Last Week’s New Hedge Funds

July 16, 2008

Major financial news sources are publishing articles with titles like, “Hedge funds hit troubled banks with a hiring binge”… now is the time to look out for hedge fund job opportunities. We’ll take a closer look at this trend later this week, and in the meantime, look to Hedge Fund Search Digest for listings of […]

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Last Week in New Hedge Funds

July 8, 2008

This week’s roundup of last week’s hedge fund launches or announcements. This information does not constitute a formal index of funds, and is only intended to give job seekers an idea of where there’s activity. As we’ve reported, turmoil in the financial industry is resulting in hedge funds finding new opportunities and hiring talent away […]

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Hedge Fund Assistant Portfolio Manager Job in San Francisco

July 2, 2008

As institutional investors turn away from small funds, but remain interested in the hedge fund asset class, major employers like this one are somewhat insulated from the bad weather. This very large investment firm, based in San Francisco, is hiring for its US and Global Equity Group. The excerpts from the job description published here […]

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New Hedge Funds Last Week

June 30, 2008

Part of the reason we maintain this weekly feature is that new hedge funds mean new hedge fund jobs — not always, but often. If a small shop just starting out isn’t necessarily hiring, a strong firm launching its fifth fund may very well be. It’s a small world out there, and knowing where the […]

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MBS Sales / Asset-Raising Hedge Fund Job

June 27, 2008

It’s a good year to be a talented hedge fund marketer or a salesperson with a deep network. Small and startup firms are struggling to raise funds this year, and anyone who can deliver the goods will be highly valued. A few recruiters specialize in the area of sales & marketing of alternatives, and they […]

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Earning what you are worth? Annual Hedge Fund Compensation Survey

June 25, 2008

It is time again to assess where the industry is headed with regard to compensation levels. You are invited to participate in Hedge Fund Search Digest’s annual hedge fund compensation survey, which we are conducting to provide information to evaluate compensation, negotiate better job offers, and benchmark firm compensation practices. Follow this link to participate […]

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Amid I-Bank Job Cuts, Opportunistic Hiring By Hedge Funds

June 24, 2008

Yesterday we noted the report from Financial News Online that hedge fund launches are in a slump. That was based on the First Quarter 2008 Industry Report from Hedge Fund Research, a Chicago firm. Acutally, fund launches during the first quarter, last year, just barely surpassed this year’s figure, but an eight-year low is still […]

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