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Marketing Jobs and Hedge Funds

August 5, 2009

Many successful hedge fund firms reach a size where they can hire a dedicated marketing professional. This person helps promote the firm’s principals, investment philosophy and track record through a variety of marketing activities including: 1) Supervising the design and content of the firm’s website, which may include bios of the principals, articles, white papers, […]

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Hedge Fund Jobs – Marketing

August 3, 2009

In addition to the more familiar job roles within a hedge fund such as analyst, principal and portfolio manager, there are professionals who help hedge funds find new investors and assist in marketing the firm. While financial experience is helpful for these marketing jobs, the firm would more likely be looking for marketing experience, particularly […]

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A Brief History of the Hedge Fund Industry

July 27, 2009

Hedging risk has been a part of financial markets for over two centuries. In the 1800s, commodity producers and merchants began using forward contracts to protect themselves against price changes, a system that’s still in place today. The actual term “hedge fund” is credited to Alfred Winslow Jones. In 1949, Jones was a reporter for […]

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Hedge Fund Structure and Culture

July 22, 2009

The founding partner of a hedge fund is often the portfolio manager and will be involved in overseeing investments, making trading decisions, hiring and firing, supervising accounting and operations and monitoring risk. Because of the smaller size of the firm, principals and senior managers often take on multiple roles, including human resources. It’s not uncommon […]

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Hedge Fund Job Culture

July 20, 2009

By investment banking standards, a hedge fund culture and schedule looks pretty tame. Almost 90% work between 40-60 hours per week and enjoy an excellent “work-life balance” according to the most recent Job Search Digest Hedge Fund Compensation Survey. Those who are drawn to working in hedge funds generally enjoy the public markets and making […]

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Other Resources for Your Hedge Fund Job Search

July 15, 2009

BLOGS AND COMMUNITIES AllAboutAlpha.com is an online strategic information service for the asset management and hedge fund industries. Like a research firm, we immerse ourselves in the latest academic research, scan the headlines and provide subscribers with what we think they need to know as the asset management industry enters a period of rapid evolution. […]

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Tools to Help Your Hedge Fund Job Search

July 13, 2009

ONLINE RESOURCES Reuters HedgeWorld is the hedge fund industry’s leading news, research and analysis source for individual and institutional accredited investors and their professional advisers, fund managers and service providers in the global hedge fund industry. http://www.lipperhedgeworld.com/ FINAlternatives FINalternatives is the premier, independent source for news on the alternative investment industry. The seasoned reporters at […]

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