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The CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight has issued an exemptive letter with regard to…
Hedge Funds
A recurrent issue in corporate bankruptcies may have entered the alternative-investment world’s consciousness…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
“They used a Burr XII extreme value distribution?”
“Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard.”
“What the heck is that?”
“…
State of the Industry, Risk Management, Asset Allocation
Sometimes the early material in a report is so boring that even us dedicated expositors can do nothing better…
Risk Management, Infrastructure
The European Securities and Markets Authority recently warned that valuation risks are on the rise on key…
Risk Management
One venerable theory among alpha seekers is that one should bet on “vice,” that is, one ought to invest in…
Risk Management, Hedge Funds, ESG, Asset Allocation
This spring and summer’s excitement over Valeant and Allergan, and the former’s desire to acquire the latter…
Manager Selection, Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
On August 27, the most actively traded corporate debt in the United States was that of a formerly obscure…
Hedge Funds
By Diane Harrison
With the third quarter of 2014 coming to its close, and year-end allocation decisions…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
On Aug. 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted revisions to its rules concerning asset backed…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
By Andy Tully of Oilprice.com
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says overall investment in renewable…
Hedge Funds, ESG, Asset Allocation
By Andrew Smith, CAIA
Private equity, when investing in privately offered funds, is a highly complex and…
Private Equity, Hedge Funds
It is an old and one-would-hope familiar lesson, but not for that reason an unnecessary one. We don’t take…
State of the Industry, Risk Management, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
A new study from the Bank of England addresses the question: does quantitative easing actually increase bank…
Asset Allocation
The European Securities and Markets Authority has released the responses it has received to its first…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives