Hedge Funds
Often the price battle between buyers and sellers is described as the battle between fear and greed. I see the conflict as being between two vastly different sets of fears, with very little greed involved. The focus is not… READ MORE ›
As the founders of the first generation of institutional hedge funds reach the twilight of their careers, allocators are beginning to think about “retirement risk” in their hedge fund portfolios. For the better part of two… READ MORE ›
As new “smart beta” strategies become more popular, how can investors choose among hedge fund beta, alternative beta, liquid alternative beta, exotic beta, smart beta, scientific beta, and the many others that are increasingly available?
“Hedge fund beta” is one… READ MORE ›
John Authers queries speakers on a wide range of topics, including systemic risk, the global pensions crisis, and behavioral finance.
Ron Rimkus, CFA, and Jason Voss, CFA, summarize what Sheila Bair and Bill Sharpe had to say about the current state of regulation.
Simon Lack says the US Federal Reserve has made an entire asset class expensive for investors, meaning that diversification can do more harm than good today.
On 10 July 2013, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 4–1 to lift a decades-old ban that has prevented hedge funds and private equity firms from marketing their investments to the general public. This move opens up billions… READ MORE ›
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Today’s most shared: MF Global customers made whole, 2 years later… Another day, another claim of benchmark-rigging, this time it’s Brent crude… Wealth tax proposals gain currency… Will Fed taper, but lengthen low-rate guidance, lower… READ MORE ›
The prominent hedge fund manager, who believes that policymakers are simply shifting the day of reckoning into the future, updated his thesis on Japan.