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Compensation

Vacation Benefit by the Numbers

February 27, 2008

Nine or more weeks of vacation, and none at all, both seem surprising. Four weeks comes up as the most common allotment, three weeks in a not-distant second place, and five and two weeks with close-to-equal frequency. Over two hundred hedge fund professionals reported on their vacation in Hedge Fund Search Digest’s 2007 Compensation […]

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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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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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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 Fund Vacation Policies

February 6, 2008

“Money isn’t the only form of compensation. A firm needs to be conscious of the burn out factor and its effects on productivity. According to the Hedge Fund Search Digest 2007 Compensation Survey, hedge fund manager are aware of this and offer a solid vacation policy. 28% have three weeks of time off and 50% […]

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Seniority Within the Firm

January 29, 2008

“Relative to others in their firm, over 50% of the survey respondents identify themselves as either the most or somewhat senior person in the firm. Considering that 60% of respondents stated that they had been with the current firm for 2 years or less, relative seniority may demonstrate an increasing number of new firms, the […]

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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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