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Stein’s Law and Rising Production Costs
Herbert Stein, who was President Richard Nixon’s chairman of the Counsel of Economic Advisors, is often…
Asset Allocation
Eurekahedge: 2018 YTD Growth Positive but Unimpressive
The newest Eurekahedge report says that total hedge fund assets have grown by $26.4 billion in the year to…
State of the Industry, Manager Selection, Hedge Funds
A Talk on the What and Whys of Cryptocurrencies
The Battle of the Quants came to New York City on Wednesday, June 20, and the CAIA Association was one of its…
Access to Alternatives, Asset Allocation, Emerging Asset Classes, State of the Industry
Three Drivers of Hedge Fund Consolidation
A new report from Navigant Capital Advisors, a Chicago-based investment-banking service provider, says that…
Hedge Funds
Hedge Fund Hegemony And How To Handle It
By Diane Harrison Hegemony, holding a slightly sinister meaning in most contexts, defines an asymmetrical…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds
FORE! 
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association Certain words in the world of sports are universally recognized and…
Educational Alpha
Blockchains: Hyped but Here to Stay
In a recent white paper, a trend analyst and a portfolio manager at Robeco put their heads together to look…
Risk Management
What has private equity done for state pension funds lately?
Los Angeles-based Cliffwater LLC has recently updated a report it prepared a year ago on how state pension…
State of the Industry, Private Equity, Private Debt, Asset Allocation
Africa Still Rising (but Patience May Be Required)
The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association, in a new report, suggests that the “Africa Rising” narrative…
Asset Allocation, Emerging Asset Classes, Private Equity, State of the Industry
Water, Water Everywhere...
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association  It was 220 years ago when Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote and…
Educational Alpha
The View from Amundi: Absolute Return and Factor Models
On May 30, CAIA France sponsored a panel discussion on absolute return strategies, held at the headquarters…
Risk Management, Asset Allocation
Alternative Uses of the Fixed-Income Markets
Aviva Investors has prepared a research report on absolute return fixed income. The report, called “Building…
Asset Allocation, State of the Industry
Manager Selection Through A ‘Welkian’ Lens
One of the most successful variety shows on television was the Lawrence Welk Show. Debuting in 1955, the show…
State of the Industry
AQR Makes the Case for a VRP Strategy
AQR Capital Management, the Greenwich, CT-based global investment firm, has posted a new discussion of the…
Asset Allocation
It’s the Volatility (of Volatility), Stupid! 
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association Just about 25 years ago a political strategist named James…
Educational Alpha