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Oil Trading and Round Number Effects
The “round number effect” is an endless source of fascination in the worlds of both trading and statistics.…
State of the Industry, Asset Allocation
The Connection between Audit Fees and Derivative Hedging
It is generally acknowledged that there exists a positive association between business risk and audit fees.…
State of the Industry, Risk Management, Hedge Funds
(IRR)ational Aggregation
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association Many of us have had the experience of buying a home and often turn to…
Educational Alpha, Real Estate, Private Equity, Private Debt
McKinsey Study: Where are the women in financial services?
A new report from McKinsey looks at the women in the financial services industry in North America, in the…
Manager Selection, State of the Industry
Back to the 1980s for future market insights
Christina Zhu, of the University of Pennsylvania, in a recent paper, looks at the consequences…
State of the Industry, Asset Allocation
Pitchbook 2018 Report: Where are the unicorns?
PitchBook has posted its 2018 VC Unicorn Report. The introduction explains the meaning of the term. (It has…
Manager Selection, Private Debt, Private Equity, State of the Industry
The Raining Credentials  
By Bill Kelly, CAIA Association CEO Missions, and the statements that embody them, are typically concise,…
Educational Alpha
HBS looks at 40 years of private equity performance
In a new study by Harvard Business School scholars looks into the performance of LPs invested with private…
State of the Industry, Private Equity, Private Debt
Cryptocurrencies: Alpha and Malta
Malta was the first jurisdiction within the EU to develop a regulatory system for collective investment…
Access to Alternatives, Asset Allocation, State of the Industry
Inaccurate News Analytics: When Robots Get Things Wrong
A new study prepared for the Federal Reserve Board looks at the use of algorithms to read and interpret…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
The Pitch Book: Dead Or Alive?
By Diane Harrison It used to be that if you asked most financial professionals what the single most important…
State of the Industry
Making Sense of Private Credit Funds
A new study takes what is called a “first look” at the aggregate performance of private credit funds. Using…
Manager Selection, Private Debt, Private Equity, State of the Industry
Hedging or Trading? Why Italian Banks Use Derivatives
A recent report by the Bank of Italy looks at why the various banks of Italy use derivatives. Specifically,…
Asset Allocation, Hedge Funds, Risk Management, State of the Industry
Asia-Pacific Region Will Continue to Dominate M&A Activity in 2H2018
Intralinks has issued its Deal Flow Predictor for mergers and acquisitions activity through the fourth…
Hedge Funds, State of the Industry
Kurtosis Diagnosis: Don’t get Skewed!
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association The quote “what gets measured gets managed” is oft-times attributed to…
Educational Alpha, State of the Industry, Risk Management