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Hedge Funds Increase Risk Management Capabilities

January 21, 2013

Since the financial crisis that began in 2007, increased volatility has become the new normal when it comes to managing portfolios. Somewhat surprisingly, the leaders in taking risk have not always put a priority on risk management, placing much of the responsibility with brokers. However, that position seems to be changing, according to a recent […]

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European Regulators Target Hedge Funds with Risky Rules

November 26, 2012

In what is becoming a fairly predictable trend, leading financial regulators are considering tightening regulations to limit global financial risk. However, recently proposed rules coming from the European Union may actually have a destabilizing impact on financial markets, despite the intention of the rules to decrease the risk that any specific institution may become too […]

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Small Hedge Funds Lead the Industry

November 12, 2012

The debate around what comprises the “secret sauce” of hedge fund investing was ramped up to another level with the recent release of a PerTrac software study. As reported in the Financial Times, the controversial study suggested that small hedge funds, generally with less than $100 million in assets, outperformed both mid sized and large […]

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Japanese Pensions look to Hedge Fund Investing

October 4, 2012

Following a global trend in hedge fund investing by large pension funds, Japan’s Teachers’ Mutual Aid Co-operative Society will begin exploring hedge funds as a potential investment to diversify risks and increase returns for the fund. According to Bloomberg, the 600 billion yen fund it looking to allocate approximately 100 billion yen of its capital […]

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Another Issue for Hedge Fund Job Hunters? Redemptions

October 1, 2012

It is an irrefutable fact that new hedge openings reached their most brisk pace in four years in the first quarter of 2012. On the surface, that would appear to be bright sign for those looking to secure employment with hedge funds of any size. However, there is no such thing as a free lunch […]

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Hedge Fund Employment vs. Other Professions

September 17, 2012

Employment at a hedge fund is for many professional money managers the highpoint of their careers, or at least a very good stepping stone. So, on the whole, how many jobs were created, net of being destroyed, by the hedge fund industry in the current year compared to the previous year? Through the second quarter […]

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Hedge Fund Inflows Hide Dangers for Job Seekers

August 27, 2012

The first half of 2012 saw considerable gains in hedge fund asset allocations, with managers netting $20 billion in new cash. This growth in investment was weighted most heavily to the first quarter of the year, where hedge funds saw an injection of $16.3 billion, in comparison to a weaker second quarter where new funds […]

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