Traders Checking Out Their Hedge Fund Job Options

June 7, 2010

Regulatory rumblings to limit proprietary trading at Wall Street investment banking firms apparently have many traders checking out their options at other institutions, or starting their own hedge funds. The Wall Street Journal reports that private investment funds looking for skilled traders are ready to snap up those who are interested in switching jobs. The […]

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Why Hedge Fund Jobs Will Remain in New York and London

May 31, 2010

Tougher tax and regulatory requirements being proposed for U.S hedge funds may not cause a stampede to other jurisdictions after all. As a recent Fortune online article points out, proposed European regulations are even stricter, making it more difficult and costlier for foreign funds to do business in Europe. Shuffling off to Singapore or Hong […]

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Will Higher Taxes on Carried Interest Affect Hedge Fund Jobs?

May 24, 2010

This week saw two pieces of legislation put forward that will have an impact on hedge funds. Both Senate and House financial reform bills will require the managers of hedge funds over a certain size to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This will allegedly give the agency a clearer view into the trading […]

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The Hedge Fund Job Culture at Bridgewater

May 17, 2010

Every hedge fund has its own unique company culture. Dealbreaker recently looked at one of the more distinct ones, namely Bridgewater Associates. Founder Ray Dalio allegedly makes employees memorize more than 200 key principles that are “culture carriers” for the firm. Staff are strongly encouraged to use and quote from the principles in meetings and […]

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A Magnet for More Hedge Fund Jobs?

May 10, 2010

As regulators in Europe seek to tighten their oversight of alternative investment managers, hedge fund professionals may just find the U.S. to be a more welcoming environment. According to a Bloomberg report, EU lawmakers are nearing an agreement on hedge funds that would restrict the ability of funds based in offshore tax havens to raise money […]

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Hedge Fund Compensation Continues to Evolve

May 3, 2010

We’ve mentioned before how institutions are putting downward pressure on the traditional “2 and 20” compensation scheme of hedge funds. Now, despite the upward trend in the markets through 2009 and into 2010, this compensation pressure seems to be gathering strength. Only 38 percent of global hedge funds surveyed by alternative investment research firm Preqin […]

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SEC Ready to Poach from Hedge Fund Jobs

April 26, 2010

Bloomberg reports that Bruce Karpati and Robert Kaplan, co-chiefs of a Securities and Exchange Commission task force targeting hedge funds, buyout firms and mutual funds, are looking for professionals with direct experience in hedge fund trading and operations to beef up their investigative teams. The SEC placed help-wanted ads last month and is actively working […]

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