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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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Many UK Hedge Funds Setting Up US Operations

July 28, 2014

Sensing a favorable environment for hedge funds among US institutional investors, a number of UK-based hedge funds are setting up operations in the US to grab a slice of the growing institutional money moving into hedge funds. Well known UK funds such as Winton Capital, Odey Asset Management and Cheyne Capital are among a large […]

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US Hedge Funds Hire for Eurozone Distressed Assets

February 24, 2014

US hedge funds are looking to take advantage of new stringent capital rules on European banks to buy discounted asset-backed securities and bad loans from European banks. Bloomberg reports that hedge funds are competing with private equities for discounted assets in Europe and are hiring staff as well as relocating executives in hopes of finding […]

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Hedge Funds Suffer Biggest Net Outflow Since 2009

February 10, 2014

Investor redemptions at hedge funds hit the highest level in December in more than four years according to the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index which tracks the monthly hedge fund subscriptions and redemptions. For December, the index showed a negative reading of 3.56 percent, the biggest negative reading since September 2009. While high end of […]

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Why Malta Might Be the Next Big Hedge Fund Career Destination

December 16, 2013

The island of Malta consists of two land masses that sit south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. The location has long been known as a midpoint port between North Africa and Southern Europe. However, in modern financial times, Malta is now known as the Mediterranean capital for European hedge funds as well. As a […]

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The Wild, Wild West (End of London)

October 21, 2013

If you want to know where the hedge fund jobs are going, look at where the office space is being rented. Right now, the hot growth area for hedge fund physical plant is in London, but not in the stodgy Square Mile. Rather, fund managers are looking to the fashionable West End of town, according […]

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JOBS Act: Targeted to Create U.S. Jobs for Everyone … Except You

September 23, 2013

A hedge fund the epitomizes the whole concept of a start-up business: low barriers to entry, high risk/high reward, began its life as an idea and a clear space on the dining room table. But the Obama administration’s hallmark of domestic job creation, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, might actually be causing U.S.-based […]

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