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    Monday, December 10, 2007 Vanguard moving to the, um, vanguard? (2 clicks)
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December 10, 2007 at 8:59 pm ET Passive mutual fund pioneer Vanguard seems to be launching a hedge fund in order to, well, stay on the vanguard. ... (more) November not the new August after all (1 click)
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December 10, 2007 at 8:00 pm ET We cook up some crazy theories here at AllAboutAlpha.com. But this one seems to have actually been right. ... (more) From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
December 10, 2007 at 7:58 pm ET Thomson News reports today on a Lipper study of UK mutual funds that shows many have not implemented performance fees in the wake of regulatory liberalisation. The following observation from Lipper illustrates why the seemingly benign ... (more) Sunday, December 9, 2007 From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
December 9, 2007 at 8:01 pm ET Another week, another increase in the reported size of the global hedge fund industry. ... (more) From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
December 9, 2007 at 8:00 pm ET While the absolute disparity between various hedge fund indices is small, it is large relative to monthly results and is so heavily scrutinized as a "pulse" on the industry that some important context is required. ... (more) Thursday, December 6, 2007 August Redux? Some hedge fund indices lower, but some higher, than infamous month from hell (5 clicks)
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December 6, 2007 at 10:55 pm ET After a 2 month hiatus from the hedge fund deathwatch, the world is back at it again. The first index to report was down almost as much as in August, but others show a ... (more) Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Man Group CEO on lock-ups and alpha… (2 clicks)
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December 5, 2007 at 11:40 pm ET The CEO of one of the world's largest hedge fund companies told an audience yesterday that lock-ups lead to higher returns. Fair enough. But is it "alpha"? ... (more) Tuesday, December 4, 2007 Walking the (Beta) Line (4 clicks)
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December 4, 2007 at 8:00 pm ET Like Johnny Cash, are hedge funds also "walking the line" by staying true to their mandate to produce alpha? ... (more) Two more hedge fund industry estimates… (2 clicks)
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December 4, 2007 at 7:59 pm ET Last week, we reviewed a series of estimates for the size of the global hedge fund industry that pegged it anywhere between $1.25 trillion and $2.68 trillion a range of error that, if it were an annual ... (more) Monday, December 3, 2007 From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
December 3, 2007 at 7:20 pm ET The term "exotic beta" still generates embarrased giggles when uttered outside the hedge fund industry. But one mutual fund company is trying to change that by applying hedge fund concepts to mutual fund analysis. ... (more) Sunday, December 2, 2007 From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
December 2, 2007 at 8:00 pm ET Recent estimates of the size of the hedge fund industry are all over the board. A lack of reporting standards is part of the problem. But a cultural bias toward overestimation may also ... (more) From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
December 2, 2007 at 7:59 pm ET Regular readers may recall this story we did on a research study by Edhec, the French business school, last spring. The study contained a comprehensive analysis of various so-called hedge fund replication strategies. At the ... (more) From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
December 2, 2007 at 7:58 pm ET A few of the over 2,000 subscribers to our monthly email update have commented that they aren’t receiving this regular list of most popular postings. For those who want to talk to their IT departments ... (more) Thursday, November 29, 2007 Survey reveals over half of European institutions are “convinced non-investors” in hedge funds (4 clicks)
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November 29, 2007 at 10:08 pm ET A survey by JP Morgan released this week shows that European institutions either love hedge funds or hate them. Still, it suggests modest, but not outstanding, growth over the next few years. ... (more) Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Is the price right? (4 clicks)
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November 28, 2007 at 8:00 pm ET Like contestants on the venerable game show, The Price is Right, institutional investors seem to be taking wild guesses at the right price for 130/30 funds. ... (more) Tuesday, November 27, 2007 Alternative Viewpoints: “Liquidity Alpha” (3 clicks)
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November 27, 2007 at 8:00 pm ET If illiquidity demands fair compensation and hedge funds are relatively illiquid, does it follow that some of what might look like "hedge fund alpha" is really just an illiquidity premium? ... (more) Monday, November 26, 2007 From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 26, 2007 at 8:00 pm ET Does clean energy produce alpha? When stacked up against the old-fashioned variety, it doesn't look like it (at least so far). But is "dirty energy" even an appropriate benchmark? ... (more) Sunday, November 25, 2007 From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 25, 2007 at 8:00 pm ET A new study suggests that some of the characteristics of hedge fund returns are not a result of their investment strategies, but are instead a result of their performance fee model. ... (more) Thursday, November 22, 2007 From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 22, 2007 at 8:00 pm ET One of our favorite institutional asset managers makes familiar argument this week about the high correlation between run of the mill betas and hedge fund indices. ... (more) Wednesday, November 21, 2007 From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 21, 2007 at 9:20 pm ET It appears prime brokerages are getting a little bored just making tons of money and are now moving into "capital introduction" (read: hedge fund sales) - using a variety of different business models. ... (more) Tuesday, November 20, 2007 From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 20, 2007 at 8:05 pm ET S&P announced yesterday that they would offer a 130/30 "index" based on the firm's STARS stock-ranking methodology. But what exactly is it an index of? ... (more) From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 20, 2007 at 8:03 pm ET Casey Quirk's September report on the future of money management is now available online. It portends a "Brave New World" that, like the novel, is all about alpha. ... (more) From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 20, 2007 at 8:01 pm ET If you're looking for a snapshot of the broader "alternative investment" universe, you might want to start with this recently released paper from Deutsche Bank about hedge funds, private equity, real estate and infrastructure. ... (more) Monday, November 19, 2007 From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 19, 2007 at 8:00 pm ET Researchers tell us that there is a mysterious rash of "marginally positive results" in Hedgistan. Now a new study says the situation is both mitigated and exacerbated by ill-conceived regulation. ... (more) Sunday, November 18, 2007 From All About Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
November 18, 2007 at 8:47 pm ET Ever had a slight positive monthly return from your hedge fund? If so, you're in good company. In fact, a recent study reveals a mysterious surfeit of "slightly positive" returns across hedge funds. ... (more) Items 139 - 163 of 165
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