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Algorithmic trading: Smarter than ever?

The TRADE

Even the most sophisticated algorithm cannot know that the portfolio manager has been waiting three days to find liquidity, a potential catalyst is approaching, or that a bullish research note was published earlier that day,” highlights Phil Risley, head of trading and product development at Redburn Atlantic.

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Carving Out a Business from an IT Perspective

M&A Leadership Council

A Well Written TSA Eases IT Transitions By William Blandford, Managing Director at Blandford Associates While many people have participated in the acquisition of a business, fewer have participated in a carve-out, a type of divestiture where a part of a business is sold.

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Prime brokerage: The intersection of challenge and opportunity

The TRADE

Settlement overhaul The SEC also greenlit the shift to T+1 settlement earlier this year, as Global Custodian has well-documented. At the top end of the market, the trio of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley still sit unrivalled and undeterred, despite facing their own regulatory and capital requirement challenges.

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Venture capital jobs – what to expect working for a VC

Growth Business

You’ll have portfolio managers or associates dealing only with companies who have already received investment, and finally supportive roles in marketing, administration, and assistants which can be an entry point for people starting a VC career.” Entrepreneurs can pick up very quickly at earlier stages of investments.”

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Outsourced trading: Easy to do, difficult to get right

The TRADE

Speaking to The TRADE, Dean Gray, head of EMEA outsourced trading at Jefferies, explains: “It has been well documented that the past few years have seen a significant shift in the mindset, especially of the larger funds, towards the adoption of outsourced trading.

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The evolution of the buy- and sell-side relationship

The TRADE

As a result of this, traders are left with increased capacity to focus more on executing larger orders and value-add idea generation for portfolio managers. “The With electronic trading comes the added benefit of requiring less time to be spent on small trades.

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Event-Driven Hedge Funds: The Best Home for Bankers Turned Investors?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Compensation is like any other hedge fund strategy: you’ll start in the low six figures and advance to the low seven figures at the Portfolio Manager level or above. Payouts are tied to fund size and overall performance, but they tend to be very discretionary at single-manager funds and more systematic at multi-managers.

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