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Who Is Yanis Varoufakis? And Does it Matter?
According to his twitter account, Yanis Varoufakis has been “quietly writing obscure academic texts for years…
State of the Industry, Asset Allocation
Prize to Sannikov: Scholar of Friction and Moral Hazard
The American Finance Association has awarded its 2015 Fischer Black Prize to Yuliy Sannikov, of the Princeton…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Competing Bankruptcy Filings for Caesar’s: Third-Party Releases
On Monday, January 12th, second lien noteholders, notably including David Tepper’s hedge fund Appaloosa,…
Private Equity, Access to Alternatives
How Bad is the Cash Drag on Open-End Private Equity Real Estate Funds?
By Brad Case, Ph.D., CFA, CAIA More than 46 basis points per year on average. That’s a pretty hefty drag,…
Real Estate, Private Equity
Low Energy Prices: Crude and Refined Consequences
A recent statement by the energy minister of the UAE suggests ‘more of the same.’ Oil prices in early 2015…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Explaining Why the Portfolio-Barbell Works
One classic (liability-driven) portfolio strategy, known for obvious reasons as the “barbell,” entails a lot…
State of the Industry, Risk Management, Asset Allocation
ECB Beats SNB in race for the Bottom
It must be something in the water, or maybe in the chocolate. The Swiss National Bank shocked markets on…
Asset Allocation
The Quant Conundrum: Perfectly Repeatable or Repeatedly Imperfect?
By Diane Harrison The ongoing debate between friends and foes of quantitative strategies centers on which…
Risk Management, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Swiss National Bank Abandons Its Commitment to Support the Euro
By John Brynjolfsson 1)      This morning's surprise announcement the Swiss National…
Asset Allocation
If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?
The title of this entry is a cliché, one either used or attributed to the wealthy uneducated at the expense…
State of the Industry, Risk Management
Let’s Hope Nothing Comes of Sprecher’s Grand Bargain
Jeff Sprecher and the Intercontinental Exchange [the man and the institution that purchased NYSE Euronext for…
Access to Alternatives
Biggest Casualty of Crude Oil Price Collapse?
By John Brynjolfsson What's the biggest casualty of the crude oil price collapse? Tesla. Tesla’s success is a…
ESG
The State of Alternative Currencies: Tokyo Police and Future Retailers
Bitcoin started 2015 sharply down. According to coindesk.com, one bitcoin, worth $319.70 on New Year’s Eve,…
Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Low-Vol Anomaly Provokes Reflections on an Old Adage
The “low-volatility anomaly” looms rather large in CAPM literature. A new paper suggests that it has a lot to…
Risk Management, Hedge Funds
Top 10 Hedge Fund Trends for 2015
By Don Steinbrugge, CFA Each year, Agecroft Partners predicts the top hedge fund industry trends through its…
Asset Allocation, Hedge Funds, State of the Industry