Recruitment Retooled: New trends in hedge fund hiring

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Recruitment retooled: New trends in hedge fund hiring

September 2022 | The hedge fund hiring landscape is growing more competitive, as managers battle to secure talent across business functions. This Hedgeweek Insights Report explores how major developments in technology, remote working, and diversity and inclusion are impacting recruitment trends, and details how hedge funds of all sizes and strategies are recalibrating their approach to staffing in a rapidly-changing market environment.

08/09/2022 - 2:49pm

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The 'Recruitment retooled: New trends in hedge fund hiring' special report comprises four separate articles listed below, these can be read individually or as a sequence.

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Hiring drive heats up amid industry dislocation

Hedge funds say securing the best expertise is growing tougher as more new entrants join the industry, with multi-strategy platforms and larger managers ramping up recruitment and economic turmoil squeezing the sustainability of some firms…

20/10/2022

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Hedge funds tap into tech talent

With hedge funds increasingly using alternative data and algorithms to help unearth investment ideas, and cryptocurrencies continuing to garner interest, computer coding, data science and AI expertise are now in high demand across strategies…

20/10/2022

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Hedge funds wake up to importance of DEI

Though the latest Preqin data shows that only 7.1% of hedge fund board positions are filled by women, firms are taking greater responsibility and looking to reform hiring processes and offering educational opportunities to improve diversity, equity and inclusion…

20/10/2022

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Reshaping the hedge fund career path

How a constantly evolving mix of hybrid and remote working, longer notice periods, changing salary structures, incentives, and company culture is potentially retooling hedge fund talent development…

20/10/2022