PE firms raised massive funds and still have a lot to spend. Keeping top associates can help source deals or run acquired companies, recruiters said.
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Private equity firms used to send junior staff off for an MBA. Now they're keeping some around to help spend all the money they've raised.

Private equity firms used to send junior staff off for an MBA. Now they're keeping some around to help spend all the money they've raised.

Casey Sullivan | PE firms raised massive funds and still have a lot to spend. Keeping top associates can help source deals or run acquired companies, recruiters said.

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A Viking Global hedge fund is helping startups turn into unicorns. Now it's hiring more people to ramp up investments.

A Viking Global hedge fund is helping startups turn into unicorns. Now it's hiring more people to ramp up investments.

Bradley Saacks | Viking Global made more than $580 million in illiquid investments through the first half of 2019 and is growing its private investing team.

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Denise Shull made a name for herself training Wall Street’s top investors to perform better through psychoanalysis and neuroscience. Here are her top tips for traders.

Denise Shull made a name for herself training Wall Street’s top investors to perform better through psychoanalysis and neuroscience. Here are her top tips for traders.

Christopher Competiello | Denise Shull, performance coach and renowned author, says "there's alpha to be had" if market participants can systematize their reaction to emotion.

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JPMorgan's quant guru says the main driver of recent stock turmoil has nothing to do with recession fears — and explains why it's now a bullish force

JPMorgan's quant guru says the main driver of recent stock turmoil has nothing to do with recession fears — and explains why it's now a bullish force

Akin Oyedele | Kolanovic's research is known to be market-moving. He unravels what really drove the market's recent plunge and why it's bullish going forward.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recommends reading these 10 books to achieve greatness in and out of the office

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recommends reading these 10 books to achieve greatness in and out of the office

Sherin Shibu | Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has a major reading habit. And they're not traditional business books: think economics, psychology, and even some poetry.

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An investment chief overseeing $294 billion tells us the 3 areas she's using to play defense against rising recession risks — and how she's targeting the growth that remains

An investment chief overseeing $294 billion tells us the 3 areas she's using to play defense against rising recession risks — and how she's targeting the growth that remains

Marley Jay | Katie Nixon, CIO of Northern Trust Wealth Management, names three investments that can beat other stocks while providing steady returns.

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You might not want to dismiss Spotify's hardware plans just yet, even though Spotify says you should

You might not want to dismiss Spotify's hardware plans just yet, even though Spotify says you should

Alexei Oreskovic | Spotify made it clear in May that its focus was not on hardware. So why do its regulatory filings describe a product that consumers will purchase?

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This CEO didn't want to go with traditional venture capital, so he challenged his employees to use this pitch deck to find individual investors. They raised $13 million from 70 people.

This CEO didn't want to go with traditional venture capital, so he challenged his employees to use this pitch deck to find individual investors. They raised $13 million from 70 people.

Megan Hernbroth | The employee pitch competition brought in almost 70 investors for a $13 million Series B funding round.

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Sweeping regulations like California's upcoming privacy bill threaten to wipe out the advertising industry. These 10 tech companies are trying to help marketers survive.

Sweeping regulations like California's upcoming privacy bill threaten to wipe out the advertising industry. These 10 tech companies are trying to help marketers survive.

Lauren Johnson | Business Insider has identified the leading companies that are helping marketers navigate privacy regulations.

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US investors have plowed a record $5.3 billion into European startups this year, and it's a sign they're getting priced out of Silicon Valley

US investors have plowed a record $5.3 billion into European startups this year, and it's a sign they're getting priced out of Silicon Valley

Callum Burroughs | The opportunity to enter exciting European companies and help develop their growth into the US market is a key factor in the recent spate of funding.

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