Below is a short guest post by Mark Goormastic of Goormastic Executive Search. This is straight advice from someone who works daily with placing hedge fund professionals within the industry. The only thing I would personally add to this post is that you must have multiple forms of proof that you have raised capital before in the form of current investor contacts, referrals, or letters of recommendation.

I get a lot of inquiries from sales professionals. The question is usually “I would like to get a salaried Director of Marketing position at a small hedge fund. Can you help?”
Maybe. My clients tend to be small hedge funds with investor assets under $100M. When they are willing to pay a salary, they expect results quickly – within six to nine months at the very most.

To bring in, say $5M, within this time frame your book and career history should look like this, from the perspective of a small hedge fund that might consider hiring you:

- You’ve successfully raised money for another small (<$100M) hedge fund and were successful. - We'll define "successful" to mean that you brought in a meaningful volume of allocations, let's say $10M, in the first eighteen months. Not commitments. Actual checks in the bank.

- The hedge fund you successfully raised capital for employed a strategy such that the investors who allocated to that fund would logically have an interest in the fund that is considering you.

If those conditions are true then you might be a great fit for a small hedge fund looking for a Director of Marketing.

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Below is a short guest post by Mark Goormastic of Goormastic Executive Search. This is straight advice from someone who works daily with placing hedge fund professionals within the industry. The only thing I would personally add to this post is that you must have multiple forms of proof that you have raised capital before in the form of current investor contacts, referrals, or letters of recommendation.

I get a lot of inquiries from sales professionals. The question is usually “I would like to get a salaried Director of Marketing position at a small hedge fund. Can you help?”
Maybe. My clients tend to be small hedge funds with investor assets under $100M. When they are willing to pay a salary, they expect results quickly – within six to nine months at the very most.

To bring in, say $5M, within this time frame your book and career history should look like this, from the perspective of a small hedge fund that might consider hiring you:

- You’ve successfully raised money for another small (<$100M) hedge fund and were successful. - We'll define "successful" to mean that you brought in a meaningful volume of allocations, let's say $10M, in the first eighteen months. Not commitments. Actual checks in the bank.

- The hedge fund you successfully raised capital for employed a strategy such that the investors who allocated to that fund would logically have an interest in the fund that is considering you.

If those conditions are true then you might be a great fit for a small hedge fund looking for a Director of Marketing.

Tags: Hedge Fund Sales, Hedge Fund Marketing, Hedge Fund, Hedge Funds, Alternative Investment Marketing, Raising Capital for a career, how to become a hedge fund marketer

Below is a short guest post by Mark Goormastic of Goormastic Executive Search. This is straight advice from someone who works daily with placing hedge fund professionals within the industry. The only thing I would personally add to this post is that you must have multiple forms of proof that you have raised capital before in the form of current investor contacts, referrals, or letters of recommendation.

I get a lot of inquiries from sales professionals. The question is usually “I would like to get a salaried Director of Marketing position at a small hedge fund. Can you help?”
Maybe. My clients tend to be small hedge funds with investor assets under $100M. When they are willing to pay a salary, they expect results quickly – within six to nine months at the very most.

To bring in, say $5M, within this time frame your book and career history should look like this, from the perspective of a small hedge fund that might consider hiring you:

- You’ve successfully raised money for another small (<$100M) hedge fund and were successful. - We'll define "successful" to mean that you brought in a meaningful volume of allocations, let's say $10M, in the first eighteen months. Not commitments. Actual checks in the bank.

- The hedge fund you successfully raised capital for employed a strategy such that the investors who allocated to that fund would logically have an interest in the fund that is considering you.

If those conditions are true then you might be a great fit for a small hedge fund looking for a Director of Marketing.

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Hedge Fund Logo

If you are looking to improve the branding for your hedge fund or setup a new hedge fund I would strongly recommend using Design99.com for the work. Here is how it works.

You go to Design99.com and start a new contest for $300, you get dozens if not hundreds of logo proposals from designers all over the world. You provide them feedback as they compete with each other for the $300 payment. If you like one of the logos enough after a week you choose them as the winner and that one designer gets paid $300. It is a very inexpensive way to review dozens of ideas and then pay only for what you like.

