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	<title>AllAboutAlpha: Hedge Fund Trends &#38; Alternative Investment Analysis &#187; Hedge Fund Industry Trends</title>
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		<title>Alpha Hunters: Bringing Long-Short Equity to the Masses</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/02/02/alpha-hunters-bringing-long-short-equity-to-the-masses/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/02/02/alpha-hunters-bringing-long-short-equity-to-the-masses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Hunters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advisorshares]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[long/short equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rockledge]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AAA sat down with Alex Gurvich and Jim Mitchell, both of The Rockledge Group, an investment advisory firm headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. We began by discussing the mid-January launch of a new product that gives the long-short equity strategy an ETF format, and ended up talking about a good deal else, such as the inherent superiority of ETFs over mutual funds, and Pimco's recent recognition of that fact. ]]></description>
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		<title>Do Hedge Funds Work?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/26/do-hedge-funds-work/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/26/do-hedge-funds-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vshah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dispersion risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simon Lack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tail risk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24835</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["...If all the money that's ever been invested in hedge funds had been put in treasury bills instead, the results would have been twice as good..." This is the astonishing finding of Simon Lack in his book "The Hedge Fund Mirage".]]></description>
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		<title>SEI: Hedge Funds May Draw the Lightning on Themselves</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/24/sei-hedge-funds-may-draw-the-lightning-on-themselves/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/24/sei-hedge-funds-may-draw-the-lightning-on-themselves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Institutional Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Timely Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[absolute return]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenwich Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEI]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24826</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The SEI asked institutional investors in hedge funds what was the number one reason for their inclusion of such funds in their portfolio. The most popular single choice was "absolute return." On the other hand, if you combine the numbers of the distinct answers that involve limiting the downside, then the percentage of respondents who gave some risk-management focused answer is 56 percent. As SEI says, this is "a marked cultural shift from the early days of hedge funds, when many investors focused on their potential to produce outsided returns." ]]></description>
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		<title>AIMA Takes Aim at FTT Proposal</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/18/aima-takes-aim-at-ftt-proposal/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/18/aima-takes-aim-at-ftt-proposal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FTT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tobin Tax]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24724</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AIMA, in a report sharply critical of the proposed European Union financial transaction tax, sets out the way in which the tax could burden businesses, and their consumers, to a degree far greater than the proponents contend. After all, any single product may pass through several stages between raw materials and final consumer, as there are several steps between farmer harvesting wheat and retail outlet, such as Tesco, selling pasta. Businesses at every stop along the way (farmers, wheat processers, pasta extruders) will naturally want to hedge their own operational risks in the financial markets, so the price of the finished product will reflect the repeated imposition of the FTT. ]]></description>
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		<title>Merlin on Investor Due Diligence: Counting By Threes</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/17/merlin-on-investor-due-diligence-counting-by-threes/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/17/merlin-on-investor-due-diligence-counting-by-threes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-net-worth investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Institutional Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[due diligence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24706</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First, an investor (according to a new white paper on due diligence from Merlin Securities) must decide what kind of strategy it is to which he wants exposure, and generate a list of managers who practice that strategy. Thereafter he can focus on each firm on that list looking at each of the three (qualitative) components of management, and subjecting his impressions to a variety of (quantitative) tests. Tripartite divisions seem to come into play a lot.  
 ]]></description>
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		<title>Inverted-Price Destinations and Smart Order Routing</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/04/inverted-price-destinations-and-smart-order-routing/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/04/inverted-price-destinations-and-smart-order-routing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24637</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Pragma
Published: November 2011
Abstract: This research note examines empirically how market participants’ routing behavior is influenced by the fee structure of an execution venue by comparing how trading patterns differ between and among standard and inverted price destinations. In particular, we examine whether the market, as might be expected, prefers cheap destinations to expensive ones.
Related [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Weather Report for 2012: Mostly Cloudy</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/02/hedge-fund-weather-report-for-2012-mostly-cloudy/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2012/01/02/hedge-fund-weather-report-for-2012-mostly-cloudy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alpha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European debt crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge fund outlook]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mathema report is full of cautions, and indeed adopts a quite generally gloomy tone. The markets, it tells us, don’t lend any credence to the political fixes that have been offered for the eurozone and especially for its peripheral players. If the fixes did have credibility, then the PIIGS’ 10-year government benchmark yields would have been falling significantly of late vis-à-vis the 10 year German Bund yield. But there has been no such fall.]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth About Hedge Fund Risk</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/12/29/the-truth-about-hedge-fund-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/12/29/the-truth-about-hedge-fund-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Operations and Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alpha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fat tail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fat tail risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GIPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Investment Performance Standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[omega ratio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk-adjusted return]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volatility]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24556</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest columnist Charles Hage looks at hedge fund risk and discusses the long and the short of it.]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha Hunter Bandon Capital: Alpha for the Small Investor</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/12/19/alpha-hunter-bandon-capital-alpha-for-the-small-investor/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/12/19/alpha-hunter-bandon-capital-alpha-for-the-small-investor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Hunters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Mutual Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail Investing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alpha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relative-performance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bandon Capital's managing directors believe it is possible to generate alpha from unique non-market sources, and that they do so through their forecasts of domestic and overseas sovereign interest rates. ]]></description>
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		<title>10 Reasons Emerging Hedge Fund Managers Should Market Hard in 2012</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/12/14/10-reasons-emerging-hedge-fund-managers-should-market-hard-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/12/14/10-reasons-emerging-hedge-fund-managers-should-market-hard-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge fund marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fear has gripped investors since the crises of 2008 and 2009 and the pain keeps coming back with a resounding smack every time a news story breaks. However, investors are starting to move back into the markets and if emerging managers aren't in the game now, they aren't going to get to play.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;What Was That You Said&#8230;? Retail?&#8217; Just Call it ‘Convergence’</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/12/04/what-was-that-you-said-retail-just-call-it-%e2%80%98convergence%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/12/04/what-was-that-you-said-retail-just-call-it-%e2%80%98convergence%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Mutual Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[alternative investments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mutual funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retailization]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study from SEI shows If an alternative strategy can be offered in a mutual fund structure it has a much broader market opportunity than if not. Hedge fund managers want the mutual fund market just as mutual fund managers want to use the broader hedge fund range of strategies.]]></description>
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		<title>Mean Reversion and Momentum Both Unreliable in Asia</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/29/mean-reversion-and-momentum-both-unreliable-in-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/29/mean-reversion-and-momentum-both-unreliable-in-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Institutional Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GFIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global macro]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Amongst equity long-short funds, which constitute about half of the Asian hedge fund universe, the returns of hedge funds “were sometimes mean reverting but at other times displayed persistence in positive/negative momentum.” That is to say that sometimes a coin that has come up heads three times will come up tails the fourth time, but at other times it will persist in coming up heads the fourth time.]]></description>
