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		<title>The 100 Oldest Cayman Funds (Offshore Hedge Funds) Listed</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-100-oldest-cayman-funds-offshore-hedge-funds-listed/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adelphi Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alkeon Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allard Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AQR Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aristeia Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aspect Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWM Investment Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bain Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basswood Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Diamond Capital Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bracebridge Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brahman Capital Corp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BTG Pactual Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canyon Capital]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chanos & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dalton Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Loeb.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doyle Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eckhardt Trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elliott Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eminence Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ennismore Fund Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firebird Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gabelli Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gamestop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giano Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLG Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Fund Management S.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMT Capital Corp.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Highbridge Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IKOS Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James River Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Chanos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kingdon Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lansdowne Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lone Pine Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long established hedge fund management groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Man Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maverick Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCH Capital]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Offshore hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omnia Capital]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[P. Schoenfeld Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Point72 Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prosperity Capital Managment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regent Fund Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott's Bay Investment Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sculptor Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senvest Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Global Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SkyBridge Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sloane Robinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soditic Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cohen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Mandel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stonehill Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Point LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tower Investment Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS Hedge Fund Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vega Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westchester Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wexford Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Willowbridge Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wynnefield Capital]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr and Hedge Fund Insight staff In 1994 the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority introduced a registration regime for mutual funds established on the islands. Most Cayman Islands Mutual Funds are engaged in hedge fund strategies, many are offshore versions of domestic (US) hedge funds (LLPs). As the concept of hedge fund strategies was adopted [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Of The Day: Distressed Investing and Direct Lending In Demand By Investors (BlackRock Survey)</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-distressed-investing-and-direct-lending-in-demand-by-investors-blackrock-survey/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 14:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blackrock Alternative Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit/distressed strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distressed investing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Blackrock has initiated a Global Private Markets Survey* covering respondents from public pensions, corporate pensions, insurers, family offices, foundations and endowments, and sovereign wealth funds. The key graphic was this one: &#160; Distressed Investing and Direct Lending are seen by institutional investors as amongst the best opportuities in private credit. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bard Writes An Article On Family Offices And Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bard-writes-an-article-on-family-offices-and-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Euclidean Capital]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michael Dell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Omidyar Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Rockefeller Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Point]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Walton Enterprises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Willett Advisors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Google&#8217;s Bard The following article has not been edited by Hedge Fund Insight &#8211; a Q&#38;A with Bard on Hedge Funds and Family Offices. &#160; Do Family Offices invest in hedge funds? Yes, family offices invest in hedge funds. Family offices are private investment firms that manage the wealth of wealthy families. They may invest [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>ChatGPT Writes An Article About Julian Robertson</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chatgpt-writes-an-article-about-julian-robertson/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chase Coleman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ChatGPT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julian Robertson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seeding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shorts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cohen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiger Management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By ChatGPT The following article was produced solely by Open AI&#8217;s generative artificial intelligence ChatGPT using only publicly visible sources. The software has a limited knowledge of the world after 2021. The model can generate incorrect information, getting answers wrong or misunderstanding what you are trying to ask it. A series of prompts were input (shown in bold) [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Worlds Top 100 Hedge Fund Managers 2022</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-worlds-top-100-hedge-fund-managers-2022/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2023 00:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anchorage Capital Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angelo Gordon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Appaloosa Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AQR Capital Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aspect Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Balyasny Asset Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baupost Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brevan Howard Asset Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridgewater Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canyon Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital Fund Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capstone Investment Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capula Investment Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheyne Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citadel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crabel Capital Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D.E. Shaw Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D1 Capital Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davidson Kempner Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ExodusPoint Capital Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farallon Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GoldenTree Asset Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graham Capital Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hudson Bay Capital Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[King Street Capital Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Large hedge fund management groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magnetar Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Man Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marshall Wace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nephila Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pershing Square Capital Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pictet Asset Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pimco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Point72 Asset Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renaissance Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruffer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schonfeld Strategic Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sculptor Capital Mgmt.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPX Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Systematica Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCI Fund Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Point]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tudor Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Two Sigma Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS O'Connor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universa Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waterfall Asset Mgmt.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Winton Group]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8271</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Managers ranked by discretionary assets managed in hedge funds worldwide, in millions, as of June 30, 2022, unless otherwise noted. Data are from a company source such as a spokesman, website or financial report. &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Private Credit In Demand From Institutional Investors – bfinance Data</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/private-credit-in-demand-from-institutional-investors-bfinance-data/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[default rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Macro Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high yield bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment consultants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leasing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leveraged loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manager searches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[royalties]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight Bfinance the investment consultant* has recently published its Market Trends Quarterly. In the manager search trends the latest quarter has seen a continuation of strong appetite for private markets strategies, even though recent declines in public markets have left investors with heightened exposures to illiquid assets. Indeed, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Private Credit Preferred Strategy of Wealth Managers – Mercers Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/private-credit-preferred-strategy-of-wealth-managers-mercers-survey/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alcentra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angelo Gordon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apollo Global Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcmont Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ares Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXA IM Prime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bain Capital Credit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blackstone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital Four of Copenhagen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cerberus Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crescent Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVC Credit Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortress Investment Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Credit Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golub Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hayfin Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPS Investment Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intermediate Capital Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KKR & Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lone Star Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medalist Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neuberger Berman Private Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oak Hill Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oaktree Capital Management L.P.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pimco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polus/Cairn Credit]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff A survey was conducted by CAIS and Mercer at a recent conference* tailored to independent financial advisors on the West Coast. “We are increasingly seeing advisors target a three-dimensional portfolio that more closely resembles a 50/30/20 model across stocks, bonds, and alts,” said Matt Brown, Founder and CEO of CAIS. “These findings would seem to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Argo Group Hedge Fund Commitments Down By Two-Thirds Over Four Years</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/argo-group-hedge-fund-commitments-down-by-two-thirds-over-four-years/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8235</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), the Bermuda domiciled property/casualty insurer, produced results this week, giving an opportunity for observers to look at its’ hedge fund holdings. Argo Group has invested in hedge funds for more than eight years. At the end of 2020 Argo Group had $111.2m committed to hedge funds out of total invested assets of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>QuantCube launches new indicators – NO2 pollution and water stress included</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quantcube-launches-new-indicators-no2-pollution-and-water-stress-included/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff A new set of real-time economic indicators using satellite imagery and big data to show environmental change is now available from Alternative data specialist QuantCube Technology. The indicators are aimed at hedge funds, asset management firms, pension funds, investment banks and corporate treasurers and relate to four phenomena: Urban growth index [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Creation Accelerates to New Level – Graphic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/small-business-creation-accelerates-to-new-level-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2021 01:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[US economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite a global health crisis and one of the most impactful economic disruptors in recent history, records indicate an explosion in new businesses. This is based on the number of applications for an employer-identification number (EIN) to the Internal Revenue Service. This is typically the first step taken by an entrepreneur in the creation of a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Novus Analytics Available Via iConnections Partnership</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/novus-analytics-available-via-iconnections-partnership/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; iConnections, the platform and community that connects investment managers and allocators, today announced that it is partnering with Novus, the leading portfolio intelligence platform, allowing managers and allocators to access Novus’ data and analytics through the iConnections platform. iConnections members will be able to access Novus’ research, including manager league [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Demand For Hedge Fund Strategies – CTAs Level with Merger Arb &amp; Cryptocurrencies</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/demand-for-hedge-fund-strategies-ctas-level-with-merger-arb-cryptocurrencies/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agecroft Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CB Arbitrage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distressed investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity market neutral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Macro Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[option volatility arbitrage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short sellers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[structured credit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8201</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA – Founder and CEO, Agecroft Partners &#160; The hedge fund industry is dynamic, comprising of numerous strategies that attract varying degrees of interest over time. Demand for each strategy is impacted by many variables including capital market valuations, expectations of economic growth, inflation, market liquidity, and risk appetite, among others. Industry [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Macro – Why Should Investors Even Bother?     –    Graphic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/global-macro-why-should-investors-even-bother-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Soros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Macro Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julian Robertson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low volatility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market neutral strategies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last ten years Global Macro funds at the index level have produced annual returns of 5%-plus on only three occasions. For comparison Distressed funds produced 5%-plus in five of those years. Of the eight strategy groups analysed, Global Macro funds produced the lowest annualised return over the last decade. Global Macro funds beat [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Davidson Kempner Secures THE DEAL in European NPLs</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/davidson-kempner-secures-the-deal-in-european-npls/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alpha Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEPAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cerberus Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davidson Kempner Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davidson Kempner European Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greek NPLs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loan servicing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NPLs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[securitization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Davidson Kempner, the $34bn American alternatives manager, has created a benchmark for NPL deals in Europe. Alpha Bank S.A. (“Alpha Bank”) has entered into an agreement with Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP to create the second-largest rated Non-Performing Exposures (“NPE”) securitization in Europe (at € 10.8 bn Gross Book Value). Davidson Kempner [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Surge in Interest from Hedge Funds in Private Jets Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/surge-in-interest-from-hedge-funds-in-private-jets-expected/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colibri Aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial aviation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private jets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff A bumper year for hedge funds in 2020, the on-going Coronavirus crisis, and the impact this is having on commercial aviation, is likely to result in a huge increase in interest from hedge funds looking to buy or lease their own jets. Hedge Funds and their managers have been traditionally very [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Active Credit Managers – Long/Short Credit Funds have Leptokurtic Return Distribution</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/active-credit-managers-longshort-credit-funds-have-leptokurtic-return-distribution/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high yield bonds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the paper by Diogo Palhares &#38; Scott Richardson: &#8220;Looking Under the Hood of Active Credit Managers&#8221; (Financial Analysts Journal, 2020) &#160; Credit investors beware: actively managed credit hedge funds may provide more beta than expected and mutual funds too little. This paper investigates just how much traditional risk premia is responsible for active credit manager fund returns. &#160; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day: CTA Launches Surpassed by Liquidations</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-cta-launches-surpassed-by-liquidations/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[launches and closures]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The number of active CTAs peaked in 2013, five years after their banner year of 2008. The peak of CTA launches was in 2012. The trend of more liquidations than CTA launches began in 2016 and the net decline has accelerated since.]]></description>