I am not an affiliate of Design99, I do not get paid in any way for writing this post. I simply have found this such a valuable resource that I believe this will help many hedge fund managers improve their marketing and branding efforts. Hope this helps.

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Erin Callan

Interesting to see that Erin Callan is now leading the hedge fund business division for a bank in New York. In the past she has been referred to as the most powerful woman on Wall Street.

We know one hedge fund client that’s not likely going to be seeking business from Credit Suisse anytime soon. David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital.

That’s because Erin Callan, who was demoted from her job as chief financial officer of Lehman Brothers last month, has found a new gig in the New York office of the Swiss bank as head of its global hedge fund business.

Callan and Einhorn, you might recall, didn’t exactly see eye-to-eye on Lehman’s financial stability. Einhorn was publicly short Lehman stock and tearing apart its 10-Q while Callan struggled to paint a pretty picture for anxious shareholders. source

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Hedge Fund Logo

If you are looking to improve the branding for your hedge fund or setup a new hedge fund I would strongly recommend using Design99.com for the work. Here is how it works.

You go to Design99.com and start a new contest for $300, you get dozens if not hundreds of logo proposals from designers all over the world. You provide them feedback as they compete with each other for the $300 payment. If you like one of the logos enough after a week you choose them as the winner and that one designer gets paid $300. It is a very inexpensive way to review dozens of ideas and then pay only for what you like.

I am not an affiliate of Design99, I do not get paid in any way for writing this post. I simply have found this such a valuable resource that I believe this will help many hedge fund managers improve their marketing and branding efforts. Hope this helps.

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What Investors Want

What Investors Want From Hedge Funds Today

As much as hedge funds want to move on from the last 12-18 months, investors may not be so willing to forget and forgive. Some managers may believe that with returns back at respectable levels in the first half of 2009 the recession is over and investors will be as eager as they once were to invest in hedge funds. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services suggests that potential and current limited partners will be reluctant to return unless hedge funds meet some high expectations such as greater transparency and communication with investors, lower leverage, and higher liquidity.

Investors and many hedge funds agree on the benefit and need for greater transparency and communication with investors, but those reluctant funds may see a dip in investors if they do not open up to their limited partners:

Many funds have realized that the benefits of being transparent outweigh the potential cost from the outset, enhancing investor goodwill. After all, during times of uncertainty, such as the recent financial crisis, investors’ focus seems to shift to return of capital from return on capital…Investors will likely increasingly judge a hedge fund based on the transparency of its dealings with all its business partners.

S&P Rating Services also highlights that investors are looking for less leverage after the credit crisis and the fall of highly-leveraged investment banks like Lehman Brothers. Additionally, this may draw attention from regulators looking to ensure that financial institutions are not too leveraged that they pose a “systemic risk.”

Most rated hedge funds with a 10-plus year history have generally understood that they can succeed or fail by leverage — borrowings or embedded leverage in instruments that can magnify both gains and losses — and have accordingly used it sparingly. Some funds have come to shun the use of leverage altogether because of its inherent risk.

In general, we believe investors will be more attracted to hedge funds that use low to modest balance-sheet leverage relative to their investment strategy in conjunction with a strong risk management system, which should enable them to respond to market changes more promptly. source

A consistent push by investors has been for greater liquidity after some hedge funds collapsed in the credit crisis because they had such a high concentration of illiquid positions in their portfolios. Furthermore hedge funds that simplify their operations–by reducing staff, number of strategies implemented and a greater focus on the core elements of the hedge fund’s strategy– may be more attractive to investors. With a refocus by hedge funds on the strategy that made consistent returns S&P Rating Services believes that hedge funds will regain investor trust and win big in this volatile market.

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Hedge Fund Lock-Up Periods

Interesting story came out in Reuters today about how Cerberus Capital Management is now putting three year lock up periods on all new funds. While investors have been demanding more flexibility and transparency I believe hedge funds are trying to balance liquidity vs. gating clauses. If you are going to have to enact a gating clause to stop assets from leaving a few of your funds you are better off putting a longer 2-5 year lock-up period in place perhaps so at least investors know what they are getting into.

