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		<title>Comment: &#8220;Risk-based compensation&#8221; a more equitable approach</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/14/comment-risk-based-compensation-a-more-equitable-approach/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/14/comment-risk-based-compensation-a-more-equitable-approach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past few years have seen discontent about return-based hedge fund fees growing amongst investors. Here's a proposal from one manager that attempts to balance both risk and return.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Due to funds’ lack of persistence, the Sharpe ratio has no validity as an investment decision tool</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/29/alternative-viewpoints-due-to-funds%e2%80%99-lack-of-persistence-the-sharpe-ratio-has-no-validity-as-an-investment-decision-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/29/alternative-viewpoints-due-to-funds%e2%80%99-lack-of-persistence-the-sharpe-ratio-has-no-validity-as-an-investment-decision-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been many studies on hedge fund manager return “persistence”.  Persistence, after all, is a necessary precondition for the existence of alpha.  Like alpha itself, you might expect that the persistence of a good Sharpe ratio may be possible in less mature (more informationally inefficient) markets.  But a new study by Siewling Lay, CAIA, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Reader Comments&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/02/a-reader-comments/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/02/a-reader-comments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The hedge fund space has become "contaminated", says this AllAboutAlpha.com reader.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Using the Modified Sharpe &amp; Information Ratios</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/02/alternative-viewpoints-using-the-modified-sharpe-information-ratios/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/02/alternative-viewpoints-using-the-modified-sharpe-information-ratios/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this month's "Alternative Viewpoints" column, BNY Mellon's Neil Kotecha explains one of the reasons why the Sharpe Ratio isn't so sharp after all.]]></description>
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		<title>Prominent researcher finds &#8220;Extreme Value Theory&#8221; can turn VaR into a better crystal ball</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/29/prominent-researcher-finds-extreme-value-theory-can-turn-var-into-a-better-crystal-ball/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/29/prominent-researcher-finds-extreme-value-theory-can-turn-var-into-a-better-crystal-ball/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who knew "Value at Risk" calculation was an extreme sport?  Sure, it's not base jumping...But at least one prominent mathematician turned investment researcher says it's not far off. ]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in hedge funds in emerging markets: the &#8220;prudent approach”</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/24/investing-in-hedge-funds-in-emerging-markets-the-prudent-approach%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/24/investing-in-hedge-funds-in-emerging-markets-the-prudent-approach%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emerging markets are emerging like crazy this spring.  So why not just ride the (beta) wave?  One expert finds that emerging market alpha can make life a lot more enjoyable.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Illiquidity Premium&#8221; that fuelled endowment returns falls back to 2005 levels</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/07/illiquidity-premium-that-fuelled-endowment-returns-falls-back-to-2005-levels/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/07/illiquidity-premium-that-fuelled-endowment-returns-falls-back-to-2005-levels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the secret out when it comes to endowment returns? ]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: The Ascendancy of Risk Management</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/30/the-ascendancy-of-risk-management/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/30/the-ascendancy-of-risk-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As GAIM Ops comes to a close, Abdul Sheikh, CAIA, of State Street argues that independent fund administration is now a no brainer.   ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Book Review: The Heretics of Finance &#8211; Conversations with Leading Practitioners of Technical Analysis</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/05/book-review-the-heretics-of-finance-conversations-with-leading-practitioners-of-technical-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/05/book-review-the-heretics-of-finance-conversations-with-leading-practitioners-of-technical-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heretics of Finance may not change the way readers see the markets, but it just might change the way we see those who read the markets.]]></description>
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		<title>Niccolo Machiavelli&#8217;s Hedge Fund Secrets</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/19/niccolo-machiavellis-hedge-fund-secrets/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/19/niccolo-machiavellis-hedge-fund-secrets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1513, Niccolo Machiavelli warned Lorenzo d' Medici, ruler of the Florentine Republic about "the inconsistency of prosperity".  Did "Black Swan" author Nassim Taleb go back in time to advise Machiavelli?  Read this and make up your own mind.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Monetizing hedge fund transparency</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/03/monetizing-hedge-fund-transparency/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/03/monetizing-hedge-fund-transparency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What would life be like with full hedge fund transparency?  For clues, you needn't look much further than the US requirement to submit "13F" filings.