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	<title>All About Alpha</title>
	<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog</link>
	<description>A portal/blog dedicated to "Portable Alpha" and other alpha-centric investing strategies</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>130/30 Not yet shining in Land of the Rising Sun</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/06/13030-not-yet-shining-in-land-of-the-rising-sun/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/06/13030-not-yet-shining-in-land-of-the-rising-sun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, 130/30 hasn't yet dawned on Japanese institutional investors. ]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund &#8220;Forum Shopping&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/05/hedge-fund-forum-shopping/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/05/hedge-fund-forum-shopping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Regulation</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/05/hedge-fund-forum-shopping/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are hedge funds engaged in a "race to the bottom" in an effort to find the world's least onerous regulatory environment?]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Return persistence&#8221; can now be viewed with the naked eye</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/04/return-persistence-can-be-now-viewed-with-the-naked-eye/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/04/return-persistence-can-be-now-viewed-with-the-naked-eye/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Analytics &amp; Metrics</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/04/return-persistence-can-be-now-viewed-with-the-naked-eye/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a million ways to calculate "return persistence".  But one new approach seems to yield some pretty striking results.]]></description>
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		<title>Build-Buy-Lease: Three Approaches to Alpha Generation</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/03/build-buy-lease-three-approaches-to-alpha-generation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/03/build-buy-lease-three-approaches-to-alpha-generation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Instutional Investing</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/03/build-buy-lease-three-approaches-to-alpha-generation/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you're a traditional long-only asset manager, one expert has some advice for you. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/03/build-buy-lease-three-approaches-to-alpha-generation/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>What Hollywood can teach us about investing</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/31/what-hollywood-can-teach-us-about-finance/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/31/what-hollywood-can-teach-us-about-finance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/31/what-hollywood-can-teach-us-about-finance/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[...more than you think.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/31/what-hollywood-can-teach-us-about-finance/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>New data on hedge fund launches may be worse (or better) than first meets the eye</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/30/new-data-on-hedge-fund-launches-may-be-worse-or-better-than-first-meets-the-eye/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/30/new-data-on-hedge-fund-launches-may-be-worse-or-better-than-first-meets-the-eye/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/30/new-data-on-hedge-fund-launches-may-be-worse-or-better-than-first-meets-the-eye/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What does the absolute number of hedge fund launches really say about the health of the industry?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/30/new-data-on-hedge-fund-launches-may-be-worse-or-better-than-first-meets-the-eye/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>More on Freud and Finance</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/29/more-on-freud-and-finance/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/29/more-on-freud-and-finance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Big Picture</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/29/more-on-freud-and-finance/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes an alpha symbol is just an alpha symbol.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/29/more-on-freud-and-finance/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>A picture of the &#8220;betafication&#8221; of alpha</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/29/a-picture-of-the-betafication-of-alpha/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/29/a-picture-of-the-betafication-of-alpha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/29/a-picture-of-the-betafication-of-alpha/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This graphic from a recent Andrew Lo presentation sums it all up.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/29/a-picture-of-the-betafication-of-alpha/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Can asset managers balance &#8220;innovation&#8221; and &#8220;simplicity&#8221;?  A new report says they better hope so.</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/28/can-asset-managers-balance-innovation-and-simplicity-a-new-report-says-they-better-hope-so/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/28/can-asset-managers-balance-innovation-and-simplicity-a-new-report-says-they-better-hope-so/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Big Picture</category>
	<category>Instutional Investing</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/28/can-asset-managers-balance-innovation-and-simplicity-a-new-report-says-they-better-hope-so/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new survey of asset managers finds over half now offer "130/30 type" strategies. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/28/can-asset-managers-balance-innovation-and-simplicity-a-new-report-says-they-better-hope-so/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Institutions tell pollsters &#8220;more fees&#8221;, &#8220;more consultants&#8221; and &#8220;more funds of funds&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/27/institutions-tell-pollsters-more-fees-more-consultants-and-more-fund-of-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/27/institutions-tell-pollsters-more-fees-more-consultants-and-more-fund-of-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
	<category>Instutional Investing</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/27/institutions-tell-pollsters-more-fees-more-consultants-and-more-fund-of-funds/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite recent reports, investment consultants and funds-of-funds remain as popular as ever - so do performance fees - and not just for hedge funds.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/27/institutions-tell-pollsters-more-fees-more-consultants-and-more-fund-of-funds/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Newsreel: Freaky Friday (hedge fund edition), single retirees, and performance fees=performance freeze?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/24/newsreel-freaky-friday-hedge-fund-edition-single-retirees-and-performance-feesperformance-freeze/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/24/newsreel-freaky-friday-hedge-fund-edition-single-retirees-and-performance-feesperformance-freeze/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/24/newsreel-freaky-friday-hedge-fund-edition-single-retirees-and-performance-feesperformance-freeze/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You have to see it to believe it.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/24/newsreel-freaky-friday-hedge-fund-edition-single-retirees-and-performance-feesperformance-freeze/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Is &#8220;regulation of hedge funds&#8221; a contradiction in terms?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/is-regulation-of-hedge-funds-a-contradiction-in-terms/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/is-regulation-of-hedge-funds-a-contradiction-in-terms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Regulation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/is-regulation-of-hedge-funds-a-contradiction-in-terms/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An award-winning Harvard paper says that hedge funds are "designed to avoid regulation".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/is-regulation-of-hedge-funds-a-contradiction-in-terms/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Can US retail investors &#8220;fend for themselves&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/22/can-us-retail-investors-fend-for-themselves/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/22/can-us-retail-investors-fend-for-themselves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Regulation</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/22/can-us-retail-investors-fend-for-themselves/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A legal scholar argues that proposals limiting retail investors from hedge fund investing is a total shaft. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/22/can-us-retail-investors-fend-for-themselves/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Hedge fund clones calling in reinforcements for &#8220;attack&#8221; on funds of funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/21/hedge-fund-clones-calling-in-reinforcements-for-attack-on-funds-of-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/21/hedge-fund-clones-calling-in-reinforcements-for-attack-on-funds-of-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Replication</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/21/hedge-fund-clones-calling-in-reinforcements-for-attack-on-funds-of-funds/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, hedge fund replication products have banded together with other such "hedge fund clones" under the banner "Pax Clonizatus".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/21/hedge-fund-clones-calling-in-reinforcements-for-attack-on-funds-of-funds/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Watson Wyatt: Investment managers now dominate the &#8220;pension fund food chain&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/21/watson-wyatt-investment-managers-now-dominate-the-pension-food-chain/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/21/watson-wyatt-investment-managers-now-dominate-the-pension-food-chain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
	<category>Alpha/Beta Separation</category>
	<category>Fees</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/21/watson-wyatt-investment-managers-now-dominate-the-pension-food-chain/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A report by Watson Wyatt shows that investment managers are winning in the pension sweepstakes...Guess who's losing.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/21/watson-wyatt-investment-managers-now-dominate-the-pension-food-chain/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Short positions throwing a wrench in the works for traditional (long-only) institutional investors</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/17/short-positions-throwing-a-wrench-in-the-works-for-traditional-long-only-institutional-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/17/short-positions-throwing-a-wrench-in-the-works-for-traditional-long-only-institutional-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
	<category>Analytics &amp; Metrics</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/17/short-positions-throwing-a-wrench-in-the-works-for-traditional-long-only-institutional-investors/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Traditional long-only investors are finding out that short selling can lead to some weird analytical quirks. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/17/short-positions-throwing-a-wrench-in-the-works-for-traditional-long-only-institutional-investors/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>The Road Ahead for Hedge Funds: Pot holes or sink holes?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/16/the-road-ahead-for-hedge-funds-pot-holes-or-sink-holes/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/16/the-road-ahead-for-hedge-funds-pot-holes-or-sink-holes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/16/the-road-ahead-for-hedge-funds-pot-holes-or-sink-holes/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New data released separately yesterday by Morningstar and McKinsey show that hedge funds may not get sucked into the abyss after all.   ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/16/the-road-ahead-for-hedge-funds-pot-holes-or-sink-holes/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>As markets fall, stock lending keeps on truckin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/15/as-markets-fall-stock-lending-keeps-on-truckin/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/15/as-markets-fall-stock-lending-keeps-on-truckin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/15/as-markets-fall-stock-lending-keeps-on-truckin/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Experts said demand for "stock borrow" - particularly in large cap names - could be easily met.  But new evidence suggests otherwise.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/15/as-markets-fall-stock-lending-keeps-on-truckin/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Making a negative call?  Meet the new boss - same as the old boss.</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/15/meet-the-new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/15/meet-the-new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/15/meet-the-new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It wasn't too long ago that the SEC wanted to liberate negative views.  Now they want to quash them.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/15/meet-the-new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>New study says widely-used models “can be particularly misleading in performance evaluation”</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/14/new-study-says-widely-used-models-%e2%80%9ccan-be-particularly-misleading-in-performance-evaluation%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/14/new-study-says-widely-used-models-%e2%80%9ccan-be-particularly-misleading-in-performance-evaluation%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Academic</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/14/new-study-says-widely-used-models-%e2%80%9ccan-be-particularly-misleading-in-performance-evaluation%e2%80%9d/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent study says that widely-used performance measures may not be as good as we all might have thought. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/14/new-study-says-widely-used-models-%e2%80%9ccan-be-particularly-misleading-in-performance-evaluation%e2%80%9d/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Alternative investing to be taken off endangered species list</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/13/alternative-investing-to-be-taken-off-endangered-species-list/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/13/alternative-investing-to-be-taken-off-endangered-species-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Hedge/Long-only Convergence</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/13/alternative-investing-to-be-taken-off-endangered-species-list/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An annual survey of institutional investors by JP Morgan provides a timely commentary on what's really driving the adoption of hedge funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Newsreel</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/10/weekly-newsreel-2/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/10/weekly-newsreel-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/10/weekly-newsreel-2/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Giants launched with record $19.5 bln in first half:  Industry concentration means that its feast and famine at the same time in the hedge fund industry.
Swedish funds hope rules to change soon: The Swedish public pension scheme lobbies its government to allow more access to alternative investments.  As P&#038;I observes, &#8220;Alternatives managers — particularly global [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/10/weekly-newsreel-2/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>A Note on Hedge Fund Fees: the Best is Yet to Come</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/09/a-note-on-hedge-fund-fees-the-best-is-yet-to-come/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/09/a-note-on-hedge-fund-fees-the-best-is-yet-to-come/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Fees</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/09/a-note-on-hedge-fund-fees-the-best-is-yet-to-come/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a guest posting today, veteran portable alpha advocate Angelo Calvello says hedge fund fees may look high - but they sure beat indexing.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/09/a-note-on-hedge-fund-fees-the-best-is-yet-to-come/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Are hedge funds really &#8220;clinging to hope&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/08/are-hedge-funds-really-clinging-to-hope/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/08/are-hedge-funds-really-clinging-to-hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/07/are-hedge-funds-really-clinging-to-hope/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What's the difference between the hedge fund industry and Tom Hanks' character in the movie "Castaway"?  Only one is clinging to hope.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/08/are-hedge-funds-really-clinging-to-hope/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>LDI: The Quest for &#8220;Del Boca Vista&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/07/ldi-the-quest-for-del-boca-vista/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/07/ldi-the-quest-for-del-boca-vista/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
	<category>LDI</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/07/ldi-the-quest-for-del-boca-vista/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The release of a new survey on liability-driven investing prompted us to ask ourselves what the strategy was really all about.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/07/ldi-the-quest-for-del-boca-vista/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<item>
		<title>Gartmore: Fish or Fowl?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/06/gartmore-fish-or-fowl/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/06/gartmore-fish-or-fowl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business Strategy</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/06/gartmore-fish-or-fowl/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UK money manager Gartmore is a harbinger of things to come - neither a hedge fund, nor a long-only purist.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/06/gartmore-fish-or-fowl/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Newsreel: Hedge fund headhunting, M&#038;A, and scapegoats</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/03/newsreel-hedge-fund-headhunting-ma-and-scapegoats/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/03/newsreel-hedge-fund-headhunting-ma-and-scapegoats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/03/newsreel-hedge-fund-headhunting-ma-and-scapegoats/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge Funds Hire From Wall Street as Jobs Disappear, Pay Falls: Bloomberg reports that hedge fund recruiters may be the biggest beneficiaries of the carnage on Wall Street.
Asia to Create Thousands of Hedge Fund Jobs, Pinnacle Says: And it appears that some of those hedge fund recruiters are likely to be located in Asia. 
First Half 2008 Sets [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/03/newsreel-hedge-fund-headhunting-ma-and-scapegoats/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Researchers: If index funds are a commodity, why are their fees so divergent?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/02/researchers-if-index-funds-are-a-commodity-why-are-their-fees-so-divergent/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/02/researchers-if-index-funds-are-a-commodity-why-are-their-fees-so-divergent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Fees</category>
	<category>Beta</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/02/researchers-if-index-funds-are-a-commodity-why-are-their-fees-so-divergent/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If index funds are a commodity, then why are institutional investors paying such divergent prices for them?  A research new study examines why.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/02/researchers-if-index-funds-are-a-commodity-why-are-their-fees-so-divergent/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Cap Intro: The new emphasis for prime brokers.  But how much do funds care?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/01/cap-intro-the-new-emphasis-for-prime-brokers-but-how-much-do-funds-care/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/01/cap-intro-the-new-emphasis-for-prime-brokers-but-how-much-do-funds-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/01/cap-intro-the-new-emphasis-for-prime-brokers-but-how-much-do-funds-care/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Cap intro" may help brokers land hedge fund clients.  But according to new research it may not be as useful for client retention.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/01/cap-intro-the-new-emphasis-for-prime-brokers-but-how-much-do-funds-care/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Sweden&#8217;s AP7 pension fund reports on progress of alpha/beta retooling</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/30/swedens-ap7-pension-fund-reports-on-progress-of-alphabeta-retooling/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/30/swedens-ap7-pension-fund-reports-on-progress-of-alphabeta-retooling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha/Beta Separation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/30/swedens-ap7-pension-fund-reports-on-progress-of-alphabeta-retooling/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The pension community has been closely watching one of Sweden's national pension funds for clues about how a major re-org is going.   ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/30/swedens-ap7-pension-fund-reports-on-progress-of-alphabeta-retooling/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Commodities not about &#8220;buy and hold&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
	<category>other</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is little doubt that commodities are hot.  But as Keith Black, CAIA, argues: investors must move well beyond simple "buy and hold" strategies.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/alternative-viewpoints-commodities-not-about-buy-and-hold/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Hedge fund seeding: &#8220;hot&#8221; or &#8220;not&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/26/hedge-fund-seeding-hot-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/26/hedge-fund-seeding-hot-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/26/hedge-fund-seeding-hot-or-not/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The popularity of hedge fund "seeding" seems to wax and wane with asset flows into the industry.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/26/hedge-fund-seeding-hot-or-not/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Is the mutual fund industry competitive enough?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/25/is-the-mutual-fund-industry-competitive-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/25/is-the-mutual-fund-industry-competitive-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Fees</category>
	<category>Regulation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/25/is-the-mutual-fund-industry-competitive-enough/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered why money management fees seem to be pretty stable even though the size of the average fund has grown over the years?  So have researchers...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/25/is-the-mutual-fund-industry-competitive-enough/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Alpha Magazine&#8217;s New Hall of Fame</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/24/alpha-magazines-new-hall-of-fame/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/24/alpha-magazines-new-hall-of-fame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/24/alpha-magazines-new-hall-of-fame/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you liked the AllAboutAlpha.com Hall of Fame, you'll love this one...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/24/alpha-magazines-new-hall-of-fame/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>130/30 bull run still has some legs: S&#038;P</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/24/13030-bull-run-still-has-some-legs-sp/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/24/13030-bull-run-still-has-some-legs-sp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/24/13030-bull-run-still-has-some-legs-sp/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge Funds Review reports that S&#038;P is telling clients that 130/30 is &#8220;strategy to watch in 2009&#8221; (no word on what to watch now or for the next six months - but it&#8217;s an ugly year anyway). 
