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The Bonds of War: Ukraine, Russia, the IMF
Argentines take heart. Yes, you have implacable holdout bondholder NML Capital to contend with, and NML has…
Asset Allocation
Bollerman Addresses IEX's Critics
IEX, the institution created by Michael Lewis’ “flash boys,” began life as an ATS. But as its name, a…
Asset Allocation
Alternatives Appetite 2016: Bulk Up or Slim Down?
By Diane Harrison January started the year off with a bang, as global markets were rocked by Fed tightening,…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds
AIMA Suggests Third Method For Leverage Measurement
At present, AIFMD allows for either a gross or a commitment method of measuring leverage. AIMA has suggested…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
“We Aren’t Obsolete,” Says DTCC White Paper
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation has issued a new white paper on block chains and their…
Manager Selection, Risk Management
Real Estate: Footloose Money Chasing Cross-Border Deals
Savills, a global real estate services provider listed on the London Stock Exchange, has released its annual…
Real Estate
Challenges to Mergers: Not So Automatic Anymore?
The Delaware Court of Chancery has become increasingly hostile of late to lawsuits that challenge corporate…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
Eurekahedge: Performance after the ECB Underwhelms
The latest Eurekahedge report says that regional mandates for the month of December 2015 produced quite mixed…
Manager Selection, Hedge Funds
A Short History of Life Settlements
Andrew N. Smith, CAIA, interviews Doug Himmel of Melville Capital and Adam Meltzer of Vida Capital, both…
Hedge Funds
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