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Smaller Hedge Fund Managers Lead in Performance

February 28, 2011

Emerging hedge fund managers who run newer, smaller funds consistently outperform their larger, brand-name cousins, and do so with less volatility as well. That’s the word from the recent Emerging Managers Summit in New York City, sponsored by Opal Financial Group, according to an article on HedgeCo.net. Admittedly, they have a vested interest in getting […]

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Persistence Pays Off for Hedge Fund Job Hunting

February 21, 2011

If you’ve been trying to get your foot in the door at a particular hedge fund job, you might take a look at James Altucher’s brief tale of how he pursued the “holy grail” … a hedge fund job at Steve Cohen’s SAC, according to recent post on DealBreaker. We usually only hear about the […]

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Finding Hidden Hedge Fund Jobs

February 14, 2011

Many hedge fund jobs are never publicly announced or advertised, often because it is either too time-consuming or costly to go through hundreds of resumes for a posting. Or because employers are looking to cherry-pick a top performer from another firm. This kind of hiring is called “passive” recruiting, reports The Globe and Mail. Employers […]

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Hedge Fund Compensation Recovering

February 7, 2011

Overall compensation for hedge fund jobs is recovering from the beating it took during the credit crisis. The $1.9 trillion industry is also getting a fresh influx of capital again, according to news from Advanced Trading. Senior equity professionals at hedge funds, including portfolio managers, traders, and analysts, made an average of $875,000 last year, […]

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Hedge Fund Manager Nets Biggest Payout Ever

January 31, 2011

Not everyone can reach the top of the hedge fund manager pyramid. Though looking at superstars such as John Paulson, Ray Dalio, David Tepper and others who are pulling in billion-dollar-a-year incomes, it does tend to motivate people to get a hedge fund job. Paulson proved he has a consistent winning touch as he netted […]

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Best Recruiter Ever for Boutique Hedge Fund Jobs?

January 24, 2011

Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker has inadvertently become perhaps the best recruiter ever for hedge fund and trading jobs at small financial firms, notes the Wall Street Journal in a recent article. The so-called Volcker rule, passed last year as part of the financial regulatory overhaul, has forced hundreds of traders from Wall Street’s biggest banks to […]

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Hedge Fund Jobs Flourish in this Hot Spot

January 17, 2011

One American city is quietly growing from second- to first-tier status for hedge fund jobs and as a financial capital, on a par with New York and Chicago. The growth is driven by an influx of Latin American immigrants and close connections to South American business. That center is Miami. The city is now so […]

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