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College Endowments: Bad News and a Slender Silver Lining
The 2012 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments indicates that the endowments of the 831 U.S. colleges and…
Hedge Funds, State of the Industry
HF Investors and Managers Differ On Impact of New Regulations
Hedge fund managers are a good deal more apprehensive about the consequences of newly imposed regulations in…
Hedge Funds, Access to Alternatives
Pensions: Public Choices and Investor Caution
A new study by EDHEC-Risk Institute urges investors to be more vigilant about pension liabilities when making…
State of the Industry, Access to Alternatives
Portfolio Risk: The Case for Outsourcing
FinCad, in a recent white paper, maintains that many companies are leaving cost-effectiveness gains on the…
Hedge Funds
Intermediaries: Watch Who You’re Calling Sophisticated
The International Organization of Securities Commissions published a report recently (January 21) on the…
Access to Alternatives
Risk Management versus Risk Mitigation & Absolute Return versus Hedge Funds
By Rene Levesque The AIMA, with the support of Deutsche Bank, recently commissioned its 2012 edition of the…
Hedge Funds
Beyond the Amusement Value of Icahn v. Ackman
In a perfect world … no, check that: in a world even slightly better than this one, it would have been a…
Hedge Funds, Asset Allocation
The Political Implications of America's Oil & Gas Boom
By James Stafford, Oilprice.com As we begin a new year we wanted to take a look at the current energy…
Investing in Britain’s Infrastructure: With and Without Guarantees
The National Audit Office of the government of the UK (their GAO, if you will) has expressed its concern that…
Infrastructure, State of the Industry
A Look at the World Diamond Market
Diamonds are one of the world's most precious natural resources.  These unique stones are almost as old…
Hedge Funds
DRC: Finding Red Flags in the ADVs
Diligence Review Corp., a due-diligence oriented research firm established two years ago, has issued a report…
Manager Selection
The Superstition of Mean Reversion: JPMorgan Edition
JPMorgan Chase has recently released a task force report (132 pages long) about the losses it suffered in its…
Hedge Funds
The Global Economy in 2013 - 5 Key Economic Trends?
By Shane Brett 2013 is set to be a pivotal year for the world economy. Seismic changes are taking place…
Manager Selection
The Collateral Crunch: Confusion and some Relief
Last month/year a white paper co-authored by BNY Mellon and the banking consultancy Rule Financial observed…
Hedge Funds
An Alternative Theory of Natural Selection
By Diane Harrison It is 2013: a new year, an opportunity to start a fresh YTD performance chart, and a…
Hedge Funds