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		<title>Life Settlements Set For Strongest Year Ever Says MPG</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/life-settlements-set-for-strongest-year-ever-says-mpg/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apollo Global Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Protection Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life expectancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life settlements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managing Partners Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MPG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US life policies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff   Life settlements are set to see their best year ever as an asset class in 2021, according to Managing Partners Group (MPG), the international asset management group. Life settlements are US-issued life insurance policies that have been sold by the original owner at a discount to their future maturity value [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Event Driven Input – Entertainment And Media Industry Set For M&amp;A Boom</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/event-driven-input-entertainment-and-media-industry-set-for-ma-boom/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M&A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPACs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Purpose Acquisition Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time-limited capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venable LLP]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Bernstein of Venable LLP &#160; One of the oddities of 2020 is that a great many people in the entertainment and media industries became familiar with a complex form of securities offering: the SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company). Despite having the word &#8220;Company&#8221; in their name, SPACs are not really companies. Rather, they are piles of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Data – Pension Plans Have Grown To A Stable Quarter of Hedge Fund Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/sec-data-pension-plans-have-grown-to-a-stable-quarter-of-hedge-fund-capital/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biggest hedge fund investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Endowments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Form PF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foundations and endowments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillhouse Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investors in hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NACUBO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private sector pension funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public pension funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quantedge Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEC registration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Systematica Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UHNW individuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US insurance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winton Capital Management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8093</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; The data discussed here has been compiled by the SEC from Form PF. Form PF is filed by SEC-registered investment advisers with at least $150 million in private funds assets under management to report information about the hedge funds and private equity funds that they manage. The SEC collates the data into a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Season’s Greetings…</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-peaceful-christmas-a-happy-new-year/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The staff of Hedge Fund Insight wish you a Peaceful Christmas and a Prosperous New Year for 2021. Stay safe, and prioritise carefully.]]></description>
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		<title>The Lonely One at York Capital Management</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-lonely-one-at-york-capital-management/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exiting the business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[headcount]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[York Asian Opportunities Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[York Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[York Capital Management Europe (UK) Advisors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8059</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff A year ago the database of Hedge Fund Insight contained 26 entries for staff members of York Capital Management in London. That included most but not all of the professional staff. Since then a lot has changed. Credit Suisse announced last month it would be taking a $450m charge related to its [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cyberattack via Zoom-Invite Downs Hedge Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/cyberattack-via-zoom-invite-downs-hedge-fund/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber-attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cybersecurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data breaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fund administrators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fund closures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investor base]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Levitas Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zoom]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8052</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; A hedge fund based in Sydney Australia has been the victim of a cyber attack that ultimately put it out of business. The rogue software was delivered via a Zoom invitation. Fake invoices were sent to the fund&#8217;s trustee and fund administrator leading to payments totaling $8.7m. Levitas Capital was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurer Argo Group Mirrors Industry In Capital Allocations to Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/insurer-argo-group-mirrors-industry-in-capital-allocations-to-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 17:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A.M.Best]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Argo Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund allocations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property and casualty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic asset allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US insurance companies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), the Bermuda domiciled property/casualty insurer, produced results last week, giving an opportunity for observers to look at its’ hedge fund holdings. Argo Group has invested in hedge funds for more than seven years within an allocation to “Alternatives”. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Outlook For Deals In Distressed Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/outlook-for-deals-in-distressed-assets/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akin Gump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Consulting Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cass Business School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deloitte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Distressed Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distressed investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freshfields]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imprima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mergermarket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Strategy Event Driven Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special situations funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[W&I insurance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8029</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The global economy is slowing down, not least from the threat of coronavirus, and with it comes the rising likelihood of distressed M&#38;A transactions. To the economic slowdown add broad structural changes in several industries and distressed M&#38;A deals are expected to rise in 2020. Under higher pressure and an accelerated timeframe, how can dealmakers make the best out [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>You Need To Time Your Newsletter Just As You Time Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/you-need-to-time-your-newsletter-just-as-you-time-markets/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content driven marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manager letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newsletters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[potential investors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8025</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bobby Chernev of Review42.com &#160; What Is the Best Time to Send an Email [55+ Stats for 2019] If you&#8217;ve ever asked yourself “What is the best time to send an email?” then you’ve come to the right place. I’ve got you covered with the latest trends on the topic. But before digging deep into every [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>European Hedge Fund Industry Assets Below Level of 5 Years Ago</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-hedge-fund-industry-assets-below-level-of-5-years-ago/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[launches and closures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redemptions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regional returns]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8011</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge European fund managers recorded net asset outflows of US$4.3 billion while registering performance-based gains of US$2.8 billion during last month. Total assets in European hedge funds stood at US$480.9 billion as of June 2019, below their January 2018 high of US$577.5 billion. On a year-to-date basis, European hedge fund managers have seen performance-driven gains of US$13.1 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cambridge Associates Named Hedge Fund Consultant of the Year by Institutional Investor</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/cambridge-associates-named-hedge-fund-consultant-of-the-year-by-institutional-investor/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 11:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cambridge Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Institutional Investor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic asset allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=8008</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Cambridge Associates has been named Institutional Investor’s 2019 Hedge Fund Consultant of the Year at the 17th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards. Cambridge Associates is a leading global investment firm. The firm aims to help endowments &#38; foundations, healthcare systems, pension plans, and private clients implement and manage custom investment portfolios to generate [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Large Hedge Funds Bear The Brunt of Redemptions – Graphic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/large-hedge-funds-bear-the-brunt-of-redemptions-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AUM inflows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Billion Dollar Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fund launches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peak assets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preqin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smaller managers]]></category>

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		<title>Pre-marketing And Reverse Solicitation Of Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/pre-marketing-and-reverse-solicitation-of-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advising and arranging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIFMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital raising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harneys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing by hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new product governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reverse solicitation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Vanessa Molloy and Chiara Deceglie of Harneys &#160; Last month, the European Parliament adopted the final text of the Directive amending (amongst others) the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the Amending Directive). This European Union law applies to the financial regulation of hedge funds, private equity funds and other alternative investment funds in the EU. The stated [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The UK’s Richest Hedge Fund Managers – 2019 Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-uks-richest-hedge-fund-managers-2019-edition/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2019 16:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueCrest Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brevan Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlemagne Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Hohn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CQS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crispin Odey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Harding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lansdowne Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marshall Wace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Platt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odey Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pelham Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rokos Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandell Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Children’s Investment Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sunday Times Rich List]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK hedge fund managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winton Capital Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Michael Platt, the co-founder of BlueCrest Capital Management, not only remains the richest hedge fund manager in Britain he has extended the gap to the rest of the pack. With a net worth of £3.7 billion, according to the Sunday Times,  he is £2bn wealthier than the next hedgie,  having been £1.6bn [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeding Deals Study From Seward &amp; Kissel</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/seeding-deals-study-from-seward-kissel/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 12:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[capital raising]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seward &#38; Kissel LLP&#8217;s Seed Transactions Deal Points Study draws from over 150 data points amassed over a five-year observation period. The Study identifies market trends and provides both quantitative data and qualitative explanations of the state of the seeding industry. The data illustrates the rise of seed deals year over year, with institutional seeders [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Risk Management at Citadel</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/risk-management-at-citadel/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 19:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chief Risk Officer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citadel LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Griffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kensington Global Strategies Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidity management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portfolio construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk capital allocation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[risk estimation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scenario analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellington Fund]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight &#160; Chicago-based Citadel LLC, through it&#8217;s two huge flagship funds, put in a good first quarter performance with a gain of 6.35%. The $29bn firm is one of the biggest hedge fund managers in the world, and has been run by CEO Ken Griffin since inception. He oversees more than 675 investment [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Use By Hedge Funds – Graphic Of The Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/social-media-use-by-hedge-funds-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 17:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing by hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online brand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The PwC/AIMA Global Alternatives Distribution Survey 2018 &#160; Hedge Funds are very low key and infrequent users of social media, as Hedge Fund Insight has shown before*. This is nicely illustrated in the PwC/AIMA Global Alternatives Distribution Survey 2018, that contains the following graphic. The Survey reveals that social media rank at the same level [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Infographic:  Financial Service Cyber Attacks Up Fivefold In 2018</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/infographic-financial-service-cyber-attacks-up-fivefold-in-2018/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber-attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cybersecurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data breaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infographic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT solutions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From TransWorldCom &#160; According to the Financial Conduct Authority, the UK saw a fivefold increase in data breaches in 2018 compared to the year before: Companies reported 145 breaches last year, compared to only 25 in 2017 &#160; In April 2018, seven retail UK banks, including Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, Barclays and Tesco Bank had to shut [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Front-Office First’ Approach Sought For Investment Research Management/Monitoring</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/front-office-first-approach-sought-for-investment-research-managementmonitoring/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 12:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent research providers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information edge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knowledge capture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MiFID II]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Henry Price, CEO of Red Deer &#160; In this article Henry Price responds to FCA Chief Executive Andrew Bailey’s keynote speech on MiFID II at the European Independent Research providers association today. &#160; Ongoing client issues: Where investment managers have implemented legacy or non-compliant systems, or attempted to solve a problem manually, there is now a significant push [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Of The Day – Hedge Funds At Risk As An Investment Concept</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-hedge-funds-at-risk-as-an-investment-concept/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund allocations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutional investors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From EurekaHedge &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>A Q&amp;A With Jane Halsey Celebrating 20 Years Of Roundtable Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/__trashed/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 12:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[due diligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[presentation materials]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[raising capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venture capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of HFI &#160; &#160; What were the circumstances for you setting up your first Roundtable Forum? The first Forum was held in New York in May of 1999.  It was actually a bit of an experiment.  At the time, I was a 3rd party marketer and the conference circuit was tiring and getting [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Precepts For Shorting From Andrew Left of Citron Research</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/7-precepts-for-shorting-from-andrew-left-of-citron-research/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2019 17:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Risk Management & Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Left]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citron Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shorting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Andrew Left&#8217;s Citron Research seeks to expose companies whose management is in some way misleading investors. Left digs into SEC filings, financials, management histories and other data to uncover such situations, and he is usually short the stocks he writes about. &#160; Here are his 7 Precepts for Shorting: [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Citco Reaches $1Trillion AuA Milestone</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/citco-reaches-1trillion-aua-milestone/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assets under administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CITCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fintech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safekeeping of assets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transparency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff reporter &#160; The Citco Group of Companies (“Citco”), a leading provider of asset servicing solutions to the global alternative investment industry, announced this week that global assets under administration (“AuA”) have hit the US $1 trillion mark. According to the company, an important feature of this achievement is that the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Billion Dollar Club – Top Performers Of The Year</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/billion-dollar-club-top-performers-of-the-year/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2019 10:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Data from Backstop BarclayHedge]]></description>
