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Operations Analyst Joins Bay Area Equity Volatility & Relative Value Hedge Fund Hudson Gate Partners recruited an operations analyst for a Bay Area equity volatility & relative value hedge fund. Connect with Dana Feller to discover how Hudson Gate Partners can assist in your executive search needs. #operations #hedgefund #executivesearch

At Laz Partners, we are working with a variety of Macro & Multi-Strategy Hedge funds that are actively hiring in London, New York, and Hong Kong, while also keeping a low profile.   As a result, many of these funds are not likely to be covered by the majority of the search firms in the market. These include recent and future macro & multi-strategy platform launches (multiple B$) that are offering attractive pay-outs and allocations to future PMs and APMs within Macro Futures/Rates/Macro Vol/FX/Equities and Macro Credit.   While some of these firms have a preference towards G10 Macro candidates, given that EM may not be a focus from day 1, there is still an overall appetite for high preforming EM PMs and Traders (including from the sell-side), given a very attractive opportunity set in the months ahead.   In terms of strategy types, we have clients that are interested in both Directional Macro, as well as Macro RV strategies.   If you are a discretionary or systematic Macro PM, APM, or Trader with strong returns (at least $15m-$20m over 2+ years) and/or a high Sharpe, feel free to reach out at amar@lazpartners.com for a confidential discussion, even if you are happy and not actively looking. A couple of our clients would also consider exceptional Macro Strategists/idea generators, however the bar is extremely high and typically there would be a need for a verifiable track record of trade ideas, as well as a strong quantitative background.

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲? I recently spoke with an Operations Manager from a top-tier hedge fund, who said that his fund's operations team was so highly valued in the business that the Front Office wouldn’t consider new strategies without seeking Ops approval first. So instead of the Operations team having to implement new processes, systems, and team members to manage a new strategy… The trading desk had to seek approval from the Ops team to ensure they had the capacity to take on potentially more work and start trading new strategies. This is a $50bn+ global hedge fund… no small fish… and they are Operations-focused in their approach to growth. I hadn’t heard of this happening before, usually Ops teams are continuously adapting to new products, strategies.... or whatever the Front Office needs them to. But it showed the influence a well-run Operations team can have on a business. I wonder how many other companies adopt a similar approach…

Hiring in Hedge Funds vs Banks 🔵 Typically on the sell side, hiring is very specific...there is a requirement for a FX Trader, the job description is put together and the bank in question goes to market to find one. 🔵 In Hedge Funds, especially when looking for PMs, it can be a very different process. 🔵 Often it is opportunistic, especially if the fund finds a PM that is available, whose strategy fits / complements what they are doing already and who has a strong track record of generating PnL. 🔵 However, it can also be complicated by other factors, and this is why sometimes big sign ons are paid despite the PMs not joining for up to two years and the risk that they may not be successful when they do join. 🔵 For instance, depending on its goals, risk tolerance and performance, a fund might actually see that a $20m sign on for a PM running a $1bn book at 10% drawdown is more attractive than a PM who is immediately available with an equally good track record but a $250m book and 10% drawdown. 🔵 Therefore, looking for a new seat / hiring a PM for a Hedge Fund can be as much about timing and fit than it can in other industries and can be a longer process. 🔵 Thanks for reading and hope it helps. 🔵 If you're looking for a new seat / would like to discuss the above and / or you have a different view, would love to hear from you...get in touch. Please like ❤️ / share ♻ / comment 🗣 for greater reach. Thank you #hedgefundrecruitment #hedgefundjobs #PortfolioManagers #hedgefundhiring #PortfolioManagerhiring

Hedge Fund Characteristics: 3. Management Fees: Hedge funds often charge both management fees (usually a percentage of assets under management) and performance fees (a share of the profits).

Hedge fund jobs are not easy, redux

Experience from a couple of $1bn+ AUM hedge funds: Fund A) Takes 6 months to onboard a new dataset. Fund B) Takes 2-4 weeks to onboard a new dataset. Both go through legal review and a sample data pilot. I read that the guys at A) spend 70 hours per week at work, while those at B) only spend 50. Considering alpha decay in this business, Fund A) strategy is pretty bold.

Thinking Outside the Hedge Box Hedge funds are experiencing a resurgence, with data from asset servicer Citco showing that Q1 2024 was the global sector’s best quarter since the pandemic. Agility and an ability to see the less obvious make hedge funds an attractive proposition. Justin Cousins contributed his views in this @Financial Mail Investor’s Monthly article. As Justin highlighted, “These types of opportunities require hard work and a mindset where fund managers are prepared to look for opportunities in times of extreme stress. In these instances, there is no substitute for a hedge fund manager with an open mind and a contrarian outlook.” We couldn’t agree more! #HedgeFunds

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