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Private Lawsuits Over Order Types Used to Facilitate HFT
Stanislav Dolgopolov’s recent paper for the Journal of Law, Technology & Policy, at the University of…
State of the Industry, Access to Alternatives
The Hedge Fund Fee Conundrum
By Andrew Beer By one estimate, the hedge fund industry managed $2.6 trillion in capital at year-end 2013.…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds
In-house [Im]Prop[er] Trading: Proceed with Caution
By Ginger Szala MF Global is one of the more blatant examples of the danger of banks and brokers…
Manager Selection
MiFID Implementation Consultation: A Rocky Start
The European Securities and Markets Authority kicked off the consultation process for the implementation of…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
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