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		<title>A Q&amp;A With A Hedge Fund Investment Genius (Self Declared)</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-qa-with-a-hedge-fund-investment-genius-self-declared/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content driven marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[due diligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humour]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Publisher &#160; HFI is fortunate to bring you an exclusive to start 2019. The New Year begins with a revealing Q&#38;A with hedge fund genius Simon Henriksen, CIO and CEO of London-based spin-out Henriksen Asset Management (aka HAM). Whilst every effort has been made to ensure a high level of accuracy in the following, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Politics Is Top Concern of Allocators According to Murano Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/politics-is-top-concern-of-allocators-according-to-murano-survey/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allocators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geopolitics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Murano Connect]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Murano Connect, a leading financial services company that matches fund managers to allocators, today unveiled asset allocators’ top fears through its quarterly Allocator Insights Report (AIR). The biggest concern for allocators in 2019 is government and geopolitical issues, with U.S. policy-making playing a big factor. “There are a lot of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Launch Phase Checklist From haysmacintyre</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-launch-phase-checklist-from-haysmacintyre/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 15:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haysmacintyre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[start-up hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Karen Allan, audit manager, haysmacintyre &#160; Launching a hedge fund can be both an exciting and daunting opportunity. There are many regulatory and administrative hoops to jump through. Here we explore the 5 key areas you need to consider for a successful launch. &#160; Prove your track record When launching a new fund, it is [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Listed Hedge Funds to Go From Growth to Shrinkage</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/listed-hedge-funds-to-go-from-growth-to-shrinkage/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assets under management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Challenger Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fidante Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[launches and closures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listed hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; There will be new issuance of £11.3bn in UK listed investment companies over the next three years with two thirds of this new issuance to occur in alternative investments.&#8221;The number of alternative investment companies launched in the last five and ten years was more than twice as high as [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Evidence Of A Floor To Hedge Fund Fees In Seward Kissel Study</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/evidence-of-a-floor-to-hedge-fund-fees-in-seward-kissel-study/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 11:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital raising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fee concessions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founders capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HNWIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[launches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidity terms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management fee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notice periods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redemptions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revenue shares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seward & Kissel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soft lock-up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wealth managers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Seward &#38; Kissel &#160; Driven by our ongoing commitment to understanding the dynamics of the hedge fund marketplace and bringing the latest industry color to our clients and friends, each year Seward &#38; Kissel conducts various studies of the most important trends we are seeing that are impacting the hedge fund community. This year, for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Losing Relative Appeal to Family Offices According to Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-losing-relative-appeal-to-family-offices-according-to-survey/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[allocations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital allocations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wealth managers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Camden Wealth/Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; 2018 marks the fifth year of the annual Global Family Office Report from Camden Wealth, this time produced in association with UBS. The report reflects a record number of 311 family offices from around the world participating in the research this year. Aligned with the rise in participants, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Brexit – The End Game &amp; Solutions For Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/brexit-the-end-game-solutions-for-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 10:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative UCITS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brexit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manager domicile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PwC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCITS hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Marco Boldini, head of financial services regulatory (asset management) – legal, and Robert Mellor, partner in the private equity funds team at PwC &#160; With the announcement of the UK government’s proposals for a future UK-EU Partnership for Financial Services in July, the UK appears no longer to be seeking mutual recognition of regulatory [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Investor Relations – The Strategic Approach Works Best According to Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/investor-relations-the-strategic-approach-works-best-according-to-survey/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By  Jeremie Bacon (CEO) and Ashley Kramer (Marketing Associate) at Imagineer Technology Group &#160; During the second quarter, Imagineer conducted our 2018 Annual Investor Relations Survey*. The survey aims to help the community of IR professionals to share insights and best practices along with their collective vision for where the investor relations function is heading in the future. No [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Tax Digital: Looming Deadlines And Next Steps</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/making-tax-digital-looming-deadlines-and-next-steps/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 08:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accounting software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haysmacintyre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making Tax Digital]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kamlesh Chauhan, Senior Manager – VAT, haysmacintyre &#160; Making Tax Digital (MTD) will fundamentally change and modernise the administration of the UK tax system, starting with VAT which is set to be implemented from 1 April 2019.   Who does it apply to? All entities that are mandatorily VAT registered will be subject to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Strategy Returns A Bit Beige YTD By EurekaHedge Indices</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-strategy-returns-a-bit-beige-ytd-by-eurekahedge-indices/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Distressed Debt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Relative Value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By  Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160;  Flash EurekaHedge Strategy Indices Return Map]]></description>
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		<title>Equity And Credit Strategies Did Better In July Says Man FRM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/equity-and-credit-strategies-did-better-july-says-man-frm/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 12:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit hedge funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[risk arbitrage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistical Arbitrage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Keith Haydon and Adam Singleton of Man FRM, part of Man Group &#160; Markets return to an uneasy calm in July with rising equity markets and falling volatility. Commentators continue to watch the shape of the US yield curve for clues. July continued the difficult year for hedge fund performance, with mixed performance across strategies [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Barnegat Is No 1 Fixed Income Fund, Not Just The Top In Bond Arbitrage</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/barnegat-is-no-1-fixed-income-fund-not-just-the-top-in-bond-arbitrage/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2018 11:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; The Barnegat Fund is managed by Bob Treue&#8217;s Barnegat Fund Management Inc, a Fixed-Income, Relative-Value hedge fund manager based in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. Barnegat focuses on interest-rate anomalies in the large, liquid markets of North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. It captures these mispricings via government bonds, interest-rate [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Differential Performance Noteworthy at Half Year Point – European CTAs Suffer</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/differential-performance-noteworthy-at-half-year-point-european-ctas-suffer/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 13:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff At the half way point of the year, in terms of consolidated data releases, the picture for hedge funds at the top level looks okay &#8211; broad hedge fund indices are flat (e.g. the HFRI Asset Weighted Composite Index is up 1.35%), and flows have been positive (over $17bn in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurers Trim Hedge Fund Holdings – AIG Cuts A Third – According to AM Best</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/insurers-trim-hedge-fund-holdings-aig-cuts-a-third-according-to-am-best/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 16:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[insurance companies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jason Hopper, Associate Director – Industry Research and Analytics at A.M. Best &#160; The U.S. insurance industry continued to reduce its risk appetite for hedge fund investments, as holdings declined year over year by 8.5% to $16.4 billion from $17.9 billion in 2016, according to a new A.M. Best report based on year-end 2017 data from the National Association of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds in Europe in Graphics in 2018</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-in-europe-in-graphics-in-2018/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domiciles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[institutional investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[launches and closures]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[regional returns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For 2008 it has been estimated by data provider Preqin that Europe-based investors allocated a combined €175bn to hedge funds; today there are over 1,100 institutional investors in Europe actively investing over €404bn in hedge funds – a huge increase since the GFC. In 2017 Preqin produced a study with AIMA looking at employment in the hedge fund sector; the study estimated that [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Reading for Traders &amp; Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/holiday-reading-for-traders-investors/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Risk Management & Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algorithmic trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Schwager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Wizards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ray Dalio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cohen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trader trainer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warren Buffett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Hoad, CEO of The Stop Hunter &#160; With summer holiday season fast approaching and the question that you keep asking yourself that just wont go away &#8211; no not will England go all the way in this years World Cup, but the more important question &#8211; &#8216;what books should I take with me to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day: Consistent Flows to Medium-Sized Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-consistent-flows-to-medium-sized-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 10:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AUM inflows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[smaller managers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; The global hedge fund industry has attracted US$342.1 billion of net asset flows since January 2013, out of which billion dollar hedge funds accounted for US$206.9 billion of these net capital allocations, while funds with assets under US$500 million collectively recorded net asset inflows of US$49.3 billion over this period. There [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Good Hedge Fund CRM Drives Fund Raising</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-good-crm-hedge-fund-drives-fund-raising/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 14:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business trips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client relationship management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM hedge fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effectiveness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[investor relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity tool]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Satuit Technologies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alan Underdown, Managing Director for Satuit Technologies EMEA &#160; In today’s competitive fund raising environment the majority of hedge funds and alternative asset managers recognise that CRM is a key investment. It supports not just day-to-day investor relations, sales, marketing, and compliance processes but it is also a strategic investment in the firm’s business, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Day from Warren Buffett</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quote-of-the-day-from-warren-buffett/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 17:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Quotation Of the Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warren Buffett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Risk does not equate with volatility. However, opportunity does equate with volatility. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; source: Jeff Towson from Notes from Q&#38;A with Warren Buffett &#160; related article (Buffett mentioned): Follow The Leader: Thought Leadership As A Practice &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Managing the Downwave – Shrinking Assets at Brevan Howard</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/managing-the-downwave-shrinking-assets-at-brevan-howard/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 09:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brevan Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund staffing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tudor Capital Europe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; HFI has written about managers on the up and how they have managed to get there. This is part of the &#8220;how to&#8221; role of &#8220;Hedge Fund Insight&#8221;. There are many more struggling firms than successful hedge fund firms, and so an all-too-common management duty is to downsize the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Hedge Fund Rich List 2018</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/uk-hedge-fund-rich-list-2018/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 22:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKO Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueCrest Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brevan Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capula Investment Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caxton Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CQS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egerton Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSA Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lansdowne Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marshall Wace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odey Asset Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pelham Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RiverCrest Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rokos Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandell Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Children’s Investment Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sunday Times Rich List]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toscafund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK hedge fund managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winton Capital Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Michael Platt, the co-founder of BlueCrest Capital Management, is the richest hedge fund manager in Britain with a net worth of £3 billion ($4.1 billion), according to the Sunday Times. The Sunday Times published its 2018 “Rich List” yesterday (May 13), ranking the 1,000 wealthiest people in the UK. It compiles the index [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Returns Hit As Rule Changes See Margin Costs Skyrocket</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-returns-hit-as-rule-changes-see-margin-costs-skyrocket/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 09:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[derivatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[margins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rising costs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Unintended consequences of convoluted regulations are hindering hedge fund managers from boosting returns for their investors. According to findings from analytics firm OpenGamma, hedge funds can now be charged an eye watering 70% additional margin because of regulatory changes, destroying returns as a result. A staggering cost to absorb, particularly [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of The Day – Crude Oil Futures Hit 12m New High</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chart-of-the-day-crude-oil-futures-hit-12m-new-high/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crude oil]]></category>

