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Recruiting in Asia from New York – Kevin Collins

February 26, 2008

We spoke with Kevin Collins of April International about his firm’s work in Asia and his approach to recruiting. This is the first part of a two-part interview. Tell us about your office. We have eight people, and we work days and into the night. We work until usually 11 pm or midnight, because we […]

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Comp In a Nutshell (for Employees)

February 25, 2008

“For job seekers, it’s critical to gather as much information as possible about prospective employers. As the data demonstrates, compensation is an area of concern for 75% of the respondents. As a result of the findings, compensation programs should be closely scrutinized before deciding to make any new job commitment.” From the HFSD 2007 Hedge […]

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Closing of a Multi-Billion Fund

February 22, 2008

Founded three years ago, Sailfish Capital had no trouble raising cash on the basis of its managers’ strong reputations. Six months ago, the Stamford-based, credit-focused fund was worth $2 billion. The last half-year has been an almost-steady decline, and co-founder Mark Fishman confirms the fund is shutting down. Read the NYT case study.

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Employees Report on Work/Life Balance

February 22, 2008

In Hedge Fund Search Digest’s 2007 Compensation Survey, individuals representing over 200 firms reported work/life balance on a scale of 1 to 5. The resulting chart certainly thought-provoking. “Poor” is the least common response; “Average” is the most common by far. More people reported “Better than Average” than “Less than Average”. In fact, postive responses […]

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New Career Guide from Glocap

February 18, 2008

A new guide to making a hedge fund career from major financial recruiter Glocap shouldn’t be overlooked ($45 plus shipping). Adam Zoia, founder and Managing Partner, and Aaron Finkel, VP and Head of Publications, collaborated on Getting a Job in Hedge Funds: An Inside Look at How Funds Hire. Click through to read the table […]

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2007 Compensation Survey Respondents

February 13, 2008

“Over the past few years, the popularity of hedge funds has spawned many new firms. A myriad of small funds are battling it out for survival while the larger, more established funds continue to absorb the majority of new money. As over 71% of respondents work for groups with 10 professionals or less, the data […]

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Hedge Funds Hit, Too

February 11, 2008

With debt markets tight and an average loss of 1.8% among all hedge funds in January, it will be “surprising if we don’t see a lot of hedge funds close down at some point this year,” according to one fund-of-funds managing director quoted in the Financial Times. Firms managing multiple funds may discontinue one or […]

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