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Did The Rapture Really Happen On May 21, 2011?

And because of everyone’s impure thoughts, they all ended up back here in this shithole?  It’s a distinct possibility as shown at the link.read more...

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The Cycle Of Volatility And The Deluded Human Mind - Part Deux

Back at the end of March we put up the original post of this name.  It was an open ended post without any context or further information.  I wrote at the time I would put up a follow on post explaining...

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The Good Banker

Interesting comparative of a bank CEO, whose bank is  geared to serve the economy, albeit, there is a substantial economic argument to be made that no bank should be as large as M&T, to that of...

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HFs R AWSUM!!!

Hedge funds are getting branded as more conservative than they used to be, thanks to the '08 meltdown, but at least one is willing "2 t8k a gambl" on a new kind of strategy.

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Could the latest twist in the Goldstein case help shine âdisinfecting...

Hedge fund crusader Phil Goldstein is back in court appealing a verdict that he says is unconstitutional. But this time around, the opinions of a small group of journalists, academics and students...

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Facebook 50 billion valuation, Volcker, shine spotlight on secondary private...

Without liquid markets, private equity values are nearly always marked to model. But that may be changing...

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Study finds private equity âfour-peatsâ can be more difficult...

Success breeds success – and expectations of continued success. Except in private equity, where success bodes reversion to the mean, a recent study on performance persistence argues.

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One possible reason why investable hedge fund indexes underperform

Hedge fund indexes are often said to contain inherent biases - biases not shared by their investable counterparts. Now, new research sheds light on one source of the divergence between these two types...

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Researchers try to fix âunreliableâ hedge fund measures

The ubiquitous Sharpe ratio ignores those pesky "higher moments." But evidently, that's not all it lacks.

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Hedge Fund Replication: Indexation & duplication? Estimation &...

Maybe it's about time we dispense with the antiquated notion that "hedge fund replication" is all about actually "replicating" anything.

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Hedge funds coming of age, according to new institutional investor survey

Hedge funds are apparently just as entitled to rights of passage as anyone else, according to a recent survey of institutional investors, who collectively are poised to give them a second chance.

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Three-in-a-row for alternative investments?

It's that time of year when soothsayers say their sooths about the upcoming year. So what are they saying about alternative investments in 2011?

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Unique research study reveals private equity managersâ actual...

One of the world's largest institutional investors in private equity funds recently invited academics to study it's decades' worth of secret fund data. What those researchers found might surprise you.

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Hedge Road is apparently a one-way street this year

A recent survey of hedge fund managers and investors indicates a surge of optimism for 2011. The question is whether they need to look both ways before crossing the seemingly one-way street to a...

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Elephantine sovereign wealth funds trying to fly âbelow the radarâ

Sovereign Wealth Funds are some of the biggest behemoths around. So why would they ever think they could move around undetected?

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âGiants at the Gateâ not so tough after all

After last week's mega-deal, private equity firm Carlyle Group solidified its position as the world's most formidable barbarian at the gates of the world's private companies. But does heft equal returns?

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Institutional ownership nears all-time highs. Good or bad for alpha-seekers?

If a recent study of French institutional investors can be applied to a recent report on US equity markets, alpha opportunities abound for years to come.

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Investors: So long, âtraditionalâ investments.

Respondents to a major annual poll say that alternative investments will soon be "as", "more" or "much more" important than long-only stocks and bonds.

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A drawdown disguised as a pick-me-up?

A recent academic paper takes issue with the common view of what drawdowns mean for hedge fund performance.

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A Different World: Asian hedge fund industry âgrowing more...

A new research study by Singapore's GFIA explores the "different world" created by the global financial crisis.

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