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Financial crisis to slow convergence of hedge funds and private equity, but not for long, says academic</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/20/financial-crisis-to-slow-convergence-of-hedge-funds-and-private-equity-but-not-for-long-says-academic/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/20/financial-crisis-to-slow-convergence-of-hedge-funds-and-private-equity-but-not-for-long-says-academic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The much ballyhooed topic of convergence between hedge funds and private equity has been bumped from the front pages recently by the convergence of financial sector workers and pink slips.  But according to one academic (who has the ear of the US Congress), it's not going away any time soon.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Alternative Investments in India &#8211; Regulatory easing, growth in private equity, and new real estate opportunities</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/02/alternative-investments-in-india-regulatory-easing-growth-in-private-equity-and-new-real-estate-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/02/alternative-investments-in-india-regulatory-easing-growth-in-private-equity-and-new-real-estate-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian economy has been in the news a lot recently.  But what about alternative investments in the sub-continent?]]></description>
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		<title>Jaeger predicts year of alternative beta, the death of &#8220;black boxes.&#8221;  Advocates &#8220;scenario based&#8221; portfolio construction.</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/19/jaeger-predicts-year-of-alternative-beta-the-death-of-black-boxes-advocates-scenario-based-portfolio-construction/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/19/jaeger-predicts-year-of-alternative-beta-the-death-of-black-boxes-advocates-scenario-based-portfolio-construction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hedge fund industry watcher and alternative beta advocate Lars Jaeger of Partners Group provides us with his hedge fund predictions in this AllAboutAlpha.com exclusive.]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Survivors to Benefit from &#8220;Hedge Fund Industry Life Cycle&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/04/survivors-to-benefit-from-hedge-fund-industry-life-cycle/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/04/survivors-to-benefit-from-hedge-fund-industry-life-cycle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest contributor Tommaso Sanzin, CAIA says that the natural ebbs and (asset) flows of the hedge fund industry will yield more untapped opportunities and fewer unskilled managers. ]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: A &#8220;Golden Age&#8221; of higher returns, new managers &amp; smaller funds on its way</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/30/douglas-issues-bold-hf-forecast-golden-age-of-higher-returns-new-managers-smaller-funds-on-its-way/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/30/douglas-issues-bold-hf-forecast-golden-age-of-higher-returns-new-managers-smaller-funds-on-its-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter Douglas, the widely-quoted hedge fund consultant and manager, forecasts golden times ahead for the hedge fund industry - at least, for those who survive.]]></description>
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		<title>Comment: The Problem of &#8220;Missing Factors&#8221; in Hedge Fund Replication</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/09/comment-the-problem-of-missing-factors-in-hedge-fund-replication/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/09/comment-the-problem-of-missing-factors-in-hedge-fund-replication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hedge fund replication using factor models is a balancing act between using so many factors that the model doesn't hold up in the future, and using so few factors that the model doesn't hold up at all. ]]></description>
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		<title>Comment: Whither the US Dollar?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/06/comment-whither-the-us-dollar/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/06/comment-whither-the-us-dollar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GUEST CONTRIBUTION BY RONALD SOLBERG, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ARMORED WOLF LLC - The US dollar as measured against six major world currencies has appreciated approximately 19% during the last three months through end-October. In particular, the US Dollar index stands at 85, up from a recent low of 71.3. This trend reversal takes the US dollar&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: When the &#8220;100 year flood&#8221; really is a 100 year flood&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/02/catastrophe-bonds-when-the-100-year-flood-really-is-a-100-year-flood/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/02/catastrophe-bonds-when-the-100-year-flood-really-is-a-100-year-flood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the insurance industry in enough trouble as it is, are "cat-bonds" the way forward?]]></description>
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		<title>With commodities boom waning, what&#8217;s in store now for some of its greatest beneficiaries?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/15/with-commodities-boom-waning-whats-in-store-now-for-some-of-its-greatest-beneficiaries/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/15/with-commodities-boom-waning-whats-in-store-now-for-some-of-its-greatest-beneficiaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the commodities boom quickly coming to an end, what's in store for Canada's hedge funds?  To help answer this question, one Canadian family office has crunched the numbers and given us permission to show you their full analysis. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/15/with-commodities-boom-waning-whats-in-store-now-for-some-of-its-greatest-beneficiaries/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Pension buyouts can make the bailout plan look small</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/05/comment-pension-buyouts-make-the-bailout-plan-look-small/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/05/comment-pension-buyouts-make-the-bailout-plan-look-small/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite complaints about Henry Paulson, Alan Greenspan, and Ben Bernanke, the real problems in today's financial system began with German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/05/comment-pension-buyouts-make-the-bailout-plan-look-small/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Comment: It&#8217;s time for a bit of Schumpterian &#8220;creative destruction&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/02/comment-its-time-for-a-bit-of-schumpterian-creative-destruction/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/02/comment-its-time-for-a-bit-of-schumpterian-creative-destruction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge fund manager and author ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/02/comment-its-time-for-a-bit-of-schumpterian-creative-destruction/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Whither the Clones?