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		<title>Value Partners – Trade Deal To Follow Trade War Will Be Buy Catalyst For Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/value-partners-trade-deal-to-follow-trade-war-will-be-buy-catalyst-for-markets/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buying opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catalyst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Value Partners]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Cheah Cheng Hye, Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Value Partners &#160; The potential trade war between China and the United States In recent months, I have been advising investors to be cautious, because I was worried about rising trade tensions between China and the U.S. But now that the two sides have announced trade tariffs, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>One In Five Large Hedge Fund Firms Have Changed Ownership in Previous Year Survey Shows</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/one-in-five-large-hedge-fund-firms-have-changed-ownership-in-previous-year-survey-shows/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CITCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ernst & Young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund administrators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund auditors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PwC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staff retention]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Each year advisor to institutions NEPC surveys all hedge funds in place across all clients for whom NEPC advises on hedge funds. The 2017 survey went to 224 managers and 201 responded (Response rate: 90%). Information on 356 funds was provided. – Highlights and trends are summarized here. &#160; Firm-level data – [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Data Management In Investment Management – Top Tips from TSAM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/data-management-in-investment-management-top-tips-from-tsam/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chief Data Officer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Management Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal & General Investment Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Summit for Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSAM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By HFI staff &#160; Last week the Summit for Asset Management (TSAM) presented 6 co-located conferences in London, providing sessions around technology, operational strategy, data management, communications, client reporting, performance, risk, regulations and compliance. Hedge Fund Insight focused on the data management stream, and these are the highlights from the first presentation in that stream: Creating the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Are CTAs Positioned To Protect Portfolios?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/are-ctas-positioned-to-protect-portfolios/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downside protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drawdowns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NEPC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Seth Bancroft, Research Consultant, Hedge Funds at NEPC &#160; If abrupt shifts in prices are what keep CTA (or managed futures) investors up at night, then they are likely sleep-deprived, given the recent market volatility. Up until recently, equity markets have been on a tear. Thus, not surprisingly, most CTAs–strategies designed to capture trends in asset [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quest Partners Named ‘Best CTA Management Firm of the Year’</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quest-partners-named-best-cta-management-firm-of-the-year/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 09:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigol Koulajian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quest Partners]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Quest Partners (Quest), a research driven alternative investment firm headquartered in New York with $1.5bn assets under management, today announced that it was named ‘Best Management Firm of the Year’ at the 2018 CTA Intelligence US Performance Awards at The Yale Club in New York. The CTA intelligence US Performance [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Class Action Started Over LJM Funds’ Volatility Strategy Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/class-action-started-over-ljm-funds-volatility-strategy-fund/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 10:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[class action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[implied volatility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LJM Funds Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LJM Preservation and Growth Fund]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[option volatility arbitrage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Robbins Geller Rudman &#38; Dowd LLP has announced a class action has been commenced on behalf of purchasers of shares of the LJM Preservation and Growth Fund (MUTF: LJMAX, LJMCX, LJMIX) during the period between February 28, 2015 and February 7, 2018. LJM Funds Management is a liquid alternative investment management [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Pharo &amp; Finisterre Clear Winners In EM Hedge Funds, Sloane Robinson Coming Back?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/pharo-finisterre-clear-winners-in-em-hedge-funds-sloane-robinson-coming-back/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Recent analysis of EM hedge fund staff registered with the UK’s financial regulator, the FCA, shows some clear winners. Staff are a lagging indicator not a leading indicator, reflecting confidence of management of a hedge fund firm that things have gone well enough that the firm can afford to add [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Acceptance? UCITS Hedge Funds Best AUM Growth This Decade</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/acceptance-ucits-hedge-funds-best-aum-growth-this-decade/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UCITS hedge funds were not exempt from the impact of the shrinking of the global hedge fund industry, as shown by the number of closures in 2017, which was a good year for hedge funds in terms of performance. More than half of the UCITS funds listed in the Eurekahedge database charge up to 1% management fees.  On the other hand, only 26.7% [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Tips for Buying Directors and Officers Insurance</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-tips-for-buying-directors-and-officers-insurance/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 17:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By David Turner, Vice President at JLT &#160; My colleagues and I routinely uncover risk oversights (which I also refer to as &#8220;D&#38;O Insurance FAILS&#8221;) during discussions with CFOs, COOs, CAOs, CCOs and the General Counsel of private and publicly-traded organizations. Here are 4 real-world examples of &#8220;D&#38;O Insurance FAILS&#8221; that may alter a company&#8217;s approach to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>2018 Activist Investing Annual Review – Spotlight Shifts To Oil &amp; Gas Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/2018-activist-investing-annual-review-spotlight-shifts-to-oil-gas-sector/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 21:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[activist hedge funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cevian Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ele Klein]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Schulte Roth &#38; Zabel, Activist Insight and Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Recently, Schulte Roth &#38; Zabel (SRZ), a leading financial services law firm, and Activist Insight released their 2018 Activist Investing Annual Review. The review analyzes recent trends in shareholder activism, ranks the top activist investors, and predicts what’s to come for activist investing. 2017 proved to be a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Elliott Tops The Activist Top 10 For Third Year In A Row</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/elliott-tops-the-activist-top-10-for-third-year-in-a-row/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 10:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allan Gray]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Data source: The Activist Investing Annual Review 2018  produced by Activist Insight in association with Schulte Roth &#38; Zabel (SRZ). Elliott Management tops “The Activist Top 10” for the third year in a row. Activist Insight selects the list based on the number of campaigns, average size of targets, news stories generated and annualized returns. “The Activist Top [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Former AHL and Graham Capital Stars Bostock and Crooks Leave Trium Capital Platform</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/former-ahl-and-graham-capital-stars-bostock-and-crooks-leave-trium-capital-platform/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Quantitative Strategic Investments (QSI) the London-based systematic global macro hedge fund manager is no longer operating from the Trium Capital platform. The co-CIO&#8217;s of QSI, Lee Bostock and Simon Crooks had worked together at Graham Capital&#8217;s London office and founded QSI in 2013. Trium backed a fund run by QSI, which [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Winton Pays For Twitter Profile Raising</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/winton-pays-for-twitter-profile-raising/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[brand building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; There has been a difference of opinion on the use of social media by hedge funds. Agecroft sees widespread use, Hedge Fund Insight sees very limited use of social media by large hedge fund groups.  So it was interesting to see the following on Twitter. &#160; Winton Capital sponsored [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Edge Technology Keeps Leadership Position</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/edge-technology-keeps-leadership-position/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Edge Technology Group, a global technology advisory and fully-managed IT service provider, continued to serve a growing number of clients across the spectrum of alternative investment firms throughout 2017. The company added a total of 61 new clients this past year. Fueled by positive dynamics across the hedge fund, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Hedge Fund Outlook 2018 – Prefer CB Arb to L/S Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-hedge-fund-outlook-2018-prefer-cb-arb-to-ls-credit/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 16:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kier Boley, Chairperson of the GAM AIS Investment Committee &#160; Alternative industry trends As we begin 2018, global asset prices have continued their inexorable grind higher. There is increasing unease from investors on the length and extent of the current rally, whilst central banks are increasingly on a rate tightening trajectory. As a result, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fund of Hedge Funds Consolidation Infographic</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fund-of-hedge-funds-consolidation-infographic/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consolidation has provided some managers with the m eans to grow their firm at a time when the wider fund of hedge funds industry has contracted both in terms of AUM and number of participants. The majority (60%) of investors active in hedge funds seek exposure to the asset class via multi-manager vehicles, either solely or as part of a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Nov 15 Was Peak of QE Impacts</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/nov-15-was-peak-of-qe-impacts/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 10:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[European high yield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grant Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantitative easing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Grant Williams&#8216; commentary Things That Make You Go Hmmm &#160; In years to come, when financial historians look to pinpoint the precise moment in time when the excesses of Quantitative Easing reached their apex, I suspect that November 15th, 2017 may well be the date upon which they settle. On that Wednesday, on opposite sides of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold Fever For 2018</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gold-fever-for-2018/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 18:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Karim N. Taleb, Ph.D.,Managing Partner of Robust Methods LLC &#160; Those familiar with Robust Methods’ financial analysis and views, know us as no strangers to the commodities markets in general, and the monetary metals in particular. The founder of the firm has been an advocate of the metals since the early days of that bull, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Activist Investing in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/activist-investing-in-europe/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Activist Insight* &#160; By the end of September, 2017 had seen more than 100 European-based companies publicly subjected to shareholder demands. Reached slightly later this year than last, and much earlier than in 2015, that milestone signals that if activism in Europe has lost its capacity to shock, its future also looks secure. Activity is still a long way [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>European Distressed Investing – Rising Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-distressed-investing-rising-opportunities/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 23:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff At today&#8217;s Capital Connection Forum in London Distressed Investing in Europe was in focus.  These are the takeaways. First as reported on Twitter &#8211; &#160; Brexit impact on UK legal services &#8211; &#8220;England is not being chosen as a venue to settle legal disputes&#8221; says Howard Morris of Morrison &#38; Foerster.#Brexit [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>China Hedge Funds Top Rankings in 2017</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/china-hedge-funds-top-rankings-in-2017/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 11:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cerberus Capital Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pelham Capital Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quantedge Global Fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; SOURCE: HSBC &#160; &#160; related content: Hong Kong and Singapore Based Managers Take Share of Asian Hedge Funds (Nov 2017) Churning of Asian Hedge Funds Takes Its Toll (Sep 2017) Market Shares in Prime Brokerage and Fund Administration of Asian Hedge Funds (Oct 2015) Does the Absence of Marketing at Quantedge Capital Matter? (Aug 2014)]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong and Singapore Based Managers Take Share of Asian Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hong-kong-and-singapore-based-managers-take-share-of-asian-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2017 13:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Pre-Credit Crunch the largest Asian territories in the hedge fund industry (Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Japan) hosted 43.6% of Asian hedge funds. This year those same Big Four has a combined share of 50.8% by number of funds. The corollary is that Western financial centres lost share over the last [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>WorldQuant Continues Expansion in 2017</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/worldquant-continues-expansion-in-2017/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund recruitment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[from HFObserver* &#160; Currently making the most waves in terms of recruitment in the hedge fund industry is Old Greenwich, CT–headquartered global quantitative investment management firm WorldQuant, founded by Millennium alumnus and former game developer Igor Tulchinsky. In the first half of 2017 the firm made the top 10 for net recruitment amongst hedge fund management [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Activism’s New Paradigm</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/activisms-new-paradigm/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[activism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[activist investors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Spotlight Advisors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Gregory Taxin and Betsy Atkins* &#160; Shareholder activism in the U.S. has increased greatly over the past decade, measured not only in scope and the pools of capital dedicated to it but also in sophistication and in the range of tactics employed. There is currently more than $120 billion in dedicated activist funds at work, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Trends in Recent Leveraged Loans from Street Diligence</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/trends-in-recent-leveraged-loans-from-street-diligence/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 14:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[American leveraged loans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Street Diligence give the the recent trends in American leveraged loans including the requirement of lenders at issuance and how leverage ratios change over time for borrowers. The charts reflect credit agreements and amendments filed on EDGAR by low-grade borrowers from July 1, 2017 to September [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Of The Day: Appropriate Routes to Family Offices &amp; HNWIs</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-appropriate-routes-to-family-offices-hnwis/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; related content: Graphic of the Day: Hedge Fund Allocations of Family Offices (Oct 2016)]]></description>
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		<title>Current UK Legal and Regulatory Issues for US Fund Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/current-uk-legal-and-regulatory-issues-for-us-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[best execution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claire Cummings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Claire Cummings, of Cummings Law &#160; &#160; Introduction The two major topics for US managers wishing to manage or market funds in the UK from a legal and regulatory perspective are currently MiFID II and the AIFMD. Although the rules of both Directives generally apply to EU managers based in the EU, they are likely [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Gold Chartbook Highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/annual-gold-chartbook-highlights/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Ronald-Peter Stoeferle and Mark J. Valek, Incrementum AG &#160; This is our 11th annual &#8220;In Gold we Trust&#8221; report &#8211; this year disseminated to more than 1.5 million people. The first graphic extracted looks at Fed policy, 10 Year Treasury Yields and gold: Obviously, not all our readers had time to read the entire 160+ pages. We therefore decided to put [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Gibraltar aims to have  legal framework for Blockchain by January 2018</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gibraltar-aims-to-have-legal-framework-for-blockchain-by-january-2018/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Today the Gibraltar Government has commenced the legal process for the regulation of Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT). The bill will be going through Parliament with a view to the regulation being in place by January 2018. This is the first time this has been done and will hopefully pave [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Algo Selection at Quantopian</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/algo-selection-at-quantopian/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 23:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andreessen Horowitz]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[low beta]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[quantitative analysts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quantopian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cohen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[trading algorithms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Jess Stauth*, Quantopian&#8217;s Managing Director on the Investment Team, transcribed by HFI &#160; Quantopian is a Boston-based company that has created a crowd-sourced hedge fund by facilitating freelance quantitative analysts to develop and test trading algorithms. The firm licenses the best algorithms to buy and sell securities. Quantopian is backed by venture capital firm [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>FCA Asset Management Market Study – All-in fees, cost disclosures, and service quality</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fca-asset-management-market-study-all-in-fees-cost-disclosures-and-service-quality/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 10:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KB Associates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[transparency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Nathalie Neumayer and Paul Carrigg of KB Associates &#160; Introduction &#160; In November 2015, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) launched its asset management market study. In November 2016, the FCA published an interim report which provided industry participants with an opportunity to comment on proposals which it made. On 28 June 2017, the FCA published [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Activism’s New Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/activisms-new-rules/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[activism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hitachi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[large-cap activism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[shareholder activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small-cap activism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Montieth M. Illingworth, president of Montieth &#38; Company &#160; There it was in black and white in none other than The New York Times. Quotes from the CEO of DowDuPont, followed by ones from a line up of shareholders echoing the sentiment, that all is now actually much better for the company. The breakup once [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Importance of Funds of Funds to Newer Managers Evident in Seward Kissel Study</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/importance-of-funds-of-funds-to-newer-managers-evident-in-seward-kissel-study/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[capital raising]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[soft lock-up]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Seward &#38; Kissel &#160; Driven by our ongoing commitment to understanding the dynamics of the hedge fund marketplace and bringing the latest industry color to our clients and friends, each year Seward &#38; Kissel conducts various studies of the most important trends we are seeing that are impacting the hedge fund community. This year, for the second year in a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Implications For Hedge Funds From Equifax Cybersecuity Breach</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/implications-for-hedge-funds-from-equifax-cybersecuity-breach/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 09:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[crisis communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber-attack]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Directors and Officers insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equifax]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Mark Sangster, VP and Industry Security Strategist, eSentire/ Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; You&#8217;re likely already aware of the Equifax breach, which is said to have possibly affected the personal information of as many as 143 million people.  