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Who Expects Equity?

January 21, 2008

“Longevity with the firm plays an important part of an equity award and most survey respondents have less than four years with the firm. 20% of respondents said they have received equity in the firm. Awarding equity in the company also seems to depend partly on job title. Nearly half of the COO and CFO […]

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IT Roles – “The Short Track” – Stewart Koenig

January 18, 2008

Prime Consulting International (www.pci-search.com) is Stewart Koenig’s NY/CT-area recruiting shop. He recruits technology professionals into the financial world, doing up to 50% of his business with hedge funds. Tell us about your firm. The focus is the capital markets arena, both buy side and sell side firms. Hedge funds make up about 30-50% of our […]

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Fund Performance in 2007

January 17, 2008

From the HFSD 2007 Hedge Fund Compensation Survey: “Respondents generally said their fund performance was solid. Over 50% said their fund had good to excellent performance. This was also supported by Morningstar reporting solid hedge fund performance for the first half of 2007; maintaining an edge over the S&P 500 Index. Paradoxically, the favorable industry […]

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Greenspan to Advise NY Hedge Fund

January 15, 2008

Paulson & Co., a $28b credit hedge fund, has recruited Alan Greenspan to its advisory board. The fund has profited by an estimated $12b from the subprime crunch. Greenspan’s advisory engagement is to be exclusive.

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“Adjust Your Whole Life to Being Successful” – Scott Raybin

January 11, 2008

We recently spoke with Scott Raybin, general partner at Cani Capital Management, a Florida-based hedge fund. How did you get where you are now? I started off as a stockbroker working at Smith Barney back in 1993. I went into private equity in 1998, raising capital. In 1999, I worked at one of the largest […]

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What Do People Say About Their Comp Package?

January 10, 2008

From the Hedge Fund Search Digest 2007 Hedge Fund Compensation Survey: The following comments represent individual responses to the question: “Are you happy with your overall compensation? If not, what areas are you unhappy with?” “Certain roles should have fixed bonus’ prior to considerations of fund performance.” (CFO) “We are a new firm, so base […]

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Hedge Funds Press Northern Rock Meeting

January 8, 2008

The general meeting of Northern Rock shareholders called by SRM and RAB Capital — hedge funds that together own 18% of the troubled UK bank — is set for January 15. The funds are seeking shareholder support ahead of the meeting. Read more coverage here and here.

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