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Emerging Markets in 2016: Making Necessary Distinctions
A recent Neuberger Berman analysis, by Conrad A. Saldanha, makes the case that the emerging markets as an…
Asset Allocation
After Seven Years: Philosophical Implications of the Madoff Fraud
It has been seven years and a few days more now since Bernard Madoff acknowledged to authorities that “there…
State of the Industry, Risk Management, Manager Selection, Hedge Funds
Top Alpha Stories of 2015: Nerds Win Three, Lose Two
We have made it a habit to present, at this time of year, a short list of the big news stories of the 12…
State of the Industry, Manager Selection, Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
The Global Economy in 2016 - 5 Key Trends
By Shane Brett Every year Global Perspectives publishes its predictions of the 5 keys trends we see impacting…
Asset Allocation
Denial: The Role of Naked Shorting in the Fall of Martin Shkreli
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York indicted Martin Shkreli and Evan Greebel on Thursday,…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds
The 12 Days of Hedge Funds
With best wishes of the season and a happy new year for everyone in the AllAboutAlpha family.   On the…
Eurekahedge: All Regional Mandates Up for November
News from Venezuela and Argentina at last is such as to inspire more laughter than tears among investors. But…
Manager Selection, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Saudi Arabia: Opening to Distressed Debt Arb?
A recent article in The National Law Review says that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is about to change its…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
AIMA: 44% of Hedge Fund Firms Planning New Launches in 2016
A global survey by PwC and the Alternative Investment Management Association looks at the expansion of the…
State of the Industry, Manager Selection, Access to Alternatives
Bitcoin’s Founder: Recent History and 2020 Vision
Two things happened almost at once recently: Wired told us who actually invented bitcoin, (well, it gave the…
State of the Industry, Emerging Asset Classes, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Alternative Asset Managers Feeling the Burn
By Diane Harrison As another year draws to a close, emerging hedge fund managers wrestle with how to grow…
Manager Selection
Institutions Thinking About Interest Rates and Volatility
Best performers Worst performers Global equities 42% Commodities 36% U.S. equities 33% Emerging market…
State of the Industry, Manager Selection, Asset Allocation
Arbitrage Pricing Theory and Large Pricing Errors
A recent paper by Raman Uppal of EDHEC Business School and Paolo Zaffaroni of Imperial College Business…
Risk Management, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
The Enabling of the Hedge Fund Fraudsters, Part II
On Sept. 1, we posted here our notes on the case of Rizack et al v. Signature Bank et al. This, a lawsuit…
State of the Industry
Delaware’s Supreme Court Upholds Smack-down of RBC
In a decision that fund managers invested in the equities of Delaware chartered corporations, especially…
Risk Management, Manager Selection