Comment on What's in a title? How hedge funds and their employees use the industry's lack of consistency to their advantage

What's in a title? How hedge funds and their employees use the industry's lack of consistency to their advantage

Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIJob titles in the $4.3 trillion hedge-fund industry vary greatly from firm to firm.The lack of uniformity allows both firms and employees to present themselves in the best light.A prominent example involves Greenlight and a former employee who claimed to be the head of macro.The well-publicized battle between David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital and its former employee James Fishback can seem, to industry outsiders especially, a bit trivial.While Fishback's most recent legal filing claims age discrimination and asks for at least $5 million from his old firm, the genesis of the messy dispute involves Fishback's title during the two-plus years he spent at Greenlight.He said he was the firm's head of macro.

 

Comment On This Story

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More Business News