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Compensation

Trends in Hedge Fund Job Compensation

June 17, 2009

The figures from our annual Job Search Digest Compensation Survey are backed up by a corresponding survey by Alpha Magazine. In their 2009 report, Alpha notes that salaries range from $208,000 to $420,000, with bonuses starting in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and going upwards of several million. The top earners in the industry […]

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Hedge Fund Job Compensation

June 15, 2009

From the point of view of compensation, working at a hedge fund can be very attractive, to put it mildly. The traditional “2 and 20” compensation scheme for the firm itself, meaning 2 percent annual management fees plus 20 percent of profits, enables hedge funds to pay their staff handsomely. Some very profitable hedge fund […]

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Hedge Fund Job Compensation Varies By Several Factors

December 11, 2008

Bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to personal compensation, according to the just-published 2008 Job Search Digest Hedge Fund Compensation Report. The study reveals that funds in the $500 million to $1 billion range pay the best. Small funds struggle to build critical mass from a personnel point of view due to management […]

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Grateful to Have Hedge Fund Jobs

November 24, 2008

Given the current state of the economy and financial markets, many hedge fund professionals are pleased to still be in the business and generally satisfied with their overall compensation. That’s one of the findings revealed by our recently completed 2008 Hedge Fund Jobs Digest Compensation Survey. We received hedge fund compensation data directly from hundreds […]

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Annual Private Equity Careers Compensation Survey

October 27, 2008

It is time again to assess where the private equity industry is headed with regard to compensation levels. If you work for a venture capital or private equity firm, you are invited to participate in Job Search Digest’s annual Private Equity and VC Compensation survey, which we are conducting to provide information to evaluate compensation, […]

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Hedge Fund Performance Fees Disappearing, and Bonuses With Them

September 24, 2008

Deal Journal reports a few sobering industry statistics generated by Eurekahedge. 15% more funds have closed during the first half of this year, than during the same time in 2007, and launches have slowed as well. Industry growth, in terms of number of funds, is nearly flat. More seriously, data that is already almost two […]

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Hedge Fund Base Pay & Bonus: 2007 vs. 2008

August 22, 2008

Hedge Fund Search Digest’s 2007 Hedge Fund Compensation Report concluded, “For hedge fund firms to attract and keep the best players, some changes need to take place. The study shows notable turnover in the smaller funds. It is well known that small funds don’t have the large management fees to support high compensation increases in […]

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