Cerberus Capital Management LP CBS.UL said on Wednesday it will prohibit investors in new hedge funds from withdrawing money for three years.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Financial Times reported Cerberus planned to bar withdrawals in two new funds to prevent the outflows that followed its loss-making acquisitions of carmaker Chrysler and financial services company GMAC.

“The three-year lock-up period will apply to all new hedge funds,” Timothy Price, managing director and spokesman for Cerberus, said in a statement to Reuters.

On Tuesday, Cerberus dismissed market speculation that some of its hedge funds were in danger of default. source

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Hedge Fund Lock-Up Periods

Interesting story came out in Reuters today about how Cerberus Capital Management is now putting three year lock up periods on all new funds. While investors have been demanding more flexibility and transparency I believe hedge funds are trying to balance liquidity vs. gating clauses. If you are going to have to enact a gating clause to stop assets from leaving a few of your funds you are better off putting a longer 2-5 year lock-up period in place perhaps so at least investors know what they are getting into.

Cerberus Capital Management LP CBS.UL said on Wednesday it will prohibit investors in new hedge funds from withdrawing money for three years.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Financial Times reported Cerberus planned to bar withdrawals in two new funds to prevent the outflows that followed its loss-making acquisitions of carmaker Chrysler and financial services company GMAC.

“The three-year lock-up period will apply to all new hedge funds,” Timothy Price, managing director and spokesman for Cerberus, said in a statement to Reuters.

On Tuesday, Cerberus dismissed market speculation that some of its hedge funds were in danger of default. source

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Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP)

In 2007 the Hedge Fund Group started developing a professional training and certification program for professionals who work with hedge funds. This project began after realizing that all other programs were designed for risk or analyst professionals and none of these fit the learning objectives we had sought.

In 2008 we opened the doors to our hedge fund training and certification program for the first time, we had just under 100 participants. In 2009 so far we have had over 385 participants join the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) Program, and we expect to close down registration to new members as we reach the 400th new member this month.

Many hedge fund managers have heard about our program and even participated in it, but delivering a clear message about our objectives, structure and team to an industry of over 150,000 professionals can be a challenge. Below is a short summary of the CHP Designation, what participants learn, and how it is being improved:

Mission: The mission of the CHP Designation is to grow our globally recognized training and certification program into the trusted #1 source of educational for hedge fund professionals.

Structure: The CHP Program is split into two levels, much like an M.B.A. program. Level 1 of the CHP program lets you learn about hedge fund fundamentals and basics while Level 2 allows you to specialize within one area of their choice, including Portfolio Analytics, Marketing & Sales or Due Diligence.

Delivery: Participants complete the program by reading the required books, watching our premium video content available through HedgeFundPremium.com (free to CHP members), and using our CHP Study Guide. Participants may also contact our team for career advice, resume editing or networking advice.

Limitations: The CHP Program does not substitute for any licensing or legal registration requirements. The program is limited to an exclusive set of 200 professionals during each of the two sessions which are held each year.

We have spent over 2,000 hours working on this program, improving it, incorporating feedback and adding video content. If you have any feedback as a potential, current or past participant please email us directly at Team@HedgeFundCertification.com.

To learn more please see http://HedgeFundCertification.com

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Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP)

In 2007 the Hedge Fund Group started developing a professional training and certification program for professionals who work with hedge funds. This project began after realizing that all other programs were designed for risk or analyst professionals and none of these fit the learning objectives we had sought.

In 2008 we opened the doors to our hedge fund training and certification program for the first time, we had just under 100 participants. In 2009 so far we have had over 385 participants join the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) Program, and we expect to close down registration to new members as we reach the 400th new member this month.

Many hedge fund managers have heard about our program and even participated in it, but delivering a clear message about our objectives, structure and team to an industry of over 150,000 professionals can be a challenge. Below is a short summary of the CHP Designation, what participants learn, and how it is being improved:

Mission: The mission of the CHP Designation is to grow our globally recognized training and certification program into the trusted #1 source of educational for hedge fund professionals.

