MBA or CFA for a Hedge Fund Job

May 2, 2011

Those seeking an edge in breaking into a hedge fund job might be wise to pursue the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation over an MBA, according to a recent Businessweek article. The hedge fund pay might be there but some argue that obtaining the CFA is even tougher than getting an MBA. First off, it’s […]

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Hedge Fund Managers Optimistic for 2011

April 25, 2011

Hedge fund managers are more confident that opportunities will improve in 2011 as the global economy recovers, according to a new survey released by the accounting and audit firm, Rothstein Kass. Managers expect more funds to be chasing after the institutional and pension fund money that is already flowing into hedge funds at record levels. […]

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If You Leave a Hedge Fund Job

April 18, 2011

Nobody wants to consider the worst-case scenario, but losing a hedge fund job could be part of life, especially given the turmoil the industry has gone through in the past two years. Susan Adams offers some advice on severance from a number of recruiters and career coaches in her recent blog for Forbes. Rule number […]

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New Demand for this Hedge Fund Job

April 11, 2011

Citigroup has uncovered that over one third of the big $1 billion-plus hedge funds have not yet registered with the SEC. Their research found that out of 220 hedge funds with $1 billion or more in AUM, 82 still hadn’t registered with the SEC. That’s isn’t to say they won’t. But it does mean a […]

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Will Machines Take Over Hedge Fund Jobs?

April 4, 2011

The Atlantic offers an outstanding article on the rise of the “quants” and how their machines are taking over hedge fund jobs. It profiles Cliff Asness, founder of Applied Quantitative Research in Greenwich, CT, one of the world’s leading quant-fund managers. AQR took as big a hit during the financial crisis as did other funds, […]

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Helping Students Learn About Hedge Fund Jobs

March 28, 2011

Jeremy Frommer, CEO of Hedge Fund Live, visited his alma mater, UAlbany, recently, to speak with students who are interested in hedge fund jobs. Frommer majored in philosophy while an undergrad. But over a period of two decades on Wall Street, worked his way up from being a high yield bond trader at Kidder, Peabody […]

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Hedge Fund Trader Reveals His Story

March 21, 2011

Business Insider recently offered the first part in a lengthy interview with the greatest trader “you’ve never heard of” – Peter Brandt, who is also the author of Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader. Brandt’s 30-year career as a hedge fund trader includes a stunning (and audited) 41.6% compound track record. His best-year returns have […]

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