Conference report

Nouriel Roubini to World: Probably We’re F****d. The Good News: Maybe Not ALL of Us, Only the Folks in Really Developed Economies

Oct 10th, 2011 | Filed under: Alpha Strategies, Conference report, Institutional Investing, Today's Post

By Doug Friedenberg We attended a recent meeting put on by Pershing for their prime brokerage clients at which Nouriel Roubini spoke about the near-term prospects for your favorite world, Earth, from an economic point of view.   On a positive note, no large asteroids are currently headed our way, although another prominent economist, Paul Krugman, has [...]

Alpha Hunter Bob Swarup: A World of Wobbling Dominoes

Jul 31st, 2011 | Filed under: Alpha Hunters, CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns, Conference report, Today's Post

Dr. Bob Swarup, of CAIA, and a Partner of Pension Corporation LLP, in London, was the keynote speaker at the Emerging Managers Forum on July 7. He presented “The Outlook for Alternatives in Today’s Economic Environment.”

Film, Music, Fashion and Light Shows / Movie Stars Wanted, Nerds Need Apply

Jun 16th, 2011 | Filed under: Algorithmic and high-frequency trading, CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns, Conference report, Today's Post

Hamlin Lovell reports from The Battle of the Quants 2011.