<div> <p>While women leaders in finance are gradually becoming more common, that cannot be said the alternatives industry. </p><p>But as traditional investment firms increasingly acquire alternatives and private markets firms, their leaders, styles and backgrounds are experiencing a changing topography. </p><p>One of those to have been instrumental in helping build some well-known alts firms, from GLG to Moore Capital and now MCQS, is their President and CEO, Soraya Chabarek.</p><p>Soraya discusses the characteristics of some of the top hedge fund performers, the egos and enigmas, females in finance, the art of selling, and how she helped reposition CQS from a hedge fund manager into an alternative credit platform.  </p><p>She gives her view on where the risks and opportunities lie in today’s credit market, how founder-led firms scale beyond star culture, and on resilience, grit, and what she looks for in a hire. </p><p>The Money Maze Podcast is kindly sponsored by <a href="https://www.schroders.com/en/global/individual/%22%20/t%20%22_blank">Schroders</a>, <a href="https://www.ifminvestors.com/en-gb/">IFM Investors</a>, <a href="https://tracker.gold.org/l/824153/2024-03-19/bffk1">World Gold Council</a> and <a href="https://www.lseg.com/en">LSEG</a>.</p><p><a href="https://moneymazepodcast.com/subscribe">Sign up to our Newsletter</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-money-maze-podcast">Follow us on LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoDd5vw4qRx_BcRIqTqlmAA">Watch on YouTube</a> </p></div>