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		<title>The Trouble with Liquidity</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/28/the-trouble-with-liquidity/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/28/the-trouble-with-liquidity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bswarup</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[central banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European debt crisis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Liquidity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The true opportunities now lie in taking illiquidity. The panic – for there is no other word to describe this behaviour – today presents those who can afford to have a longer-term investment horizon with a unique time arbitrage.]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing the New 2-and-20 Index Funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/27/introducing-the-new-2-and-20-index-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/27/introducing-the-new-2-and-20-index-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dfriedenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[equity hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high-frequency trading]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Warren Buffett]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24228</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Equity hedge fund performance has resembled the results of the S&#038;P Index lately.  We speculate that regression to the mean is because humans are involved, and find reasons to be cheerful for the group's future.]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds with Asian Strategies Now Managed From … Asian Cities</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/22/hedge-funds-with-asian-strategies-now-managed-from-%e2%80%a6-asian-cities/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/22/hedge-funds-with-asian-strategies-now-managed-from-%e2%80%a6-asian-cities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Asiahedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leverage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The hedge fund industry that invests in Asia is increasingly run from within the region, especially from the two hub cities of Hong Kong and Singapore, according to an August 2011 report by Singapore based consult
In the early days of the Asian hedge fund industry, Asian strategies were quite generally run from outside of Asia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian Fund Distribution: Beyond UCITS</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/21/asian-fund-distribution-beyond-ucits/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/21/asian-fund-distribution-beyond-ucits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=24168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The world is a fairly small pond in which ripples anywhere soon shake the surface everywhere. Such an observation, like the word “globalization,” has become a cliché, but the truth behind them both becomes quite obvious in the course of a new “Viewpoint” paper by Ernst &#38; Young that examines fund distribution strategies in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Hedge Fund Investors Want, Hedge Fund Investors Get</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/06/what-hedge-fund-investors-want-hedge-fund-investors-get/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/11/06/what-hedge-fund-investors-want-hedge-fund-investors-get/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kfox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[active management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alpha]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global macro]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In spite of sketchy performance from some top managers, institutional investors remain committed to hedge funds and a large number are shopping for new relationships in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Puppies are Still Top Dogs When it Comes to Performance</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/18/hedge-puppies-are-still-top-dogs-when-it-comes-to-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/18/hedge-puppies-are-still-top-dogs-when-it-comes-to-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Research]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset pool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monte carlo simulation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest version of a yearly analysis tells the same old story about performance, now backed up by fifteen years of data. And the potential rewards of investing with smaller funds go beyond what you see in the database statistics. ]]></description>
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		<title>CSAM: The Emerging Market Nations Have Some ‘Bullets Left’</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/16/csam-the-emerging-market-nations-have-some-%e2%80%98bullets-left%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/16/csam-the-emerging-market-nations-have-some-%e2%80%98bullets-left%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Institutional Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ammunition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset management division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[central objectives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global equity markets]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Faille
One of the great clichés used by reporters, commenters, bloggers and twitterers in recent months has been that the central bankers of the developed world, and/or their Treasuries, have “run out of bullets.” They have “spent all their ammunition” seeking stimulus already and will have nothing in reserve should there be another serious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha Hunter Busara Advisors: Seeking Diamonds in the Rough</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/13/alpha-hunter-busara-advisors-seeking-diamonds-in-the-rough/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/13/alpha-hunter-busara-advisors-seeking-diamonds-in-the-rough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Hunters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Operations and Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative assets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barclays capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bottom quartile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Busara]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alpha Hunters Andrew Timpson and Joseph Schlater of Busara Advisors talk about what it takes to get an emerging manager allocation.]]></description>
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		<title>Survey: Inflows Don&#8217;t Reflect Performance Differences</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/12/survey-inflows-dont-reflect-performance-differences/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/12/survey-inflows-dont-reflect-performance-differences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance, Analytics & Metrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attracting money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BarclayHedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inflow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[percent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance differences]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Faille
A new report on hedge fund inflows indicates that the rate at which money is coming into the hedge fund industry reflects that industry’s improved performance, but that if these figures are segmented by strategy or geography, the different rates at which they are attracting money do not very accurately reflect their different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unhedged Commodities Fall Short in Crises</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/11/unhedged-commodities-fall-short-in-crises/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/11/unhedged-commodities-fall-short-in-crises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commodity futures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commodity indices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[conditional volatility]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Diversification – particularly of risk – is the “a” in alpha. At first sight, commodities earn an “a.” Certainly they have attracted attention from institutional and retail investors alike. Most of those are long-only portfolios – as in “l.” They are a “p” for poor, “h” as in hedge in “a” for adverse markets. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fine Print As Yet Unwritten, But the Gist is Clear for OTC Derivatives</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/04/fine-print-as-yet-unwritten-but-the-gist-is-clear-for-otc-derivatives/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/10/04/fine-print-as-yet-unwritten-but-the-gist-is-clear-for-otc-derivatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Clearing within ten days after the transaction (T+10) was once the norm, though it now seems archaic. Clearing overnight or in a once-a-day cycle will in the years ahead become equally unsatisfactory. It may soon “become standard practice for risk managers and eventually traders to demand proof that their trades have been cleared mere seconds after execution.”]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha Hunter: Ocean Tomo: Crossroads of the Intellectual Property Universe</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/29/alpha-hunter-ocean-tomo-crossroads-of-the-intellectual-property-universe/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/29/alpha-hunter-ocean-tomo-crossroads-of-the-intellectual-property-universe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dfriedenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Hunters]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Part II of this Alpha Hunter series, we examine the role intellectual property plays in the U.S. economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Working to Avoid Dramatic Liquidity Mismatches</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/25/hedge-funds-working-to-avoid-dramatic-liquidity-mismatches/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/25/hedge-funds-working-to-avoid-dramatic-liquidity-mismatches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[acf industries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There will likely always be at least a simmering tension in the hedge fund industry between the managerial desire for discretion in the use of assets and every investor’s desire to have the option of withdrawing funds as needed. When a manager seeks to offer its investors more liquidity than its own portfolio can provide, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Changing Role of Hedge Funds in the Global Economy</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/21/the-changing-role-of-hedge-funds-in-the-global-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/21/the-changing-role-of-hedge-funds-in-the-global-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Dr. Everett M. Ehrlic
Published: September 2011
Abstract: A rising number of these institutions are devoting larger shares of their portfolios to hedge funds. Once considered an elite investment for wealthy individuals, a majority of hedge funds assets — by one independent measure 61 percent — are now owned by institutional rather than private investors.
