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China-US Trade War and Other Worries
The Eurekahedge April 2018 report says that hedge funds were down in the first quarter of the year (-0.13%).…
Hedge Funds, Manager Selection, State of the Industry
WisdomTree on the Success of its Rate-Hedge Agg Suite
The path to higher rates has not been a smooth one, but interest rates in the United States are now higher…
Hedge Funds
What Constitutes Price Manipulation?
The two commissions that serve as market enforcers in the United States, the Commodity Futures Exchange…
State of the Industry, Access to Alternatives
Too Big Too Frail 
By Bill Kelly, CAIA CEO The most intractable challenges in society, and life, sometimes …
Educational Alpha
AIMA’s Vision Statement from Hedge Fund Industry Leaders
Some of the leading figures in the alt investment industry have put their dignified heads together and…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
DON’T FEAR THE ROBO!
By Diane Harrison Technology advances have infiltrated every corner of finance, including the world of wealth…
Access to Alternatives
Oil Price Shocks and Economic Growth
The U.S. is withdrawing from a multilateral agreement with Iran that was aimed at dissuading the Iranian…
Understanding the Surge in Appraisal Remedies
A new paper by Alexandros L. Seretakis takes a comparative look at appraisal rights in the United States and…
Hedge Funds
in-i-fish-uh nt (adj.) 
By Bill Kelly, CAIA CEO In the good old days of bound books, a dictionary and thesaurus were …
Educational Alpha
'You Kick It' and the Alternative Investment Industry
The Alternative Investment Management Association, the London-based organization representing the interests…
State of the Industry, Access to Alternatives
Funds Use Public Info to Complement Private Signals
Alan D. Crane and two colleagues have written a paper on whether and how hedge funds profit from publicly…
Risk Management, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Options-based Strategies and their Pay-offs
Roberto Obregon, of the Meketa Investment Group, has written a paper (available at SSRN) on the use of…
Risk Management, Asset Allocation
The Giraffe in The Coal Mine 
By Bill Kelly, CAIA Association What’s a few dead canaries amongst friends, or maybe miners? …
Educational Alpha
Bitcoin Futures ETFs: SEC Requests Comment
In December last year the NYSE Arca Inc. filed a proposed rule change that would allow for the creation of…
State of the Industry, Emerging Asset Classes, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Be Fearful When Everyone is Greedy
A new report from Context Capital Partners looks into trends in the alternative investments industry, both…
State of the Industry, Asset Allocation