Many are talking about the delay in the disclosure of the security breach, and more importantly, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>High Water Women’s Backpack Drive Delivers 16,000 Backpacks</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/high-water-womens-backpack-drive-delivers-16000-backpacks/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allianz Global Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclays Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cambridge Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corbin Capital]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GoldenTree Asset Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jennison]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kingdon Capital]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; High Water Women, a leading philanthropic organization focused on financial literacy and initiatives for low-income children, has completed its 13th annual Backpack Drive, delivering more than 16,000 fully-supplied backpacks to tristate area children in need. The drive is the culmination of a fundraising effort that started in March and raised [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Churning of Asian Hedge Funds Takes Its Toll</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/churning-of-asian-hedge-funds-takes-its-toll/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 14:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity hedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Only hedge funds based in North America had positive flows in both the first and second quarters of this year, according to data from Preqin. Net net hedge funds in Europe had positive flows in the first half of the year and hedge funds based in Asia-Pacific had net [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Demand for European Hedge Funds Increases</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-hfs-capital-flows-catch-up-with-american-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[6-month rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EM hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[institutional investors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Hedge Fund Insight has commented this year on Emerging Market (EM) hedge fund returns and capital flows in the context of the six month rule (see Emerging Market Hedge Fund Demand – The Six Month Rule in Action). The monthly report from eVestment on hedge fund industry capital flows remarked [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Management and AI: More Partnership Than Takeover</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/investment-management-and-ai-more-partnership-than-takeover/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Risk Management & Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[achieving excellence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[augmented intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cognitive biases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consultancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[critiquing performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information edge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Clare Flynn Levy of Essentia Analytics &#160; In the last year, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gone from the purview of science fiction movies to something that appears almost daily in our newsfeeds. Commentators display almost an almost religious zeal in predicting the changes that will be brought about by this latest technological leapfrog. This is not [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ranked CTAs to End July</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-ranked-ctas-to-end-july/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 17:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best performing funds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last 36 months these are the top-ranked managed futures programs for absolute return.* Please note that this table updates in the week after the close of the month. Click on a program to see more detail (right mouse click to open in a new window or tab). *source:Fundpeak.com]]></description>
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		<title>Size Effect On Performance Still Applies To Hedge Funds in 2017</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/size-effect-on-performance-still-applies-to-hedge-funds-in-2017/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund allocations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Large hedge fund management groups]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nimbleness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[size effect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smaller managers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge The graphic below shows how hedge fund returns have varied across fund sizes. For June 2017 year-to-date, medium sized hedge funds (US$100m &#8211; US$500m) posted the best returns with 3.53% gains, while small and large hedge funds were up 3.40% and 2.64% respectively. Over the past year, small sized hedge funds posted the best [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Has Brexit Prospect Already Spooked  US Macro Managers In London?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/has-brexit-prospect-already-spooked-us-macro-managers-in-london/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 23:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Mountain Capital Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brexit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caxton Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citadel Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davidson Kempner European Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elliott Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortress Investment Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graham Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund staffing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highbridge Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Capital Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moore Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oaktree Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Och-Ziff Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Och-Ziff Management Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Point72 Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polygon Global Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staff retention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tudor Capital Europe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; HFI has been tracking the trends in employment of American hedge funds in London since 2010. The links below this article show two of the previous related articles. What prompted today&#8217;s article was the release of results from Fortress Investment Group  &#8211; a company that has [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Low Vol, Divergences, A Dow Theory Signal And An Extension on the Dow -Hmmmm</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/low-vol-divergences-a-dow-theory-signal-and-an-extension-on-the-dow-hmmmm/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HED Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S&P 500]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy views]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Dollar strength]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Richard Edwards of HED Capital Management &#160; Dow Jones futures have made a daily-scale top extension (by Tuesday&#8217;s close). This comes immediately after the occurrence of &#8216;divergence&#8217; between two Dow indices pointed out on Monday &#8211; a Dow Theory sell signal for equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average itself has risen, ignoring lurching drops [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>More than the Money: Seven Steps to Protect Your Firm from the Fallout of a Cyberattack</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/more-than-the-money-seven-steps-to-protect-your-firm-from-the-fallout-of-a-cyberattack/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[counsel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crisis communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber-attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cybersecurity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hackers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Constance N. Hubbell, President, The Hubbell Group, Inc. &#160; Asked why he robbed banks, legendary bandit Willie Sutton said, “Because that’s where the money is.” Today, many criminals steal with laptops, not guns, but they still go where the money is, and – with $3 trillion in assets under management[1] – hedge funds are [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Equity Long/Short for Retail – Replication Solves the Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/equity-longshort-for-retail-replication-solves-the-issues/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alpha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity beta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund indices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[manager selection skill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[replication]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Beer Chief Executive Officer of  Beachhead Capital Management The model for allocating to equity long/short funds is broken.  The mentality of most allocators is to chase the “hot dot” – that is, invest with a fund that performed well recently and hope the hot streak continues.  This approach is based on the discredited assumption [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Infographic – European Hedge Funds 2017</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/infographic-european-hedge-funds-2017/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domiciles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[launches and closures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[2017 year-to-date return for Europe v other regions  All Data from Eurekahedge]]></description>
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		<title>European Hedge Fund Industry May Rouse</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-hedge-fund-industry-may-rouse/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital allocations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Investor Sentiment Survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Equity Long-Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment intentions survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preqin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; It has been noted by HFI* that the European hedge fund industry has lagged in recovery in comparison with that of the United States. The sluggardly activity is on both sides &#8211; European-based hedge funds have not raised much new capital at all post the Credit [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Brevan Howard – Graphic of the Day – AUM v Regulated Staff</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/brevan-howard-graphic-of-the-day-aum-v-regulated-staff/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assets under management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brevan Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staffing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; (Approved Persons are staff registered with UK regulator the FCA)]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day – Europe’s Decline v. US as Hedge Fund Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-europes-decline-v-us-as-hedge-fund-investors/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 10:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital allocations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutional investors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Preqin Over recent years Europe-based investors have accounted for a decreasing proportion of capital allocated to hedge funds by institutional investors worldwide, as some have pulled back from investing in the asset class and investors in other regions have increased their activity. Europe-based institutions accounted for 32% of institutional capital invested in hedge funds in December 2011; this figure has [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Tages Adds Storied CTA to UCITS Platform</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/tages-adds-storied-cta-to-ucits-platform/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 10:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fund launch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rotella Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tages Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCITS hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Europe&#8217;s biggest hedge fund seeder has backed a new UCITS launch. Tages Capital has launched a UCITS version of the Rotella Polaris strategy, a managed futures program with a long pedigree run by Rotella Capital Management. Rotella, established by Robert Rotella in 1995, has been a pioneer in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GSAM Research on Hedge Fund Strategies in Liquid Alts – Event Driven Falls Short</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gsam-research-on-hedge-fund-strategies-in-liquid-alts-event-driven-falls-short/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative mutual funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversification benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long-Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquid alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morningstar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relative Value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tactical trading/macro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Nadia Papagiannis, Director of Alternative Investment Strategy at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, with editing by Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; In a recent paper Goldman Sachs Asset Management analysed alternative mutual funds. In this analysis, we narrow down the vast universe of liquid alternatives to the funds that may better provide the differentiated return and risk characteristics of hedge funds. We [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Marshalling Marketing Resources In New Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/marshalling-marketing-resources-in-new-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 11:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund structuring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lead generators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing message]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[third party marketers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By George Alexander* There are number of ways to deploy resources for marketing in a new hedge fund. Here experienced hedge fund COO George Alexander explains some of his decision making in using in-house marketing capability and some of the options to out-source getting to the right investors.  &#160; We have only one marketing executive, and it [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurers Continued to Pull Away from Hedge Funds in 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/insurers-continued-to-pull-away-from-hedge-funds-in-2016/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 09:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNA Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund allocations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln National Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property and casualty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic asset allocation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[US insurance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voya Financial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Jason Hopper and Dan Heitlinger of A.M.Best &#160; Our November 2016 report, “Hedge Fund Performance Has Insurers Reducing Exposure,” noted rising investor concerns surrounding the performance of hedge funds and the insurance industry’s exposure to this asset class from 2013-2015. Based on 2016 data from year-end NAIC statutory financial statements, the insurance industry has continued pulling back its investment [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>London-based Hedge Fund Rich List 2017</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/london-based-hedge-fund-rich-list-2017/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 11:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKO Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueCrest Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brevan Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capula Investment Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caxton Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlemagne Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CQS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egerton Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLG Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSA Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lansdowne Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marshall Wace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moore Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Och-Ziff Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odey Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RiverCrest Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rovida Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soros Fund Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Children’s Investment Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sunday Times Rich List]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toscafund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK hedge fund managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winton Capital Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Dropping out of the Top 20 &#8211; Michael Cohen, Och-Ziff Capital Management; Sir John Beckwith, RiverCrest Capital; Sir Paul Ruddock, Lansdowne Partners, and Nicolai Tangen of AKO Capital. &#160; &#160; Related articles: Hedge Fund Managers in 2016 Sunday Times Rich List (Apr 2016) Odey Is Big Riser In Hedge Fund Rich List (Apr 2014) The Sunday Times Hedge [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Year in Activism Infographic</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-year-in-activism-infographic/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2017 09:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Activist Insight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Activist Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allan Gray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amber Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bulldog Investors LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carl Icahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corvex Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elliott Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GAMCO Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Icahn Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mangrove Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proxy fights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[selling short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short sellers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starboard Value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teleios Capital Partners]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Activist Insight &#160; related content: Consultant Verus Negative on Outlook for Event Driven Hedge Funds (Jan 2017) Can Activism Survive A Down Market? (March 2016) John Paulson on the Benefits of Activism (Dec 2010) &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Besides Greed, What Motivates Insider Traders?