Taking a page from Andrew Lo, co-author of the recent academic paper &#8220;130/30: The New Long-only&#8220;, S&#038;P&#8217;s Srikant Dash told a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/24/13030-bull-run-still-has-some-legs-sp/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Virtual private equity a step closer to reality</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/23/virtual-private-equity-a-step-closer-to-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/23/virtual-private-equity-a-step-closer-to-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Replication</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/23/virtual-private-equity-a-step-closer-to-reality/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently not content to just clone hedge funds, State Street has now turned its sites to cloning private equity funds.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/23/virtual-private-equity-a-step-closer-to-reality/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Goldman&#8217;s new &#8220;A.R.T.&#8221; HF-Replication-Mutual-Fund</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/22/goldmans-new-art-hf-replication-mutual-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/22/goldmans-new-art-hf-replication-mutual-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Replication</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/22/goldmans-new-art-hf-replication-mutual-fund/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After launching a "hedge fund replication" index last year, Goldman has now built a mutual fund around it.  So whither "long-only replication"? ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/22/goldmans-new-art-hf-replication-mutual-fund/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>A closer look at the CSX/TCI and Bear Stearns cases</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/21/a-closer-look-at-the-csxtci-and-bear-stearns-cases/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/21/a-closer-look-at-the-csxtci-and-bear-stearns-cases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Regulation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/21/a-closer-look-at-the-csxtci-and-bear-stearns-cases/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two cases recently raised important questions for hedge funds.  But to best understand them, you have to go right to the horse's mouth. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/21/a-closer-look-at-the-csxtci-and-bear-stearns-cases/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Hedge funds starting to get &#8220;voted off the island&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/19/hedge-funds-starting-to-get-voted-off-the-island/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/19/hedge-funds-starting-to-get-voted-off-the-island/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/19/hedge-funds-starting-to-get-voted-off-the-island/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In what amounts to a real-life episode of "Survivor", investors are apparently starting to vote smaller hedge funds "off the island".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/19/hedge-funds-starting-to-get-voted-off-the-island/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>When it comes to hedge fund compensation, &#8220;social usefulness&#8221; is a red-herring</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/18/when-it-comes-to-hedge-fund-compensation-social-usefulness-is-a-red-herring/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/18/when-it-comes-to-hedge-fund-compensation-social-usefulness-is-a-red-herring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Fees</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/18/when-it-comes-to-hedge-fund-compensation-social-usefulness-is-a-red-herring/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Forget the "social usefulness" of hedge funds, hedge entrepreneurs and traditional entrepreneurs have a lot more in common than that.    ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/18/when-it-comes-to-hedge-fund-compensation-social-usefulness-is-a-red-herring/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Non-market-cap indices dissed in Europe this week</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/18/non-market-cap-indices-dissed-in-europe-this-week/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/18/non-market-cap-indices-dissed-in-europe-this-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Beta</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/18/non-market-cap-indices-dissed-in-europe-this-week/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Indices based on things other than price or market cap "can't get no respect" as the late Rodney Dangerfield might have said.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/18/non-market-cap-indices-dissed-in-europe-this-week/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Lending stock to yourself: nifty idea, but effectively just active long-only management?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/17/lending-stock-to-yourself-nifty-idea-but-effectively-just-active-long-only-management/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/17/lending-stock-to-yourself-nifty-idea-but-effectively-just-active-long-only-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha/Beta Separation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/17/lending-stock-to-yourself-nifty-idea-but-effectively-just-active-long-only-management/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When a long/short fund is difficult to create due to short-selling constraints, you can always turn long-only active management into a hedge fund.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/17/lending-stock-to-yourself-nifty-idea-but-effectively-just-active-long-only-management/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>French fries active management</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/16/french-fries-active-management/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/16/french-fries-active-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/16/french-fries-active-management/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kenneth French, one half of the "Fama &#038; French" duo calls active management "futile" and wonders why institutions haven't thrown in the towel. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/16/french-fries-active-management/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Busy week on the alpha-centric news beat</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/15/busy-week-on-the-alpha-centric-news-beat/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/15/busy-week-on-the-alpha-centric-news-beat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
	<category>other</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/15/busy-week-on-the-alpha-centric-news-beat/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week was uncommonly busy in the world of asset management news.  Here's some interesting stuff you might have missed...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/15/busy-week-on-the-alpha-centric-news-beat/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Buffett&#8217;s horse race</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/12/buffetts-horse-race/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/12/buffetts-horse-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Fees</category>
	<category>Big Picture</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/12/buffetts-horse-race/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Buffett's bet that a prominent hedge fund can't beat the S&#038;P raises a bunch of issues.  Here are some comments and an analysis of his odds.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/12/buffetts-horse-race/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Investors pull $6b from hedge funds.  So what’s the alternative &#8220;alternative&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/11/investors-pull-6b-from-hedge-funds-so-what%e2%80%99s-the-alternative-alternative/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/11/investors-pull-6b-from-hedge-funds-so-what%e2%80%99s-the-alternative-alternative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Big Picture</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/11/investors-pull-6b-from-hedge-funds-so-what%e2%80%99s-the-alternative-alternative/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The results of a recent survey, exclusively reported here, show enthusiasm for a new direction in alternative investing.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/11/investors-pull-6b-from-hedge-funds-so-what%e2%80%99s-the-alternative-alternative/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Phil Goldstein Update</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/11/phil-goldstein-update/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/11/phil-goldstein-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Regulation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/11/phil-goldstein-update/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fortune released a great piece on hedge fund &#8220;iconoclast&#8221; Phil Goldstein this morning.  Like a big box store, the Goldstein saga has something for everyone.  Just when you thought he was done causing headaches for regulators and government officials, he emerges to launch new attacks on the institutions and regulations that he sees as both archaic [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/11/phil-goldstein-update/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>ECB touches on some hedge fund myths in new report</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/10/ecb-touches-on-some-hedge-fund-myths-in-new-report/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/10/ecb-touches-on-some-hedge-fund-myths-in-new-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Big Picture</category>
	<category>Regulation</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/10/ecb-touches-on-some-hedge-fund-myths-in-new-report/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As usual, the European Central Bank's "Financial Stability Review" contains some interesting observations about trends in the HF industry.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/10/ecb-touches-on-some-hedge-fund-myths-in-new-report/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>PwC Survey finds hedgies report more frequently than most other alternative asset managers</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/09/pwc-survey-finds-hedgies-report-more-frequently-than-most-other-alternative-asset-managers/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/09/pwc-survey-finds-hedgies-report-more-frequently-than-most-other-alternative-asset-managers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/09/pwc-survey-finds-hedgies-report-more-frequently-than-most-other-alternative-asset-managers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A survey of investors and managers debunks some popular myths about hedge funds' willingness to communicate with investors. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/09/pwc-survey-finds-hedgies-report-more-frequently-than-most-other-alternative-asset-managers/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>130/30 rationale, value, and &#8220;myths&#8221; covered in newly released slideware</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/08/13030-rationale-value-and-myths-covered-in-newly-released-slideware/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/08/13030-rationale-value-and-myths-covered-in-newly-released-slideware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/08/13030-rationale-value-and-myths-covered-in-newly-released-slideware/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pensions &#038; Investments hosted a tri-city 130/30 road show last month.  The slides, released last week, contain some useful information.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/08/13030-rationale-value-and-myths-covered-in-newly-released-slideware/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<item>
		<title>60&#8243; plasma newsreel</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/07/60-plasma-newsreel/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/07/60-plasma-newsreel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/07/60-plasma-newsreel/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New York Life 130/30 Webcast (video): New York Life Investment Management 130/30 video is now online.  Enjoy on your 60&#8243; plasma screen with some popcorn.   
Institutional Investment Managers Predicted to Increase Hedge Fund Allocations by 25 to 50 Percent Over the Next Two Years: Wharton prof. says &#8220;You&#8217;d expect a certain proportion of failures &#8212; including some spectacular [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/07/60-plasma-newsreel/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Is an &#8220;integrated&#8221; 130/30 portfolio always better than a &#8220;combined&#8221; one?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/05/is-an-integrated-13030-portfolio-always-better-than-a-combined-one/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/05/is-an-integrated-13030-portfolio-always-better-than-a-combined-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/05/is-an-integrated-13030-portfolio-always-better-than-a-combined-one/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is 130/30 the same as "100" (an ETF) plus "30/30" (a market neutral fund)?  On the surface it seems so, but research for and against this proposition is adding confusion.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/05/is-an-integrated-13030-portfolio-always-better-than-a-combined-one/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<item>
		<title>Leading academics on Freud, finance and &#8220;quacks&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/04/leading-academics-on-freud-finance-and-quacks/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/04/leading-academics-on-freud-finance-and-quacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Big Picture</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/04/leading-academics-on-freud-finance-and-quacks/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peyton Young smoothed the ruffled feathers of hedge fund managers today while emotional finance pioneer Richard Taffler showed how we are all "paranoid-schizoid". 








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		<title>Silos, flesh wounds, the &#8220;disintermediation&#8221; of poultry, and a call to action</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/04/silos-flesh-wounds-the-disintermediation-of-poultry-and-a-call-to-action/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/04/silos-flesh-wounds-the-disintermediation-of-poultry-and-a-call-to-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha/Beta Separation</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Replication</category>
	<category>Hedge/Long-only Convergence</category>
	<category>Fees</category>
	<category>Business Strategy</category>
	<category>Beta</category>
	<category>Big Picture</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/04/silos-flesh-wounds-the-disintermediation-of-poultry-and-a-call-to-action/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Experts ranging from LBS's Narayan Naik to Stanford's Myron Scholes weighed-in on everything from organizational silos to economic first aid in London today.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/04/silos-flesh-wounds-the-disintermediation-of-poultry-and-a-call-to-action/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Day one from the un-named event in London</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/02/day-one-from-the-un-named-event-in-london/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/02/day-one-from-the-un-named-event-in-london/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Portable Alpha</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Hedge/Long-only Convergence</category>
	<category>Analytics &amp; Metrics</category>
	<category>Business Strategy</category>
	<category>Big Picture</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/02/day-one-from-the-un-named-event-in-london/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A meeting this week in London features the movers and shakers from the intersection of hedge funds and institutional investing. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/02/day-one-from-the-un-named-event-in-london/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Thomas Friedman on alpha/beta separation</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/02/thomas-friedman-on-alphabeta-separation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/02/thomas-friedman-on-alphabeta-separation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha/Beta Separation</category>
	<category>Big Picture</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/02/thomas-friedman-on-alphabeta-separation/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It turns out the forces shaping the asset management industry aren't that different from those facing the global economy.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/02/thomas-friedman-on-alphabeta-separation/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Weekly Newsreel: Free WiFi Edition</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/01/weekly-newsreel-free-wifi-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/01/weekly-newsreel-free-wifi-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/01/weekly-newsreel-free-wifi-edition/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It always confused me how airline business lounges could charge extra for WiFi access.  After charging an arm and a leg for lie-flat seats and 290 hours of TV reruns, airlines still make you crack open the AllAboutAlpha.com corporate credit card just to access the web.  Well, the friendly folks at our local Star Alliance lounge have finally come [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/01/weekly-newsreel-free-wifi-edition/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>One more 130/30 survey to add to the pile&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/31/one-more-13030-survey-to-add-to-the-pile/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/31/one-more-13030-survey-to-add-to-the-pile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 16:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/31/one-more-13030-survey-to-add-to-the-pile/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a follow-up from a posting last week, Terrapinn&#8217;s Quant Invest 2008 folks in London just completed a survey of the institutional investment intentions of 120 pensions, endowments, insurance companies and family offices.  Right in the middle at 63% is, you guessed it, 130/30&#8230;


]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/31/one-more-13030-survey-to-add-to-the-pile/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Academic rains on weather/return correlation parade</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/29/academic-rains-on-weatherreturn-correlation-parade/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/29/academic-rains-on-weatherreturn-correlation-parade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 01:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
	<category>Diversions</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/29/academic-rains-on-weatherreturn-correlation-parade/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We've all heard the old adage "Sell in May and go away".  One academic determines if the weather is the source of this apparent market anomaly.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/29/academic-rains-on-weatherreturn-correlation-parade/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>New surveys on August quant meltdown: Investors have learned a lesson.  But have managers?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/28/new-surveys-on-august-quant-meltdown-investors-have-learned-a-lesson-but-have-managers/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/28/new-surveys-on-august-quant-meltdown-investors-have-learned-a-lesson-but-have-managers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 01:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/28/new-surveys-on-august-quant-meltdown-investors-have-learned-a-lesson-but-have-managers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A survey finds managers believe the quant sector will continue to be dominated by a few large players - even though such concentration led to mayhem last year.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/28/new-surveys-on-august-quant-meltdown-investors-have-learned-a-lesson-but-have-managers/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Respected columnist warns on hedge funds, prompting response from AIMA chapter</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/27/respected-columnist-warns-on-hedge-funds-prompting-response-from-aima-chapter/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/27/respected-columnist-warns-on-hedge-funds-prompting-response-from-aima-chapter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 02:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Regulation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/27/respected-columnist-warns-on-hedge-funds-prompting-response-from-aima-chapter/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A popular columnist says hedge funds might be the "next shoe to drop" as a result of the credit crunch - prompting one chapter of AIMA to speak out. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/27/respected-columnist-warns-on-hedge-funds-prompting-response-from-aima-chapter/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Economist article&#8217;s &#8220;catchy&#8221; title may overstate complexity a little</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/26/economist-articles-catchy-title-may-overstate-complexity-a-little/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/26/economist-articles-catchy-title-may-overstate-complexity-a-little/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 02:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Big Picture</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/26/economist-articles-catchy-title-may-overstate-complexity-a-little/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week's Economist tells of a Catch-22 in hedge fund industry growth.  True, growth has been met with muted returns.  But is it a "Catch 22"?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/26/economist-articles-catchy-title-may-overstate-complexity-a-little/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>&#8220;Non-top-100&#8243; hedge funds continue to flat-line</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/25/non-top-100-hedge-funds-continue-to-flat-line/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/25/non-top-100-hedge-funds-continue-to-flat-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 01:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/25/non-top-100-hedge-funds-continue-to-flat-line/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the overall hedge fund industry continues to grow, a closer look at recent data confirms a worrisome trend.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/25/non-top-100-hedge-funds-continue-to-flat-line/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Weekly Newsreel: Madrid, Stockholm, Maple Syrup and 130/30</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/25/weekly-newsreel-madrid-stockholm-maple-syrup-and-13030/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/25/weekly-newsreel-madrid-stockholm-maple-syrup-and-13030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 01:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Portable Alpha</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Replication</category>
	<category>Fees</category>
	<category>Business Strategy</category>
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/25/weekly-newsreel-madrid-stockholm-maple-syrup-and-13030/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Inalytics launches new service to analyse 130/30 funds: Thomson reports that &#8220;The firm specialises in quantitative forensic analysis to identify 130/30 managers that can add value from skill by verifying that their short positions actually generate returns.&#8221;  
Nervous alternatives managers could be leaving alpha on the table: P&#038;I reports from &#8221;AlphaMax&#8221; in Madrid that &#8220;Fees became a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/25/weekly-newsreel-madrid-stockholm-maple-syrup-and-13030/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Massachusetts slams barn door, watches horse run down the lane to New York</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/22/massachusetts-slams-barn-door-watches-horse-run-down-the-lane/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/22/massachusetts-slams-barn-door-watches-horse-run-down-the-lane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 01:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Regulation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/22/massachusetts-slams-barn-door-watches-horse-run-down-the-lane/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Secretary of State has targeted another hedge fund to make its ongoing case for stricter registration rules.  Will it work this time around? ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/22/massachusetts-slams-barn-door-watches-horse-run-down-the-lane/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>A &#8220;small-cap bias&#8221; in hedge funds themselves?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/21/a-small-cap-bias-in-hedge-funds-themselves/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/21/a-small-cap-bias-in-hedge-funds-themselves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 02:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/21/a-small-cap-bias-in-hedge-funds-themselves/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An analysis of the performance of small, medium and large hedge funds reveals a small-fund advantage that disciples of Fama and French will appreciate.]]></description>
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		<title>New 130/30 and &#8220;hedge fund replication&#8221; mandates bridge gap between alts and skeptical pensions</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/20/new-13030-and-hedge-fund-replication-mandates-bridge-gap-between-alts-and-skeptical-pensions/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/20/new-13030-and-hedge-fund-replication-mandates-bridge-gap-between-alts-and-skeptical-pensions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 02:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Replication</category>
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/20/new-13030-and-hedge-fund-replication-mandates-bridge-gap-between-alts-and-skeptical-pensions/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In another big win for emerging alpha-centric strategies, part of Sweden's national pension has bought into "hedge fund replication".  What's really behind the decision?  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/20/new-13030-and-hedge-fund-replication-mandates-bridge-gap-between-alts-and-skeptical-pensions/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>How much would you pay for a free (McAlpha Meal) lunch?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/20/how-much-would-you-pay-for-a-free-mcalpha-meal-lunch/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/20/how-much-would-you-pay-for-a-free-mcalpha-meal-lunch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 01:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Fees</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/20/how-much-would-you-pay-for-a-free-mcalpha-meal-lunch/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine that financial markets were a McDonald&#8217;s restaurant.  Now imagine that the Golden Arches was running a promotion on its $5 &#8220;McAlpha&#8221; sandwich meal deal.  The sandwich, along with fries and a Coke was free while supplies last. 
