Archive for December 2010


The 10 Most Read AllAboutAlpha Posts of 2010

Dec 30th, 2010 | By AAA Staff | Filed under: Today's Post

2010, we hardly knew ya! Check out the 10 most-read AllAboutAlpha.com posts from the year of the tiger.


The 5 Most “Social Media-popular” AllAboutAlpha.com Posts of 2010

Dec 29th, 2010 | By AAA Staff | Filed under: Today's Post

Check out what the social media zeitgeist tweeted about in 2010.


The Most Read Guest Posts of Autumn 2010

Dec 28th, 2010 | By AAA Staff | Filed under: Today's Post

Looking for a way to remember the time before the snow? Check out these choice posts from the fall.


Good news Cinderella: Emerging hedge funds once again the belles of the ball

Dec 27th, 2010 | By AAA Staff | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Today's Post

Hedge funds have reclaimed their status as belles of the ball in investors' eyes, according to recent figures from Hedge Fund Research. The question is how long they'll continue to remain in favor.


“Is there hedge fund alpha?”

Dec 22nd, 2010 | By Alpha Male | Filed under: Today's Post

Yes Virginia, there is hedge fund alpha.


Snow tires shown to save lives in Hedgistan’s brutal winter

Dec 21st, 2010 | By Alpha Male | Filed under: Academic Research, Hedge Fund Operations and Risk Management, Today's Post

Like having snow tires, hedge fund risk modeling can better predict how a vehicle will perform in terrible weather.


Investors looking to sojourn again are jumping back onto the seed capital ship

Dec 20th, 2010 | By AAA Staff | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Today's Post

Today, investors once again consider allocating seed capital to emerging managers in the hopes they'll discover the "next big thing." The terms and conditions that come with writing the check, however, have changed.


At last! Private equity distributions finally looking up.

Dec 19th, 2010 | By AAA Staff | Filed under: Private Equity, Today's Post

Private equity investors have been a patient lot, and now that patience may finally begin to pay off.


It’s getting easier being green, but can it produce a return?

Dec 16th, 2010 | By AAA Staff | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Institutional Investing, Today's Post

For institutions, it's easier than it used to be to put money to work in "green" investments. The question is whether they can still earn a decent return doing it.


A closer look at BofA Merrill Lynch’s new survey of institutional investors

Dec 15th, 2010 | By Alpha Male | Filed under: Institutional Investing, Today's Post

A recent poll of institutional investors reveals "bullishness" about alternative investments, but also provides some food for thought about emerging managers, liquidity and return chasing.


“Regulatory Induced Performance Persistence”

Dec 14th, 2010 | By Alpha Male | Filed under: Academic Research, Hedge Fund Regulation, Today's Post

Yes. You read it right. Regulations that could actually lead to more alpha? Hey, it can happen.


What do we want? Transparency! When do we want it? Now!

Dec 13th, 2010 | By AAA Staff | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Today's Post

2011 is shaping up to be a good year for asset managers, hedge funds in particular, so long as they tow the party line and offer what investors now demand: transparency, and loads of it.


Ok, Mr. Hedge Fund Manager, please put on the robe

Dec 9th, 2010 | By AAA Staff | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Hedge Fund Operations and Risk Management, Today's Post

To thrive in a newly open and transparent world, hedge fund managers need to lose their inhibitions in front of investors, who are demanding more transparency and accountability than ever, according to a recent report.


Death, Where is Thy Payout?

Dec 8th, 2010 | By AAA Staff | Filed under: Institutional Investing, Today's Post

Death: Uncorrelated with the equity beta - as long as market volatility doesn't give us all heart attacks.


Pop Quiz for Long/Short Equity Investors: When does a high “up-capture” not cost you a commensurately high “down-capture”?

Dec 7th, 2010 | By Alpha Male | Filed under: CAPM / Alpha Theory, Today's Post

The dream long/short equity fund is one that has a high market "up-capture" with little or no market "down-capture". But how do you find your dream fund when up-capture and down-capture fluctuate all the time? Here's one innovative idea...