Related Post: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memo To Pension Managers: Help Is On The Way!</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/20/memo-to-pension-managers-help-is-on-the-way/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/20/memo-to-pension-managers-help-is-on-the-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New research from the Managed Funds Association looks at the state of the pension fund industry and examines the role that hedge funds can play in order to improve institutional investors' positions.]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Business Process Maturity and Automation in Running a Hedge Fund</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/19/the-importance-of-business-process-maturity-and-automation-in-running-a-hedge-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/19/the-importance-of-business-process-maturity-and-automation-in-running-a-hedge-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Merlin
Published: September 2011
Abstract: Over the past two years, Merlin has published several white papers that are designed to highlight and help managers implement industry best practices – from shoring up their business model to identifying their target investors based on the development stage of their fund.
In continuing with this theme, our latest white paper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Technology: Neither a Luddite Nor a Sucker Be</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/18/financial-technology-neither-a-luddite-nor-a-sucker-be/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/18/financial-technology-neither-a-luddite-nor-a-sucker-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Operations and Risk Management]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the search for the optimal level of automation, there is a vice of defect, a vice of excess, and a virtuous golden mean.]]></description>
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		<title>What is driving oil futures prices? Fundamentals versus speculation</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/15/what-is-driving-oil-futures-prices-fundamentals-versus-speculation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/15/what-is-driving-oil-futures-prices-fundamentals-versus-speculation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance, Analytics & Metrics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Isabel Vansteenkiste
Published: August 2011
Abstract: In this paper we analyse the relative importance of fundamental and speculative demand on oil futures price levels and volatility. In a first step, we present a theoretical heterogeneous agent model of the oil futures market based on noise trading. We use the model to study the interaction between the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds: Rebuilding on a New Foundation</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/13/hedge-funds-rebuilding-on-a-new-foundation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/13/hedge-funds-rebuilding-on-a-new-foundation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=23126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Vision Focux
Published: July 2011
Abstract: Hedge Funds are today in recovery mode, with assets under management expanding to more than $2 trillion for the first time, surpassing the previous industry record of $1.93 trillion achieved in the second quarter of 2008.  This recovery has been due, in no small part to a reinvention of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funds of Hedge Funds and Marketplace Selection</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/12/funds-of-hedge-funds-and-marketplace-selection/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/12/funds-of-hedge-funds-and-marketplace-selection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cfaille</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nature of funds of hedge funds, their scale and, more specifically, the added value they offer to their investors have all evolved over time, and will continue to evolve.
In an interview, Brian W. Chung, senior vice president,senior portfolio manager for SSARIS Advisors, a Hedge Funds of Funds affiliate of State Street Global Advisors, spoke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha Hunter Bags An Elephant Hidden in Plain Sight</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/11/alpha-hunter-bags-an-elephant-hidden-in-plain-sight/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/11/alpha-hunter-bags-an-elephant-hidden-in-plain-sight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dfriedenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Hunters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patent trolls aren't the only ones hiding under the bridge and collecting tolls on intellectual property. Alpha Hunter Michael Friedman discusses the hidden alpha potential in IP.]]></description>
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		<title>Study finds that an increase in assets isn&#8217;t all that great after all.  But it won&#8217;t kill you either.</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/07/study-finds-that-an-increase-in-assets-isnt-all-that-great-after-all-but-it-wont-kill-you-either/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/09/07/study-finds-that-an-increase-in-assets-isnt-all-that-great-after-all-but-it-wont-kill-you-either/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Research]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21795</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What happens when a hedge fund gets a windfall of new investment dollars?  ]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha Hunter John Zito: Beta Neutral Amidst Continued Slow Growth</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/31/alpha-hunter-john-zito-beta-neutral-amidst-continued-slow-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/31/alpha-hunter-john-zito-beta-neutral-amidst-continued-slow-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Hunters]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AllAboutAlpha.com spoke to John Zito, portfolio manager for credit opportunities at Brencourt, about some of the strategies Brencourt has employed and continues to employ in its search for alpha. He observed that one of the main investment strategies pursued by the Credit Opportunities Fund in particular is capital structure arbitrage.]]></description>
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		<title>Will the Babble of Many Taxes Scupper Hopes for Merger Mania and Cost Cutting under UCITS 4?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/30/will-the-babble-of-many-taxes-scupper-hopes-for-merger-mania-and-cost-cutting-under-ucits-4/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/30/will-the-babble-of-many-taxes-scupper-hopes-for-merger-mania-and-cost-cutting-under-ucits-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are high hopes that the new UCITS framework that took effect in July could herald rationalisation amongst Europe’s regulated hedge funds. While tax factors could slow down the process, UCITS has plenty of other growth drivers besides cost savings.]]></description>
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		<title>Activist Hedge Funds: War for the Hearts &amp; Minds of Accountants</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/25/activist-hedge-funds-war-for-the-hearts-minds-of-accountants/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/25/activist-hedge-funds-war-for-the-hearts-minds-of-accountants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Corporate CEOs aren't the only ones who dread the appearance of activist hedge fund managers on their radar screens. Activists are giving the accounting departments pause as well, according to a new paper by Hall and Trombley.]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha Schmalpha: It&#8217;s not just &#8216;Greek&#8217; to investors</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/23/alpha-schmalpha-its-not-just-greek-to-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/23/alpha-schmalpha-its-not-just-greek-to-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAIA Alternative Viewpoints Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Editor's Pick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What's it all about, this alpha? And for that matter, where is it? Dr. Bob Swarup tackles the real meanings of alpha and beta.]]></description>
