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Burr XII, Extreme Value, and a Fantasy
“They used a Burr XII extreme value distribution?” “Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard.” “What the heck is that?” “…
State of the Industry, Risk Management, Asset Allocation
Betting on Vice Doesn’t Really Pan Out
One venerable theory among alpha seekers is that one should bet on “vice,” that is, one ought to invest in…
Risk Management, Hedge Funds, ESG, Asset Allocation
IEA Says Investment In Clean Energy Will Keep Growing, Slowly
By Andy Tully of Oilprice.com The International Energy Agency (IEA) says overall investment in renewable…
Hedge Funds, ESG, Asset Allocation
The Delusions a Boom Can Bring and the Perils of Chasing Hedge Fund Winners
It is an old and one-would-hope familiar lesson, but not for that reason an unnecessary one. We don’t take…
State of the Industry, Risk Management, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
A Back-Handed Look at ‘Too Big to Fail’
A new study from the Bank of England addresses the question: does quantitative easing actually increase bank…
Asset Allocation
BIS to US Fed: You’re Messing with the World
The Bank for International Settlements, the services and coordinating body for central banks, has taken a…
Asset Allocation
A Brief History of the Direct Borrowing Power of the U.S. Treasury
A new staff report prepared for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York discusses the prospect of the direct…
Asset Allocation
Eurekahedge: Europe-Focused Managers Took Hits in July
The independent data provider Eurekahedge tells us in its latest report that European and North American…
Manager Selection, Asset Allocation
Preqin on PE Distributions & Call-Ups in 2013
Capital distributions to private-equity investors reached a record level in2013, according to research by…
Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Markets Work: The Argument from Robert Bork’s Beard
I’ve sought to formulate a strong argument against something in which I firmly believe. [It was a response to…
Asset Allocation
The Investment World Has Good News for Philanthropy
A new Study of Investments for Private Foundations, sponsored jointly by the Council on Foundations and…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
All Regional Mandates in Positive Territory YTD
Global equity markets are doing well now and the hedge fund industry benefits. That’s the gist of the latest…
Manager Selection, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Alternative Investments: Why Do We Care
By Jeff Malec, CAIA CEO, Founding Partner Attain Capital Management, LLC I’m a philosophy major, so I’ll…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Looking at the Future of World Wealth McKinsey-style
McKinsey has published a Private Banking Survey, part of a series it initiated in 2002. The gist of this one…
State of the Industry, Asset Allocation
Volcker: 'The Kind of Stuff You’re Being Taught'
Before he goes down in history books as the man behind the “Volcker rule,” that is, behind the effort to…
Asset Allocation