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Insider Trading: Big-mouth Bankers and Remote Tippees
The US Supreme Court has accepted an appeal from a Ninth Circuit decision on insider trading. Whatever the…
State of the Industry, Access to Alternatives
Alternative Multi-Manager Mutual Funds: What’s the Value Proposition, Again?
By Andrew Beer New products are sold on a story.  For alternative multi-manager mutual funds – most of…
Access to Alternatives, Hedge Funds, State of the Industry
More about Arch Coal and the Dusty Trail Ahead
I wrote here last week about the demise of Arch Coal.  I was reminded of the incompleteness of my…
State of the Industry, ESG
Banks (PBs): Turning Cash Away
The Alternative Investment Management Association and S3 Partners jointly sponsored a new survey and report…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
CFDs and Their Platforms in Germany
FXCM, an online provider of foreign exchange trading related services, announced January 6 that it has…
Asset Allocation
Nasdaq Puts Its Forex Plans on Hold
There is an ancient principle of prudence, “don’t fix what isn’t broken.” Thomas Jefferson alludes to it in…
Asset Allocation
How 'Fair' is New Chapter 11 Reform? New ABI Study Investigates
By Konstantin Danilov, CFA Even though the rate of public company bankruptcies is at an all-time low, there…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
Arch Coal: Another One Bites the Coal Dust.
Arch Coal, one of the biggest coal companies in The United States, entered Chapter 11 Monday morning, Jan 11…
State of the Industry, ESG
Jump Start Your Fund Marketing Tactics
By Diane Harrison 2016 will not offer an easy path to follow on the way to asset gathering. Effective…
State of the Industry
Get ready for ALTSLA 2016!
Manager Selection
A Perennial Gale Hits the Coffee Industry
The popularity of the drip coffee maker is in decline, or at least it has passed its peak.  In 2013. 58…
Michigan State University Hires its First Chief Investment Officer
By Charles Skorina   Michigan State University announced the appointment of Philip Zecher as Chief…
State of the Industry
Smart Beta Strategy: Aces Australian Scrutiny
Paul Docherty, a senior lecturer at Newcastle Business School. University of Newcastle, in Australia, has…
State of the Industry, Risk Management, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
The SEC Staff Proposal on 'Accredited Investor': Index Thresholds for Inflation, Create Grandfathers
In December of 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission released a report on the definition of an “…
State of the Industry, Access to Alternatives
Commodities: Catching a Falling Knife on the High Seas
The long declivity of the commodities sector has had repercussions for the world of dry bulk shipping – that…
Hedge Funds