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		<title>Disco Aside: Are the 1970s Returning for Commodity Investors?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/21/disco-aside-are-the-1970s-returning-for-commodity-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/21/disco-aside-are-the-1970s-returning-for-commodity-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22719</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Faille
On August 11, Credit Suisse’s Asset Management Division issued a new white paper, “Commodities Outlook: Increased Volatility, Increased Opportunity?”  This paper takes the long view of the issue of returns on commodities, taking us back to the 1970s – not to commune with our inner John Travolta or Donna Summer, but in order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Controlling Costs without Leaking Trading Secrets</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/17/controlling-costs-without-leaking-trading-secrets/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/17/controlling-costs-without-leaking-trading-secrets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22699</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Faille
Hedge funds are accustomed to outsourcing a variety of daily activities, from front to back office. Many do get nervous, though, about how far their outsourcing should go. Their skittishness increases as such proposals encroach upon the way they generate alpha, the matters that must be kept secret: idea generation, supportive research, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sibling Rivals: CAPM versus The Risk Parity Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/16/sibling-rivals-capm-versus-the-risk-parity-portfolio/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/16/sibling-rivals-capm-versus-the-risk-parity-portfolio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CAPM / Alpha Theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Institutional Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance, Analytics & Metrics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Faille
A presentation by Samuel Kunz, chief investment officer of the Policeman’s Annuity and Benefit Fund, Chicago, to the CFA Institute 2011 Asset and Risk Allocation conference addressed the pros and cons of “risk parity.”  His presentation makes it seem that risk-parity portfolios (RPP) and the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) are sibling rivals. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When all #%@)*$ breaks loose, blame hedge funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/10/when-all-breaks-loose-blame-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/10/when-all-breaks-loose-blame-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22643</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge funds are already being laid to blame for the latest market rout, whether true or rhetoric. And the worst is likely yet to come. ]]></description>
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		<title>How to not get caught in hedge fund gates</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/09/how-to-not-get-caught-in-hedge-fund-gates/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/09/how-to-not-get-caught-in-hedge-fund-gates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22624</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Faille
One of the scariest things about hedge funds is the loss of liquidity that such an investment involves, with lock-up periods, redemption suspensions, wonder about what is in the “side pockets,” and worry about getting caught in the clanging gates.

Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has put out a white paper on “Enhancing Liquidity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanted dead or alive: fat-tailed black swan</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/07/wanted-dead-or-alive-fat-tailed-black-swan/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/07/wanted-dead-or-alive-fat-tailed-black-swan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Faille
The press still seems to be discovering “fat tails” and “black swans.”  In July, news outlets gave admiring coverage to the International Monetary Fund’s expression of interest in the ideas of Nassim Taleb, the perhaps-overexposed philosopher who made the phrase “black swan” a cliché upon the success of his 2007 book of that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha Hunter: The DNA of Financial Markets</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/04/alpha-hunter-the-dna-of-financial-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/04/alpha-hunter-the-dna-of-financial-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vshah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Neil Johnson talks about the DNA of financial markets with AllAboutAlpha's Vikas Shah]]></description>
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		<title>Wealth management: If only we could erase all those &#8216;V&#8217;s on our charts&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/03/wealth-management-if-only-we-could-erase-all-those-vs-on-our-charts/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/08/03/wealth-management-if-only-we-could-erase-all-those-vs-on-our-charts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Private Equity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alternatives are increasingly being viewed as a key component of portfolio construction for wealth management firms - good news for hedge funds. But there's competition from private equity.]]></description>
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		<title>PerTrac Research Confirms That Emerging Hedge Fund Managers Outperform Older, Larger Funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/27/pertrac-research-confirms-that-emerging-hedge-fund-managers-outperform-older-larger-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/27/pertrac-research-confirms-that-emerging-hedge-fund-managers-outperform-older-larger-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By:  Pertrac Financial Solutions
Published: July 2011
Abstract: Two different analyses were completed: one based on fund asset size, and one based on fund age. In each analysis, funds were re-categorised each month from January 1996 through December 2007 into one of three size groups: up to US$100 million; over US$100 million and up to US$500 million; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 800-pound Hedge Fund Gorilla Might Have a Monkey on its Back</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/26/the-800-pound-hedge-fund-gorilla-might-have-a-monkey-on-its-back/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/26/the-800-pound-hedge-fund-gorilla-might-have-a-monkey-on-its-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge fund assets have bounced back from 2008 to make a new high above two trillion and many performance measures have also more than recovered their losses. Yet it seems most of the inflows are being hogged by the Billionaire's Club, despite studies shouting "Small is Beautiful."]]></description>
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		<title>A Hedge Fund Risk Profile Changes As the Moon Waxes and Wanes</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/25/a-hedge-fundrisk-profile-changes-as-the-moon-waxes-and-wanes/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/25/a-hedge-fundrisk-profile-changes-as-the-moon-waxes-and-wanes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two economists cogently contend that looking at developments in hedge funds' monthly risk profile will be most revealing.]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Investor Sentiment Report Regeneration: Entering a Period of Sustainable Growth</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/25/2011-investor-sentiment-report-regeneration-entering-a-period-of-sustainable-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/25/2011-investor-sentiment-report-regeneration-entering-a-period-of-sustainable-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By:  J.P. Morgan Prime Brokerage
Published: July 2011
Abstract: We believe that the hedge fund industry is entering the third phase of a three-phase cycle, one that will be characterized by moderate but sustainable growth, an increased concentration of assets to established managers and a stronger control environment.