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/besides-greed-what-motivates-insider-traders/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 08:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[espionage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Galleon Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insider traders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raj Rajaratnam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rajat Gupta]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Snyder, Executive Coach &#160; Scott London, a senior partner at a Big 4 accounting firm, shared inside secrets to help a buddy in a tight financial spot. After following the rules for 26 years, why would he commit fraud? Insider traders — mostly males — do it for the money, of course, but they’re also [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Critical Challenges For Emerging Hedge Fund Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-critical-challenges-for-emerging-hedge-fund-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2017 11:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bell Rock Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cybersecurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging hedge fund managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[institutional quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Key man risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Evan Judd, Independent Director Bell Rock Group Even in the most challenging and difficult economic environments, the allure of starting a hedge fund is still a powerful draw for many experienced investment professionals. Starting your own firm on your own terms, being your own boss, running things your way, all the while beating the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Launches in 1Q 2017</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-launches-in-1q-2017/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domiciles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fund launches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North American hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Offshore hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy breakdown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCITS hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Preqin &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; related content: Graphic of the Day: UCITS Share of European Hedge Fund Launches (Dec 2016) Cayman’s Share of World Hedge Funds Shrinks, Particularly For New Funds (April 2016)]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Buy CTAs Rather Than Macro in 2017</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/investors-buy-ctas-rather-than-macro-in-2017/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Macro Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North American hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US institutional investors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff The latest data from Eurekahedge shows the best flows into the hedge fund industry for a number of years for the first quarter of 2017. Preliminary net asset flows were positive in March with US$9.3 billion of inflows into the industry. Investor subscriptions have picked up pace since the start of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Macro &amp; CTAs Squeezed – Graphic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/global-macro-ctas-squeezed-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global hedge fund industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy breakdown]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Research data &#160; related content: Hedge Fund Industry Infographic from Preqin with 2017 Outlook Graphic of the Day: UCITS Share of European Hedge Fund Launches Graphic of the Day – North American Hedge Fund Industry Infographic]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Positioning Around The French Elections</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-positioning-around-the-french-elections/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Equity Long-Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French presidential elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lyxor Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merger arbitrage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special situations funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Lyxor Asset Management* Hello, Please find attached this week&#8217;s Lyxor Weekly Brief. This is a weekly report from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team, focused on hedge fund flows, performance and positioning. It aims at identifying trends in hedge fund investing every week, while leveraging on the proprietary information accessible through the Managed Account Platform. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Investment Due Diligence – Sample Report From Consultant</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-due-diligence-sample-report-from-consultant/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 15:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firm ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halcyon Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[idea generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Key man risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manager monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manager selection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portfolio construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Investment Due Diligence Report Halcyon Asset Management, LLC Master Custodial Account Report written by the A Consultant Hedge Fund Research Team March 27, 2015 Executive Summary This review has been requested by The Client. The scope of this review and the rating is limited to the general investment capabilities of Halcyon Asset management, LLC (the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotations of the Week from Kyle Bass</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotations-of-the-week-from-kyle-bass/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2017 12:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Loeb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hayman Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyle Bass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RealVision]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From RealVision Interview with Kyle Bass of Hayman Capital Management, L.P. from late June 2016: &#38;nbsp My friend Dan Loeb says to me all the time &#8220;There are no short-sellers on the Forbes 400 list, so be careful.&#8221; &#38;nbsp &#8220;Don&#8217;t (habitually) bet on Armageddon &#8211; it only happens once.&#8221; &#38;nbsp &#8220;To throw caution to the wind, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Disruption in Settlements by Blockchain Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/disruption-in-settlements-by-blockchain-technology/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2017 20:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aite Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Securities Exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blockchain Depositories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Distributed Ledger Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethereum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial services industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hyperledger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nasdaq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Overstock.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[securities settlement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff, based on the work of Javier Paz of Aite Group &#160; Hedge Fund Insight bought into the prospects for Blockchain Technology in finance some time ago (see related articles below).  Amongst the first areas to be impacted in asset management is securities settlements. The following article is based on three Impact Reports [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>New Book: “Successfully Launching A Hedge Fund in Europe”</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/now-available-the-new-book/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 04:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now available on Amazon*, the new title published by Hedge Fund Insight: &#8220;Successfully Launching A Hedge Fund in Europe&#8221;. Leading service providers share the do&#8217;s and dont&#8217;s of getting into the hedge fund industry, and seasoned executives share their experiences of setting up funds and meeting new managers. Chapter 1. The Launch Environment   (written by Simon Kerr of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ramp Up Your CRM’s Effectiveness With These 10 Steps</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/ramp-up-your-crms-effectiveness-with-these-10-steps/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Client Relationship Management System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effectiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investor relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity tool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationship management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales & marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Satuit Technologies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Alan Underdown, Managing Director – Europe, Satuit Technologies &#160; OVERVIEW: In today’s intense capital raising landscape the majority of hedge funds and alternative asset managers now recognise that CRM is a key investment. It supports not just day-to-day investor relations, sales, marketing, relationship management and compliance processes but it is also a strategic investment [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Private Debt Infographic From bfinance</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/global-private-debt-infographic-from-bfinance/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bfinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dry powder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European demand]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[market intelligence paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private debt deals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[unitranche loans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Source: bfinance, extracted from the bfinance market intelligence paper ‘Direct Lending – What’s Different Now?]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Industry Infographic from Preqin with 2017 Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-industry-infographic-from-preqin-with-2017-outlook/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 09:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016 returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global hedge fund industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infographic]]></category>
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		<title>Emerging Market Hedge Fund Demand – The Six Month Rule in Action</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/emerging-market-hedge-fund-demand-the-six-month-rule-in-action/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Suisse Capital Services Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund investor survey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[institutional investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redemptions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[six month rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; The &#8220;2017 Credit Suisse Global Survey of Hedge Fund Investor Appetite and Activity&#8221; contains the latest example of the six-month rule in action. Regular readers will know the rule and it&#8217;s workings (given below). If you haven&#8217;t heard of the rule and you have to do some marketing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fund Administration Biz Continues to Concentrate – NT Acquires UBS Fund Admin Units</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fund-administration-biz-continues-to-concentrate-nt-acquires-ubs-fund-admin-units/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consolidation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund administrators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prime brokerage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; The trend for increasing concentration in the administration of funds has been going on nearly as long as the trend for concentration in the management of hedge fund assets. The latest example is given in this press release: &#160; UBS Group AG and Northern Trust Corporation announce that UBS [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>MiFID II is a regulatory barrier to innovation says Linedata</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/mifid-ii-is-a-regulatory-barrier-to-innovation-says-linedata/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Management Market Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linedata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MiFID II]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulatory barriers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Patricia Regnault, Europe head of asset management at Linedata &#160; Linedata responds to interim findings in the FCA’s Asset Management Market Study around barriers to entry, innovation and technological advances, ahead of next week’s (20 February) deadline for feedback:   Increases in the overall burden of regulation presents an ongoing barrier for those asset management [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Reports But Not Subscriptions By Mobile Phone</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-reports-but-not-subscriptions-by-mobile-phone/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital raising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content driven marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manager letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinterest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[potential investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smartphones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the internet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Hedge Fund Insight has given attention to digital commerce and communication as they relate to hedge funds. The latest summation of internet trends captured in the infographic below from vpnMentor raises a few prompts for hedge fund marketers. Manager letters are quite likely to be read via a smartphone &#8211; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Novus Reports on Shorting in European Equites</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/novus-reports-on-shorting-in-european-equites/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disclosable shorts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Equity Long-Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novus Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short covering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shorting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Luca Angelini of Novus &#160; Using the daily filings from the European Short Disclosure Regulation (ESMA), we track over thirty billion Euros in short investments across more than two hundred managers. The first chart below shows changes in sector exposures and the best short picks from the past month. Also ranked are the most [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>KKR Addresses Its Mis-Step In Acquiring Prisma Through PAAMCO Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/kkr-addresses-its-mis-step-in-acquiring-prisma-through-paamco-deal/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avoca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consolidation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distribution networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fund of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Girish Reddy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KKR & Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[margins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAAMCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prisma Capital Partners]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff It was announced today that PAAMCO and KKR Prisma are to form a Strategic Partnership to create a new liquid alternatives investment firm. As PAAMCO has been fiercely independent and Prisma was acquired by Private Equity giant KKR in 2012 to give growth to its&#8217; liquid alternatives business this has [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Outlook  – Greater Dispersion To Aid Equity Strategies, Credit? Not So Much</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-outlook-greater-dispersion-to-aid-equity-strategies-credit-not-so-much/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[50 South Capital Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit spreads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distressed investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity market neutral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Macro Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy views]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trading-oriented strategies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by 50 South Capital Advisors, LLC. INTRODUCTION After a volatile first quarter of 2016, global equity and bond markets regained their footing and finished in positive territory for the year. European equities were the regional exception, with the MSCI European Index posting negative returns through November. Although markets overall generated positive returns for investors in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Industry Take On “A Modest Proposal”</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-industry-take-on-a-modest-proposal/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[averages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investor perception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overpopulated industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panegyric Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power law distribution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Diane Harrison, principal of Panegyric Marketing &#160; Jonathan Swift, one of the great satirists of all time, published a disturbing and provocative essay, ‘A Modest Proposal,’ in 1729 suggesting a unique and terrible solution to Ireland’s famine crisis. In his piece, Swift recommended cannibalism as a wholesale solution to Ireland’s struggles with overpopulation, starvation, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Coaches Can Take Portfolio Managers &amp; Traders To The Next Level</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/coaches-can-take-portfolio-managers-traders-to-the-next-level/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2017 18:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Management & Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behavioural analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional detachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Rajan Chopra, CEO of Chopra Coaching LLC &#160; Ask traders if they would like coaching to improve performance and one might either get a quizzical look or “Coaching? What’s coaching going to teach me that I don’t already know?” It’s understandable that many are skeptical about the value of coaching and resistant to it [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Disappearing World – EM Mandates in the Hedge Fund Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/shrinking-em-mandates-in-hedge-fund-industry/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EM hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geographic mandates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North American hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff The composition of the hedge fund industry is always changing at the margin through two causes &#8211; subscriptions and redemptions and investment performance. Seeing the occasional snapshot, a moment in time, does not reflect the trends, the change. Recent data from Eurekahedge showed a trend that has been little reported [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Consultant Verus Negative on Outlook for Event Driven Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/consultant-verus-negative-on-outlook-for-event-driven-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Distressed Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distressed investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge Indices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relative Value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verus Investments]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; In a recent report Verus, the investment consultant created out of the combination of Wurts and Strategic Investment Solutions, was constructive on the outlook for three out of five hedge fund strategies. The consultant gave forward-looking views across the broad hedge fund investment strategies as shown in the table below. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Wishing Our Readers A Peaceful Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/wishing-our-readers-a-peaceful-christmas/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 09:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From All at Hedge Fund Insight &#160; Wishing Our Readers A Peaceful Christmas]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day: UCITS Share of European Hedge Fund Launches</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-ucits-share-of-european-hedge-fund-launches/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[absolute return UCITS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCITS hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge &#160; The percentage of UCITS launches showed an upward trend between 2008 and 2011, as the post-financial crisis period created a healthy demand for regulated investment products from investors. Furthermore, the need to strengthen Europe’s overall financial system also made a strong case for managers to opt for a UCITS brand. Even though the percentage [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Pressures to Adapt in Ernst &amp; Young Hedge Fund Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/pressures-to-adapt-in-ernst-young-hedge-fund-survey/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2016 18:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ernst & Young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fee concessions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fee pressures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human resource management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Large hedge fund management groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prime brokerage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Separately Managed Accounts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Ernst &#38; Young This is the Executive Summary of the 2016 Global Hedge Fund and Investor Survey Shrinking returns and escalating investor demands. Downward pressure on fees and unrelenting requirements to have robust operating models. This year, competing forces came together to culminate in the perfect storm. In a year marked by lackluster performance and rising investor expectations, one inevitably [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Tages – Europe’s Largest HF Seeder – Gets A Capital Infusion from Trapani</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/tages-europes-largest-hf-seeder-gets-a-capital-infusion-from-trapani/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Francesco Trapani]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Francesco Trapani has acquired a 9% equity stake in Tages Holding by means of a dedicated capital increase, to be approved by Bank of Italy. Francesco Trapani, is the former CEO of the Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer, Bulgari, and is credited with the turnaround of the business. Trapani acts as an advisor to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Coping Strategies for Investment Decision Making</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/3-coping-strategies-for-investment-decision-making/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 11:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mark Rzepczynski, CEO at AMPHI Research and Trading, LLC The behavioral finance revolution has added immensely to our knowledge on the aberrations from efficient markets and rational expectations. Mistakes happen because we are sloppy thinkers. However, the wide list of behavioral biases does not help us define what it means to be rational in real life [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Perspectives on Hedge Funds in 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/canadian-perspectives-on-hedge-funds-in-2016/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 22:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From CFA Montreal Association A Q&#38;A on hedge funds in Canada with: Marc Amirault, MBA, President and CEO, Director of Investments, Crystalline Management (single manager hedge fund business) Jean-François Papillon, MBA, CFA, Portfolio Manager and Wealth Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns Yves Caron, MBA, CFA, Vice-President, Research, iNFiNi-t Wealth Management Advisers Inc. To begin, perhaps each [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Overview of North American and South American Hedge Funds – Graphic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/overview-of-north-american-and-south-american-hedge-funds-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge NORTH AMERICAN HEDGE FUNDS SOUTH AMERICAN HEDGE FUNDS &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Performance Has Insurers Reducing Exposure Says AM Best</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-performance-has-insurers-reducing-exposure-says-am-best/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jason Hopper and Ken Johnson of A.M. Best With interest rates remaining persistently low, NAIC Schedule BA assets, which include alternative investment securities, have generally provided insurers with the potential for higher risk-adjusted returns to help mitigate the decline in higher portfolio book yields. Without a meaningful increase in interest rates, insurers have limited choices for investing new dollars from [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Europe Reworked: The Impact of Political Change</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/europe-reworked-the-impact-of-political-change/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Michael Browne, Portfolio Manager European Long/Short at Martin Currie Politics will undoubtedly remain one of the key macro themes for Europe over the next 12 months. A packed list of elections, rising anti-establishment sentiment and the re-emergence of Greek debt will all play a crucial role in determining the future direction of the European Union [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Compliance staff in Demand – Infographic</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/compliance-staff-in-demand-infographic/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 09:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Morgan McKinley &#160; https://morganmckinley.co.uk]]></description>
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		<title>The Hartford 3Q Income Report Positive on Hedge Fund Contribution</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-hartford-3q-income-report-positive-on-hedge-fund-contribution/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Today The Hartford reported its&#8217; Third Quarter 2016 Net Income. Included in the press release was this paragraph: &#8220;Third quarter 2016 net investment income totaled $772 million, before tax, a 6% increase from third quarter 2015, principally due to higher investment income from LPs. Investment income from LPs totaled [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bleak House (or The Outlook for Hedge Funds)</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bleak-house-or-the-outlook-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 23:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[allocations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diane Harrison, principal of Panegyric Marketing &#160; Charles Dickens’ Bleak House spins a tale of mystery, intrigue, family dynamics, and irony in the Victorian age that had readers gripped by its indictment of the English court system. While the novel is packed with intricate plot twists and turns, the main story line centers on the contested will case of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Process Using Behavioral Science</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/5-easy-ways-to-improve-your-process-using-behavioral-science/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 12:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Clare Flynn Levy of Essentia Analytics &#160; It’s no secret that professional investors often struggle to apply the theoretical lessons of behavioral finance to their everyday activity. That’s why I founded Essentia Analytics. Our service helps active investors apply behavioral science to their own decision-making and generate measurable alpha gains, as a result. Here [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation of the Day from Steve Cohen of Point72</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-from-steve-cohen-of-point72/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Point72 Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quantopian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cohen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the trading day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;But the markets are different today—you don’t necessarily have to sit in front of the screens as much anymore, because a lot of time during the day markets are just meandering around. Actually I think the most important part of the day is the last hour of the day. But there’s times during the day [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day – North American Hedge Fund Industry Infographic</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-north-american-hedge-fund-industry-infographic/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge Related articles: America’s Richest Hedge Fund Managers (Sept 2015) New Hedge Funds Cannot Achieve Even 1.5/15% Fees In U.S. (Apr 2015)]]></description>
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		<title>Euro Leveraged Loans Growing Especially Via SMAs</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/euro-leveraged-loans/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=6775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Alastair Sewell, Manuel Arrive, and Brian Knudsen of Fitch Ratings &#160; Summary Strong Growth, Low Base: Fitch Ratings estimates that open-ended Europe-domiciled loan funds have had strong average annual growth of 50%-60% over the last five years. However, this comes from a low base: Fitch estimates total assets of just EUR40bn across all European open-ended funds at end-June 2016, with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Blockchain &amp; the Funds Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/blockchain-the-funds-industry/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=6770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Damien Cahill of Gecko Governance &#160; For too long, the focus of Blockchain technologies have been on cryptocurrencies, when it can be applied to a range of functional areas. It doesn’t matter what can be sent across the Blockchain. Bitcoins are pieces of data, so why not send a file, a report, a smart [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>College Endowments’ Largest Allocators To Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/college-endowments-largest-allocators-to-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; NOTE: * As of 30 June 2014  ** As of 31 December 2014  *** As of 31 August 2014 **** As of 31 March 2015, endowment only ***** E&#38;F value as of 30 June 2014; allocations as of 30 June 2015 ****** As of 31 May 2014 (1) Assets in absolute return; does not include [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day: Hedge Fund Allocations of Family Offices</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-hedge-fund-allocations-of-family-offices/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2016 10:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=6754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Family Offices reduced their exposure to hedge funds by 10 percent in the 12 months ending in May, according to a report by UBS Group AG and London-based research firm Campden Wealth. Over one third (34 percent) of family offices intend to decrease their allocations to hedge funds, according to the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do Pension Plans Monitor Their Hedge Funds, For Example Florida SBA?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/how-do-pension-plans-monitor-their-hedge-funds-for-example-florida-sba/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 12:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cambridge Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capula Investment Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Graham Capital Management]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=6727</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; The Florida State Board of Administration runs the  $141bn Florida Retirement System Pension Plan through an Investment Advisory Council. As a public body it&#8217;s papers are available online, and an exploration of the material gives an insight into the way large pension plans, and State sponsored plans in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotations of the Day from “Activist Investing in Europe” Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotations-of-the-day-from-activist-investing-in-europe-conference/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Activist Investing in Europe 2016"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist hedge funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tony Dalwood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; &#8220;Activism is a cyclical activity &#8211; as returns drop off the capital applied to the strategy  goes down.&#8221; &#8211; Edward Bramson, Sherborne Investors Management LP &#160; &#8220;Non-professional activists are engaging in activist investing. So I think the amount of capital in the strategy in Europe is not going to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Smaller Insurers Represent Sales Opportunity For Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/smaller-insurers-represent-sales-opportunity-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Shub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life insurance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Boston Consulting Group]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Gary Shub and Team at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) &#160; &#160; The quest to diversify assets as insurers hunt for higher returns in a low-interest-rate environment suggests that there might be a significant opportunity for asset managers—both independent and insurance owned—to curate and offer alternative investment products for small insurance companies in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Practice for Activists Dealing with the CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/best-practice-for-activists-dealing-with-the-ceo/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marshall Sonenshine, Chairman and Managing Partner at Sonenshine Partners. &#160; 1. Market Forces: Advising the CEO in an Era of Shifting Understandings of Leadership We deal makers represent and counsel CEOs, who are generally unusually talented and demanding people from whom in turn much is demanded. We do this in markets that are often [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of The Day – Hurdle Rates &amp; Tiered Fees in Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-hurdle-rates-tiered-fees-in-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 00:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)* &#160; Among the findings in AIMA&#8217;s paper &#8220;In Concert &#8211; exploring the alignment of interests between hedge fund managers and investors&#8221; :  One-in-three managers now charge performance fees above a hurdle rate, such as a fixed percentage or an index-based benchmark Three-quarters (77%) of managers offer or are [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Daniel Loeb Expects Market Dislocations in the Second Half of 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/daniel-loeb-expects-market-dislocations-in-the-second-half-of-2016/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 00:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Daniel Loeb, Chief Executive Officer of Third Point LLC recently* discussed the performance of the investment portfolio of Third Point Reinsurance, in the course of which he shared some of his expectations for the remainder of 2016.  Our investment portfolio (managed by Third Point LLC) produced strong results in the second [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>High Water Women’s Backpack Drive Delivers Record Number of Backpacks</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/high-water-womens-backpack-drive-delivers-record-number-of-backpacks/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 12:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff High Water Women, a leading philanthropic organization focused on financial literacy and initiatives for low-income children, today announced the completion of its 12th annual Backpack Drive, delivering a record 22,000 fully-supplied backpacks to tristate area children in need. The drive was the culmination of a fundraising effort that started in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Reinsurers Struggle to Match Traditional Market Rivals</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-reinsurers-struggle-to-match-traditional-market-rivals/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 12:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Steve Chirico of AM Best &#160; Reinsurers, for the most part, have been struggling to optimize one side of the balance sheet and its ability to contribute to the return measures and competitiveness of the organization. This is evident by declining investment yields that are due in part to artificially depressed yields on fixed income [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day: What Hedge Funds Do To Pension Returns</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-what-hedge-funds-do-to-pension-returns/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 12:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Research Note &#8220;Hedge Fund-ing the Pension Deficit&#8221; by Cambridge Associates Research Note Conclusion Growth assets that can deliver attractive long-term returns with beneficial effects on total portfolio risk have clear value to plan sponsors, particularly as plans seek to recoup recent funding losses without increasing the portfolio’s risk level. Low beta–high alpha hedge [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Maverick Continues to Increase Portfolio Concentration into 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/maverick-continues-to-increase-portfolio-concentration-into-2016/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 17:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stan Altshuller, Co-founder and Chief Research Officer, and Brett Turenchalk, Analyst – Client Analytics of Novus Partners Inc.   Maverick Capital The definition of entrenched, firmly established and unlikely to change, only partially applies to Maverick Capital. It is firmly established in the hedge fund industry as one of the oldest tiger cubs and commands [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Hedge Fund Side Pockets Work for Investors and Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/how-to-make-hedge-fund-side-pockets-work-for-investors-and-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Evan Judd, Director of Bell Rock Group Side pockets are a useful portfolio management tool that have been around for a number of years, and offer measurable benefits to both investors and hedge fund managers. However, there are also some notable drawbacks as well as possibility for abuse that demand recognition before considering its [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Hedge Fund Manager Can Have Too Many Analysts</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-hedge-fund-manager-can-have-too-many-analysts/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Shinya Deguchi, a Managing Partner at Star Magnolia Capital* &#160; We strongly believe in the fundamental-driven, long-term, concentrated, and active investment approach for both private and public strategies. This includes our buyout, venture capital, public long-only equity and absolute return strategies. As pointed out 46 years ago by journalist Carol J. Loomis (known for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Endowments Reevaluating Hedge Funds NEPC Survey Finds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/endowments-reevaluating-hedge-funds-nepc-survey-finds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 01:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEPC, LLC, one of the industry’s largest independent, full-service investment consulting firms to endowments and foundations, recently published the results of its Q2 2016 NEPC Endowment and Foundation Poll, a measure of endowment and foundation confidence and sentiment related to the economy, investing and market performance. The Q2 Poll included a special focus on how [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>720° Shows How To Work With NPLs in CEE – Podcast</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/720-shows-how-to-work-with-npls-in-cee-podcast/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Distressed Investments Forum held by DDC Financial Group in Prague in June 2016, Simon Kerr Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight, spoke to Stefan Selen, Partner of 720&#176; Restructuring &#038; Advisory, about his business. The podcast covers the background and technical expertise of the team at 720&#176;, and in which CEE territories investors can [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>US Investors Still Expected To Determine Hedge Fund Industry Growth into 2H</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/us-investors-still-expected-to-determine-hedge-fund-industry-growth-into-2h/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 12:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Credit Suisse Capital Services Group and Hedge Fund Insight staff Credit Suisse today announced the results of its mid-year Hedge Fund Investor Sentiment Survey, which polled over 200 global institutional investors representing almost USD 700 billion in hedge fund investments. Participants were surveyed on their hedge fund activities during the first half of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Behavioural Analysis for Investors in Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/behavioural-analysis-for-investors-in-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2016 17:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Aimee F. Kish, CAIA and Leanne ten Brinke, Ph.D. on behalf of TeamCo Advisers Introduction Emoji is widely considered the fastest growing language in the world. Deemed the first truly global vernacular, Emoji has spread dramatically since its creation in 1999. The language consists of static objects, gesturing hands, depictions of actions, and a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Distressed is Investors’ Preference Within Event-Driven</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/distressed-is-investors-preference-within-event-driven/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By the Capital Solutions Team of Barclays Prime Services* &#160; In light of the recent performance of event-driven HFs, we wanted to understand how it had affected investors’ perceptions of the strategy, and what their likely allocation plans were with regard to event driven strategies as a result. Performance versus investor expectations We began by [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day: Ranking Sources of New Clients for Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-ranking-sources-of-new-clients-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2016 09:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From PwC/AIMA Today&#8217;s graphic comes from The Global Hedge Fund Distribution Survey 2015. &#160; &#160; &#160; The report is based on a survey in mid-2015 of 146 AIMA members which manage traditional hedge funds, or liquid alternative funds, or both. The respondents to the survey manage around $550 billion in hedge fund assets, or close to 20% of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>European Asset Management: Slower Growth, Faster Innovation says Fitch</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-asset-management-slower-growth-faster-innovation-says-fitch/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Manuel Arrivé and Alastair Sewell of Fitch Ratings &#160; Faster Industry Changes Ahead: Fitch Ratings’ view is that the European asset management industry is ripe for faster change and possibly disruption. As an industry that has historically been slow and reluctant to change, asset managers show varying degrees of willingness and ability to adapt but the status [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Millennials Open to Persuasion on Retail Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/millennials-open-to-persuasion-on-retail-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 09:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[alternatives]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=6393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Hedge Fund Insight staff, &#160; Approximately 70% of Millennial investors are interested in alternative mutual funds, and wish they knew more about the benefits of alternative investing, according to a recent survey by AMG Funds, the U.S. retail distribution arm of global asset management company Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). The survey polled [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Pension Allocations To Hedge Funds Topped Out? Graphic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/uk-pension-allocations-to-hedge-funds-topped-out-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=6388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Over the past three years Schroders has been tracking the default defined contribution (DC) investment strategies of the UK’s top 350 listed companies every six months to monitor change in asset allocation. Schroders note that &#8220;firms are making steady progress towards more diversified investment strategies, which we believe will help deliver [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Meaningful Work and Relationships: A Conversation with Ray Dalio</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/meaningful-work-and-relationships-a-conversation-with-ray-dalio/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 08:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Milken Institute: Ray Dalio in discussion with Robert Kegan of Harvard Graduate School of Education (59 minutes in total) A radical approach to people development: Radical truth (including mistakes and weaknesses) and radical transparency (tape everything, make the tapes available to everyone). A meritocratic approach. Millennials would find Bridgewater a perfect place to work [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A.M. Best Comments on Insurers’ Hedge Fund Activity:  Road Ahead Looks Rocky</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-m-best-comments-on-insurers-hedge-fund-activity-road-ahead-looks-rocky/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 15:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ken Johnson, CFA, CAIA, FRM, Vice President, A.M. Best. &#160; Headlines reflecting the recent underperformance from the hedge fund industry have caused insurers to rethink their current investment allocations, and whether or not to add allocations to this non-traditional asset class going forward.  