But there&#8217;s a catch.  As stocks of this tasty free lunch dwindle, you will be able to bid up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A review of recent 130/30 surveys</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-review-of-recent-13030-surveys/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-review-of-recent-13030-surveys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 01:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-review-of-recent-13030-surveys/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So is 130/30 the "New Coke" of asset management?  Another recent survey - one of several over the past year that we recap at AAA today - suggests "no". ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/a-review-of-recent-13030-surveys/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>130/30 a &#8220;silly gimmick&#8221; or a ($3b) &#8220;important new mandate&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/13030-a-silly-gimmick-or-a-3b-important-new-mandate/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/13030-a-silly-gimmick-or-a-3b-important-new-mandate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 01:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/19/13030-a-silly-gimmick-or-a-3b-important-new-mandate/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Doug Kass of Seabreeze Investment Management, a veteran short manager and market commentator sure isn&#8217;t sold on 130/30.   The manager of $200 million of short positions tells Barron&#8217;s this week:
&#8220;These funds are a silly gimmick and their half-life will be short. Nearly every long/short manager thinks he is equally facile on the short side as the long. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Newsreel: &#8220;Disruptive innovation&#8221; in finance</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/18/weekly-newsreel-disruptive-innovation-in-finance/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/18/weekly-newsreel-disruptive-innovation-in-finance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 02:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/18/weekly-newsreel-disruptive-innovation-in-finance/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like countless new technologies before it, portable alpha has disrupted the otherwise steady evolution of things.  But don't take it from us...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/18/weekly-newsreel-disruptive-innovation-in-finance/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Report: &#8220;Exposure yardsticks may provide little insight about a fund’s alpha potential&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/15/report-exposure-yardsticks-may-provide-little-insight-about-a-fund%e2%80%99s-alpha-potential/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/15/report-exposure-yardsticks-may-provide-little-insight-about-a-fund%e2%80%99s-alpha-potential/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>Beta</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Academic</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/15/report-exposure-yardsticks-may-provide-little-insight-about-a-fund%e2%80%99s-alpha-potential/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Simply adding a "short-extension" to a fund doesn't necessarily pave the way for alpha generation says a Morgan Stanley report available here at AAA. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/15/report-exposure-yardsticks-may-provide-little-insight-about-a-fund%e2%80%99s-alpha-potential/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Does &#8220;Sentiment Beta&#8221; beget &#8220;Sentimental Alpha&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/14/does-sentiment-beta-beget-sentimental-alpha/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/14/does-sentiment-beta-beget-sentimental-alpha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 03:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
	<category>Beta</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Academic</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/14/does-sentiment-beta-beget-sentimental-alpha/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Academics say their "sentiment indexes do, to a large extent, capture a prevailing greed versus fear."]]></description>
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		<title>Research says funds of funds not just &#8220;multi-manager funds with extra fees&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/13/research-says-funds-of-funds-not-just-multi-manager-funds-with-extra-fees/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/13/research-says-funds-of-funds-not-just-multi-manager-funds-with-extra-fees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/13/research-says-funds-of-funds-not-just-multi-manager-funds-with-extra-fees/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is a fund of funds fee analogous to an extra charge applied by an auto-dealer for services of debatable value?  A new paper says "no way".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/13/research-says-funds-of-funds-not-just-multi-manager-funds-with-extra-fees/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Requiem for another attempt at hedge fund regulation</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/12/requiem-for-another-attempt-at-hedge-fund-regulation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/12/requiem-for-another-attempt-at-hedge-fund-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 02:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Regulation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/12/requiem-for-another-attempt-at-hedge-fund-regulation/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[California hedge fund regulations, we hardly knew ya!]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/12/requiem-for-another-attempt-at-hedge-fund-regulation/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>One of portable alpha&#8217;s originators says concept has evolved, in some cases, into something &#8220;vastly different&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/11/one-of-portable-alphas-originator-says-concept-has-evolved-in-some-cases-into-something-vastly-different/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/11/one-of-portable-alphas-originator-says-concept-has-evolved-in-some-cases-into-something-vastly-different/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Portable Alpha</category>
	<category>Alpha/Beta Separation</category>
	<category>Big Picture</category>
	<category>Regulation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/11/one-of-portable-alphas-originator-says-concept-has-evolved-in-some-cases-into-something-vastly-different/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PIMCO's Chris Dialynas was one of the pioneers of portable alpha.  But his Epilogue to a new book on the topic reflects his concern with the direction it has taken.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/11/one-of-portable-alphas-originator-says-concept-has-evolved-in-some-cases-into-something-vastly-different/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Newsreel from the Danube</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/10/newsreel-from-the-danube/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/10/newsreel-from-the-danube/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 17:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/10/newsreel-from-the-danube/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In recognition of our legions of loyal readers in Budapest, Hungary, we are broadcasting live from the &#8220;Pearl of the Danube&#8221; today.  (Actually, no - we don&#8217;t quite have &#8220;legions&#8221; of Hungarian readers.  But yes, today&#8217;s newsreel was produced on the banks of the Danube where Alpha Male was sharing his two cents on alpha-centric investing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha-centric investing described as a &#8220;seismic shift&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/09/alpha-centric-investing-described-as-a-seismic-shift/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/09/alpha-centric-investing-described-as-a-seismic-shift/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 06:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha/Beta Separation</category>
	<category>Hedge/Long-only Convergence</category>
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>Beta</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/09/alpha-centric-investing-described-as-a-seismic-shift/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CEOs of some of the world's largest asset managers are now predicting what is known in California as the "Big One". ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/09/alpha-centric-investing-described-as-a-seismic-shift/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>HF and PE managers square off on implications of credit squeeze</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/09/hf-and-pe-managers-square-off-on-implications-of-credit-squeeze/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/09/hf-and-pe-managers-square-off-on-implications-of-credit-squeeze/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Hedge/Long-only Convergence</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/09/hf-and-pe-managers-square-off-on-implications-of-credit-squeeze/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(Madrid, April 25) - The former head of the pension for a large US state has suggested the value provided by funds of funds has increased as a result of market turbulence.  Al Samper, former Head of Virginia Retirement System told a gathering of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analysts Association in Madrid recently that protection against the idiosyncratic risks [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/09/hf-and-pe-managers-square-off-on-implications-of-credit-squeeze/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>&#8220;Portable Alpha Theory &#038; Practice&#8221;: Exclusive chapter downloads at AllAboutAlpha.com</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/08/portable-alpha-theory-practice-exclusive-chapter-downloads-at-allaboutalphacom/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/08/portable-alpha-theory-practice-exclusive-chapter-downloads-at-allaboutalphacom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 05:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
	<category>Alpha/Beta Separation</category>
	<category>LDI</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/08/portable-alpha-theory-practice-exclusive-chapter-downloads-at-allaboutalphacom/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new book brings together the various dimensions of alpha-centric investing into one place.  Here's a taste of what's inside. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/08/portable-alpha-theory-practice-exclusive-chapter-downloads-at-allaboutalphacom/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Research puts price on hedge fund &#8220;illiquidity premium&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/06/research-puts-price-on-hedge-fund-illiquidity-premium/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/06/research-puts-price-on-hedge-fund-illiquidity-premium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 02:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Academic</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/06/research-puts-price-on-hedge-fund-illiquidity-premium/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lock-ups, redemption gates, notice periods...liquidity has become a major issue in the hedge fund industry - and a new study now tries to put a price on it.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/06/research-puts-price-on-hedge-fund-illiquidity-premium/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Study is first to examine the secondary market for stakes in hedge funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/study-is-first-to-examine-the-secondary-market-for-stakes-in-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/study-is-first-to-examine-the-secondary-market-for-stakes-in-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 01:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Fees</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/study-is-first-to-examine-the-secondary-market-for-stakes-in-hedge-funds/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Buying a hedge fund has always been a yes/no decision.  But there is a small secondary market for hedge fund units, and it can provide some interesting insights.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/study-is-first-to-examine-the-secondary-market-for-stakes-in-hedge-funds/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Report says hedge funds, portable alpha and 130/30 all leading to (financial) climate change</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/report-says-hedge-funds-portable-alpha-and-13030-all-leading-to-financial-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/report-says-hedge-funds-portable-alpha-and-13030-all-leading-to-financial-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 01:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/report-says-hedge-funds-portable-alpha-and-13030-all-leading-to-financial-climate-change/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, we published a couple of articles on the somewhat Malthusian possibility of a global shortage of stocks available for borrowing. (&#8221;A Shortage of Shorts?&#8221;, &#8220;The Arms Merchants of 130/30&#8220;, &#8220;Is There a Capacity Constraint Facing 130/30 Strategies?&#8221;).   
Although the 130/30 market has grown since then, it remains in the very low hundreds of billions [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/05/report-says-hedge-funds-portable-alpha-and-13030-all-leading-to-financial-climate-change/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Survey of hedge fund professionals: 130/30 &#8220;minor discussion within larger context&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/04/survey-of-hedge-fund-professionals-13030-minor-discussion-within-larger-context/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/04/survey-of-hedge-fund-professionals-13030-minor-discussion-within-larger-context/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/04/survey-of-hedge-fund-professionals-13030-minor-discussion-within-larger-context/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several surveys have probed investors and managers about 130/30.  But a new poll of nearly 500 alternative investment professionals contains some new insights. ]]></description>
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		<title>Does shift away from funds of funds mean diversification is dead?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/04/does-shift-away-from-funds-of-funds-mean-diversification-is-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/04/does-shift-away-from-funds-of-funds-mean-diversification-is-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 15:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/04/does-shift-away-from-funds-of-funds-mean-diversification-is-dead/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More institutional investors are investing in hedge funds directly now.  Does that mean diversification is dead?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/04/does-shift-away-from-funds-of-funds-mean-diversification-is-dead/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>1X0/X0 and the hunt for African alpha</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/01/1x0x0-and-the-hunt-for-african-alpha/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/01/1x0x0-and-the-hunt-for-african-alpha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 02:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
	<category>130/30</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/01/1x0x0-and-the-hunt-for-african-alpha/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[South Africa seems to be getting a lot of play recently - in part due to its position as the world's Fort Knox.  But is there alpha in Africa?  One reader says "yes!"]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/01/1x0x0-and-the-hunt-for-african-alpha/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Small US hedge funds fail to reach orbit, fall back to Earth.</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/30/small-us-hedge-funds-fail-to-reach-orbit-falling-back-to-earth/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/30/small-us-hedge-funds-fail-to-reach-orbit-falling-back-to-earth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 01:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/30/small-us-hedge-funds-fail-to-reach-orbit-falling-back-to-earth/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent report revealed that small hedge funds shut down more often than larger funds.  Not a huge surprise, really, given the gravity of the situation. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/30/small-us-hedge-funds-fail-to-reach-orbit-falling-back-to-earth/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>More media malarkey</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/30/more-media-malarkey/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/30/more-media-malarkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 01:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
	<category>media</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/30/more-media-malarkey/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Canada&#8217;s National Post reports that the FBI is now warning of hedge fund fraud (&#8221;FBI Warns of Hedge Fund Fraud&#8220;).  But in actuality, FBI Director Robert Meuller gave a 2,000 word speech last week in which &#8220;hedge fund&#8221; appeared only once - after a lengthy discussion corporate fraud, public corruption, insider trading, mortgage fraud and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/30/more-media-malarkey/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>After launching 130/30 index, S&#038;P says best yardstick is actually a long-only index</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/29/after-launching-13030-index-sp-says-best-yardstick-is-a-long-only-index/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/29/after-launching-13030-index-sp-says-best-yardstick-is-a-long-only-index/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/29/after-launching-13030-index-sp-says-best-yardstick-is-a-long-only-index/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new paper by S&#038;P says the best benchmark for 130/30 managers is a long-only index.  We agree, and wonder what the S&#038;P 130/30 index people think?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/29/after-launching-13030-index-sp-says-best-yardstick-is-a-long-only-index/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Like US President, European Parliament also getting biased advice on hedge funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/like-us-president-european-parliament-also-getting-bias-advice/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/like-us-president-european-parliament-also-getting-bias-advice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Regulation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/like-us-president-european-parliament-also-getting-bias-advice/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Think the President's Working Group of asset managers is biased?  Check out what European parliamentarians are reading.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/like-us-president-european-parliament-also-getting-bias-advice/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>130/30 Manager: Don&#8217;t call us quants</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/13030-manager-dont-call-us-quants/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/13030-manager-dont-call-us-quants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/13030-manager-dont-call-us-quants/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a quick addendum to yesterday&#8217;s posting on the growth of fundamental 130/30 strategies, here is an example of one company that aims to distance itself from the pure 130/30 quants by adding an &#8220;intuitive&#8221; element to quantitative decision making.
BNY Mellon Asset Management launched a 130/30 fund for European investors a couple of weeks ago that it says attempts [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/13030-manager-dont-call-us-quants/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>The new face of 130/30?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/27/the-new-face-of-13030/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/27/the-new-face-of-13030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/27/the-new-face-of-13030/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As fundamental 130/30 strategies continue to grow, it is becoming more and more apparent that 130/30 is just an approach, not a distinct strategy.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/27/the-new-face-of-13030/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Is &#8220;Active/Passive&#8221; another term for &#8220;Alpha/Beta&#8221;?  Not quite.</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/24/is-activepassive-another-term-for-alphabeta-not-quite/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/24/is-activepassive-another-term-for-alphabeta-not-quite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha/Beta Separation</category>
	<category>Hedge/Long-only Convergence</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/20/is-activepassive-another-term-for-alphabeta-not-quite/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new mutual fund offering borrows from portable alpha concepts.  Will retail investors finally bite?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/24/is-activepassive-another-term-for-alphabeta-not-quite/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Author of New Book: For more return without more downside risk &#8220;there are only two options&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/23/author-of-new-book-for-more-return-without-more-downside-risk-there-are-only-two-options/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/23/author-of-new-book-for-more-return-without-more-downside-risk-there-are-only-two-options/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Portable Alpha</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/23/author-of-new-book-for-more-return-without-more-downside-risk-there-are-only-two-options/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new book finally tries to bring it all together.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/23/author-of-new-book-for-more-return-without-more-downside-risk-there-are-only-two-options/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Pennsylvania is also &#8220;Portable Alpha Country&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/23/pennsylvania-is-also-portable-alpha-country/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/23/pennsylvania-is-also-portable-alpha-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Portable Alpha</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/23/pennsylvania-is-also-portable-alpha-country/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania state employees are a little better off this year thanks to some bold investment moves.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/23/pennsylvania-is-also-portable-alpha-country/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Mercer: Portfolio management will change more in next 5 years than in previous 30</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/22/mercer-portfolio-management-will-change-more-in-next-5-years-than-in-previous-30/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/22/mercer-portfolio-management-will-change-more-in-next-5-years-than-in-previous-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Big Picture</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/22/mercer-portfolio-management-will-change-more-in-next-5-years-than-in-previous-30/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mercer is telling clients that the world of portfolio management is about to change forever.  We couldn't agree more.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/22/mercer-portfolio-management-will-change-more-in-next-5-years-than-in-previous-30/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Pensions warned on hedge funds (as they lose billions on long-only funds)</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/22/pensions-warned-on-hedge-funds-as-they-lose-billions-on-long-only-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/22/pensions-warned-on-hedge-funds-as-they-lose-billions-on-long-only-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge/Long-only Convergence</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/22/pensions-warned-on-hedge-funds-as-they-lose-billions-on-long-only-funds/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are long-only funds destined for history's scrap-heap?  Probably not.  But recent performance raises certain questions...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/22/pensions-warned-on-hedge-funds-as-they-lose-billions-on-long-only-funds/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Media turns hostile: 130/30 now &#8220;dubious&#8221; &#8220;overblown&#8221; &#8220;faddish&#8221; &#8220;hype&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/21/media-turns-hostile-13030-now-dubious-overblown-faddish-hype/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/21/media-turns-hostile-13030-now-dubious-overblown-faddish-hype/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
	<category>130/30</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/21/media-turns-hostile-13030-now-dubious-overblown-faddish-hype/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A widely-syndicated column about the 130/30 "fad" misses the mark and sets the stage for years of public confusion regarding short-extension strategies.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/21/media-turns-hostile-13030-now-dubious-overblown-faddish-hype/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Weekly Newsreel - All the hedge fund regulation that&#8217;s fit to print</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/20/weekly-newsreel-all-the-hedge-fund-regulation-thats-fit-to-print/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/20/weekly-newsreel-all-the-hedge-fund-regulation-thats-fit-to-print/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Regulation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/20/weekly-newsreel-all-the-hedge-fund-regulation-thats-fit-to-print/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been a flurry of news on the hedge fund regulation front over the past week.  Here's a quick tour of all the excitement in the US and Europe.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/20/weekly-newsreel-all-the-hedge-fund-regulation-thats-fit-to-print/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Is high hedge fund compensation really that new?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/17/is-high-hedge-fund-compensation-really-that-new/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/17/is-high-hedge-fund-compensation-really-that-new/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/17/is-high-hedge-fund-compensation-really-that-new/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is little debate that top hedge fund managers make astronomical amounts of money.  But are such amounts actually that new?  If not, why are they an issue now?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/17/is-high-hedge-fund-compensation-really-that-new/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Hedge fund survey reveals managers either a) fulfilling mandate, or b) dreaming in Technicolor (check one)</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/16/hedge-fund-survey-reveals-managers-either-a-fulfilling-mandate-or-b-dreaming-in-technicolor-check-one/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/16/hedge-fund-survey-reveals-managers-either-a-fulfilling-mandate-or-b-dreaming-in-technicolor-check-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/16/hedge-fund-survey-reveals-managers-either-a-fulfilling-mandate-or-b-dreaming-in-technicolor-check-one/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent survey, Hedge fund managers are unfazed by economic problems in the US.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/16/hedge-fund-survey-reveals-managers-either-a-fulfilling-mandate-or-b-dreaming-in-technicolor-check-one/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>European institutions apparently staying the course on hedge funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/16/european-institutions-apparently-staying-the-course-on-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/16/european-institutions-apparently-staying-the-course-on-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/16/european-institutions-apparently-staying-the-course-on-hedge-funds/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two big names both seem to agree that European institutional investors are also unfazed by recent hedge fund performance. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/16/european-institutions-apparently-staying-the-course-on-hedge-funds/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>President&#8217;s Working Group Hedge Fund Report - Interactive Version</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/15/presidents-working-group-hedge-fund-report-interactive-version/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/15/presidents-working-group-hedge-fund-report-interactive-version/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Regulation</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/15/presidents-working-group-hedge-fund-report-interactive-version/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to scan the new hedge fund guidelines from the President's Working Group, but can't stomach 67 pages of insomnia cure?  Read this posting. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/15/presidents-working-group-hedge-fund-report-interactive-version/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Mallaby shows hedge funds that the best defense is a good offence</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/14/mallaby-shows-hedge-funds-that-the-best-defense-is-a-good-offence/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/14/mallaby-shows-hedge-funds-that-the-best-defense-is-a-good-offence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/14/mallaby-shows-hedge-funds-that-the-best-defense-is-a-good-offence/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A leading economic commentator echoed what AIMA said last week - that hedge funds aren't the culprits in the credit crunch.  His call: "blame the banks".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/14/mallaby-shows-hedge-funds-that-the-best-defense-is-a-good-offence/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>130/30 in the 1930s</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/13/13030-in-the-1930s/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/13/13030-in-the-1930s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Academic</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/13/13030-in-the-1930s/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder how 130/30 strategies would have performed during the Great Depression?     ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/13/13030-in-the-1930s/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Weekly Newsreel</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/10/weekly-newsreel/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/10/weekly-newsreel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/10/weekly-newsreel/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Hedge funds come unstuck on truth-twisting&#8221;:  Aussie newspaper The Age provides a great example of why AIMA felt compelled to put its foot down on anti-hedge fund hype yesterday.  The article covers a recent academic study and starts with &#8220;Has the hedge-fund industry been built on a series of lies?&#8221; and continues on to proclaim, &#8220;Now it [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/10/weekly-newsreel/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Google, efficient markets and box lunches with Bill Sharpe</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/09/google-efficient-markets-and-box-lunches-with-bill-sharpe/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/09/google-efficient-markets-and-box-lunches-with-bill-sharpe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/09/google-efficient-markets-and-box-lunches-with-bill-sharpe/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of the world's staunchest allies of efficient market theory are actually more open to active management than you might expect.   ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/09/google-efficient-markets-and-box-lunches-with-bill-sharpe/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<item>
		<title>Institutional alpha expectations remain (relatively) benign despite hype</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/08/institutional-alpha-expectations-remain-relatively-benign-despite-hype/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/08/institutional-alpha-expectations-remain-relatively-benign-despite-hype/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge/Long-only Convergence</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/08/institutional-alpha-expectations-remain-relatively-benign-despite-hype/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recently-released survey by Greenwich Associates shows that institutional investors' feet remain firming planted on the ground when it comes to alpha.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/08/institutional-alpha-expectations-remain-relatively-benign-despite-hype/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<item>
		<title>AIMA comes out swinging</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/08/aima-comes-out-swinging/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/08/aima-comes-out-swinging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/08/aima-comes-out-swinging/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The closest thing hedge fund managers have to a global trade association is apparently fed up with reading how its members are at the root of all that is evil.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/08/aima-comes-out-swinging/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Research says shorting ETFs in a 1X0/X0 portfolio holds unique benefits</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/07/research-says-shorting-etfs-in-a-1x0x0-portfolio-holds-unique-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/07/research-says-shorting-etfs-in-a-1x0x0-portfolio-holds-unique-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/07/research-says-shorting-etfs-in-a-1x0x0-portfolio-holds-unique-benefits/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When short-selling ideas are in short supply, hedge fund managers can always short ETFs.  Problem is, that provides no value-add.  Or does it?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/07/research-says-shorting-etfs-in-a-1x0x0-portfolio-holds-unique-benefits/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Converting the Sun&#8217;s Energy into Alpha</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/06/converting-the-suns-energy-into-alpha/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/06/converting-the-suns-energy-into-alpha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Diversions</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/06/converting-the-suns-energy-into-alpha/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can new technologies, investment vehicles, and financial markets coupled with many investors with "extra-economic" motivations, convert the sun's energy into alpha? ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/06/converting-the-suns-energy-into-alpha/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Hedge fund closure data: ebola or just a bleeding nose?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/06/hedge-fund-closure-data-ebola-or-just-a-bleeding-nose/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/06/hedge-fund-closure-data-ebola-or-just-a-bleeding-nose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/06/hedge-fund-closure-data-ebola-or-just-a-bleeding-nose/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We just couldn't keep or trap shut about the continuing flow of hedge fund malarky coming from some mainstream media outlets.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/06/hedge-fund-closure-data-ebola-or-just-a-bleeding-nose/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Skeptics to hedge fund managers: Your alpha has been faked!</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/03/skeptics-to-hedge-fund-managers-your-alpha-has-been-faked/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/03/skeptics-to-hedge-fund-managers-your-alpha-has-been-faked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
	<category>Fees</category>
	<category>Analytics &amp; Metrics</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/03/skeptics-to-hedge-fund-managers-your-alpha-has-been-faked/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There's a debate brewing in the hedge fund community right now over an academic paper on hedge fund alpha.  Here's what you need to know.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/03/skeptics-to-hedge-fund-managers-your-alpha-has-been-faked/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>New Rydex &#8220;alternative strategies&#8221; fund shows why the term is so hard to define</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/02/new-rydex-alternative-investment-fund-shows-why-the-term-is-so-hard-to-define/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/02/new-rydex-alternative-investment-fund-shows-why-the-term-is-so-hard-to-define/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Hedge/Long-only Convergence</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/02/new-rydex-alternative-investment-fund-shows-why-the-term-is-so-hard-to-define/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Research from Rydex shows that investors are confused about "alternative investments".  A peek under the hood of their new offering might show why.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/02/new-rydex-alternative-investment-fund-shows-why-the-term-is-so-hard-to-define/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>What are we to make of hedge fund attrition data?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/01/what-are-we-to-make-of-hedge-fund-attrition-data/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/01/what-are-we-to-make-of-hedge-fund-attrition-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge/Long-only Convergence</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/01/what-are-we-to-make-of-hedge-fund-attrition-data/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When hedge fund closures increase, headlines scream that the end is nigh.  Increases in mutual fund attrition are another story, however... ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/01/what-are-we-to-make-of-hedge-fund-attrition-data/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Alternative Viewpoints: Sustainable Hedge Fund Performance</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/31/alternative-viewpoints-sustainable-hedge-fund-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/31/alternative-viewpoints-sustainable-hedge-fund-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Academic</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/31/alternative-viewpoints-sustainable-hedge-fund-performance/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Identifying persistent returns can be done with the naked eye.  But identifying persistent alpha?  That's a different ball game according one researcher. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/31/alternative-viewpoints-sustainable-hedge-fund-performance/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>New Study: No hedge fund bubble&#8230;but a potentially serious capacity constraint</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/30/new-study-no-hedge-fund-bubblebut-a-potentially-serious-capacity-constraint/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/30/new-study-no-hedge-fund-bubblebut-a-potentially-serious-capacity-constraint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha Theory</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Academic</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/30/new-study-no-hedge-fund-bubblebut-a-potentially-serious-capacity-constraint/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study backs up the notion that hedge fund alpha is decreasing.  But it also explores, for the first time, the possible mechanics behind this phenomenon.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/30/new-study-no-hedge-fund-bubblebut-a-potentially-serious-capacity-constraint/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>In parliamentary-style debate 130/30 compared to &#8220;Cabbage Patch Kid&#8221;, &#8220;Roger Clemens&#8221;, and an &#8220;old pickup truck&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/27/in-parliamentary-style-debate-13030-compared-to-cabbage-patch-kid-roger-clemens-and-an-old-pickup-truck/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/27/in-parliamentary-style-debate-13030-compared-to-cabbage-patch-kid-roger-clemens-and-an-old-pickup-truck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/27/in-parliamentary-style-debate-13030-compared-to-cabbage-patch-kid-roger-clemens-and-an-old-pickup-truck/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AIMA hosted a spirited parliamentary-style debate on 130/30 this week.  The combatants: Watson Wyatt and TD Asset Management.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/27/in-parliamentary-style-debate-13030-compared-to-cabbage-patch-kid-roger-clemens-and-an-old-pickup-truck/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>A Reader Responds: Yes, there is Alternative Beta (and Alpha) in Alternative Energy</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/26/a-reader-responds-yes-there-is-alternative-beta-and-alpha-in-alternative-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/26/a-reader-responds-yes-there-is-alternative-beta-and-alpha-in-alternative-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/26/a-reader-responds-yes-there-is-alternative-beta-and-alpha-in-alternative-energy/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last fall, we questioned whether alternative energy could produce alpha.  Today, one leading environmental technology investor takes issue with that assessment.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/26/a-reader-responds-yes-there-is-alternative-beta-and-alpha-in-alternative-energy/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Portable alpha demoted to &#8220;low opportunity&#8221; in new survey of consultants</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/25/portable-alpha-demoted-to-low-opportunity-in-new-survey-of-consultants/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/25/portable-alpha-demoted-to-low-opportunity-in-new-survey-of-consultants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Portable Alpha</category>
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/25/portable-alpha-demoted-to-low-opportunity-in-new-survey-of-consultants/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new survey of investment consultants reveals a significant split between the views of large and small players.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/25/portable-alpha-demoted-to-low-opportunity-in-new-survey-of-consultants/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>130/30: Nature or Nurture?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/13030-nature-or-nurture/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/13030-nature-or-nurture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Financial professionals</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/13030-nature-or-nurture/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Studies of twins often provide insight into the importance of genetics vs. environment.  Turns out, the same could be true for 130/30 funds. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/13030-nature-or-nurture/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Lendex aims for transparency - mostly</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/lendex-aims-for-transparency-mostly/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/lendex-aims-for-transparency-mostly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/lendex-aims-for-transparency-mostly/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We've crammed everything available on the yet-to-be-launched securities lending exchange "Lendex" into one (very brief) posting. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/24/lendex-aims-for-transparency-mostly/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Start your alpha engines, &#8220;the race is on&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/23/start-your-alpha-engines-the-race-is-on/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/23/start-your-alpha-engines-the-race-is-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha/Beta Separation</category>
	<category>Hedge/Long-only Convergence</category>
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Some knowledge of finance</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/23/start-your-alpha-engines-the-race-is-on/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Merrill Lynch says "the race to fund manager heaven is in full swing".  What will they find there?  Simultaneously higher volumes and margins.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/23/start-your-alpha-engines-the-race-is-on/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Hate the dentist?  Then you’ll be happy about this story…</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/20/hate-the-dentist-then-you%e2%80%99ll-be-happy-about-this-story%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/20/hate-the-dentist-then-you%e2%80%99ll-be-happy-about-this-story%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/20/hate-the-dentist-then-you%e2%80%99ll-be-happy-about-this-story%e2%80%a6/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we bring you two breaking hedge fund stories from the dental community...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/20/hate-the-dentist-then-you%e2%80%99ll-be-happy-about-this-story%e2%80%a6/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Weekly AAA Newsreel</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/20/weekly-aaa-newsreel/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/20/weekly-aaa-newsreel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Uncategorized</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/20/weekly-aaa-newsreel/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is out (shortened) weekly round-up of stories in which you might be interested, but which didn&#8217;t graduate to full stories on AllAboutAlpha.com.  As usual, all these stories are listed in the scrolling news ticker you see at the top of your screen.
Lawrence Cohen, a NY lawyer, dives deeper into the legal issues surrounding the Bulldog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chalk another one up for the Transatlantic Trio</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/19/chalk-another-one-up-for-the-transatlantic-trio/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/19/chalk-another-one-up-for-the-transatlantic-trio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Replication</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: General</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/19/chalk-another-one-up-for-the-transatlantic-trio/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[State Street's recent win of a $200 million hedge fund replication mandate is notable both due to its size and due to its intellectual inspiration.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/19/chalk-another-one-up-for-the-transatlantic-trio/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>An inside look at hedge fund deliberations</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/18/an-inside-look-at-hedge-fund-deliberations/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/18/an-inside-look-at-hedge-fund-deliberations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Big Picture</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/18/an-inside-look-at-hedge-fund-deliberations/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the opaque world of hedge funds, there is one area where the sun shines brightly through - the meeting minutes of public pension plans. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/18/an-inside-look-at-hedge-fund-deliberations/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Study examines &#8220;mulligans&#8221; in hedge fund performance data</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/17/study-examines-mulligans-in-hedge-fund-performance-data/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/17/study-examines-mulligans-in-hedge-fund-performance-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Business Strategy</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Academic</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/17/study-examines-mulligans-in-hedge-fund-performance-data/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New hedge funds tend to do relatively well, but skeptics say it's because of "back-fill".  However, a new study concludes that backfilling may only be part of the story.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/17/study-examines-mulligans-in-hedge-fund-performance-data/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
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		<title>Dow Jones joins 130/30 index parade</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/16/dow-jones-joins-13030-index-parade/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/16/dow-jones-joins-13030-index-parade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>130/30</category>
	<category>AUDIENCE: Academic</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/16/dow-jones-joins-13030-index-parade/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dow Jones has joined Credit Suisse and S&#038;P in the 130/30 index march.  But a closer look reveals the Dow Jones entry is fundamentally different.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRSS>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/16/dow-jones-joins-13030-index-parade/feed/</wfw:commentRSS>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Alpha-centric Newsreel</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/14/alpha-centric-newsreel/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/14/alpha-centric-newsreel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Alpha/Beta Separation</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Industry</category>
	<category>Hedge Fund Replication</