Structure: The CHP Program is split into two levels, much like an M.B.A. program. Level 1 of the CHP program lets you learn about hedge fund fundamentals and basics while Level 2 allows you to specialize within one area of their choice, including Portfolio Analytics, Marketing & Sales or Due Diligence.

Delivery: Participants complete the program by reading the required books, watching our premium video content available through HedgeFundPremium.com (free to CHP members), and using our CHP Study Guide. Participants may also contact our team for career advice, resume editing or networking advice.

Limitations: The CHP Program does not substitute for any licensing or legal registration requirements. The program is limited to an exclusive set of 200 professionals during each of the two sessions which are held each year.

We have spent over 2,000 hours working on this program, improving it, incorporating feedback and adding video content. If you have any feedback as a potential, current or past participant please email us directly at Team@HedgeFundCertification.com.

To learn more please see http://HedgeFundCertification.com

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Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP)

In 2007 the Hedge Fund Group started developing a professional training and certification program for professionals who work with hedge funds. This project began after realizing that all other programs were designed for risk or analyst professionals and none of these fit the learning objectives we had sought.

In 2008 we opened the doors to our hedge fund training and certification program for the first time, we had just under 100 participants. In 2009 so far we have had over 385 participants join the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) Program, and we expect to close down registration to new members as we reach the 400th new member this month.

Many hedge fund managers have heard about our program and even participated in it, but delivering a clear message about our objectives, structure and team to an industry of over 150,000 professionals can be a challenge. Below is a short summary of the CHP Designation, what participants learn, and how it is being improved:

Mission: The mission of the CHP Designation is to grow our globally recognized training and certification program into the trusted #1 source of educational for hedge fund professionals.

Structure: The CHP Program is split into two levels, much like an M.B.A. program. Level 1 of the CHP program lets you learn about hedge fund fundamentals and basics while Level 2 allows you to specialize within one area of their choice, including Portfolio Analytics, Marketing & Sales or Due Diligence.

Delivery: Participants complete the program by reading the required books, watching our premium video content available through HedgeFundPremium.com (free to CHP members), and using our CHP Study Guide. Participants may also contact our team for career advice, resume editing or networking advice.

Limitations: The CHP Program does not substitute for any licensing or legal registration requirements. The program is limited to an exclusive set of 200 professionals during each of the two sessions which are held each year.

We have spent over 2,000 hours working on this program, improving it, incorporating feedback and adding video content. If you have any feedback as a potential, current or past participant please email us directly at Team@HedgeFundCertification.com.

To learn more please see http://HedgeFundCertification.com

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HSBC Hedge Fund Losses

HSBC Alternative Investments Takes Biggest Losses

The hedge fund industry suffered heavy losses during the recession, unfortunately making the “biggest loser” a more competitive category than years past. HSBC Alternative Investments took the worst hit in terms of outflow.

The fund of hedge funds business failed to retain investors and lost 4.2 billion Swiss francs (almost $4 billion) in the first six months of this year. Since HSBC Alternative Investments hit its peak last September, its assets under management has fallen a staggering 52% from a combination of redemptions and losses on investments. The fund of hedge funds industry has been one of the hardest hit during the recession.

The Geneva-based fund of hedge funds business of HSBC reported the single-largest outflow, in absolute terms. Investors yanked 4.2 billion Swiss francs from the private bank in the first six months of the year, the Financial Times reports. That, combined with huge investment losses, leaves the firm’s fund of funds business with just US$22.27 billion, 52% less than it managed at its peak last September, when it boasted US$46.28 billion.

HSBC AI blamed its decision not to chase market share or deposits by increasing rates and lowering margins for the continued first-half redemptions, according to the FT. But CEO Alexandre Zeller said high-net worth clients are again finding a taste for risk and are looking to return to the market. Source

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Developing a Hedge Fund USP

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Video Overview of HedgeFundPremium.com

Below is a short video overview of Hedge Fund Premium.com, a membership program which provides hedge fund professionals with 14 exclusive tools found nowhere else. These tools prevent our members from losing money and time. These tools also help members raise capital and improve their careers. Those working in the industry currently or seeking an entry-level position at a hedge fund or service provider will benefit from our career resources, salary calculator tool and workbook.

