If you’re a quant who wants to work for a hedge fund, you probably want to work for D.E. Shaw. Heralded as “the first great quant hedge fund,” D.E. Shaw launched in above a Marxist bookshop in New York City in the 1980s and came to the UK 13 years ago. D.E. Shaw & Co. (London) LLP just released its results for the […]

To maintain and build a competitive edge, some argue that the rules of capitalism need to change: we should embrace a long term view of growth that rewards capital investment, R&D, and the stakeholders well beyond traditional shareholders. Should “corporate value” be redefined?

We identify three new market themes and update our asset views for 2019. We see growth in the global economy and corporate earnings slowing, and expect the Federal Reserve to become more data dependent in increasing rates. For investors, greater uncertainty calls for balancing risk and reward. Growth slowdown We expect global growth to slow next year, and see U.S. […]

Unless you’re out soliciting money from high-net worth clients, the dress code at most hedge funds is rather ambiguous. Most people don’t wear suits, though some do. Others dress business casual or will even wear jeans. A trader at a Connecticut hedge fund said one portfolio manager has showed up to work in shorts and flip flops during the summer, […]

You graduate; you get your dream job—and then what? How do you take control of your professional development, personal growth and wellness? Not long ago, I asked myself these very questions. After graduating from college, I embarked on a journey to pursue a career in consulting. I also moved to a new city to join the Accenture Consultant Development Program. That […]

People are living longer thanks to advances in modern medicine, but that longevity is resulting in a growing, unmet need for treatments targeting age-related diseases and conditions. We sat down with Goldman Sachs Research’s Akinori Ueda to learn about the potential for “regenerative medicine” to fill this role, and why it’s a booming business in Japan. What is regenerative medicine? Akinori Ueda: Regenerative […]

Everyone starts their career hoping they will climb the corporate ladder and one day reach the top. Until you have actually done it, you can only begin to imagine what it might take to get there. How much time, effort and hard work does it actually require? The truth is, every journey is different and it will most certainly turn […]

If you’re a junior banker at Deutsche Bank you will not get a bonus for your work this year. Nor (most probably) will you get a bonus if you’re a junior who works for DWS Group – the former asset management arm of Deutsche Bank. In the first case, this will not come as a surprise. In the latter, it […]

Congratulations! You’ve gotten through the hard part: hiring a new direct report to join your ranks. Hopefully they’ll be starting soon and you can get going on all the exciting goals you’ve set for them in their new role. But before their first day arrives, there are a few things you as a manager should do to prepare to welcome […]

The head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly referred to as MI6, has called for a new era of tech-enabled espionage techniques to cope with the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). As the technological and biological worlds converge, the 4IR will open up possibilities for businesses and individuals, blurring the lines between the physical and the digital. […]