Related Post: Hedge funds and institutional investors have kissed and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge funds and institutional investors have kissed and made up &#8211; for now</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/24/hedge-funds-and-institutional-investors-have-kissed-and-made-up-for-now/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/24/hedge-funds-and-institutional-investors-have-kissed-and-made-up-for-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Institutional Investing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge funds and institutional investors have kissed and made up, according to JPMorgan Prime Brokerage's latest investor sentiment report. Is the relationship really back on track, or are hedge funds just playing the good wife?]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha Hunter John Brynjolfsson: The Hidden Risks of Inflation</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/21/alpha-hunter-john-brynjolfsson-the-hidden-risks-of-inflation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/21/alpha-hunter-john-brynjolfsson-the-hidden-risks-of-inflation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vshah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alpha Hunters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Mutual Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Editor's Pick]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the first of a new series called "Alpha Hunters." The nimble qualities of alternative investments is part of what makes them essential to every investor's portfolio. They can move quickly to take advantage of market inefficiencies and go where other more traditional investment vehicles cannot. 

It is in the spirit of seeking the ever-moving alpha that we introduce this series, reaching out to experts in different strategies to see where they are finding alpha.

We hope you find this series illuminating and please feel free to send suggestions for Alpha Hunters you'd like to read about.

Kristin Fox
Managing Editor]]></description>
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		<title>Letting the tail wag the dog: Transforming extreme risk into normal risk</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/20/letting-the-tail-wag-the-dog-transforming-extreme-risk-into-normal-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/20/letting-the-tail-wag-the-dog-transforming-extreme-risk-into-normal-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent comic strip featured a somewhat ambitionless twentysomething relating that she had seen her cat lick its own back and her dog catch its tail, fulfilling their lifelong goals all  before she had even formulated ones of her own. Asset managers prefer not to see the market catch its tail – it means deep drawdowns for their portfolios. A recent research paper, however, suggests that it's better to try to catch the tail – and shorten it – than to hope it won't happen.]]></description>
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		<title>Quant Funds: Model Risk and Error Disclosure Missing From Many Radar Screens</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/19/quant-funds-model-risk-and-error-disclosure-missing-from-many-radar-screens/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/19/quant-funds-model-risk-and-error-disclosure-missing-from-many-radar-screens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A CMRA/IAFE study of the AXA Rosenberg case shows that model risk may not be on the radar screens of many quant funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Love &#8216;em or leave &#8216;em? It&#8217;s hard to tell how institutions feel about hedge funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/18/love-em-or-leave-em-its-hard-to-tell-how-institutions-feel-about-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/18/love-em-or-leave-em-its-hard-to-tell-how-institutions-feel-about-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent report suggests institutional money is going to be pouring into hedge funds over the next 12 months. Great news - except that it contradicts recent stories about mass redemptions.]]></description>
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		<title>New Basis for the Hedge Fund / Prime Broker Relationship</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/18/new-basis-for-the-hedge-fund-prime-broker-relationship/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/18/new-basis-for-the-hedge-fund-prime-broker-relationship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Axel Pierro
Published: June 2011
Abstract: The financial crisis has changed the relationship between hedge funds and prime brokers for good. With the default and quasi-default of some of the leading providers in the space, funds have realized that they should diversify their prime broker relationships and require more transparency on the operational processes of their prime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge funds and prime brokers: the party&#8217;s not over, but the venue changed</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/17/hedge-funds-and-prime-brokers-the-partys-not-over-but-the-venue-changed/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/17/hedge-funds-and-prime-brokers-the-partys-not-over-but-the-venue-changed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's a new paradigm for prime brokers still looking to develop and expand on their hedge fund relationships. The types of offerings - and the infrastructure hedge funds demand - are a whole new ballgame.]]></description>
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		<title>Study shows alternative investments are a hard way to make an easy living</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/14/study-shows-alternative-investments-are-a-hard-way-to-make-an-easy-living/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/14/study-shows-alternative-investments-are-a-hard-way-to-make-an-easy-living/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Institutional Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Management Fees]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Institutions continue to favor alternatives as they remain committed to diversifying away from traditional asset classes. The problem, according to Towers Watson's latest survey, is that they aren't necessarily sold on hedge funds, and they certainly aren't thrilled with the price point.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/14/study-shows-alternative-investments-are-a-hard-way-to-make-an-easy-living/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Meanwhile, down on the farm&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/12/meanwhile-down-on-the-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/12/meanwhile-down-on-the-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Direct investing in hedge funds is currently all the rage among pensions and sovereign wealth funds. But cutting out the middle man, or the expert, can come with a price.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hedge funds &#8211; not the newest new thing in terms of innovation</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/11/hedge-funds-not-the-newest-new-thing-in-terms-of-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/11/hedge-funds-not-the-newest-new-thing-in-terms-of-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Beta & Hedge Fund Replication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CREATE-Research's annual report takes a closer look at innovation, and how a lack of has prompted institutional investors to wise up when it comes to alternative investments. We beg to differ. ]]></description>
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		<title>The End of Financial Vandalism</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/08/the-end-of-financial-vandalism/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/08/the-end-of-financial-vandalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Auvest
Published: June 2011
Abstract: Financial Vandalism is a term we use to describe the current supremacy of finance over the real economy (the part of the economy that produces goods and services) as reflected in the era of excessive leverage, financial speculation and easy money. Finance, which is meant to facilitate the growth of the real [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That Broken Bones May Rejoice</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/07/that-broken-bones-may-rejoice/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/07/that-broken-bones-may-rejoice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eep! A new paper suggests that the economic crisis is not behind us and that dark days lie ahead.  Fortunately, there is some assurance that all will come out well - if only we can manage to survive...]]></description>
