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Hedge Fund Managers as Political Targets

June 1, 2015

The Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans reveals that only 7 of the top 100 are hedge fund managers and the first hedge fund manager on the list is George Soros, ironically the most left-leaning multi-billionaire on the planet. So why are hedge fund managers under attack? Public Perception Hedge funds are largely misunderstood […]

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A Hedge Fund Job Could be a Paradigm Shift Away

May 18, 2015

While opportunities for hedge fund careers are not abundant, they do exist. Past posts have touched on specific personality characteristics hedge fund recruiters seek when considering prospective candidates. These desirable traits include a competitive spirit, the ability to thrive on stress, self-discipline, an analytic mind, decisive, articulate, focused, and, goal oriented personalities. Hedge fund jobs […]

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Reinsurers Skeptical of Hedge Fund Investment

May 4, 2015

Hedge funds have always enjoyed a presence in the insurance sector but Warren Buffet has declared recent hedge fund forays to be a precursor to the decline of major reinsurance companies. What Has Changed Hedge funds have invested in catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities for decades. However, Buffett’s concern is the recent phenomenon in […]

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Has Yellen’s Rhetoric Painted the Fed into a Corner?

April 20, 2015

Uncertainty regarding the timing of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes continues to churn as evidenced by increased market volatility. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has long insisted that any rate hike will be predicated on the nation’s unemployment figures and March yielded a paltry 126,000 new jobs. This is a dramatic 57 percent decrease from […]

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The Redeeming Social Value of Hedge Funds

April 6, 2015

The term hedge fund is synonymous with sinister and secretive in the minds of many. However, this much maligned industry controls in excess of $3 trillion as represented by its collective assets under management and it continues to grow this impressive figure year-over-year. Hedge funds have earned this unenviable public ire through no fault of […]

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Signs Point to a Grand Year for Hedge Funds

March 23, 2015

Hedge fund detractors, never weary of bashing the hedge fund industry, will see 2015 shaping up to be a substantial source of frustration. Why? Because hedge funds are a galaxy away from being down and out. The number of hedge funds has grown from a post financial crisis low of 6,845 in 2009 to a […]

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The Werewolf of Wall Street

March 9, 2015

By now, everyone has heard something of the theft allegations the SEC has leveled against New York hedge fund manager Moazzam “Mark” Malik. This thirty-three year-old is alleged to have stolen about $850,000 from 16 investors, foreign and domestic, beginning in 2011. New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed criminal charges against Mr. Malik, […]

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