Hedge Funds Fight for Asia Talent With Bonuses, Training
- Point72 starts Asia training course to develop in-house talent
- Finding managers with the right mix of experience is tough
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In a glass-walled room at Point72 Asset Management LP’s outpost in Hong Kong, five fresh-faced graduates pore over spreadsheets and give tentative answers to questions about cash flow and the cost of capital.
These would-be masters of the universe are the first participants in Point72’s Asia Academy associate program, the hedge fund firm’s latest salvo in an intensifying war for regional talent.