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Ex-Bridgewater exec Bob Elliott: Massive hedge fund pay packets ‘don’t make any sense’

Former Bridgewater executive said investors are chasing a 'promise' that highly paid managers can't deliver

'The days of the highly paid portfolio manager, lots of highly paid portfolio managers, are probably fading'
'The days of the highly paid portfolio manager, lots of highly paid portfolio managers, are probably fading'

Bob Elliott, the former head of Ray Dalio’s investment team at Bridgewater Associates, said huge pay packets for star hedge fund managers "don't make any sense" given the returns they are delivering.

"The pay structure doesn't make sense compared to the quality of the product," Elliott told Financial News at a Barron’s Live event on 16 November. "Managers getting paid silly money is a reflection of that imbalance."

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