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/17/whither-the-clones/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/17/whither-the-clones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2007 was a break-through year for so-called "hedge fund replication".  But what's up with 2008?    ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/17/whither-the-clones/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Apples to Apples: the case for liquidity adjustments to hedge fund of funds returns</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/15/apples-to-apples-the-case-for-liquidity-adjustments-to-hedge-fund-of-funds-returns/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/15/apples-to-apples-the-case-for-liquidity-adjustments-to-hedge-fund-of-funds-returns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3386</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are your fund of funds "Granny Smiths" or "Golden Delicious"?   ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/15/apples-to-apples-the-case-for-liquidity-adjustments-to-hedge-fund-of-funds-returns/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8220;Higher Moment&#8221; Betas</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/26/alternative-viewpoints-higher-moment-betas/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/26/alternative-viewpoints-higher-moment-betas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thought beta was a pretty down-to-earth concept?  That's what we thought too...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/26/alternative-viewpoints-higher-moment-betas/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>What&#8217;s behind the drop in mutual fund alpha?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/13/are-hedge-funds-to-blame-for-drop-in-mutual-fund-alpha/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/13/are-hedge-funds-to-blame-for-drop-in-mutual-fund-alpha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAPM / Alpha Theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail Investing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/13/are-hedge-funds-to-blame-for-drop-in-mutual-fund-alpha/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like hedge funds, mutual funds are finding true alpha harder to come by.  But you might be surprised to learn who is to blame.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/13/are-hedge-funds-to-blame-for-drop-in-mutual-fund-alpha/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Build-Buy-Lease: Three Approaches to Alpha Generation</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/03/build-buy-lease-three-approaches-to-alpha-generation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/03/build-buy-lease-three-approaches-to-alpha-generation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAPM / Alpha Theory]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/03/build-buy-lease-three-approaches-to-alpha-generation/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you're a traditional long-only asset manager, one expert has some advice for you. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/03/build-buy-lease-three-approaches-to-alpha-generation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Commodities not about &#8220;buy and hold&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is little doubt that commodities are hot.  But as Keith Black, CAIA, argues: investors must move well beyond simple "buy and hold" strategies.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is an &#8220;integrated&#8221; 130/30 portfolio always better than a &#8220;combined&#8221; one?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/05/is-an-integrated-13030-portfolio-always-better-than-a-combined-one/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/05/is-an-integrated-13030-portfolio-always-better-than-a-combined-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/05/is-an-integrated-13030-portfolio-always-better-than-a-combined-one/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is 130/30 the same as "100" (an ETF) plus "30/30" (a market neutral fund)?  On the surface it seems so, but research for and against this proposition is adding confusion.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/05/is-an-integrated-13030-portfolio-always-better-than-a-combined-one/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Raining on the weather/return correlation parade</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/29/academic-rains-on-weatherreturn-correlation-parade/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/29/academic-rains-on-weatherreturn-correlation-parade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 01:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/29/academic-rains-on-weatherreturn-correlation-parade/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We've all heard the old adage "Sell in May and go away".  One academic determines if the weather is the source of this apparent market anomaly.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/29/academic-rains-on-weatherreturn-correlation-parade/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Research puts price on hedge fund &#8220;illiquidity premium&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/06/research-puts-price-on-hedge-fund-illiquidity-premium/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/06/research-puts-price-on-hedge-fund-illiquidity-premium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 02:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/06/research-puts-price-on-hedge-fund-illiquidity-premium/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lock-ups, redemption gates, notice periods...liquidity has become a major issue in the hedge fund industry - and a new study now tries to put a price on it.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/06/research-puts-price-on-hedge-fund-illiquidity-premium/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Survey of hedge fund professionals finds 130/30 &#8220;minor discussion within larger context&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/04/survey-of-hedge-fund-professionals-13030-minor-discussion-within-larger-context/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/04/survey-of-hedge-fund-professionals-13030-minor-discussion-within-larger-context/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/04/survey-of-hedge-fund-professionals-13030-minor-discussion-within-larger-context/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several surveys have probed investors and managers about 130/30.  But a new poll of nearly 500 alternative investment professionals contains some new insights. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/04/survey-of-hedge-fund-professionals-13030-minor-discussion-within-larger-context/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>1X0/X0 and the hunt for African alpha</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/01/1x0x0-and-the-hunt-for-african-alpha/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/01/1x0x0-and-the-hunt-for-african-alpha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 02:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/01/1x0x0-and-the-hunt-for-african-alpha/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[South Africa seems to be getting a lot of play recently - in part due to its position as the world's Fort Knox.  But is there alpha in Africa?  One reader says "yes!"]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/01/1x0x0-and-the-hunt-for-african-alpha/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Sustainable Hedge Fund Performance</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/31/alternative-viewpoints-sustainable-hedge-fund-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/31/alternative-viewpoints-sustainable-hedge-fund-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Identifying persistent returns can be done with the naked eye.  But identifying persistent alpha?  That's a different ball game according one researcher. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/31/alternative-viewpoints-sustainable-hedge-fund-performance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Reader Responds: Yes, there is Alternative Beta (and Alpha) in Alternative Energy</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/26/a-reader-responds-yes-there-is-alternative-beta-and-alpha-in-alternative-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/26/a-reader-responds-yes-there-is-alternative-beta-and-alpha-in-alternative-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/26/a-reader-responds-yes-there-is-alternative-beta-and-alpha-in-alternative-energy/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last fall, we questioned whether alternative energy could produce alpha.  Today, one leading environmental technology investor takes issue with that assessment.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/26/a-reader-responds-yes-there-is-alternative-beta-and-alpha-in-alternative-energy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Shadwick to Quants: &#8220;Financial models should come with health warnings!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/09/shadwick-to-quants-financial-models-should-come-with-health-warnings/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/09/shadwick-to-quants-financial-models-should-come-with-health-warnings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/09/shadwick-to-quants-financial-models-should-come-with-health-warnings/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. William Shadwick, developer of the Omega Function used in risk management, warns that "over-modeling" has "negative consequences"]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/09/shadwick-to-quants-financial-models-should-come-with-health-warnings/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Emotion + &#8220;Radical Neuroscience&#8221; = Alpha</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/06/emotion-radical-neuroscience-alpha/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/06/emotion-radical-neuroscience-alpha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent research on the human brain reveals that the secret to alpha generation may not be facts and figures - but emotions &#038; psychology.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/06/emotion-radical-neuroscience-alpha/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kat to Jaeger: &#8220;Let&#8217;s skip the nitpicking&#8230;how useful is modern finance theory, really?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/05/kat-to-jaeger-let%e2%80%99s-skip-the-nitpickinghow-useful-is-modern-finance-theory-really/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/05/kat-to-jaeger-let%e2%80%99s-skip-the-nitpickinghow-useful-is-modern-finance-theory-really/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/05/kat-to-jaeger-let%e2%80%99s-skip-the-nitpickinghow-useful-is-modern-finance-theory-really/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the latest in their ongoing debate, Harry Kat questions Lars Jaeger's reliance on modern finance - a field he calls "utterly disappointing". ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/05/kat-to-jaeger-let%e2%80%99s-skip-the-nitpickinghow-useful-is-modern-finance-theory-really/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: &#8220;Liquidity Insurance&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/03/alternative-viewpoints-liquidity-insurance/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/03/alternative-viewpoints-liquidity-insurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/03/alternative-viewpoints-liquidity-insurance/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In today's "Alternative Viewpoints...powered by CAIA" Konstantin Danilov proposes a new type of security that might address the illiquidity risks inherent in individual positions.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/03/alternative-viewpoints-liquidity-insurance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>CIO of the North Dakota State Investment Board on why he chose 130/30</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/27/cio-of-the-north-dakota-state-investment-board-on-why-he-chose-13030/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/27/cio-of-the-north-dakota-state-investment-board-on-why-he-chose-13030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/27/cio-of-the-north-dakota-state-investment-board-on-why-he-chose-13030/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest contributor Steve Cochrane, the CIO at the North Dakota State Retirement Scheme, tells how and why he brought 130/30 to the Flickertail State.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/27/cio-of-the-north-dakota-state-investment-board-on-why-he-chose-13030/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jaeger Replies to Kat&#8217;s Scepticism on Alternative Beta</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/26/jaeger-replies-to-kats-scepticism-on-alternative-beta/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/26/jaeger-replies-to-kats-scepticism-on-alternative-beta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lars Jaeger says that Harry Kat's scepticism of alternative beta is based on a number of "inconsistencies" and mathematical short-cuts.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/26/jaeger-replies-to-kats-scepticism-on-alternative-beta/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kat: HF replication using alternative betas very useful but sounds better on paper than in practice</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/20/kat-hf-replication-using-alternative-betas-very-useful-but-sounds-better-on-paper-than-in-practice/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/20/kat-hf-replication-using-alternative-betas-very-useful-but-sounds-better-on-paper-than-in-practice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest contributor Professor Harry Kat examines the creation of alternative beta using mechanical trading rules.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/20/kat-hf-replication-using-alternative-betas-very-useful-but-sounds-better-on-paper-than-in-practice/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Replicating Hedge Funds: Traditional beta or alternative beta?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/14/replicating-hedge-funds-traditional-beta-or-alternative-beta/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/14/replicating-hedge-funds-traditional-beta-or-alternative-beta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/14/replicating-hedge-funds-traditional-beta-or-alternative-beta/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Partners Group's Lars Jaeger says that although you could have replicated hedge funds using equity beta over the past 4 years, "alternative beta" is still where it's at.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/14/replicating-hedge-funds-traditional-beta-or-alternative-beta/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Replication de fonds de couverture</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/04/alternative-viewpoints-replication-de-fonds-de-couverture/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/04/alternative-viewpoints-replication-de-fonds-de-couverture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pierre Saint-Laurent, head of the Canadian Chapter of the CAIA Association tells us why his hometown of Montreal seems to always be punching above its weight. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/04/alternative-viewpoints-replication-de-fonds-de-couverture/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: 130/30 &#8220;not monolithic&#8221; but does represent a &#8220;convergence&#8221; in money management</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/01/morningstars-deutsch-13030-not-monolithic-but-does-represent-a-convergence-in-money-management/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/01/morningstars-deutsch-13030-not-monolithic-but-does-represent-a-convergence-in-money-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Morningstar's Steve Deutsch has a bird's-eye view of the burgeoning 1X0/X0 field.  Today, he shares this perspective, concluding that money managers are stealing a page from the telecom playbook.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>More on how the ivory towers grow so tall</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/27/more-on-how-the-ivory-towers-grow-so-tall/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/27/more-on-how-the-ivory-towers-grow-so-tall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAPM / Alpha Theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How exactly to top performing university endowments make all their money?  You may be surprised by what this academic has to say on the issue.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/27/more-on-how-the-ivory-towers-grow-so-tall/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: &#8220;Liquidity Alpha&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/27/alternative-viewpoints-liquidity-alpha/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/27/alternative-viewpoints-liquidity-alpha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAPM / Alpha Theory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If illiquidity demands fair compensation and hedge funds are relatively illiquid, does it follow that some of what might look like "hedge fund alpha" is really just an illiquidity premium? ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/27/alternative-viewpoints-liquidity-alpha/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>First Quadrant challenges convention on short-extension strategies</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/01/first-quadrant-challenges-convention-on-short-extension-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/01/first-quadrant-challenges-convention-on-short-extension-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this guest posting, First Quadrant's Jia Ye says a short-extension strategy can certainly improve a manager's information ratio.  But she warns that 1X0/X0 may not always be a good thing. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/01/first-quadrant-challenges-convention-on-short-extension-strategies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Siegel: Carefully selecting &#8220;exotic betas&#8221; a worthwhile pursuit</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/24/siegel-carefully-selected-exotic-betas-are-worthwhile/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/24/siegel-carefully-selected-exotic-betas-are-worthwhile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/24/siegel-carefully-selected-exotic-betas-are-worthwhile/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AllAboutAlpha.com welcomes a special guest posting from one of the big names in institutional asset management, Laurence Siegel of the Ford Foundation.  Here's what he has to say about "exotic beta".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/24/siegel-carefully-selected-exotic-betas-are-worthwhile/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>(Bilingual) Reader Mail:  Many managers &#8220;poorly equipped&#8221; for 130/30</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/15/bilingual-reader-mail-many-managers-poorly-equiped-for-13030/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/15/bilingual-reader-mail-many-managers-poorly-equiped-for-13030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reader writes us today about the risks and challenges of 130/30 - in both English and in Chinese.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/15/bilingual-reader-mail-many-managers-poorly-equiped-for-13030/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Being like Jesse James</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/30/alternative-viewpoints-being-like-jesse-james/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/30/alternative-viewpoints-being-like-jesse-james/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/30/alternative-viewpoints-being-like-jesse-james/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CAIA Association member, Ryan Teal, says hedge funds ought to take inspiration from Jesse James when addressing hedge fund replication, "Do you want to be LIKE me?  Or do you want to BE me?"]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/30/alternative-viewpoints-being-like-jesse-james/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>CIO of $32b Swedish National Pension Fund: Portable Alpha Has &#8220;Merits&#8221; and &#8220;Risks&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/09/cio-of-swedish-national-pension-portable-alpha-has-%e2%80%98merits-and-risks%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/09/cio-of-swedish-national-pension-portable-alpha-has-%e2%80%98merits-and-risks%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Portable Alpha & Alpha/Beta Separation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/09/cio-of-swedish-national-pension-portable-alpha-has-%e2%80%98merits-and-risks%e2%80%99/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this guest posting, the CIO of one of five "buffer funds" in the Swedish pension system reflects on his experiences as a pioneer of alpha-centric investing.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/09/cio-of-swedish-national-pension-portable-alpha-has-%e2%80%98merits-and-risks%e2%80%99/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Muggles looking for Hogwarts:  The State of Hedge Fund Replication</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/05/muggles-looking-for-hogwarts-the-state-of-hedge-fund-replication/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/05/muggles-looking-for-hogwarts-the-state-of-hedge-fund-replication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/05/muggles-looking-for-hogwarts-the-state-of-hedge-fund-replication/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With hedge fund risk on all of our minds these days, we invite former hedge fund risk manager Tammer Kamel to comment on hedge fund replicators.  Apparently, he's unconvinced of their wizardry. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/05/muggles-looking-for-hogwarts-the-state-of-hedge-fund-replication/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>AllAboutAlpha Special Guest Posting by Harry Kat</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/01/allaboutalpha-special-guest-posting-by-harry-kat/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/01/allaboutalpha-special-guest-posting-by-harry-kat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/01/allaboutalpha-special-guest-posting-by-harry-kat/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alpha Male takes a break and turns the mic over to guest poster Professor Harry Kat who explores the commonly-cited phenomenon of hedge fund capital preservation during the 00-03 bear market.  Was it alpha?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/01/allaboutalpha-special-guest-posting-by-harry-kat/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kat: Why Accurately Replicated Hedge Fund Indices Won&#8217;t Do You Much Good</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/03/03/kat-why-accurately-replicated-hedge-fund-indices-wont-do-you-much-good/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/03/03/kat-why-accurately-replicated-hedge-fund-indices-wont-do-you-much-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Kat&#8217;s Meow&#8221; &#8211; An occasional guest column for AllAboutAlpha
By: Professor Harry Kat, Cass Business School, City University (London)
Judging by the number of investment banks and asset managers jumping on the bandwagon, the media attention and the number of forthcoming conferences on the subject, hedge fund replication has definitely arrived in 2007. However, since it is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8220;Homework&#8221; is the Only Route to True Alpha</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/02/16/kat-homework-is-the-only-route-to-true-alpha/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/02/16/kat-homework-is-the-only-route-to-true-alpha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAPM / Alpha Theory]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/02/16/kat-homework-is-the-only-route-to-true-alpha/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Professor Harry Kat has been quoted extensively in the media and has become somewhat synonymous with hedge fund replication.  He has quickly developed a reputation for his irreverent views and his colourful commentary on the state of the hedge fund industry.  Love him or hate him, he&#8217;s got plenty of opinions to go around.  So &#8220;who better to write for a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/02/16/kat-homework-is-the-only-route-to-true-alpha/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Alternative Beta: Old Wine in New Bottles</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/02/04/alternative-beta-old-wine-in-new-bottles/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/02/04/alternative-beta-old-wine-in-new-bottles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2007 23:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/02/04/alternative-beta-old-wine-in-new-bottles/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Guest Contributor to AllAboutAlpha, Professor Harry Kat, Cass Business School, City University (London)
February 4, 2007 &#8211; Currently, there is a lot of talk among investment practitioners about &#8220;Alternative Beta&#8221;, with the latter roughly defined as the return derived from exposure to &#8220;alternative&#8221; risk sources. The way in which Alternative Beta is being presented in the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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