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Hedge Fund Performance Update

The markets are in recovering mode and here are some statistics about how the various hedge fund investment strategies have performed in the last few months. The recent galloping in the equity markets and better corporate earnings has certainly had positive impact on the hedge funds performance.

Long-only hedge fund strategies posted the best returns of the asset class in July as global stock markets continued their upward trend, according to data in a report published by Lipper Global on Tuesday. As the industry looks to repair itself following last year’s heavy losses and record redemptions, these new figures will give more ammunition to market watchers who claim that the industry is on the road to recovery.

The data from the Thomson Reuters company showed that long-only hedge funds posting a 4.75 percent return for the month, building on gains of 14.34 percent for the year-to-date.

According to the recent reports released ahead of Lipper’s monthly Hedge Fund Insight Report, which is due at the end of August, showed that all hedge fund strategies posted a positive performance last month, with long/short equity and multi strategies both giving returns of 0.81 percent. Short bias strategies made a 0.40 percent return, boosted by profitable short sale strategies in the first half of the month, Lipper data showed.

The market is already looking for the next macro catalyst to drive market direction; there are a still a number of risks of market correction. The other hedge fund strategies which performed well were, options arbitrage performed strongly in July, with returns of 0.88 percent. Event-driven was the worst-performer, posting a 0.19 percent return.

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International Institutional Investors

Non-US Institutional Investors Return to Hedge Funds

Investor confidence is returning as hedge funds have performed well so far this year, bringing new and old institutional investors back to hedge funds. This includes many large non-U.S. institutional investors such as the $37 billion Universities Superannuation Scheme; the $25 billion Korea Investment Corp.; and the roughly $11 billion West Midlands Pension Fund.

Investors hope to make good returns from investment opportunities in the market volatility, and they anticipate paying less to invest as some hedge funds have lowered fees and agreed to more investor-friendly terms. Another factor drawing investors to hedge funds is the access to managers. Many institutional investors did not have access to the top tier hedge funds but with redemptions and a decline in limited partners many more investors are able to work with the top of the industry.

Consultants and investors also say improvements in fees and terms are making hedge funds more attractive. [Senior investment consultant] Mr. Loveday said some hedge funds’ fees now align with liquidity. Examples include back-loading fees on a strategy with a two-year lockup instead of calculating them daily. They’re also exchanging reduced liquidity for lower fees.

But performance could be the most important consideration.

“There has been a clear-out of players in the financial market with a reduction in both the number of hedge funds and banks investing proprietary capital. That inevitably means pricing anomalies and opportunities exist much longer and at wider levels than they did historically when competition was greater,” Watson Wyatt’s Mr. Loveday said. “High-quality managers are in a much better position to take advantage of opportunities now that there are far fewer (proprietary trading) desks and hedge funds.”

Equity long/short managers that don’t use a lot of leverage and multistrategy managers with skill across a number of areas are in the best position to thrive in the current environment, Mr. Loveday said. Source

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Hedge Funds Deliver the Goods

Here is a video interview with Rick Steele, CEO of TechInvest. Mr. Steele runs the Intercept Capital Fund a long/short market neutral hedge fund. Within this video Mr. Steele comments on hedge funds and fund of hedge fund performance.

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Hedge Funds Deliver the Goods

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Recorded Call, Workbook & Video

Today we are recording a phone call for Hedge Fund Premium with a leading hedge fund auditor in Chicago, we will be discussing hedge fund industry auditing requirements, trends, costs, and the overall process of having your fund returns audited. This will be available in MP3 format on our website starting Monday.

Theo on our team is working on improving our Career Workbook which will be available on the website starting Monday and I am recording a new video capital raising strategies.

On Monday we will open HedgeFundPremium.com and the first 1,000 professionals to join will gain access to our resources for just $1 with ongoing membership at the regular $27/month. In exchange for this membership we provide networking events and 13 additional premium hedge fund tools including a weekly video HedgeCast, Video Book Reviews, Capital Raiser Pro Videos, a Career Workbook, and the Marketing Materializer Tool.

Learn more at www.HedgeFundPremium.com.

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