If you are looking for a conference chairman for your hedge fund, family office, or alternative investments event consider booking me for that role.

I have spoken at and chaired over 50 workshops and conference now.  I have also written a bestselling investment book on hedge funds and I'm currently writing a book on family office capital allocation best practices.  I can help make sure your conference is a success. 

To book me for your next conference or to read 25+ reasons why I can help make your conference or workshop a success please see my speaking brochure here.





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Pension Fund Investment Jobs

BE PART OF THE RETIREMENT FUND INCORPORATED TEAM IN LONDON,UK

A pension fund based in Malaysia is looking for qualified applicants for three positions: fund manager, investment analyst and office manager. Hiring preference is given to applicants who have completed the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) designation.

Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (“KWAP”) or Retirement Fund (Incorporated) (“RFI”) is a Malaysian based Pension Fund Institution established on 1^st March 2007. Our main business functions are to manage contributions from the Federal Government, Statutory Bodies, Local Authorities as well as administration, management and investment of the Fund in equity, fixed income securities, money market instruments and other forms of investment as permitted under the Malaysian Retirement Fund Act (Act 662).

In line with our business expansion plans, we are in the midst of opening an office in London, UK which will focus on International Equity Investment. In driving to achieve the above objective, we believe that high performance talent is the most crucial element in creating our organization’s success.         

As an organization that is in constant pursuit of high performance and excellence, our Employee Value Proposition are  as follows:

v  We provide an opportunity for individuals to contribute towards the growth of the Malaysian pension fund industry.
v  We provide personal and professional career growth.

v  We offer competitive reward and conducive work environment.

We believe our Employee Value Proposition offers a great opportunity for you to be part of our high performance team members to drive the expansion of our business plan in London, UK.

We welcome you to apply for the following vacancies in our organization that suits your background and expertise. The detailed of the job descriptions of the positions can be further viewed at www.kwap.gov.my

FUND MANAGER ·         At least 3-5 years experience in managing equity funds with good track records. ·         Bachelor’s Degree in related field e.g. Accountancy, Finance, Business Administration, Economics and/or professional qualification. ·         Strong analytical skills and mastery in qualitative and quantitative techniques of equity investment. ·         Good knowledge of investment related systems i.e. Bloomberg, Reuters, Datastream.

OFFICE MANAGER ·         3-5 years of experience in office management preferably in investment and financial industry. ·       Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, HRM or Public Administration. ·         Ideally, experience in using Bloomberg and Reuters.

RESEARCH ANALYST ·         3-5 years related experience. ·         Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, Finance or related field. ·         Possess strong technical and analytical skills. Good knowledge of investment related to Bloomberg, Reuters and Datastream.

For interested candidates, please submit your full CV stating the current and expected salary, contact numbers together with a recent passport-sized photograph to:

The Vice President

Human Resource Department

Retirement Fund Incorporated

Level 4, Menara Yayasan tun Razak

200, Jalan Bukit Bintang

55100 Kula Lumpur

Email: career@kwap.gov.my

Closing date: 30 September 2011

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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For those of you looking to break into the hedge fund industry we have a lead for you.  A hedge fund out of London has approached the Hedge Fund Group (HFG) and is requesting a intern to work for their hedge fund.


Here is the description of the internship:

Our team is looking for an intern to join a quantitative hedge in central London 3 month+ position. Role is operational and supporting will include a large amount of sales and marketing research. Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) designation is strongly preferred over those with no specific hedge fund industry training.  Excellent opportunity to gain understanding of inside workings of a hedge fund. Applicants must have a strong mathematical understanding and an interest in finance and marketing. Please send CVs and covering letters to angus.morison@c-i-technologies.com.  

I recently recorded a 90 minute webinar on hedge fund career strategies for a group of professionals looking to possibly join the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) program and we have now released this webinar to the public making it free to watch here on our website: http://hedgefundcertification.com/Free-Webinar.html

This webinar will provide you with strategies on how to make more money in the industry, examples of how I and others got into the industry, how much money you can expect to make while working in the alternative investment space, and the formula that I have used to succeed in this industry.

By the way, I just finished up a trip to Europe (picture to the left was taken in Monaco) where I was speaking at a hedge fund conference, and while I was there I recorded 10 more video modules for the CHP Designation program.  If you are a member of HedgeFundPremium login and check them out as they get posted this week.

