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Harry Carver

Have You Got the “Right Stuff” for a Hedge Fund Job?

February 9, 2015

Not everyone is suited to the hedge fund industry. The intense competitiveness, high risk, and a secretive culture combine to create a work environment in which only persons with certain personality traits can survive and thrive. Generally speaking, hedge fund jobs fall into one of these three broad categories: 1) Analysts In many respects, analysts are the […]

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Do Hedge Funds Need to Outperform the Market?

January 26, 2015

Hedge funds, and those who manage them, have been under relentless media attack for the past 5 years for failing to outperform the market. But, outperforming the market may not be the principal objective institutional investors and high net worth individuals (HNW) expect from an investment in hedge funds. If That Were True Alternative investing […]

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What Keeps Hedge Fund Managers Up At Night

January 12, 2015

Hedge fund managers confront countless economic variables as they pursue twin goals of preserving and growing capital. Of these sundry economic variables, two of the top ten keeping them up at night are undoubtedly declining oil prices and the Asian/European economic slowdown. Shrinking Oil Prices As oil prices continue to tumble, the impact on the […]

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Hedge Fund Closures Approach Record Rates But There Is a Silver Lining

December 29, 2014

Pundits are quick to pounce on the near record numbers of hedge fund firms that have folded their tents in 2014. However, it is necessary to consider the alternate side of the balance sheet. New hedge fund firms are cropping up at near record levels as well, with less than the equivalent amount of fanfare. […]

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Lifting the General Solicitation Ban – Much Ado About Something

December 15, 2014

Hedge funds have been enjoying something of a heyday, growing to an unprecedented $2.82 trillion in assets under management (AUM), since the dark days of the financial crisis. However, these lofty sums pale in comparison to the potential 11 trillion investment dollars controlled by an estimated 3.35 million high net worth individuals (HNWI) in the […]

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Hedge Funds: An Appetite for Data

December 1, 2014

No one in the hedge fund industry would challenge the proposition that data is a crucial factor in meeting these primary hedge fund manager objectives: Investor transparency with respect to risk and performance Accurate and timely compliance information for regulators Adherence to operational best practices to enhance performance The challenges of sorting, storing and utilizing […]

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What Will the End of ‘a House Divided’ Mean for Hedge Funds?

November 17, 2014

Tuesday’s election results rang the death knell for a divided Congress. Republicans have earned clear majorities in both the House and Senate for the first time in twenty years. How this will affect economic policy, tax reform and market regulation is the subject of considerable interest and no small measure of speculation in the hedge […]

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