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A new paper tries to put a value on the "redemption option" that a manager gives to investors and the "funding option" it gives to its prime brokers. Too bad more hedge funds didn't read this before last year.
Today, we bring you the final installment of our “Summer of 1,000 Posts” (more…) This week we’ll be looking at alternative investments in the mainstream by pulling from our archives of posts on media coverage of hedge funds and hedge fund investing for retail investors. Enjoy. Report shows that some wounds recently suffered by wealth managers may [...]
AllAboutAlpha.com Editorial Board Member Dr. Bob Swarup says some funds of funds risk "immortality through colossal failure".
Institutional investors are being called up on to invest in infrastructure such as roads and highways. It's a big opportunity for sure. But how big?
Want a divorce? Invest in private equity and it becomes a bit easier...
Two recent patents on processes that many in the asset management industry might take for granted revive the debate about what is and what is not patentable.
Today, we bring you another installment of our “Summer of 1,000 posts” (more…) This week’s sampling from our archives covers the topic of Institutional Investing… Shipping as an alternative investment Thought shipping was just a global growth play? Apparently, it depends on how you measure it. BCG Forecast: Institutions to seek “innovative products” such as HF and PE A new [...]
Feeling depressed and in denial about the cost cutting ahead for your asset management business? You're apparently not alone.
A detailed review of over 300 hedge fund failures reveals some surprising and counterintuitive findings.
Will 2009 be marked by a "re-de-coupling" of emerging markets from developed ones. Performance of emerging markets hedge funds might give us some clues.
Thought shipping was just a global growth play? Apparently, it depends on how you measure it.
Today, we bring you another installment of our “Summer of 1,000 Posts” (more…) This week’s sampling from our archives covers the topic of Hedge Fund Regulation… Hedge Fund Standards Board issues rules on how to exit crowded theatres when someone yells “Fire!” Here’s a set of safety instructions every movie usher needs to have. “Libertarian Paternalism”: A happy medium [...]
How to hedge against the next Katrina...
The head of hedge fund strategies at investment consulting firm Fund Evaluation Group shares his perspective on his clients' evolving views on alternative investments.
The number of underlying managers in a fund of funds can tell you a lot about redemption frequency - but not so much about fees. So says a new academic study.
