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Hedge Fund Careers

Top 12 Cities for Hedge Fund Jobs

July 5, 2010

To find the optimal city for hedge fund jobs, you have to look at local economies, costs of living, quality of life issues and many other factors. So, we did just that and there are both some expected results and a few surprises. Hedge Fund Jobs Digest completed an analysis of the top cities for finding […]

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Hope for Hedge Fund Marketers

June 28, 2010

As the hedge fund industry matures, the big funds keep getting bigger, with more investments from large institutional investors. This trend continues to make it tougher for smaller funds and new funds to raise capital. They must fight over the “scraps” left by the big guys. These scraps often come from high net worth investors, […]

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An Inside Look at Hedge Fund Quants

April 19, 2010

Minyanville recently interviewed Scott Patterson, staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal and author of The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It. Both the interview and the book provide an eye-opening look at the personalities behind some of the “kings of quant” including Peter Muller of […]

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Women Achieving Greater Success in Hedge Fund Jobs

February 22, 2010

Although women manage only a small slice of the hedge fund pie, they are enjoying increasing success in both performance and promotions, according to a new survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Between 2000 and 2009, women-owned firms delivered an average 9.06% annual returns, compared to a 5.82% average for all funds, according to data from Hedge […]

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State of the Hedge Fund Job Market

February 15, 2010

The Financial Times recently offered a quick snapshot of the health of the hedge fund job market as we move into 2010, and how soon we might expect a recovery. 2009 was a year of deep freeze, as many hedge funds simply tried to recover from the huge investor redemptions and free-falling market of 2008. […]

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Hedge Fund Marketer Reveals Job Success Tips

February 8, 2010

A “Gone With The Wind” moment triggered a remarkable life turnaround for best-selling author, Marianna Olszwski. Like Scarlett O’Hara, she reached rock bottom and vowed “never to be this broke again” when her car broke down in the middle of the George Washington Bridge, and no one would help her. Olzwski’s book, Live It, Love […]

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What Does It Take to Be a Top Dog Hedge Fund Boss?

January 13, 2010

After losing 19 percent on average in 2008, hedge funds have racked up big gains in 2009. Energy funds, Russian and Eastern European funds and Convertible arbitrage have posted gains ranging from 32 percent up to 54 percent, according to data from Hedge Fund Research Inc. But the big winner was David Tepper’s Appaloosa Management […]

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