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In SEC Filing, Ackman Makes His Case
At least Valeant is now trying to make money the old-fashioned way: by buying an operation that knows how it’…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
China’s Oil Giant At Center Of Corruption Probe
By Ky Krauthamer Grins were on the faces of China National Petroleum executives this week as they celebrated…
Contexts for Population Growth, U.S. and China Co-Dependence, Fracking
Big Picture Economics How to Navigate the New Global Economy By Joel L. Naroff and Ron Scherer 234 pages John…
Asset Allocation
The Skorina Report: Endowment Performance at Flagship State Schools
The super-endowments of the traditional Private Ivys -- like Harvard and Yale -- are always closely watched,…
State of the Industry, Manager Selection, Asset Allocation
Brave Phalanx: Asian Managers & Investors Remain Undaunted
GFIA, in its April 2014 “Research Insights,” reviews Asian asset managers and their results for March. Let’s…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
A Nordic View of Banking Union
Pentti Hakkarainen, deputy governor of the Bank of Finland, spoke recently on the prospects for a banking…
Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Index Provider Transparency: End Users Unimpressed
EDHEC-Risk Institute recently surveyed institutions around Europe for their views on the transparency and…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds
McGonagle Testifies to the Michael Lewis Hearings
On May 13, the director of the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight addressed the Agriculture Committee of the…
Access to Alternatives
Stiglitz Against Austerity: For the Consolidation of Europe
On May 5, Joseph Stiglitz spoke in Rome, Italy, at least on one level addressing the question: Can the euro…
Asset Allocation
Chopping Hedge Fund Data and Joining a Choir
The independent data provider Eurekahedge has issued a report on the world’s hedge fund industry, telling us…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Why are Hedge Fund Assets Reaching All-time Highs?
By Don Steinbrugge, CFA There is a constant flood of articles in the media articulating that hedge funds…
Asset Allocation, Hedge Funds, Manager Selection, State of the Industry
What Will Drive ETF Growth? Not Active Management
Pimco announced recently (in a January 24th filing with the SEC) that it is going to expand its offerings of…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Climate Change: the Science that Dare Not Speak Its Name
The plot so far:  In an AAA piece about Frankenstorm, we suggested that the disconnect between the view…
ESG
Axioma on those Low-Vol Picnic Baskets
Our regular readers will remember that we have discussed low-vol strategies here before, as recently as…
Risk Management, Hedge Funds
Alternative Entrepreneurs Generating Alpha
By Andrew Cohan, Macoma Capital Group In today’s challenging hunt for alpha, investors are finding that…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation