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	<title>AllAboutAlpha: Hedge Fund Trends &#38; Alternative Investment Analysis &#187; 130/30</title>
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		<title>Being short apparently has its benefits</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/05/10/study-finds-that-being-short-has-its-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/05/10/study-finds-that-being-short-has-its-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new research paper suggests mutual funds that adopt hedge fund-like strategies were aided by their short positions - especially during the financial crisis.]]></description>
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		<title>Should Investors Invest in Hedge Fund-Like Mutual Funds? Evidence from the 2007 Financial Crisis</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/03/01/should-investors-invest-in-hedge-fund-like-mutual-funds-evidence-from-the-2007-financial-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/03/01/should-investors-invest-in-hedge-fund-like-mutual-funds-evidence-from-the-2007-financial-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail Investing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By: Jing-Zhi Huang, Penn State
Published: March, 2010
Abstract: Recently many mutual funds have created hedge fund-like products for marketing to retail investors. This study empirically examines the value added for investors during the 2007 financial crisis from hedge fund-like mutual funds, including 130/30, market neutral, and long/short equity funds. Based on the information ratio, market neutral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>130/30 once had &#8220;cool factor&#8221; now has fleas?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/20/13030-once-had-cool-factor-now-has-fleas/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/20/13030-once-had-cool-factor-now-has-fleas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 01:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some say short extension funds are now dogs.  Some say they're still cool.  We say they're cool dogs... ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>New data leaves 130/30 brouhaha unresolved</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/21/new-data-leaves-13030-brouhaha-unresolved/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/21/new-data-leaves-13030-brouhaha-unresolved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some new research from Morningstar shows that 130/30 has performed exactly as expected by its proponents.  In aggregate, it has produced approximately zero additional alpha.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Look what&#8217;s coming back now</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/10/look-whats-coming-back-now/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/10/look-whats-coming-back-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4181</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After being labeled "faddish" and "silly" and being derided as a waste of time last year, short extension and hedge fund replication strategies returned to the news cycle this week.]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive results from our second annual 130/30 poll: Despite recent distractions, underlying interest remains</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/18/exclusive-results-from-our-second-annual-13030-poll-despite-recent-distractions-underlying-interest-remains/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/18/exclusive-results-from-our-second-annual-13030-poll-despite-recent-distractions-underlying-interest-remains/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What ever happened to 130/30, 2007's "it" strategy?   Well according to our exclusive survey it may have simply gone underground for a while.  A majority of respondents still told us it represents a "new investment paradigm."]]></description>
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		<title>130/30 funds: So much for $2 trillion by 2010&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/07/13030-funds-so-much-for-2-trillion-by-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/07/13030-funds-so-much-for-2-trillion-by-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Forecasts for the 130/30 sector have been dramatically downsized recently.  But how much of this reassessment is the result of short term factors and how much is a result of fundamental questions about 1X0/X0 strategies?]]></description>
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		<title>130/30 Not yet shining in Land of the Rising Sun</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/06/13030-not-yet-shining-in-land-of-the-rising-sun/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/06/13030-not-yet-shining-in-land-of-the-rising-sun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/06/13030-not-yet-shining-in-land-of-the-rising-sun/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, 130/30 hasn't yet dawned on Japanese institutional investors. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/06/13030-not-yet-shining-in-land-of-the-rising-sun/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The performance of the 130/30 strategy in the Australian Equity Market</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/30/the-performance-of-the-13030-strategy-in-the-australian-equity-market/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/30/the-performance-of-the-13030-strategy-in-the-australian-equity-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Abhishek Das, Elvis Jarnecic (University of Sydney)
Published: July 2008
Abstract: This paper empirically tests a 130/30 strategy using the top 50 stocks listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. The performance of this enhanced active strategy is evaluated against a simple buy-and-hold strategy in the ASX 50 and a long-only fund manager. The results of back-testing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Next Evolution of Long-Only: Opportunities &amp; Challenges of Short-Extension (1X0/X0) Strategies</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/the-next-evolution-of-long-only-opportunities-challenges-of-short-extension-1x0x0-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/the-next-evolution-of-long-only-opportunities-challenges-of-short-extension-1x0x0-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Reza Mahmud &#38; Nicolas Rajner (Cass Business School)
Published: July 2008
Introduction: In this paper, we trace back the origins of the idea, including its real birth as well as its theoretical background and justifications. We investigate the pros and cons and contrast the justification of its proponents against the arguments of its critics. The perspectives [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/the-next-evolution-of-long-only-opportunities-challenges-of-short-extension-1x0x0-strategies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Attack of the Hedge Fund Clones</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/attack-of-the-hedge-fund-clones/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/attack-of-the-hedge-fund-clones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2660</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Man Investments
Published: July 2008
Introduction: FoHF have been and will continue to be an integral part of hedge fund investing. While investors do have alternatives such as direct investing, investable indices, 130/30 or alternative beta replication, FoHF are still the most suitable route for most investors aiming to include hedge funds in their portfolios. This [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Beyond Long Only: Harnessing the full power of stock selection with Directional Long/Short</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/13/beyond-long-only-harnessing-the-full-power-of-stock-selection-with-directional-longshort/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/13/beyond-long-only-harnessing-the-full-power-of-stock-selection-with-directional-longshort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3406</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Invesco
Published: July 2008
Introduction: Directional Long/Short (DL/S) strategies, promoted in short-hand as 130/30 or ‘short extension&#8217;, have rapidly evolved into a highly sought-after capability among pension plans. They have also become a source of debate in the financial press in recent months following the wide dispersion of investment performance from managers over the past year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>130/30 bull run still has some legs: S&amp;P</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/24/13030-bull-run-still-has-some-legs-sp/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/24/13030-bull-run-still-has-some-legs-sp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/24/13030-bull-run-still-has-some-legs-sp/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge Funds Review reports that S&#38;P is telling clients that 130/30 is &#8220;strategy to watch in 2009&#8221; (no word on what to watch now or for the next six months &#8211; but it&#8217;s an ugly year anyway).
Taking a page from Andrew Lo, co-author of the recent academic paper &#8220;130/30: The New Long-only&#8220;, S&#38;P&#8217;s Srikant Dash told a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 Funds: The Evolution of Active Equity Investing</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/13/13030-funds-the-evolution-of-active-equity-investing/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/13/13030-funds-the-evolution-of-active-equity-investing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Charles Krusen, Florian Weber, Robert Weigand
Published: Summer 2008
Abstract:Active portfolio extensions, also known as 130/30 funds, have captured the attention of investors, money managers, and financial journalists.  In a relatively short period of time (most firms offering the product have track records of less than two years), 130/30 funds have attracted more than $100 billion in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>130/30 rationale, value, and &#8220;myths&#8221; covered in newly released slideware</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/08/13030-rationale-value-and-myths-covered-in-newly-released-slideware/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/08/13030-rationale-value-and-myths-covered-in-newly-released-slideware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pensions &#038; Investments hosted a tri-city 130/30 road show last month.  The slides, released last week, contain some useful information.]]></description>
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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 01:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

		<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>
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		<title>One more 130/30 survey to add to the pile&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/31/one-more-13030-survey-to-add-to-the-pile/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/31/one-more-13030-survey-to-add-to-the-pile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 16:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/31/one-more-13030-survey-to-add-to-the-pile/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a follow-up from a posting last week, Terrapinn&#8217;s Quant Invest 2008 folks in London just completed a survey of the institutional investment intentions of 120 pensions, endowments, insurance companies and family offices.  Right in the middle at 63% is, you guessed it, 130/30&#8230;

]]></description>
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		<title>New 130/30 and &#8220;hedge fund replication&#8221; mandates bridge gap between alts and skeptical pensions</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/20/new-13030-and-hedge-fund-replication-mandates-bridge-gap-between-alts-and-skeptical-pensions/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/20/new-13030-and-hedge-fund-replication-mandates-bridge-gap-between-alts-and-skeptical-pensions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 02:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/20/new-13030-and-hedge-fund-replication-mandates-bridge-gap-between-alts-and-skeptical-pensions/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In another big win for emerging alpha-centric strategies, part of Sweden's national pension has bought into "hedge fund replication".  What's really behind the decision?  ]]></description>
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		<title>A review of recent 130/30 surveys</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-review-of-recent-13030-surveys/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-review-of-recent-13030-surveys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 01:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-review-of-recent-13030-surveys/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So is 130/30 the "New Coke" of asset management?  Another recent survey - one of several over the past year that we recap at AAA today - suggests "no". ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 a &#8220;silly gimmick&#8221; or a ($3b) &#8220;important new mandate&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/13030-a-silly-gimmick-or-a-3b-important-new-mandate/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/13030-a-silly-gimmick-or-a-3b-important-new-mandate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 01:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/13030-a-silly-gimmick-or-a-3b-important-new-mandate/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Doug Kass of Seabreeze Investment Management, a veteran short manager and market commentator sure isn&#8217;t sold on 130/30.   The manager of $200 million of short positions tells Barron&#8217;s this week:
&#8220;These funds are a silly gimmick and their half-life will be short. Nearly every long/short manager thinks he is equally facile on the short side as the long. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/13030-a-silly-gimmick-or-a-3b-important-new-mandate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>130-30 Position Paper</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/130-30-position-paper/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/130-30-position-paper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 23:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Fund Evaluation Group
Published: May 2008
Excerpt: Although the ability to short stocks can benefit a portfolio, these strategies have some significant drawbacks, which include: Managers lacking experience shorting stocks; Identifying short positions may require a different investment process and additional operating and technology commitments than long-only strategies; The strategy is in its infancy and evidence [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/130-30-position-paper/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Report: &#8220;Exposure yardsticks may provide little insight about a fund&#8217;s alpha potential&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/15/report-exposure-yardsticks-may-provide-little-insight-about-a-fund%e2%80%99s-alpha-potential/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/15/report-exposure-yardsticks-may-provide-little-insight-about-a-fund%e2%80%99s-alpha-potential/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAPM / Alpha Theory]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/15/report-exposure-yardsticks-may-provide-little-insight-about-a-fund%e2%80%99s-alpha-potential/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Simply adding a "short-extension" to a fund doesn't necessarily pave the way for alpha generation says a Morgan Stanley report available here at AAA. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/15/report-exposure-yardsticks-may-provide-little-insight-about-a-fund%e2%80%99s-alpha-potential/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Report says hedge funds, portable alpha and 130/30 all leading to (financial) climate change</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/report-says-hedge-funds-portable-alpha-and-13030-all-leading-to-financial-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/report-says-hedge-funds-portable-alpha-and-13030-all-leading-to-financial-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 01:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/report-says-hedge-funds-portable-alpha-and-13030-all-leading-to-financial-climate-change/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, we published a couple of articles on the somewhat Malthusian possibility of a global shortage of stocks available for borrowing. (&#8220;A Shortage of Shorts?&#8221;, &#8220;The Arms Merchants of 130/30&#8220;, &#8220;Is There a Capacity Constraint Facing 130/30 Strategies?&#8221;).
Although the 130/30 market has grown since then, it remains in the very low hundreds of billions globally.  [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/report-says-hedge-funds-portable-alpha-and-13030-all-leading-to-financial-climate-change/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>
		<category><![CDATA[CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

		<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>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>After launching 130/30 index, S&amp;P says best yardstick is actually a long-only index</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/29/after-launching-13030-index-sp-says-best-yardstick-is-a-long-only-index/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/29/after-launching-13030-index-sp-says-best-yardstick-is-a-long-only-index/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/29/after-launching-13030-index-sp-says-best-yardstick-is-a-long-only-index/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new paper by S&#038;P says the best benchmark for 130/30 managers is a long-only index.  We agree, and wonder what the S&#038;P 130/30 index people think?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/29/after-launching-13030-index-sp-says-best-yardstick-is-a-long-only-index/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 Manager: Don&#8217;t call us quants</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/13030-manager-dont-call-us-quants/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/13030-manager-dont-call-us-quants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/13030-manager-dont-call-us-quants/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a quick addendum to yesterday&#8217;s posting on the growth of fundamental 130/30 strategies, here is an example of one company that aims to distance itself from the pure 130/30 quants by adding an &#8220;intuitive&#8221; element to quantitative decision making.
BNY Mellon Asset Management launched a 130/30 fund for European investors a couple of weeks ago that it says attempts [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/13030-manager-dont-call-us-quants/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The new face of 130/30?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/27/the-new-face-of-13030/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/27/the-new-face-of-13030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/27/the-new-face-of-13030/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As fundamental 130/30 strategies continue to grow, it is becoming more and more apparent that 130/30 is just an approach, not a distinct strategy.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/27/the-new-face-of-13030/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
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		<title>Media turns hostile: 130/30 now &#8220;dubious&#8221; &#8220;overblown&#8221; &#8220;faddish&#8221; &#8220;hype&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/21/media-turns-hostile-13030-now-dubious-overblown-faddish-hype/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/21/media-turns-hostile-13030-now-dubious-overblown-faddish-hype/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Coverage of Hedge Funds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/21/media-turns-hostile-13030-now-dubious-overblown-faddish-hype/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A widely-syndicated column about the 130/30 "fad" misses the mark and sets the stage for years of public confusion regarding short-extension strategies.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/21/media-turns-hostile-13030-now-dubious-overblown-faddish-hype/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 in the 1930s</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/13/13030-in-the-1930s/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/13/13030-in-the-1930s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/13/13030-in-the-1930s/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder how 130/30 strategies would have performed during the Great Depression?     ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/13/13030-in-the-1930s/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Research says shorting ETFs in a 1X0/X0 portfolio holds unique benefits</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/07/research-says-shorting-etfs-in-a-1x0x0-portfolio-holds-unique-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/07/research-says-shorting-etfs-in-a-1x0x0-portfolio-holds-unique-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Academic Research]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/07/research-says-shorting-etfs-in-a-1x0x0-portfolio-holds-unique-benefits/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When short-selling ideas are in short supply, hedge fund managers can always short ETFs.  Problem is, that provides no value-add.  Or does it?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/07/research-says-shorting-etfs-in-a-1x0x0-portfolio-holds-unique-benefits/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>In parliamentary-style debate 130/30 compared to &#8220;Cabbage Patch Kid&#8221;, &#8220;Roger Clemens&#8221;, and an &#8220;old pickup truck&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/27/in-parliamentary-style-debate-13030-compared-to-cabbage-patch-kid-roger-clemens-and-an-old-pickup-truck/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/27/in-parliamentary-style-debate-13030-compared-to-cabbage-patch-kid-roger-clemens-and-an-old-pickup-truck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/27/in-parliamentary-style-debate-13030-compared-to-cabbage-patch-kid-roger-clemens-and-an-old-pickup-truck/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AIMA hosted a spirited parliamentary-style debate on 130/30 this week.  The combatants: Watson Wyatt and TD Asset Management.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/27/in-parliamentary-style-debate-13030-compared-to-cabbage-patch-kid-roger-clemens-and-an-old-pickup-truck/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Portable alpha demoted to &#8220;low opportunity&#8221; in new survey of consultants</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/25/portable-alpha-demoted-to-low-opportunity-in-new-survey-of-consultants/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/25/portable-alpha-demoted-to-low-opportunity-in-new-survey-of-consultants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portable Alpha & Alpha/Beta Separation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/25/portable-alpha-demoted-to-low-opportunity-in-new-survey-of-consultants/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new survey of investment consultants reveals a significant split between the views of large and small players.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/25/portable-alpha-demoted-to-low-opportunity-in-new-survey-of-consultants/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<item>
		<title>130/30: Nature or Nurture?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/13030-nature-or-nurture/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/13030-nature-or-nurture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/13030-nature-or-nurture/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Studies of twins often provide insight into the importance of genetics vs. environment.  Turns out, the same could be true for 130/30 funds. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/13030-nature-or-nurture/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<item>
		<title>Start your alpha engines, &#8220;the race is on&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/23/start-your-alpha-engines-the-race-is-on/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/23/start-your-alpha-engines-the-race-is-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/23/start-your-alpha-engines-the-race-is-on/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Merrill Lynch says "the race to fund manager heaven is in full swing".  What will they find there?  Simultaneously higher volumes and margins.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/23/start-your-alpha-engines-the-race-is-on/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30: Just Another Hype or Here to Stay?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/19/13030-just-another-hype-or-here-to-stay/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/19/13030-just-another-hype-or-here-to-stay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: David Blitz
Published: March 2008
Abstract: By having the flexibility to take on short positions, so-called 130/30 funds provide classic beta exposure in combination with an enhanced potential for generating alpha. We discuss the main theoretical pros and cons of 130/30 investing and compare various ways in which 130/30 funds are being constructed in practice. We [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/19/13030-just-another-hype-or-here-to-stay/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dow Jones joins 130/30 index parade</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/16/dow-jones-joins-13030-index-parade/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/16/dow-jones-joins-13030-index-parade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/16/dow-jones-joins-13030-index-parade/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dow Jones has joined Credit Suisse and S&#038;P in the 130/30 index march.  But a closer look reveals the Dow Jones entry is fundamentally different.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/16/dow-jones-joins-13030-index-parade/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<item>
		<title>Alpha-centric Newsreel</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/14/alpha-centric-newsreel/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/14/alpha-centric-newsreel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAA Newsreels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance, Analytics & Metrics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/14/alpha-centric-newsreel/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a sample of the news stories we didn&#8217;t get a chance to explore in detail this week.  As usual, all of them can be found on the Alpha-ticker above or in the news items section of AllAboutAlpha.com (free registration may be required for a few of these).
Morgan Stanley says Alpha/Beta Separation &#8220;the way [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/14/alpha-centric-newsreel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Manager: &#8220;We would look at short extension funds for the next big mutual fund scandal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/13/manager-we-would-look-at-short-extension-funds-for-the-next-big-mutual-fund-scandal/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/13/manager-we-would-look-at-short-extension-funds-for-the-next-big-mutual-fund-scandal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/13/manager-we-would-look-at-short-extension-funds-for-the-next-big-mutual-fund-scandal/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not everyone is a fan of 130/30.  One manager says so-called short rebates represent a conflict of interest for "bonus hungry executives" at some firms.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/13/manager-we-would-look-at-short-extension-funds-for-the-next-big-mutual-fund-scandal/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<item>
		<title>Benchmarking 130/30 Strategies</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/10/benchmarking-13030-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/10/benchmarking-13030-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Posting Categories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2717</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Standard &#38; Poor’s
Published: March 2008
Abstract: The proliferation of 130/30 products has raised interesting questions in terms of how they should be benchmarked. The use of leveraged long and short positions renders them different, at least at first blush, to traditional long only products. In this paper, we explore various benchmarking options for such strategies [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/10/benchmarking-13030-strategies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</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>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

		<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>130/30 has &#8220;opened up serious questions&#8221; for brokers and custodians: report</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/13/13030-has-opened-up-serious-questions-for-brokers-and-custodians-report/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/13/13030-has-opened-up-serious-questions-for-brokers-and-custodians-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/13/13030-has-opened-up-serious-questions-for-brokers-and-custodians-report/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some say 130/30 is a whole new ball game for managers, prime brokers and custodians.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/13/13030-has-opened-up-serious-questions-for-brokers-and-custodians-report/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Performance, Benefits and Risks of Active-extension Strategies</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/10/performance-benefits-and-risks-of-active-extension-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/10/performance-benefits-and-risks-of-active-extension-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Posting Categories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2715</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Carl Armfelt &#38; Daniel Somos (Stockholm School of Economics)
Published: February 2008 
Abstract: The paper gathers and assesses previous research on the benefits and shortcoming of active extension strategies. It also compares active-extension strategies to other investment vehicles. Our study shows that a pool of active-extension 130/30 portfolios outperform a pool of long-only portfolio, over [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/10/performance-benefits-and-risks-of-active-extension-strategies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>2007 data suggests 130/30 outperforms</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/29/2007-data-suggests-13030-outperforms/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/29/2007-data-suggests-13030-outperforms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Management Fees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/29/2007-data-suggests-13030-outperforms/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Data hot off the press suggests 130/30 funds have out-performed the market for the 5th year running - with higher fees.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/29/2007-data-suggests-13030-outperforms/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<item>
		<title>The difference between retail and institutional investors</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/24/the-difference-between-retail-and-institutional-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/24/the-difference-between-retail-and-institutional-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/24/the-difference-between-retail-and-institutional-investors/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent article about 130/30 mutual funds shows why mutual fund investors tend to perform worse than mutual funds themselves - performance chasing.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/24/the-difference-between-retail-and-institutional-investors/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reality Check: &#8220;130/30&#8243; and &#8220;quant&#8221; not synonymous</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/23/reality-check-13030-and-quant-not-synonymous/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/23/reality-check-13030-and-quant-not-synonymous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/23/reality-check-13030-and-quant-not-synonymous/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's a great example of how headline writers hold all the cards...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/23/reality-check-13030-and-quant-not-synonymous/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 Experts: pick your compensation&#8230; &#8220;attractive&#8221;, &#8220;competitive&#8221;, or &#8220;outstanding&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/22/13030-experts-pick-your-compensation-attractive-competitive-or-outstanding/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/22/13030-experts-pick-your-compensation-attractive-competitive-or-outstanding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portable Alpha & Alpha/Beta Separation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/22/13030-experts-pick-your-compensation-attractive-competitive-or-outstanding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three job postings reveal that 130/30 is as much about sales and education as it is about investing.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/22/13030-experts-pick-your-compensation-attractive-competitive-or-outstanding/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 Primary: Merrill 130/30 poll corroborates earlier polling, but also finds some new surprises</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/14/13030-primary-merrill-13030-poll-corroborates-earlier-polling-but-finds-some-new-surprises/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/14/13030-primary-merrill-13030-poll-corroborates-earlier-polling-but-finds-some-new-surprises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/14/13030-primary-merrill-13030-poll-corroborates-earlier-polling-but-finds-some-new-surprises/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Merrill Lynch's new 130/30 polling contains some surprising findings about exactly who is most smitten with 130/30, and how they plan to invest - and not just in South Carolina or Nevada.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/14/13030-primary-merrill-13030-poll-corroborates-earlier-polling-but-finds-some-new-surprises/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 Implementation Challenges</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/09/13030-implementation-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/09/13030-implementation-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3364</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: MSCI Barra
Published: January 2008
Introduction: Short extension strategies, also known as active extension strategies or 130/30 strategies, bridge the gap between traditional long-only portfolios and unconstrained long-short hedge funds by allowing limited leverage and shorting to be used in the construction of the portfolio. In these strategies, the overall portfolio remains fully exposed to the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/09/13030-implementation-challenges/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 Indices: True indices or like playing chess against a computer?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/07/13030-indices-true-indices-or-playing-chess-against-a-computer/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/07/13030-indices-true-indices-or-playing-chess-against-a-computer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/07/13030-indices-true-indices-or-playing-chess-against-a-computer/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They say anything worthwhile should be measured.  But does everything worthwhile really need an "index"?  A controversial new paper on 130/30 indexation redefines the term.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/07/13030-indices-true-indices-or-playing-chess-against-a-computer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>What&#8217;s behind Trusco&#8217;s partial acquisition of 130/30 manager Alpha Equity?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/06/whats-behind-truscos-partial-acquisition-of-13030-manager-alpha-equity/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/06/whats-behind-truscos-partial-acquisition-of-13030-manager-alpha-equity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/06/whats-behind-truscos-partial-acquisition-of-13030-manager-alpha-equity/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No matter how hard they try, there is one thing mega money managers can't build overnight: six years of experience.  So in hot areas like 130/30, this invariably leads to one thing: acquisitions.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/06/whats-behind-truscos-partial-acquisition-of-13030-manager-alpha-equity/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</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>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/01/morningstars-deutsch-13030-not-monolithic-but-does-represent-a-convergence-in-money-management/</guid>
		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/01/01/morningstars-deutsch-13030-not-monolithic-but-does-represent-a-convergence-in-money-management/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30: The New Long-Only</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/16/13030-the-new-long-only/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/16/13030-the-new-long-only/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Andrew Lo, Pankaj Patel
Published:  December 2007

Abstract: Long-only portfolio managers and investors have acknowledged that the long-only constraint is a potentially costly drag on performance, and loosening this constraint can add value. However, the magnitude of the performance drag is difficult to measure without a proper benchmark for a 130/30 portfolio. In this paper, we [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/16/13030-the-new-long-only/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Global 130-30 Equity Investing (Barings)</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/15/global-130-30-equity-investing-barings/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/15/global-130-30-equity-investing-barings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Baring Asset Management
Published:  December 2007
Abstract: With conventional long-only strategies, the scope to benefit from a bearish stock recommendation is limited by the stock’s index weight. It is possible to express a negative view on a stock by deciding not to invest in it, but the extent of the performance gain relative to the index [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/15/global-130-30-equity-investing-barings/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<item>
		<title>There&#8217;s a network who&#8217;s sure&#8230;all that glitters is gold</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/11/theres-network-whos-sureall-that-glitters-is-gold/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/11/theres-network-whos-sureall-that-glitters-is-gold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/11/theres-network-whos-sureall-that-glitters-is-gold/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What does Led Zeppelin have to say about long/short funds?  Thankfully, you don't have to play Stairway to Heaven backwards to find out. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/12/11/theres-network-whos-sureall-that-glitters-is-gold/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<item>
		<title>Is the 130/30 price right?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/28/is-the-price-right/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/28/is-the-price-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Management Fees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/28/is-the-price-right/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like contestants on the venerable game show, The Price is Right, institutional investors seem to be taking wild guesses at the right price for 130/30 funds.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/28/is-the-price-right/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<item>
		<title>S&amp;P follows CS into 130/30 index business</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/20/sp-follows-cs-into-13030-index-business/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/20/sp-follows-cs-into-13030-index-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/20/sp-follows-cs-into-13030-index-business/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[S&#038;P announced yesterday that they would offer a 130/30 "index" based on the firm's STARS stock-ranking methodology.  But what exactly is it an index of?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/20/sp-follows-cs-into-13030-index-business/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fixed Income 130/30 comes out of hiding</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/12/fixed-income-13030-comes-out-of-hiding/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/12/fixed-income-13030-comes-out-of-hiding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/12/fixed-income-13030-comes-out-of-hiding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After we wrote a posting last spring about 130/30 in the world of fixed income, the strategy seemed to go underground.  But it's poking its head back above the ground now.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/12/fixed-income-13030-comes-out-of-hiding/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 Quant vs. Fundamental: Quants have a bigger spice cabinet</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/11/13030-quant-vs-fundamental-quants-have-a-bigger-spice-cabinet/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/11/13030-quant-vs-fundamental-quants-have-a-bigger-spice-cabinet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/11/13030-quant-vs-fundamental-quants-have-a-bigger-spice-cabinet/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fundamental managers may well catch up to quants in the 130/30 game.  But quant managers will always have one advantage: a bigger pantry.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/11/13030-quant-vs-fundamental-quants-have-a-bigger-spice-cabinet/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Shortage of Shorts?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-shortage-of-shorts/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-shortage-of-shorts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-shortage-of-shorts/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Think you know the stock lending market?  130/30 fees?  Whether quants are better at 130/30?  How about whether portable alpha and 130/30 are cousins?  If so, you may be the only one.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/08/a-shortage-of-shorts/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Another 130/30 RFP&#8230;Anyone?&#8230;Anyone?&#8230;Bueller?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/06/another-13030-rfpanyoneanyonebueller/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/06/another-13030-rfpanyoneanyonebueller/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another appeal has gone out for anyone with a three-year 130/30 track record.  But it appears that responses must continue to be a little thin. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</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 02:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/11/01/first-quadrant-challenges-convention-on-short-extension-strategies/</guid>
		<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>Updated 1X0/X0 leader board</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/29/updated-1x0x0-leader-board/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/29/updated-1x0x0-leader-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/29/updated-1x0x0-leader-board/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a survey released today, 1X0/X0 has nearly doubled in six months - not a bad haul considering that institutional investors tend not to make a lot of investment decisions over the summer.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Two ways to present &#8220;balance&#8221; in 130/30 discussion</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/25/two-ways-to-present-balance-in-13030-discussion/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/25/two-ways-to-present-balance-in-13030-discussion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Coverage of Hedge Funds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/25/two-ways-to-present-balance-in-13030-discussion/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two articles this week aim to provide a "balanced" view of 1X0/X0 funds.  One because its analysis is dispassionate and one because it tries its darndest to create controversy.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 Funds: What&#8217;s Behind The Commercial Offensive?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/23/13030-funds-whats-behind-the-commercial-offensive/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/23/13030-funds-whats-behind-the-commercial-offensive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2666</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Walter Gehin
Published: October 2007
Conclusion: The skyrocketing amount of assets under management and numerous new launches show that an increasing number of investors are placing their hopes in this strategy. But blind trust is inadvisable, and it behoves the investor not to leave certain points unexamined, in particular, the experience of managers and institutions in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</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>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/15/bilingual-reader-mail-many-managers-poorly-equiped-for-13030/</guid>
		<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>Building the Organization to Support the 130/30 Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/15/building-the-organization-to-support-the-13030-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/15/building-the-organization-to-support-the-13030-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Merrill Lynch
Published: Q4, 2007
Abstract: Once experienced long/short portfolio management personnel are on board, operational considerations in the execution of shorts, and in the management of leverage and collateral, will likely be the most important issues facing a long-only investment manager undertaking a 130/30 investment strategy. The pivotal decision for most managers will be whether [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>120-20 reaches mythical proportions?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/14/120-20-reaches-mythical-proportions/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/14/120-20-reaches-mythical-proportions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/14/120-20-reaches-mythical-proportions/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bruce Jacobs and Kenneth Levy, two of the finance world's most prolific authors on the topic of short-selling and long-short portfolios, have released a new article on 1X0/X0 (while Jacobs also stars in a recent webcast on the topic). ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/14/120-20-reaches-mythical-proportions/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The day 130/30 bought the farm</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/03/the-day-13030-bought-the-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/03/the-day-13030-bought-the-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/03/the-day-13030-bought-the-farm/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We buy the intuitive and academic rationale for 130/30 strategies.  But sometimes we wonder if "130/30" is becoming like ".com" - a name attached to anything in order to generate excitement. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/10/03/the-day-13030-bought-the-farm/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Long/Short Extensions: How Much is Enough?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/26/longshort-extensions-how-much-is-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/26/longshort-extensions-how-much-is-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Roger Clarke, Harindra de Silva, Steven Sapra, Steven Thorley 
Published: September 2007
Abstract: Long/short ratios like 130/30 are an increasingly common way for the investment management industry to describe portfolios that are released from the long-only constraint. The ratio of a portfolio&#8217;s long and short positions to net notional value is often the primary description of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/26/longshort-extensions-how-much-is-enough/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Note to Cambridge Retirement Board: Good luck with that RFP&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/20/note-to-cambridge-retirement-board-good-luck-with-that-rfp/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/20/note-to-cambridge-retirement-board-good-luck-with-that-rfp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/20/note-to-cambridge-retirement-board-good-luck-with-that-rfp/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A U.S. municipal employees' pension plan has issued a request for proposals to the 130/30 community.  The only problem is, barely anyone in the community actually qualifies to bid.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/20/note-to-cambridge-retirement-board-good-luck-with-that-rfp/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 a moving target according to originators of the craze</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/19/13030-a-moving-target-according-to-originators-of-the-craze/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/19/13030-a-moving-target-according-to-originators-of-the-craze/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/19/13030-a-moving-target-according-to-originators-of-the-craze/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A paper released over the summer by four men who are often considered originators of 130/30 says that the most desirable level of shorting (of "X" in 1X0/X0) actually fluctuates over time according to market factors.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/19/13030-a-moving-target-according-to-originators-of-the-craze/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>New study finds 130/30 outperforms long-only in back tests</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/18/new-study-finds-13030-outperforms-long-only-in-back-tests/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/18/new-study-finds-13030-outperforms-long-only-in-back-tests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/18/new-study-finds-13030-outperforms-long-only-in-back-tests/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since 130/30 funds are so new, there is precious little historical data to analyse.  But now one manager has come up with a way to back-test 130/30 strategies to see how they would have performed over the past 13 years.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/18/new-study-finds-13030-outperforms-long-only-in-back-tests/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>An Empirical Analysis of 130/30 Strategies</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/15/an-empirical-analysis-of-13030-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/15/an-empirical-analysis-of-13030-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Gordon Johnson
Published: September 2007
Abstract: In this article, we provide further evidence that an enhanced active strategy can add value over a long-only strategy, but examine it from an empirical perspective. We develop a quantitative alpha (stock selection) model and use it to test historical performance over a thirteen year period for 130/30 and long-only [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/15/an-empirical-analysis-of-13030-strategies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 A New Paradigm or A Fad?  Exclusive results from new survey.</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/05/13030-a-new-paradigm-or-a-fad-exclusive-results-from-new-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/05/13030-a-new-paradigm-or-a-fad-exclusive-results-from-new-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/05/13030-a-new-paradigm-or-a-fad-exclusive-results-from-new-survey/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we release the results of our recent poll of attitudes toward the much-talked-about 130/30 investment strategy.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/09/05/13030-a-new-paradigm-or-a-fad-exclusive-results-from-new-survey/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Existing mutual fund analysis woefully unprepared for 130/30</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/16/existing-mutual-fund-analysis-woefully-unprepared-for-13030/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/16/existing-mutual-fund-analysis-woefully-unprepared-for-13030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/16/existing-mutual-fund-analysis-woefully-unprepared-for-13030/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With 130/30 funds moving on to the retail investor's agenda, we had a quick look at how well they are currently analysed and marketed.  Our conclusion: we've got a long way to go.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/16/existing-mutual-fund-analysis-woefully-unprepared-for-13030/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>AllAboutAlpha.com partners with global HF conference firm on new 130/30 survey</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/15/allaboutalphacom-partners-with-global-hf-conference-firm-on-new-13030-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/15/allaboutalphacom-partners-with-global-hf-conference-firm-on-new-13030-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/15/allaboutalphacom-partners-with-global-hf-conference-firm-on-new-13030-survey/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Visitors to our Events Section may have noticed that many of the world&#8217;s leading conferences on portable alpha, 130/30 and hedge fund replication are organized by Terrapinn or one of its subsidiaries.  Terrapinn&#8217;s events in this area have featured industry leaders such as Harry Kat, Bill Fung, David Hsieh, Rob Arnott, Thomas Schneeweis, Nassim Taleb, Laurence Seigel, Paul [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/15/allaboutalphacom-partners-with-global-hf-conference-firm-on-new-13030-survey/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>S&amp;P 130/30 Index Methodology</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/10/sp-500-13030-index-methodology/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/10/sp-500-13030-index-methodology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Posting Categories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Standard &#38; Poor’s
Published: 2007
Abstract: Active extension strategies relax the long-only constraint for active positions, allowing the fuller expression of active weights. The S&#38;P 500 130/30 Strategy Index is designed to measure the performance of an investment strategy that establishes over- and underweight positions relative to the S&#38;P 500, its parent index. Constituents of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/10/sp-500-13030-index-methodology/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>UBS to manage 130/30 fund aimed at retail investors</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/08/ubs-to-manage-13030-fund-aimed-at-retail-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/08/ubs-to-manage-13030-fund-aimed-at-retail-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/08/ubs-to-manage-13030-fund-aimed-at-retail-investors/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Canadian fund manager Brompton Group announced last week that UBS will sub-advise a closed-end 130/30 offering targeted at retail investors.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/08/ubs-to-manage-13030-fund-aimed-at-retail-investors/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is 130/30 &#8220;optimal&#8221;? (Part 2 of 2)</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/02/is-13030-optimal-part-2-of-2/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/02/is-13030-optimal-part-2-of-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/02/is-13030-optimal-part-2-of-2/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent report from Citigroup, several factors determine the "optimality" of 130/30.  In the second of two exclusive postings on the report, its author discusses these variables.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/02/is-13030-optimal-part-2-of-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>New research explores whether 130/30 is actually &#8220;optimal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/01/new-research-explores-whether-13030-is-actually-optimal/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/01/new-research-explores-whether-13030-is-actually-optimal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/08/01/new-research-explores-whether-13030-is-actually-optimal/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In late June, Citigroup released a comprehensive 36 page quantitative analysis of 1X0/X0 strategies.  We found that the report went beyond similar studies and reached a number of useful conclusions about the optimal X in 1X0/X0.  The paper&#8217;s lead author, London-based Citigroup MD Manolis Liodakis has written this summary exclusively for AllAboutAlpha.com.  We have divided it [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is 130/30 Always &#8220;High Conviction&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/25/is-13030-always-high-conviction/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/25/is-13030-always-high-conviction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/25/is-13030-always-high-conviction/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent 1X0/X0 fund launch describes the strategy as a "high conviction" strategy.  But are 1X0/X0 and "high conviction" actually synonymous?     ]]></description>
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		<title>Get Shorting</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/24/get-shorting/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/24/get-shorting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/24/get-shorting/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Short-selling is all the rage.  But how much of it is a straight market call and how much of it is the result of a secular shift to portable alpha, 130/30, and other alpha-centric strategies?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>20 Myths About Enhanced Active 120/20 Strategies</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/16/20-myths-about-enhanced-active-12020-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/16/20-myths-about-enhanced-active-12020-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Academic Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2501</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Bruce Jacobs, Kenneth Levy
Published: July 2007, Financial Analysts Journal
Abstract: Enhanced active equity strategies, including 120–20 and 130–30 long–short portfolios, have become increasingly popular as managers and investors search for new ways to expand the alpha opportunities available from active management. But these strategies are not always well understood by the financial community. How do such [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Conference proceedings amount to alpha-centric radar screen</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/15/conference-proceedings-amount-to-alpha-centric-radar-screen/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/15/conference-proceedings-amount-to-alpha-centric-radar-screen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portable Alpha & Alpha/Beta Separation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/15/conference-proceedings-amount-to-alpha-centric-radar-screen/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A conference covering portable alpha, 130/30, LDI and related strategies has recently released its proceedings to the public.  While they contain no new research, they show what's currently on the alpha-centric radar screen.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Active 130/30 Contractions: Moving Long/Short Strategies into 130/30 Space</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/10/active-13030-contractions-moving-longshort-strategies-into-13030-space/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/10/active-13030-contractions-moving-longshort-strategies-into-13030-space/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Posting Categories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2710</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Morgan Stanley
Published: July 2007
Abstract: This Note addresses how L/S strategies can be ‘contracted’ into active extension (AE) formats in order to be relocated within the traditional equity bucket. The short portfolio exposure is likely to undergo the most significant change in the transformation of an L/S fund into an AE with a 100% net [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/07/10/active-13030-contractions-moving-longshort-strategies-into-13030-space/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>So much for &#8220;double alpha&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/06/04/so-much-for-double-alpha/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/06/04/so-much-for-double-alpha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAPM / Alpha Theory]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/06/04/so-much-for-double-alpha/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Long/short managers often say they produce alpha on the long and short sides of their portfolios.  But in a world where good shorts are getting hard to find, whither "double alpha"?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Institutional Sales Professionals Ramp-up on 130/30</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/21/institutional-sales-professionals-ramp-up-on-13030/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/21/institutional-sales-professionals-ramp-up-on-13030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 02:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/21/institutional-sales-professionals-ramp-up-on-13030/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Association of Investment Management Sales Executives (AIMSE) met in Scottsdale, Arizona earlier this month.  Naturally, 1X0/X0 was on the agenda and several presentations are worthy of a second look.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/21/institutional-sales-professionals-ramp-up-on-13030/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mutual fund investors now boarding the 130/30 express</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/16/mutual-fund-investors-now-boarding-the-13030-express/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/16/mutual-fund-investors-now-boarding-the-13030-express/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 01:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/16/mutual-fund-investors-now-boarding-the-13030-express/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Russell recently announced that it was adding more 1X0/X0 to one of its retail mutual funds.  To an existing 120/20 mandate, it is now allowing a second sub-advisor to go 130/30.  All aboard!  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/16/mutual-fund-investors-now-boarding-the-13030-express/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 Strategies: A Truck Stop on the Way to Portable Alpha</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/15/13030-strategies-a-truck-stop-on-the-way-to-portable-alpha/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/15/13030-strategies-a-truck-stop-on-the-way-to-portable-alpha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 20:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Man Investments
Published: May 2007
Abstract: Investors seeking a structured solution that delivers alpha have been turning to new iterations of equity long/short strategies: so-called 130/30 or active extension strategies. These strategies are sometimes erroneously called portable alpha strategies but are, in fact, an interim strategy in the quest for persistent excess returns.  This paper will [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/15/13030-strategies-a-truck-stop-on-the-way-to-portable-alpha/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wait a Second.  Didn&#8217;t we fish there already?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/14/wait-a-second-didnt-we-fish-there-already/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/14/wait-a-second-didnt-we-fish-there-already/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 01:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/14/wait-a-second-didnt-we-fish-there-already/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The wildly successful 130/30 investing strategy can be described as a long-only fund with a hedge fund component.  So why didnâ€™t it sell that well in itâ€™s earlier incarnation as a hedge fund with a long-only component?

