Opalesque Industry Update - The U.S. presidential race has already dominated the news for well over a year and will undoubtedly continue to do so long after the final votes are cast on November 8th. Beyond predicting who will triumph, Wall Street, along with much of the world, is focused on what the winner’s presidency will mean for markets and the economy. From the makeup of the Supreme Court, to issues such as gun control and immigration, the outcome of the 2016 presidential election could have a significant impact for years to come. The New York Hedge Fund Roundtable recently surveyed its membership about the extremely contentious presidential race and what different scenarios would mean for the economy and the alternative investment industry. Money, Politics and the 2016 Presidential Race was the topic of the Roundtable’s August event. “From highly sensitive issues such as gun control, to international relations and foreign trade to the future of our economy, it seems that the outcome of the 2016 presidential election will have major ramifications,” says Adam Weinstein, President of the New York Hedge Fund Roundtable and a managing director at asset management firm New Mountain Capital. “In what seems like an increasingly longer election cycle, there is still a long way to go and the lack of clarity has created some anxiety among investors as the election draws closer,” he says. New York Hedge Fund Roundtable members had the opportunity to weigh in on this topic both at the Roundtable’s August event as well as through an online electronic poll. *Of the respondents to this survey, 30% were fund managers; 16% were allocators; 10% were risk management or trading; 31% were service providers; and 13% were other industry participants. Following are some of the other key findings of that survey:
August’s “bonus” question: Given the fact that people who work on Wall Street are rarely able to use all the vacation time they receive, Roundtable members were asked how much unused vacation time they currently have. 39% of respondents have a week or less vacation time remaining; 38% have two weeks; 6% have 3 weeks; 7% have a month and 10% of respondents said they have had to roll over so much vacation time over the years that it would require an Excel spreadsheet to calculate it.
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Industry Updates
Alternative investment industry weighs in on the presidential election
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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