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Ebenezer Scrooge: An Alternative View
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association Ebenezer Scrooge was not exactly a cuddly CEO. The way he treated poor…
Educational Alpha, State of the Industry, Manager Selection, Hedge Funds, ESG
Greenfields and Brownfields: Asian Investors Backing Infrastructure Investments
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has taken a 30% stake in Bayfront Infrastructure Management.…
State of the Industry, Private Debt, Infrastructure, Hedge Funds
The Imminent Demise of the LNG/Crude Oil Link
Liquified natural gas has long been sold through long-term contracts that are benchmarked to the price of…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds
Report: Convertible Bonds Attractive for 2020
A new report from Schroders looks at global convertible bonds, instruments that straddle the boundaries of…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Africa: Alpha for the Bold
The CFA Institute, in conjunction with the African Stock Exchanges Association (ASEA), has put together a…
State of the Industry, Infrastructure, Asset Allocation
A Critique of (Non-forensic) Short Selling
In a new paper, three quants with Robeco suggest that the “short” side of the activity of many long/short…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Pairs Trading Suggested for Energy Stocks
Carlos Salas Najera, of the New York City Data Science Academy, has tested an old idea (pairs trading) for a…
State of the Industry, Risk Management, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Investment Management: Time for New Leaders and Exiting Comfort Zones
Disruption is the trend of the moment in many industries and the investment world is no exception. Deloitte…
State of the Industry, Private Equity, Manager Selection, Hedge Funds, ESG, Asset Allocation
How to Evaluate Smart Beta ETFs
By Nicolas Rabener of FactorResearch (@FactorResearch) Beta is like ice cream and comes in many flavors.…
State of the Industry, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Central Bank Policies Put the Squeeze on Pension Funds
Amundi-CREATE Research has offered its independent assessment on challenges now faced by the world’s pension…
State of the Industry, Asset Allocation
Hedge Funds and the Value of Diversity and Inclusion
The Alternative Investment Management Association, in conjunction with Ernst & Young, has prepared a…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds
Requiem for a Heavyweight
By Bill Kelly, CAIA Association CEO A requiem is a solemn chant for the repose of the dead. Chant-worthiness…
Educational Alpha, Risk Management, Manager Selection
Setting The Next Stage in Cryptocurrencies
Telegram Open Network (TON) is a blockchain project supported by a native utility token called the Gram,…
State of the Industry, Emerging Asset Classes, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Looking for Bias: Hedge Funds, Funds of Funds and Prime Brokers
Prime brokers help funds of hedge funds identify hedge funds, which creates what the authors of a new paper…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Have Venture Capital Firms Created a Unicorn Bubble?
A theory is making the rounds, as expressed for example in a Forbes piece last month by David Trainer, that…
State of the Industry, Private Equity