Hedge Fund - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 30

Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS) Investment Management was contemplating an introduction of hedge funds at the firm, but many believed that typical hedge View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

17 Mar 2009
First Look

available at this time. Do Funds-of-Funds Deserve Their Extra Fees? Authors:Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Publication:Journal of Investment Management 6, no. 4 (Fourth Quarter 2008) Abstract Since the after-fee returns of funds-of-funds are, on average, lower than View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Oct 1998
News

A Zest to Invest

pension fund administration group he would get to know many different kinds of investment outfits. In 1975, he joined one of these companies, New YorkÐbased Century Capital Associates, where he remained for eight years. In 1983, with $2... View Details

Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.

01 Mar 2009
News

Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion

more Americans were willing to borrow. Chimerica, in other words, was the underlying cause of the surge in bank lending, bond issuance, and new derivative contracts that “Planet Finance” witnessed after 2000. It was the underlying cause of the View Details

Keywords: Finance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

03 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 3

Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and the Case of Hedge Funds Authors:Pamela Tolbert and Shon R. Hiatt Publication:In Research in the Sociology of Work. Vol. 20, edited by Wesley Sine and Robert David.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

way to look at hedge funds is as the pure active side of the money management industry. Their growth would then be explained as the other side of the growth in indexing: All part of the same process of... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

01 Sep 2014
News

The Next Lessons

Khan Academy began in 2004 as a family favor: To help his teenaged cousins understand a few math concepts, hedge fund analyst Salman Khan (MBA 2003) offered after-school math tutoring via phone calls and... View Details

Keywords: William Weber

04 Oct 2007
What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

better. Be it mutual funds or hedge funds, these so-called owners have virtually no emotional investment in the companies (they own)." B. D. Majuqwana comments that "the biggest drawback for PE is... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

26 Apr 2011
News

BioMine Strikes Gold

Rohit Dev Thakwani, OPM 37 2008 SpendWisor.com consumer electronics marketplace Watch their pitch. Midwest/Central U.S. Marc Hoecker, MBA '08 vinsnap mobile automotive marketing Watch their pitch. New England Marco Bitran, MBA '03 AI Exchange View Details

Keywords: Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2010
News

Too Cool for School

KHAN: Using software and videos to create an education revolution. Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle Salman Khan (MBA ’03) was working at a hedge fund in 2004 when he began tutoring his young cousin in... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

02 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 2, 2010

publishers like Random House respond to these trends? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710444-PDF-ENG AQR's Momentum Funds Daniel B. Bergstresser, Lauren H. Cohen, Randolph B. Cohen, and Christopher MalloyHarvard... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?

because they're driven by mutual funds or hedge funds and are rewarded in the short term. Long-term funders can expect to see more opportunities coming their way, he continued.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

29 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

pricing. Hedge fund firms often hired the duo for speaking engagements, which led to informal post-speech chats with various fund managers, many of whom also sported PhDs.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

09 Feb 2016
First Look

February 9, 2016

horizontal expansion into new alternative asset products and services, both organically and through acquisition. These included businesses in private equity, real estate, funds of hedge funds, alternative... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jul 2014
News

Making Private Equity Public Knowledge

particulars, Sheyner is leaving it behind. In July, he started his first post-HBS job at Atika Capital Management, a new hedge fund in New York. As private equity has matured, he says, it's become a bit more... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

16 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Digging Into Data: Making A Career Change

financial services roles interestingly remained within the sector but switched their focus. The vast majority moved from private equity into the investment management / hedge fund space. And, 43% of students... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Manufacturing; Technology

06 Feb 2006
What Do You Think?

Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?

one of the three most important issues facing managers and directors in 2006. He commented that, "Activist shareholders, led by hedge funds which today have aggregate assets of more than one trillion... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

28 Jun 2024
News

Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories

“They did a great job shining a light on the remarkable accomplishments of each of our honorees. The Entrepreneurship Award honoree, Ilana Weinstein, is founder and CEO of The IDW Group LLC, a New York-based executive search firm focused on placing senior View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

06 Aug 2020
Blog Post

WHY WE STARTED THE HBS BLACK INVESTMENT CLUB

Hedge funds are no different. Despite recent evidence showing hedge funds led by females or minorities performed better than their non-minority... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Profile

Robert Leke

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? An MBA at HBS was important in providing the opportunity for me to step back, assess my current capabilities, and develop the additional skills I lacked to become a successful manager in the future. The diversity of... View Details

Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Investment Management / Hedge Fund

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