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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
The SEC Takes a Limited View of Janus’ Limited View
As another January approaches, the attention of asset managers and alpha seekers turns naturally to the…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
The Magnetism of Insider Trading: Part Two
In Part One I discussed the December 10 decision of a panel of the Second Circuit, saying that it limited the…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Yes, Speech is Free for Short Sellers, Too
U.S. District Court Judge William H. Orrick, shown here, has adopted the role of free speech hero. On…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
Case study: Straits gives managed futures a facelift
By Ginger Szala When the JOBS Act is discussed in managed fund circles, it’s typically due to its elimination…
Access to Alternatives
The Magnetism of Insider Trading: Part One
Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson have won an appeal from their convictions of insider trading. The big…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Plans for a Nickel-Tick Pilot: Trouble in the Details
One of the provisions of the JOBS Act of 2012 strongly suggested that the Securities and Exchange Commission…
Access to Alternatives