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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30: View from the trading desk</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/08/13030-view-from-the-trading-desk/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/08/13030-view-from-the-trading-desk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 01:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/08/13030-view-from-the-trading-desk/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's easy to get caught up in abstract ideas such as alpha and beta.  But as this article illustrates, the mechanics of 130/30 raises some interesting questions. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/05/08/13030-view-from-the-trading-desk/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>EVENT: Portable Alpha &amp; 130/30 Strategies 2007</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/18/event-portable-alpha-13030-strategies-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/18/event-portable-alpha-13030-strategies-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portable Alpha & Alpha/Beta Separation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/18/event-portable-alpha-13030-strategies-2007/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Location: New York
Dates: November 7-9, 2007
Organized By: Terrapinn
In a great example of real-time market response, organizers of &#8220;Portable Alpha USA&#8221; have recently added &#8220;130/30&#8243; to the mix. While these two topics might appear to be slightly different species, we argue that they are part of the same genus: alpha-centrus investingae. Portable Alpha advocates would have [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/18/event-portable-alpha-13030-strategies-2007/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>130/30 League Table: major league assets in the early innings</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/16/13030-league-table-major-league-assets-in-the-early-innings/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/16/13030-league-table-major-league-assets-in-the-early-innings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/16/13030-league-table-major-league-assets-in-the-early-innings/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pensions &#038; Investments reports today that institutional money managers now manage, you guessed it, $30 billion in 130/30 â€œor similar equity strategiesâ€ ($29.9 billion to be precise).]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/16/13030-league-table-major-league-assets-in-the-early-innings/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Brief History of &#8220;130/30&#8243;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/16/a-brief-history-of-13030/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/16/a-brief-history-of-13030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/16/a-brief-history-of-13030/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How did such an awkward term arise from nowhere so quickly to capture our collective imagination? ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Buyer&#8217;s Guide to 130/30 Equity Strategies</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/15/the-buyers-guide-to-13030-equity-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/15/the-buyers-guide-to-13030-equity-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2429</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: JP Morgan
Published: April 2007
Abstract: Broadly available only within the last two to three years, 130/30 strategies are quickly gaining favor among institutional investors in their search for higher risk-adjusted returns. In fact, according to some industry estimates,1 130/30 assets under management already exceed $50 billion.  Why the strong appeal? In brief, 130/30 strategies are [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Casey Quirk Report: Portable Alpha, LDI, &amp; 130/30 are &#8220;Up and Comers&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/09/new-casey-quirk-report-portable-alpha-ldi-13030-are-up-and-comers/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/09/new-casey-quirk-report-portable-alpha-ldi-13030-are-up-and-comers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/09/new-casey-quirk-report-portable-alpha-ldi-13030-are-up-and-comers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Consultant Casey Quirk and database provider eVestment Alliance published their â€œ2007 Consultant Search Forecastâ€ last week - and it's a clear reaffirmation of our mission at AllAboutAlpha.com.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/09/new-casey-quirk-report-portable-alpha-ldi-13030-are-up-and-comers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Fixed income 130/30 produces &#8220;Pru Alpha&#8221; (that&#8217;s not a typo)</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/04/fixed-income-13030-produces-pru-alpha-thats-not-a-typo/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/04/fixed-income-13030-produces-pru-alpha-thats-not-a-typo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/04/fixed-income-13030-produces-pru-alpha-thats-not-a-typo/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The classic portable alpha model usually involves long and short investments in equities. But Prudential Financial is now talking about â€œthe burden of the long-only constraintâ€ in fixed income portfolios.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/04/fixed-income-13030-produces-pru-alpha-thats-not-a-typo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>When hiring a fund manager with a conviction can be a good thing.</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/01/when-hiring-a-convicted-fund-manager-can-be-a-good-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/01/when-hiring-a-convicted-fund-manager-can-be-a-good-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/01/when-hiring-a-convicted-fund-manager-can-be-a-good-thing/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;High conviction&#8221;. The very term conjures up images of Martha Stewart, Bernie Ebbers or some hedge fund blow up. But the term is also being used to describe an emerging alpha-centric approach to investing.  In this case, however, &#8220;high conviction&#8221; refers to the manager&#8217;s belief in their stock picks, not to the likelihood of them [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/04/01/when-hiring-a-convicted-fund-manager-can-be-a-good-thing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is there a capacity constraint facing 130/30 strategies?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/03/29/is-there-a-capacity-constraint-facing-13030-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/03/29/is-there-a-capacity-constraint-facing-13030-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[130/30]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2007/03/29/is-there-a-capacity-constraint-facing-13030-strategies/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Itâ€™s curious to see a resurgence of this concern coming not from the usual suspects (hedge fund managers threatening to close to new investors), but from outside the industry: in the 130/30 arena.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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