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		<title>Old News (but still timely): Federal Common Law Torts Don’t Exist</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/06/old-news-but-still-timely-federal-common-law-torts-don%e2%80%99t-exist/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/06/old-news-but-still-timely-federal-common-law-torts-don%e2%80%99t-exist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Coverage of Hedge Funds]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22088</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the long-term trends that the hedge fund industry, and many others, face is the fact that the new media have unpredictable and sometimes unsettling consequences for many ways of doing business, including ways of finding alpha.  The case of Barclays v. Fly on the Wall illustrates some of those consequences.]]></description>
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		<title>The Search for a New Normal in Europe</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/04/the-search-for-a-new-normal-in-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/07/04/the-search-for-a-new-normal-in-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=22145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank’s latest regular financial stability review uses the word “normalisation” a lot.  But what does that mean?]]></description>
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		<title>Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, Won&#8217;t You Please Provide a Return for Me</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/26/oh-mr-sun-sun-mr-golden-sun-wont-you-please-provide-a-return-for-me/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/26/oh-mr-sun-sun-mr-golden-sun-wont-you-please-provide-a-return-for-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Climate change-focused investment opportunities are increasingly popular among institutions and asset managers. The question is whether they will yield results. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/26/oh-mr-sun-sun-mr-golden-sun-wont-you-please-provide-a-return-for-me/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Stalking the elusive family office</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/22/stalking-the-elusive-family-office/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/22/stalking-the-elusive-family-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21930</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All is forgiven between hedge funds and family offices, which are growing in number and once again looking at hedge funds and other alternative investments. The  question is whether hedge funds will end up trampling themselves in the race to sign them up.]]></description>
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		<title>Full-body scans&#8211;not just for airports anymore</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/20/full-body-scans-not-just-at-at-the-airport/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/20/full-body-scans-not-just-at-at-the-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21873</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Preqin's latest report overwhelmingly confirms that transparency is here to stay for hedge fund managers vying for institutional capital. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/20/full-body-scans-not-just-at-at-the-airport/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Learning to swim in alpha-bet soup</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/14/learning-to-swim-in-alpha-bet-soup/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/14/learning-to-swim-in-alpha-bet-soup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21815</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There's nothing like a good list of acronyms to confuse even the most immersed hedge fund aficionado. A new report by KPMG and RBC Dexia unintentionally takes the industry's affinity for acronyms up a notch. ]]></description>
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		<title>Does &#8216;Paper Oil&#8217; Matter? Energy Markets&#8217; Financialization and Equity-Commodity Co-Movements</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/06/does-paper-oil-matter-energy-markets-financialization-and-equity-commodity-co-movements/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/06/does-paper-oil-matter-energy-markets-financialization-and-equity-commodity-co-movements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Bahattin Buyuksahin, Michel A. Robe
Published: May 2011
Abstract: We construct a uniquely detailed, comprehensive dataset of trader positions in U.S. energy futures markets. We identify considerable changes in the make-up of the open interest between 2000 and 2010 and show that these changes impact asset pricing. Specifically, dynamic conditional correlations between the rates of return [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I didn&#8217;t do it! The hedge funds did!</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/05/i-didnt-do-it-the-hedge-funds-did/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/06/05/i-didnt-do-it-the-hedge-funds-did/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new academic paper points a finger at hedge funds for accentuated volatility in energy markets. Unfortunately, it's the finger one might deem impolite. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Preqin Quarterly &#8211; April 2011</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/26/the-preqin-quarterly-april-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/26/the-preqin-quarterly-april-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 13:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Preqin  
Published: April 2011
Abstract: A consistent track record is one of the most important factors for an investor considering a new commitment. Investors want managers that have a proven ability to produce strong returns in a variety of market conditions. In order to shed some light, we present our consistent performers ranking on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grab those nickels! That bulldozer is running</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/24/grab-those-nickels-that-bulldozer-is-running/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/24/grab-those-nickels-that-bulldozer-is-running/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 00:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kfox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Operations and Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Optimism not seen since pre-2008/09 markets leads managers to invest in their firms as well as the markets.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Want alpha during the next financial crisis? Try managing the future</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/22/want-alpha-during-the-next-financial-crisis-try-managing-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/22/want-alpha-during-the-next-financial-crisis-try-managing-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance, Analytics & Metrics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Managed futures and hedge funds aren't exactly best friends, but a new report suggests investors should have the two together as a way to generate alpha the next time a black swan shows up.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/22/want-alpha-during-the-next-financial-crisis-try-managing-the-future/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t drive your Ferrari &#8211; or your hedge fund &#8211; without insurance</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/18/dont-drive-your-ferrari-or-your-hedge-fund-without-insurance/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/18/dont-drive-your-ferrari-or-your-hedge-fund-without-insurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgoldman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you drive a hedge fund, best to have some kind of insurance, though what it will cost you will depend more on the kind of car you drive than on your driving record. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/18/dont-drive-your-ferrari-or-your-hedge-fund-without-insurance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Next stop: Hedge funds. Just hang on tight&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/12/next-stop-hedge-funds-just-fasten-your-seatbelt-and-hang-on-tight/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/12/next-stop-hedge-funds-just-fasten-your-seatbelt-and-hang-on-tight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 01:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Credit Suisse Asset Management's latest alternative investment report shows the road to hedge funds is paved with good intentions - so long as there aren't any bigger explosions.]]></description>
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		<title>Acceleration Capital Group: Seeder Demand Report Q1/Q2 2011</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/11/acceleration-capital-group-seeder-demand-report-q1q2-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/11/acceleration-capital-group-seeder-demand-report-q1q2-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 12:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Acceleration Capital Group 
Published: May 2011
Abstract: ACG spoke to 40 institutional seeder participants globally. The results are aggregated and all underlying information is CONFIDENTIAL. Six geographic regions and 28 hedge fund strategies were provided for selection. Seeders were asked how much capital they have earmarked for seed deals for Q1/Q2 2011 and were also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge fund seeders hope to reap &#8211; and not weep over &#8211; what they sow</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/10/hedge-fund-seeders-hope-to-reap%e2%80%94and-not-weep%e2%80%94over-what-they-sow/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/10/hedge-fund-seeders-hope-to-reap%e2%80%94and-not-weep%e2%80%94over-what-they-sow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 01:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20909</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazing things can happen when you have a robust seeding program.]]></description>
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		<title>TheCityUK: Hedge Funds May 2011</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/10/thecityuk-hedge-funds-may-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/10/thecityuk-hedge-funds-may-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 14:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: TheCityUK 
Published: May 2011
Abstract: Regulation, Austerity Europe, the sovereign debt crisis, and lending market that seems weaker than ever are the challenges facing Europe&#8217;s real estate Industry in 2011. Last year, a series of curveballs were thrown at the industry. First came Greece and its debt woes; then Basel III came for the banks; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite worries of a hedge fund exodus, report finds foreign investors still attracted to London</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/09/despite-worries-of-a-hedge-fund-exodus-report-finds-foreign-investors-still-attracted-to-london/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/09/despite-worries-of-a-hedge-fund-exodus-report-finds-foreign-investors-still-attracted-to-london/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 01:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Optimism about the hedge fund industry's prospects reigns, according to a recent survey. But is it a contrarian sign?]]></description>
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		<title>Regional Focus Report: Japan Focused Funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/05/regional-focus-report-japan-focused-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/05/regional-focus-report-japan-focused-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 12:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: HedgeFund.net 
Published: April 2011
Abstract: The HFN database tracks performance and assets of 58 unique active fund products that invest primarily in Japan’s markets and securities. The relevant benchmark for these products and hedge funds investing in the country is the HFN Japan Index.
Related Post: Hedge fund investors waking up in Land of the Rising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge fund investors waking up in Land of the Rising Sun?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/04/hedge-fund-investors-waking-up-in-land-of-the-rising-sun/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/04/hedge-fund-investors-waking-up-in-land-of-the-rising-sun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 01:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While still struggling, Japan-focused hedge funds were finally beginning to show some promise, according to a recent report. The unfortunate events of March have created new challenges for the industry.]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Spotlight &#8211; April 2011</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/04/hedge-fund-spotlight-april-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/04/hedge-fund-spotlight-april-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 12:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=21017</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Charles Baden-Fuller, Simone Ferriani, Stefano Mengoli, Vanina Torlo
Published: April 2011
Abstract: When actors invest in making strong network ties (relationships) with other actors, such ties can potentially influence behavior and subsequent financial performance, but the strength and direction of these effects is debated. Using original fine-grained data that documents the nature and extent of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No longer pariahs, funds of hedge funds making a comeback with investors</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/03/no-longer-pariahs-funds-of-hedge-funds-making-a-comeback-with-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/05/03/no-longer-pariahs-funds-of-hedge-funds-making-a-comeback-with-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 01:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20947</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Funds of hedge funds aren't exactly being embraced with open arms again just yet, but they are no longer the pariahs they were, according to a recent recent report.]]></description>
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		<title>Sizing the 2010 Hedge Fund Universe: A PerTrac Study</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/29/sizing-the-2010-hedge-fund-universe-a-pertrac-study/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/29/sizing-the-2010-hedge-fund-universe-a-pertrac-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Pertrac
Published: April 2011
Abstract: Sizing the 2010 Hedge Fund Universe: A PerTrac Study is based on an aggregation methodology of ten of the world’s leading alternative investment fund databases. The data analysis uses various analytical and statistical methods available in PerTrac Analytics to yield aggregate information on the hedge fund universe. PerTrac produces this report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey reveals hedge fund investors are changing channels</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/28/survey-reveals-hedge-fund-investors-are-changing-channels/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/28/survey-reveals-hedge-fund-investors-are-changing-channels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All is calm and good on the surface of the hedge fund industry, with AUM collectively continuing to rise. Underneath, however, are some gyrations that are changing the composition of alternatives fairly dramatically.]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Hedge Fund Outlook: Brighter Days Ahead?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/28/2011-hedge-fund-outlook-brighter-days-ahead/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/28/2011-hedge-fund-outlook-brighter-days-ahead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20919</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Rothstein Kass
Published: April 2011
Abstract: The trend toward the institutionalization of the hedge fund industry continues, as enhanced compliance and operational best practices have helped to restore investor confidence. Bolstered by increasing allocations from institutional investors, as well as a more stable economic environment, hedge fund managers report the highest level of optimism recorded since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Widely followed survey finds hedge funds with &#8220;highest level of optimism since financial crisis&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/27/widely-followed-survey-finds-hedge-funds-feel-highest-level-of-optimist-since-financial-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/27/widely-followed-survey-finds-hedge-funds-feel-highest-level-of-optimist-since-financial-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20732</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge funds' ability to persevere and thrive following the past few years is a sign they'll be around for the long haul - a sentiment confirmed by Rothstein Kass's latest annual hedge fund survey.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/27/widely-followed-survey-finds-hedge-funds-feel-highest-level-of-optimist-since-financial-crisis/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>From poison pens to poison pills: New, improved, and definitely more bitter for activist hedge funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/19/from-poison-pens-to-poison-pills-new-improved-and-definitely-more-bitter-for-activist-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/19/from-poison-pens-to-poison-pills-new-improved-and-definitely-more-bitter-for-activist-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Institutional Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20556</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Much to the chagrin of activist hedge fund managers, poison pills are making a comeback - in new and more lethal forms. For managers in particular, reading the label and following the directions is more important than ever.]]></description>
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		<title>Note to migrating ducks: Watch your flight path</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/18/note-to-migrating-ducks-watch-your-flight-path/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/18/note-to-migrating-ducks-watch-your-flight-path/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Predictable patterns are easy game for hedge funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Determinants and Implications of Fee Changes in the Hedge Fund Industry</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/18/determinants-and-implications-of-fee-changes-in-the-hedge-fund-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/18/determinants-and-implications-of-fee-changes-in-the-hedge-fund-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Vikas Agarwal, Sugata Ray
Published: March 2011
Abstract: We examine the determinants and consequences of changes in hedge fund fee structures. We show that fee changes are asymmetric with much greater incidence of fee increases compared to fee decreases. We find that managers of younger and smaller funds are more likely to increase fees after good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn that tap off! The search for illiquid investments is on&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/13/turn-that-tap-off-the-search-for-illiquid-investments-is-on/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/13/turn-that-tap-off-the-search-for-illiquid-investments-is-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Institutional Investing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20472</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's getting easier to lead an institutional manager to illiquid strategies - not water - according to a recent survey by eVestment Alliance and Casey Quirk. But after what happened in 2008, why would they drink?]]></description>
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		<title>Who benefits from funds of hedge funds? A critique of alternative organizational structures in the hedge fund industry</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/06/who-benefits-from-funds-of-hedge-funds-a-critique-of-alternative-organizational-structures-in-the-hedge-fund-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/06/who-benefits-from-funds-of-hedge-funds-a-critique-of-alternative-organizational-structures-in-the-hedge-fund-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Yang Cao, Joseph P. Ogden, Cristian I. Tiu
 Published: March 2010
Abstract: This paper provides a critique of alternative organizational structures in the hedge fund industry. Our critique is facilitated by several stylized models describing alternative industry structures. The models include: (1) An inside-only hedge fund model; (2) A straddling hedge fund model; (3) A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An evolutionary view of hedge funds&#8217; &#8220;fundamental problems&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/05/an-evolutionary-view-of-hedge-funds-fundamental-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/04/05/an-evolutionary-view-of-hedge-funds-fundamental-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it helps to look back on the history and evolution of hedge funds for clues about how to solve today's challenges.]]></description>
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		<title>Deutsche Bank: &#8220;The Entrepreneurial Spirit&#8221; returns as investors look to invest in newborn hedge funds on Day 1</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/30/deutsche-bank-entrepreneurial-spirit-returns-as-investors-look-to-invest-in-newborn-hedge-funds-on-day-1/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/30/deutsche-bank-entrepreneurial-spirit-returns-as-investors-look-to-invest-in-newborn-hedge-funds-on-day-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank's annual alternative investment survey suggests the so-called "risk appetite" is back among hedge fund investors.  Let's hope recent calamities around the globe haven't made investors lose their appetites altogether.]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds 2010 Review and 2011 Outlook</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/30/hedge-funds-2010-review-and-2011-outlook/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/30/hedge-funds-2010-review-and-2011-outlook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Moody&#8217;s Investment Service
Published: March 2011
Abstract: Moody’s credit outlook for hedge funds in 2011 is stable overall, with signs of improvement underpinned by positive performance and profitability, recent trends and the market momentum that gained traction in late Q3 2010. On balance, our outlook for operational quality is positive, as the overall trends stemming from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changes in 2010 have &#8220;increased the attractiveness of hedge funds versus traditional long-only investments&#8221;: Moody&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/29/changes-in-2010-have-increased-the-attractiveness-of-hedge-funds-versus-traditional-long-only-investments-moodys/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/29/changes-in-2010-have-increased-the-attractiveness-of-hedge-funds-versus-traditional-long-only-investments-moodys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent report by Moody's indicates the hedge funds are doing better collectively, attracting more institutional assets and looking at a more positive outlook overall. It's all great, except perhaps for the source of the information...]]></description>
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		<title>Performance Analysis of  Brazilian Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/18/performance-analysis-of-brazilian-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/18/performance-analysis-of-brazilian-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icappelletti</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=20085</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Gustavo A. Jordão, Marcelo L. de Moura 
Published: February 2011
Abstract: We investigate Brazilian hedge funds, a fast-growing market with US$160 billion of assets under management as of September 2009. This study tests the claim that hedge funds can produce abnormal returns(generate alpha), gain market momentum (present market timing) and maintain a low correlation with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Brazil&#8217;s multimercado funds for Real?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/17/are-brazils-multimercado-funds-for-real/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/17/are-brazils-multimercado-funds-for-real/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Research]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brazil's "multimercado" funds are often described as a form of well-regulated hedge funds.  But new research suggests that may be stretching the truth just a little. ]]></description>
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		<title>Currency hedge funds found to outperform a random walk</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/15/currency-hedge-funds-found-to-out-perform-a-random-walk/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/15/currency-hedge-funds-found-to-out-perform-a-random-walk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=19530</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Currency markets basically follow a random walk.  But according to a new study, the returns from currency hedge funds are anything but random.]]></description>
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		<title>UK Report: Early retirement dreams washing away for millions</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/14/uk-report-early-retirement-dreams-washing-away-for-millions/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2011/03/14/uk-report-early-retirement-dreams-washing-away-for-millions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Liability Driven Investing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freedom 66 for pensioners could easily mean Freedom 45 or even Freedom 35 for hedge fund managers, thanks to their recent contributions towards helping to partially offset liability issues, according to a report by TheCityUK.]]></description>
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