percent gain of the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index. The underperformance of hedge funds in relation to the S&P 500 index was even more pronounced in the first seven […]

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Hedge Fund Growth Bodes Well For Job Seekers

September 3, 2012

There are some cold, hard facts facing hedge funds and those that are searching for hedge fund jobs. Hedge funds tracked by Hedge Fund Research were up just 2.3 percent in 2012 through early August. Over the past five years, hedge funds tracked by the Hedge Fund Research Index have returned negative 0.6 percent. Said […]

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Hedge Fund Inflows Hide Dangers for Job Seekers

August 27, 2012

The first half of 2012 saw considerable gains in hedge fund asset allocations, with managers netting $20 billion in new cash. This growth in investment was weighted most heavily to the first quarter of the year, where hedge funds saw an injection of $16.3 billion, in comparison to a weaker second quarter where new funds […]

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Hedge Fund Managers and How the Economy Affects Their Lives

August 20, 2012

Hedge fund managers generally find their business from pension funds, foundations, endowments, and high net worth individuals. Because hedge fund managers usually deal with entities that can withstand large short term fluctuations in the value of their assets, hedge funds are authorized a greater range of investment strategies. Since some of these strategies used by […]

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Hedge Fund Growth Continues

August 13, 2012

Hedge funds pulled in $4.1 billion in net new capital in the second quarter of 2012. The growth in net new capital during the quarter is smaller than the approx. $16 billion net capital the industry attracted in the first quarter. The capital inflows were concentrated among large hedge funds that manage over $5 billion. […]

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