Apr 25, 2018 | Basics, Hedge Fund Compensation
As most are aware, the Justice Department has been cracking down on no-poaching agreements among employers, making the task of retaining talent all the more arduous. Best Practices Most would agree that increased compensation is the principal motivation for lateral...
Nov 6, 2014 | Hedge Fund Compensation
Hundreds of hedge fund professionals have participated, representing well-known firms and niche players, spanning the full range of experience and roles, including analysts, traders, marketing professionals, portfolio managers and others. The Hedge Fund Compensation...
Jan 14, 2014 | Hedge Fund Compensation
The latest report on hedge fund compensation benchmarks shows these professionals received increases in both base and bonus amounts. The average compensation was up 16 percent in 2013 and totaled $330,000. Bonuses were the primary force for the increases, while base...
Oct 20, 2013 | Hedge Fund Compensation
Benchmark Compensation has opened its seventh annual Hedge Fund Compensation Survey. Each year, the Hedge Fund Compensation Survey provides a benchmark for compensation practices by collecting data directly from the professionals who work in the industry. The purpose...
Oct 1, 2013 | Basics, Hedge Fund Compensation, News, Regulation
SAC Capital Advisers, LLC has been embroiled in legal battles with the SEC for more than a decade, most revolving around the issue of insider trading. When the practice of insider trading among members of the Senate and Congress (including their staffers) received...
Apr 4, 2011 | Due Diligence, Hedge Fund Compensation
Investors are throwing their weight around, particularly when it comes to hedge fund compensation structures, and it’s having an effect. One example is D.E. Shaw & Co, one of the world’s largest hedge funds with about $19 billion in assets under...
