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Why Do Hedge Funds Continue to Under Perform?

July 11, 2016

This is a top-of-mind question for institutional investors and the answers are as varied as the hedge fund industry. Obviously, the answers offered can’t all be accurate. Furthermore, answers will necessarily differ from one fund strategy to another. Morgan Stanley conducted a survey at a recent conference of long/short fundamental equity hedge funds. Morgan Stanley’s […]

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Will Hedge Funds Fail in the Brexit Aftermath?

June 28, 2016

The recent UK referendum, which resulted in the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, has rocked the financial world. The value of the pound plummeted to lows not seen in thirty years, exemplified by today’s valuation of the pound at $1.33, down from $1.48 immediately prior to the vote. The initial reaction of global […]

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Hedge Funds Close the First Half with Few Positives

June 13, 2016

It has been another tough year so far for hedge funds, which in the aggregate, stood in negative territory in May—down 0.09 percent. However, year-to-date figures are positive, with aggregate gains of 0.75 percent. Interest Rate Uncertainty The direction of the FOMC and its chair, Janet Yellen, is uncertain with respect to the timing of […]

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Are Hedge Funds Best Days in the Rear View Mirror?

May 16, 2016

After reading some of the articles published in response to the SALT Conference sponsored by Skybridge CEO, Anthony Scaramucci, one might be persuaded that this is the case. However, the authors of these doom and gloom pieces fail to recognize the resilience baked into the hedge fund industry by virtue of the innovative and entrepreneurial […]

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Hedge Fund Professionals Are Remarkably Secure in Their Jobs

April 25, 2016

In most professional environs, back to back years of meager performance, are likely to raise serious job security concerns among employees. However, among hedge fund professionals, this passes as faulty logic. According to the 2016 Hedge Fund Compensation Report, a meager 8 percent of hedge fund professionals participating in the survey identified as being very concerned […]

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Equity Shares Shown to Have Declined in 2015

April 4, 2016

Equity sharing is an important variable to consider in determining the level of total compensation an individual will receive from his hedge fund firm. While equity or upside sharing is not a topic typically perceived as applicable to those just beginning a career in the hedge fund field, it ultimately becomes incredibly important to the […]

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The Goldilocks Principle and Your Hedge Fund Career

March 7, 2016

The Goldilocks principle states that something must fall within certain margins, as opposed to reaching extremes. As such, it is often associated with the search for life on other planets and explains the phenomenon of life here on planet Earth. In short, life is possible because Earth is neither too hot nor too cold, nor is […]

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