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Finally, a version of the Fundamental Law that fundamental managers can actually use. But be forewarned, if you're a fundamental mutual fund manager, you won't like what it has to say...
Deutsche Bank's annual alternative investment survey suggests the so-called "risk appetite" is back among hedge fund investors. Let's hope recent calamities around the globe haven't made investors lose their appetites altogether.
A recent report by Moody's indicates the hedge funds are doing better collectively, attracting more institutional assets and looking at a more positive outlook overall. It's all great, except perhaps for the source of the information...
Blaming swooning financial markets and the recession for funding shortfalls has become a national pastime among U.S. pension funds. A new report suggests that they need to stop pointing fingers and start taking responsibility for their actions.
Think your basket of thousands of stocks is the most diversified portfolio possible? Maybe not...
Special to AllAboutAlpha.com by: Paul Cantor, CFA, portfolio manager and Diane Harrison, Managing Director, Hercules Trading Fund, LLC Investors looking for opportunities in the hedge fund market first need to consider an overall strategy approach. The typical ‘Big Three’ are: 1) Directional, 2) Market-Neutral, and 3) Event-Driven. Directional strategies seek to anticipate market movements, market-neutral approaches [...]
A study of 125 U.S. state pension plans reveals that management incentives, misguided accounting standards and conflicting interests could perpetuate a funding gap roller coaster.
Times are tough for VCs. The National Venture Capital Association recently found out exactly how tough. (Hint: "Fund raising skills" are now a must-have for CEOs.)
Real estate and infrastructure are usually considered separate asset classes. But a new study suggests that they diversify a portfolio by diversifying each other – at least on the downside.
There are some pensions who're sure, all that glitters is gold. And they're trying to make hay in twenty-eleven...
Here's a list of the top 20 AllAboutAlpha.com posts over the past 6 months that summarized academic and practitioner research papers. As you'll quickly see, it's like drinking from an intellectual fire hose...
Brazil's "multimercado" funds are often described as a form of well-regulated hedge funds. But new research suggests that may be stretching the truth just a little.
In the never-ending search for the source of hedge fund alpha, some have looked to factor timing. But a new study suggests that this, like many other possible explanations, falls short of explaining the hedge fund secret sauce.
Currency markets basically follow a random walk. But according to a new study, the returns from currency hedge funds are anything but random.
Freedom 66 for pensioners could easily mean Freedom 45 or even Freedom 35 for hedge fund managers, thanks to their recent contributions towards helping to partially offset liability issues, according to a report by TheCityUK.