I hope you get a ton of value out of this webinar,  take care.






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This video provides an overview on what is happening in the hedge fund industry in Asia. If you are considering global locations for growing or starting your hedge fund career you may want to consider Asia and Singapore as a true center of growth in the industry.  Watch this video to learn more:



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Hedge Fund Due Diligence Questionnaire Definition Video: Here is a short video defining what a Hedge Fund Due Diligence Questionnaire is.



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Have you heard of institutional investment consulting firms and not known what they are? We all did at some point, this video provides a quick definition on what these consultants do and how they work with institutional investors.



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Since starting to provide hedge fund resume and career advice in 2006 I have helped many people improve their resume.  We now also provide free resume editing services and career coaching for those completing the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) designation program.  Because of this I was contacted by a reporter from efinancialcareers a few days ago to discuss hedge fund resume best practices.

The reporter just published this article yesterday which provides some concise advice on how to update your resume to be more effective within this competitive industry.

Here is the link to the full article if you want to read it: http://news.efinancialcareers.com/newsandviews_item/newsItemId-31874

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Why you should apply SPEED of Implementation starting now…

In mid 2009 I attended a business conference where over 10 guest speakers, all of which were self-made millionaires and business owners spoke.  I took over 15 pages of notes and condensed those down to just one single page. While reviewing common themes from the 30+ hours of advice from these professionals the only piece of advice which each expert mentioned and emphasized was “speed of implementation.”  Since that conference I have developed a deeper understanding of this concept, figured out how to apply it to my business, and why it is so important.

In short focusing my attention on increasing my speed of implementation has brought my productivity, motivation, and sense of progress to another level.  Increasing your speed of implementation means making decisions faster, receiving feedback faster, and adjusting and growing further more rapidly as well.
With everything in life we move through learning curves whether it is starting a new career, starting a new business, or launching a new product.  Speed of implementation is about moving up that learning curve 3x faster than your competition so by the time they have reached the top of that first curve you have conquered three new areas of knowledge or ability.  That may sound very loose and non-exact but stay with me here and I will provide some examples below.

In short you can speed up the success that you realize but analyzing what actions you know will need to be taken, whether you know what the following steps are or not.  Many times in life we cannot see the full path to success, only a few steps that we could be taking right now.  If you seize those first few steps more quickly than others additional paths of actions will unfold that others who are contemplating the risks of the unknown will never be able to see.

Iterative Processes

Applying speed of implementation requires a fundamental understanding how it will help you reach a level of breakthrough success that surprises even yourself.  Within the diagram below you see four letters: A,B,C,D, followed by a single letter T.

A –> B –> C –> D –> T (Breakthrough Success)

Steps A, B, C of most projects are obvious, you know what first steps you need to take…yet step #20 which is T is so far removed from the knowledge and foresight you have now that the project seems unachievable, unrealistic, or risky.  The result? Typically we enter gathering more information and  asking others for their opinion mode.  This has its time and place but 99% of the time if you would just start on Steps A, B, and C, by the time those are complete you would have a much better vision and more clarity on exactly what steps D, E, F, and G are.  Once you get those next steps complete through G you may even be able to see all the way to step L, etc. Eventually you will get to T, step #20 but there is no way that you can get there without first going through the iterative process of taking the first steps that are clear right now.

In short you can evolve faster, meet your goals sooner, and over a short period of time out-pace everyone around you in your industry by just taking massive action within the areas where you have identified the next 1-2 steps to take.

Happy implementing!

- Richard Wilson

p.s. I will soon be releasing details on my just-written book on speed of implementation, stay tuned.

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Hedge Fund Conference in Tokyo

This May I will be traveling to Tokyo, Japan to speak at the 2011 Annual Hedge Fund Investments Japan Congress at the Westin Hotel.

My Speaking Topic:

• Top 10 Hedge Fund Marketing Mistakes – review what managers should avoid doing. Each of these mistakes could cost their hedge funds over $10,000 in lost time and money
• 5 unique capital raising strategies for hedge fund managers allowing participants to see exactly how they can use these strategies to grow their own hedge funds in assets and work with more investors. These are the strategies that were used to raise over $200M for hedge fund clients in the past.
• Speed of Implementation, what it is, why it is so important to raising capital and growing a successful hedge fund business.

If you would like to attend please click here to learn more or register.

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