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SEC: KKR Misallocated ‘Broken Deal’ Costs
When people speaking normal non-lawyerly English use the word “deceit,” they generally refer to somebody’s…
Risk Management, Private Equity, Access to Alternatives
Predicting the Re-Creating of the Drachma
While I'm not Nostradamus, I observed here, soon after the Syriza government took office, that its then-new…
Asset Allocation
The Old Puzzle of SRI: India and France
A recent paper by two scholars affiliated with the the University of Delhi discusses the performance of…
State of the Industry, Hedge Funds, ESG, Asset Allocation
The Skorina Report: A Look at the New Investment Crew at NYU
New York University opened its doors in 1831 and it's now the biggest private college in the country by…
State of the Industry, Asset Allocation
Aleynikov Again: State Jury Conviction Set Aside
Greece and China stole the headlines, for weighty reasons, but back at home for the nation hearing the din of…
Access to Alternatives
Usury Law: Not Too far From the Madden Crowd
A recent decision by a three-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit Appeals Court, one that arose out of an…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
SCOTUS on Copyright Means a Win for Fences: Loss for the Noosphere
The end of the Supreme Court’s latest term made a lot of news. There were lots of politically contentious…
State of the Industry, Emerging Asset Classes
PwC Looks Ahead to 2020: Offers a Roadmap for Alternative Investment Managers
PricewaterhouseCoopers, in a new report, predicts that the next 5 years will be transformative for the…
Infrastructure, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Bitcoin and Kin: The View from Europe
The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a “call for evidence” on virtual currency and…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Rogue Trader Adoboli’s Return to Freedom: Down Memory Lane
One of the photos in the gallery of memorable “rogue traders” of recent years is that of a man who has just…
Risk Management, Hedge Funds
Dead Hand Proxy Puts: A Case Study
There are a number of respects in which corporate law is moving, slowly but perceptibly, in the direction of…
Access to Alternatives
European Investor Satisfaction with Smart Beta ETFs
A new study by the EDHEC-Risk Institute has found that those who have invested in smart beta exchange traded…
State of the Industry, Risk Management, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
The Core Satellite Model: How to Cut Hedge Fund Fees in Half Part II
By Andrew Beer A recent article discussed a potential solution to excessive hedge fund fees, the Investor…
State of the Industry, Manager Selection, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
Fractional Reserve Banking: From First Premises
Three quite recent stories bring forcefully to mind certain basic facts about banks, fractional reserves, and…
Asset Allocation, Access to Alternatives
Headline Factors and Hedge Fund Success
The factors driving hedge fund returns in the various regions of the world are, roughly, what you might guess…
Manager Selection, Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation