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Why Constraints on Hedge Funds Matter
By Andrew Beer Investors and managers find themselves at an interesting inflection point in the evolution of…
Manager Selection, Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
AIMA Reports: Activist Hedge Funds are the Good Guys
The Alternative Investment Management Association in a new paper credits “activist engagement by hedge funds…
Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
The Next Big Thing: A Robotic ‘Nexus’ of Contracts
The next big wave of innovation to hit the financial world is likely the automation of much of the decision-…
Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Do you like or dislike equity?
Traditional stock pickers live in a world that is analogous to Facebook. The average mutual fund manager…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
On First Looking Into SEC’s Homer: A Final Rule on Swaps Reporting
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued its final rule on security based swap reporting,…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
A Basis for Pursuing the Pursuers? Sonar-based Whale Hunts
The special counsel of a division of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission suggests that “high speed…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
A Metaphorical Map that Proposes an Unbound Barbell
Okay, the metaphors trip over themselves somewhat in this report. Road maps, barbells, a bucket, and one…
Risk Management, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Should Governments Slow Trading Down by Taxing It?
Could a small financial transactions tax improve the health of financial markets by rendering unprofitable a…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
Basel Committee’s Latest Progress Report: Buy IT
One investment play suggested by the latest news out of Basel, Switzerland: Buying into the companies that…
Access to Alternatives
Crowdfunding: In the Gun Sights of Patent Plaintiffs
A company founded in 2001, Alphacap Ventures, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the operators…
Emerging Asset Classes, Access to Alternatives
Stifling Debate on Classified Boards: Je Suis Charlie!
Here’s an old question. I’m sure you’ve heard it before. What are the consequences of alpha-seeking…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
Financing For Knights in Shining, or in Sooty, Armor
What will the market for acquisition financing look like in another five years? I submit (as a best guess)…
Risk Management, Private Equity, Access to Alternatives
Competing Bankruptcy Filings for Caesar’s: Third-Party Releases
On Monday, January 12th, second lien noteholders, notably including David Tepper’s hedge fund Appaloosa,…
Private Equity, Access to Alternatives
Let’s Hope Nothing Comes of Sprecher’s Grand Bargain
Jeff Sprecher and the Intercontinental Exchange [the man and the institution that purchased NYSE Euronext for…
Access to Alternatives
The State of Alternative Currencies: Tokyo Police and Future Retailers
Bitcoin started 2015 sharply down. According to coindesk.com, one bitcoin, worth $319.70 on New Year’s Eve,…
Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives