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Stocks after Shocks: Equity Returns in the Face of Monetary Policy
A new paper by two economists affiliated with the Federal Reserve System presents a new measure of the…
Asset Allocation
Eurekahedge: Performance Down, Inflows Up in 1st Half 2016
The latest report from Eurekahedge indicates that hedge funds’ assets under management are up by $19.9…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Litigating in the Wake of Manning
The United States Supreme Court preserved a role for state courts in securities litigation in a case…
Hedge Funds
Herbalife and Ackman: A History 
On July 15, 2016, Herbalife Ltd and the Federal Trade Commission reached an agreement that settles the FTC’s…
Hedge Funds
Volatility Spillover Effects: India, Korea, China
Last year, two scholars writing in the Journal of Alternative Investments looked at the volatility spillover…
Asset Allocation
Taking the Alcohol Out of the Wine:  A Decarbonized Index
A recent publication in the Financial Analysts Journal presents a model by virtue of which long-term passive…
State of the Industry, ESG
The Harvard Management Co.: Time for some creative destruction?
By Charles Skorina   It's been 10 years now since Jack Meyer stepped down as head of Harvard…
State of the Industry
Crude Oil at Mid-Year: IEA Assessment
As this year began, crude oil prices were stuck at their lowest level in twelve years. The world seemed to be…
Private Capital Fundraising Slows: Green and Brown Valleys
Preqin, the multinational data and consulting firm, has looked at the second quarter and found it was, for…
State of the Industry, Real Estate, Infrastructure
ESG Issues: The Material and the Immaterial
Activists pressing for corporate change on environmental, social, and governance issues often focus on issues…
State of the Industry, Manager Selection, ESG, Asset Allocation
Managing Expectations: The Rise of the Separately Managed Account
By Diane Harrison The line between wealth management and fund management continues to blur for the…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds
Infrastructure: Look at the Contracts--Not the Industry or the Index
A new paper from EDHEC Infrastructure Institute decides that there is no such thing as a listed…
Risk Management, Infrastructure, Asset Allocation
6 Questions about Dead Hand Proxy Puts
Dead Hand Proxy Puts are a relatively recent innovation in corporate finance, one intended to fend off…
Hedge Funds
Lyxor Quants Ask: What Exactly is a ‘Risk Factor’ Anyway?
Given the growing body of scholarly work over “risk factor” investing, especially the growing number of risks…
State of the Industry, Asset Allocation
AIMA on the Consequences of Brexit: Three Scenarios
Among the questions that have acquired a great deal of urgency in recent days is: what will Brexit mean for…
State of the Industry, Access to Alternatives