This Week in Hedge Funds

May 3, 2008

HANRiver Capital will launch a Korea-focused hedge fund in July Threadneedle will launch a commodities hedge fund in the fall The Hermosa Capital Fund, based in California, will hold positions in ETFs globally San Diego-based Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management launched its US Systematic Large Cap Growth 130/30, US Systematic Small-Mid Cap 130/30, and Global Equity 130/30 […]

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2008 Job Forecast: “Winter Can Be A Lovely Season”

May 2, 2008

Speculations and casual soothsaying about the markets abound. Seasoned finance recruiter Kathy Graham puts her job forecast down in writing, in five pages of detail. The 2008 installment of her annual Financial Services Job Forecast (now in its seventh year) examines upwards of a dozen indicators to produce a sector-based analysis of the likely developments […]

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Schwab Enterprise Changes Hands: News in Hedge Fund Recruiting

May 1, 2008

Landing, or offering, a hedge fund job means working with the busy, colorful world of hedge fund recruiting, and that’s why one of our themes is: Know your recruiter. Productive relationships with recruiters can last an entire career. Successful candidates advance, become clients with positions on offer, and then perhaps become candidates again at the […]

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Recent Hiring At Citadel … And Looking Forward

April 29, 2008

Reading about the movements of industry greats is fun, inspiring, and a source of challenge. It should also be thought-provoking. Reuters reports on two new hires (both pulled from JP Morgan Chase) into Citadel, a $20 billion hedge fund run by Ken Griffin (who ranks fifth on the list of top-paid hedge fund managers in […]

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This Week in Hedge Funds

April 25, 2008

Most estimates put the hedge funds universe at somewhere around 10,000 strong. Some new players made headlines this week, including funds of funds. Investcorp’s Credit Opportunities Fund – Bahrain-based fund of hedge funds will invest in mortgage and credit sectors EverKey Global Fund – long/short emerging markets fund to be launched by Jeffrey Everett Galleon […]

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Reliable Hedge Fund Compensation Data Is A Must

April 22, 2008

Hiring a new analyst, looking for a new position, considering an offer, negotiate comp at one’s current firm — reliable hedge fund salary data is an absolute necessity for each situation. It’s readily available in the Hedge Fund Compensation Report by Hedge Fund Search Digest. Here’s a recap of what went into producing the 2007 […]

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Hedge Fund Jobs Interview Question: Lights Out!

April 21, 2008

We were talking to Charlie Panoff from Objective Solutions International about hedge fund job interviews and he asked us this question – and, for the record, no we did not get it right. Hopefully, you’ll be better prepared and when asked this one, a lightbulb will go on. Q: A windowless room contains three identical […]

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