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Hedge Fund Jobs and the Rise of the Machines

April 3, 2017

Robots, once the bane of blue-collar workers, may now threaten the livelihoods of hedge fund professionals. Taxi and Uber drivers are menaced by driver-less technology, fast food workers are marginalized by robots capable of making a burger in less than ten seconds, and BlackRock, Inc. is implementing data-driven, artificial intelligence (AI) programs that will ultimately […]

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Surprisingly Investors Remain Bullish on Hedge Funds

March 5, 2017

After an inglorious 2016, many pundits jawbone about a continued investor exodus from the so-called overpriced and underperforming hedge fund industry. However, the facts are in stark contrast to the rhetoric. January 2017 redemptions total $5.2 billion, about one-quarter of the $19.3 billion outflow the hedge fund industry experienced in January 2016. Furthermore, a substantial […]

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Will Trump’s Core Regulatory Principles Favor Hedge Funds?

February 20, 2017

On February 3, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order that outlined his administration’s core principles for regulating the U.S. financial system. They are: (a) empower Americans to make independent financial decisions and informed choices in the marketplace, save for retirement, and build individual wealth; (b) prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts; (c) foster economic growth and vibrant […]

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Little Rhode Island Delivers Devastating Blow to Hedge Funds

October 31, 2016

According to a recent article published in FINtech, the Rhode Island State Investment Commission has announced its decision to redeem $534 billion invested in seven hedge funds. This enormous sum does not include the $51 billion it plans to redeem from Viking Global. This reduces Rhode Island’s exposure in Viking Global by 50 percent and […]

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Who Will Make the Hedge Fund Industry Great Again?

October 17, 2016

Trump’s theme, “Make America Great Again,” has drawn its fair share of criticism. On the one hand, the slogan is interpreted as a slight by those who believe America is already great. On the other hand, many voters believe that America’s greatness is diminished and needs restoration. Parallels exist in the hedge fund industry. A […]

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Have Hedge Funds Arrived at a Crossroads?

September 5, 2016

When Paul Tudor Jones says adieu to roughly 60 employees, Pershing Square Capital Management shaves its staff by 10 percent and Citadel trims its headcount by more than a dozen souls, this is a fair question to ask. After all, these are some of the largest and, most successful, names in the industry. What’s Driving […]

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Hedge Funds Suffer 3 Consecutive Quarters of Net Outflows

August 8, 2016

If the subject were recession, defined by the media as two or more consecutive quarters of decline, then one would correctly view the past three quarters of declining hedge fund assets under management as akin to a recession in the hedge fund industry. However, economists can find no common ground for defining a recession. Obviously, […]

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