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At Billion Dollar Hedge Funds, 10 Percent Return Can Earn Millions in Bonus

March 24, 2014

How much does a chief operating officer of a $5 billion hedge fund, who does not make stock picking decisions, make when the fund generates a 10 percent return? The answer is $10M – according to findings from a survey by executive search firm Boyden. The survey finds that with the compensation structure at hedge […]

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Hedge Funds Targeting Risky Real Estate Lending

March 10, 2014

One of the reasons that investors commit to pay high management fees to hedge funds is the agility of hedge funds to adapt to developing opportunities. One such investment opportunity that is currently attracting hedge funds is commercial real estate debt. Lured by the potential to earn returns as high as 15 percent, hedge funds […]

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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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Hedge Funds May Lose Lead to Exchange Funds in 2014

January 27, 2014

The hedge fund industry is in danger of falling behind exchange traded funds in total investments for the first time in 2014 if current trends persist. Unlike hedge funds, exchange traded funds are passively managed and track a commodity, index or a basket of assets like an index fund. A major attraction for investors in […]

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Hedge Fund Arbalet to Close After Sluggish Returns

October 28, 2013

Hopes were high for commodities hedge fund Arbalet Capital and its 30-year-old leader Jennifer Fan. Reuters reports the firm generated upwards of $700 million for its 2012 launch, which was one of the largest start-ups that year. After posting a 9 percent loss for 2012 and showing signs of weakness in Q1 of 2013, the […]

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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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