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Top 5 Alpha Stories of 2014
We have made it a habit to present at this time of year a short list of the big news stories of the 12 months…
Asset Allocation
The SEC Takes a Limited View of Janus’ Limited View
As another January approaches, the attention of asset managers and alpha seekers turns naturally to the…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
The Magnetism of Insider Trading: Part Two
In Part One I discussed the December 10 decision of a panel of the Second Circuit, saying that it limited the…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Yes, Speech is Free for Short Sellers, Too
U.S. District Court Judge William H. Orrick, shown here, has adopted the role of free speech hero. On…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
Money Markets: The Cure to What Ails the Sukuk Space
A new working paper from World Bank economists looks at the sukuk space from the point of view of development…
Asset Allocation
Longevity Risk: Wary of Your 2015, and of Somebody Else’s Life Span?
Here’s a holiday season toast to our readers: may you live long enough to make life more difficult for an…
State of the Industry, Risk Management, ESG, Asset Allocation
Case study: Straits gives managed futures a facelift
By Ginger Szala When the JOBS Act is discussed in managed fund circles, it’s typically due to its elimination…
Access to Alternatives
Missing the Market: An American Visits Nigeria
When we told friends and associates of our invitation to visit Nigeria,  they all said the same…
Asset Allocation
The Magnetism of Insider Trading: Part One
Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson have won an appeal from their convictions of insider trading. The big…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Plans for a Nickel-Tick Pilot: Trouble in the Details
One of the provisions of the JOBS Act of 2012 strongly suggested that the Securities and Exchange Commission…
Access to Alternatives
Does Leverage Have a Positive or Negative Effect on Private Equity Real Estate Investments?
By Brad Case, Ph.D., CFA, CAIA On balance it’s probably positive, provided you’re in the market during enough…
Real Estate, Private Equity
Election direction, market correction, asset selection...it's all an investment question
By Diane Harrison In the world of investment management, 2015 will arrive with little fanfare but perhaps…
Asset Allocation
Qatar and the QIA: When the SWF Is Also a Family Office
In recent days, two important pieces of information about the Qatar Investment Authority, the emirate’s…
State of the Industry
Aligning Interests: Side Pockets, Side Letters, and Central Issues
Three big issues concern the Alignment of Interests Association, a gathering of investors in alternative…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds
Don’t Blame the Swiss: Results Discounted Days Before Vote
The voters of Switzerland have rejected the “Save Our Swiss Gold” initiative, a political effort to force…
Asset Allocation