Niche Market Hedge Funds

July 9, 2012

Hedge funds have grown substantially over the past decade as an alternative investment class for those who want returns not necessarily correlated with the overall market. These funds do not face the same restrictions as traditional funds such as mutual funds, and this freedom allows hedge fund managers to pursue a variety of unique investment […]

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High Profile Wall Street Bankers Head to Hedge Funds

July 2, 2012

The Volcker Rule is a specific section in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that prohibits proprietary trading by United States Banks and restricts these banks from sponsoring or investing in hedge funds. Banks will have to fully comply with the Volcker Rule by July 21, 2014 and this is impacting the […]

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Hedge Fund Career Opportunity Regulatory Compliance

June 11, 2012

Globally, regulators have been working towards a G20 agenda of introducing new registration and reporting rules for hedge fund managers. Both the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) in the European Union and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in the United States are seeking to enhance the flow of information from […]

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Hedge Funds Hiring to Cut Costs and Retain Clients

March 20, 2012

Not all is bleak for those seeking hedge fund jobs, even as the industry tries to recover from one of its weakest years in memory. It’s just that you need to know what jobs to look for. If you expect to be hired by a hedge fund in 2012, it would be important to focus […]

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Working with Recruiters

February 20, 2012

Many firms in the financial industry use recruiting agencies to help them fill positions. Recruiters are third-party companies employed by the hiring firm to sort through the hundreds of applicants to find those that will be just the right fit for the hiring firm. Because recruiting agencies are independent of the hiring firm, they can […]

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Protecting Your Hedge Fund Job from an Insider Trading Scandal

February 6, 2012

Four different hedge funds were implicated in the recent insider trading scandal involving Dell Computer shares. But only one of them managed to escape from the three-year investigation with their hedge fund jobs and business intact. Diamondback Capital Management managed to hold onto half of its $5 billion in assets, although it did pay a […]

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Mastering the Hedge Fund Informational Interview

January 30, 2012

One of the most effective ways of landing a hedge fund job is to interview for a job that doesn’t exist. If that sounds counter-intuitive, then check out a recent article in Forbes about mastering the “informational” interview. More people land jobs through these informal interviews than formal job-openings, according to Sarah Stamboulie, a New […]

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