However, the ongoing low interest rate environment and more recent equity volatility have [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Stats of the Day – 408 and $18bn</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-stats-of-the-day-408-and-18bn/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; S&#38;P Global Market Intelligence Quarterly Hedge Fund Tracker Findings*: Hedge Funds Sell Off Equity Stakes: Hedge funds have sold off significant portions of their total equity holdings, shedding over $18 billion in total equity positions from Q4 2015 to Q1 2016.  This is the second consecutive quarterly equity sell [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlight on Merger Arbitrage at Paulson &amp; Co</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/spotlight-on-merger-arbitrage-at-paulson-co/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 00:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Introduction &#8211; Part One This article is divided into three parts. The first part is the genesis of the article &#8211; the new supply of funds engaging in the strategy of merger arbitrage, including one from Paulson &#38; Co. The second part is John Paulson&#8217;s writing on the strategy [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Financial Predictions Too Risky To Put In Manager Letters?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/are-financial-predictions-too-risky-to-put-in-manager-letters/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 18:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Susan Weiner, CFA of InvestmentWriting.com &#160; Is it a bad idea to make predictions in your investment commentary because clients will slam you when you’re wrong? Whenever you make predictions, you run the risk of being wrong. But being wrong isn’t a problem, in my mind, if your prediction reflects good thinking. Moreover, think [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple Cartoon</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/apple-cartoon/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; From Investing.com &#8220;Don&#8217;t worry Tim &#8211; I was put in the Naughty Corner a few times myself&#8221; Amid Apple&#8217;s first fall in sales for 13 years, please find analysis, charts and a comic below that might help any coverage you provide on the tech giant&#8217;s earnings miss.   &#8220;The disappointing earnings got a lot [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of The Day: Axis Capital’s Hedge Fund Allocations</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-axis-capitals-hedge-fund-allocations/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; In  2015 Bermudian insurer Axis Capital started to implement a shift in it&#8217;s &#8220;other investments&#8221; which had driven the variations in investment performance for the firm. The strategic shift was to reduce the exposures to hedge funds and put the capital released into direct lending, real estate and private [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Implications of the New FINRA Registration Requirement for Algorithmic Traders</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/implications-of-the-new-finra-registration-requirement-for-algorithmic-traders/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By by Brian T. Daly, Julian Rainero, David S. Sieradzki, William J. Barbera and Derek N. Lacarrubba of Schulte Roth &#38; Zabel LLP &#160; On April 7, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s proposed amendments[1] to NASD rule 1032 (Categories of Representative Registration).[2] These amendments will require FINRA members [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Distressed Investing in Europe – Overview &amp; Prospects from Deloitte</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/distressed-investing-in-europe-overview-prospects-from-deloitte/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>How To Improve Your Mindset For Trading &amp; Investing</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/how-to-improve-your-mindset-for-trading-investing/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Taylor Pearson, with an introduction by Simon Kerr of Enhance Consulting &#160; Introduction This essay has been published on HFI (with permission) not because it mentions two familiar names/brands from the hedge fund industry (Ray Dalio and Bridgewater, and Peter Thiel of Clarium Capital). Rather, a number of constructions that are key to successful [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Lower U.S. Oil Output Is Positive For Oil And Risk Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/lower-u-s-oil-output-is-positive-for-oil-and-risk-assets/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Warren C. Smith, MRB – The Macro Research Board &#160; The rebound in risk assets since mid-February should persist as investors slowly unwind their fears of a recession. Sentiment is still fragile and economic activity will be slow to improve (and choppy), but it is becoming clear that the markets significantly overreacted to weak [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Managers in 2016 Sunday Times Rich List</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-managers-in-2016-sunday-times-rich-list/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 23:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST 2016 THE RICHEST HEDGE FUND MANAGERS   2016 rank 2015 rank Name Hedge fund Wealth Wealth increase/decrease 1 1= Michael Platt BlueCrest Capital £2.1bn Up £600m 2 4 Sir Michael Hintze CQS £1.28bn Up £50m 3 7 David Harding Winton Capital £1.15bn Up £150m 4 1= Alan Howard Brevan Howard [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Altin Rewarded For Big Position In Two Sigma Compass</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/altin-rewarded-for-big-position-in-two-sigma-compass/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; The portfolio of ALTIN AG , the Swiss alternative investment company listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, is well diversified as it contains 40 hedge funds. That degree of diversification is unnecessary from the academic perspective, but does minimise blow-up risk.  There are, however, a number of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cayman’s Share of World Hedge Funds Shrinks, Particularly For New Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/caymans-share-of-world-hedge-funds-shrinks-particularly-for-new-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Recent data releases from Eurekahedge show the increasing significance of onshore hedge funds, and the consequent relative decline of hedge funds registered offshore. Year by year Cayman Islands registered hedge funds took less share of the domiciles of funds launched.  This trend accelerated post 2008 to the extent that [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Howard Marks’ Words in 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/howard-marks-words-in-2016/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Howard Marks, co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Group, is a closely followed as a commentator on investment matters.  Here is a small selection of his comments and prognostications from this year. &#160; &#8220;Experience is what you got when you didn’t get what you wanted.” &#8220;I view alternative investing as like [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of The Day: Dispersion of Sharpe Ratios In Alternative Mutual Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-dispersion-of-sharpe-ratios-in-alternative-mutual-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From AlphaCore Capital Today&#8217;s graphic comes from AlphaCore Capital LLC, a registered Investment Advisor from La Jolla California, and has been put together by Jonathan Belanger, CFA, the Director of Research. It was intended to show that using average returns is not an appropriate approach to working with alternative investment strategies. Dispersion of Sharpe Ratios [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Lyxor To Stick With Overweight in Merger Arbitrage</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/lyxor-to-stick-with-overweight-in-merger-arbitrage/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Lyxor Asset Management &#160; March has been a positive month for risk assets. As soon as mid-February, the Fed started to prepare markets for a softer stance than expected by market participants. Mid-March, it delivered at the FOMC meeting with a downward revision of growth and inflation forecasts for 2016, consolidating the rally in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>ZIRPs and NIRPs and Unintended Consequences</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/zirps-and-nirps-and-unintended-consequences/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brooks Ritchey, Senior Managing Director, K2 Advisors, Franklin Templeton Solutions &#160; &#160; Monetary policy around the world has taken an unprecedented turn—with negative interest rates now the norm in several parts of the world. Brooks Ritchey, Senior Managing Director of K2 Advisors, sees scant evidence to prove this policy approach is working to stimulate [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Challenges YTD For Active Managers Says GAM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/challenges-ytd-for-active-managers-says-gam/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2016 04:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management &#160; March concluded a volatile quarter across financial markets, as modest headline moves in many cases belied significant intra-quarter risk reversals and choppiness. The MSCI World index closed down 0.2% for the quarter against a very steep sell-off through 11 February, followed by a reversal and strong rally into the end [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund M&amp;A … Deals Are Flowing</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-ma-deals-are-flowing/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 00:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Madison Street Capital 2016 is gearing up to be one of the most active years in terms of M&#38;A activity for the hedge fund industry. Propelled by the wave of transactions in the fourth quarter of 2015, many positive factors are leading indicators that M&#38;A deal momentum will continue, positioning 2016 to be a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Debt Capital Markets Review For First Quarter 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/debt-capital-markets-review-for-first-quarter-2016/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2016 01:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Thomson Reuters &#160; Global Deals Intelligence GLOBAL DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS ACTIVITY FALLS 8% Overall global debt capital markets activity totalled US$1.6 trillion during the first quarter of  2016, an 8% decline compared to the first quarter of 2015 and the slowest opening period for global debt capital markets activity since 2008. First quarter global [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Digital on Logistics – Graphic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-impact-of-digital-on-logistics-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The top trends for 2016 in the logistics industry from 2Flow source: www.2flow.ie/pick-and-pack.html]]></description>
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		<title>Summary of “The Most Important Thing” by Howard Marks</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/summary-of-the-most-important-thing-by-howard-marks/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ken Faulkenberry of Arbor Investment Planner &#160; Howard Marks, author of &#8220;The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor&#8221;, is the Chairman of the Oaktree Capital Management. Marks was one of the original founders and is famous for his “memos to Oaktree clients” which he uses liberally throughout the book to add [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphics Of The Day –  Odey European Fund’s Balance Sheet</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphics-of-the-day-odey-european-funds-balance-sheet/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Net short of equity exposure by over 100% of balance sheet. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Top 10 positions include 6 short positions. The sizing of the JGB/Australian Govt. Bond positions make it look like one relative [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Groups Still Largely Ignoring Social Media Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-groups-still-largely-ignoring-social-media-opportunities/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Peppercomm &#160; Hedge funds are becoming a hot topic on social media, though hedge funds themselves still sit on the sidelines. In a just-released survey of trends in hedge fund communications, communications and marketing firm Peppercomm found conversations about hedge funds happening in 2015 at never-before seen levels on social media. The media analysed were [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Beta Component of Returns Hits Absolute Return Funds – Fitch</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/beta-component-of-returns-hits-absolute-return-funds-fitch/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Manuel Arrivé and Alastair Sewell of Fitch Ratings &#160; Returns Reveal Beta Exposures in Absolute Return Funds Absolute Return (AR) funds showed their poorest performance since 2008, with average 12-month rolling returns sinking to – 5.2%, principally as a result of poorly managed drawdowns. Only 11% of funds showed positive performance over 12 months [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Activism Survive A Down Market?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/can-activism-survive-a-down-market/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 18:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Josh Black, Editor of Activist Insight &#160; Davidoff Solomon is the Co-Director of Berkeley’s Center for Law, Business and the Economy. In January he wrote a column in &#8220;The New York Times&#8221; suggesting that 2016 would be the year activists met their match—not greater skepticism from institutional investors, or a new corporate governance framework, but [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Winton Leans Green</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/winton-leans-green/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 23:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; From Twitter: TCV SE England ‏@TCVSouthEast Amazing day Sunday hedge-planting with our friends at @RBWM, @CarbonAcademy and @WintonCapital. 550 trees! Thanks! Likes 2 11:34 AM &#8211; 14 Mar 2016 Eton Wick, England]]></description>
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		<title>The Revival of the Market for Securitization of NPLs in Italy – A Podcast with Michelangelo Margaria of Moody’s</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-revival-of-the-market-for-securitization-of-npls-in-italy-a-podcast-with-michelangelo-margaria-of-moodys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Distressed Investments Forum held by DDC Financial Group in London in March 2016, Simon Kerr Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight spoke to Michelangelo Margaria of Moody&#8217;s Investor Services about the revival of the the market for securitization of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) in Italy. The first issuance of the second wave (the first started [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Senfina Is Blackstone’s Top Hedge Fund Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/senfina-is-blackstones-top-hedge-fund-unit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/senfina-is-blackstones-top-hedge-fund-unit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 14:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Stephen Schwarzman, the Chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group, was recently asked which of the Group&#8217;s hedge fund businesses was doing particularly well. His answer was to select Blackstone Senfina Advisors, a business launched as recently as 2014. Senfina Advisors is the Blackstone unit that mimics Izzy Englander&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Trends in Insurance for 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-10-trends-in-insurance-for-2016/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 12:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Aite Group &#160; Though the U.S. insurance industry is entering 2016 well capitalized and profitable, too much capital capacity does not bode well for pricing as new capital flows in, seeking opportunities and driving pricing competition. Against this backdrop, insurers will be juggling priorities: modernizing their core systems, maintaining profitability within existing portfolios, accelerating [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors in Hedge Funds and Marketers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/investors-in-hedge-funds-and-marketers/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2016 10:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff A group of hedge fund allocators and feeder fund marketers are all travelling by train to Lausanne for the same conference. The allocators of capital make a big deal out of making sure they each have their tickets, but the marketers report that they just had one of their number [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>ALTIN’s Board Does It’s Job And Deserves Support</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/altins-board-does-its-job-and-deserves-support/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2016 11:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; The Board of Listed fund of hedge funds Altin AG is under pressure to change the composition of the Board and to pay out a special dividend from retained earnings.  The existing Board has done a good job post Credit Crunch, as these extracts from the EGM Statement show: [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>VAT Year-End Approaching: Are Hedge Fund Managers Ready?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/vat-year-end-approaching-are-hedge-fund-managers-ready/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kamlesh Chauhan, Senior Manager, Haysmacintyre &#160; The rules governing VAT are continually changing due to new VAT legislation being introduced, updates in HMRC’s guidance and interpretation and various case law precedents and decisions being released over time. Hedge fund businesses will often not have considered their VAT position in any detail for a number [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Buyers’ Market in Energy M&amp;A?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-buyers-market-in-energy-ma/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2016 10:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Merrill Corporation/DataSite.com &#160; Introduction The oil and gas sector has been a significant contributor to global M&#38;A activity in 2015, despite a more than 60 percent decline in crude oil prices. Both strategic and financial buyers have been active in pursuing mergers and acquisitions (M&#38;A). Oil and gas was the third most active sector [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ford Pension Plans Cut Equity And Event For Macro And Multi-Strat</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-strategy-allocation-shifts-of-the-ford-pension-plans/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2016 11:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; The investment strategy allocation of portfolios of hedge funds is a function of the target return and drawdown tolerance of the end investor over a multi-year period. The pension plans of the Ford Motor Company are part way through a five-year de-risking process &#8211; the U.S. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Low Oil Prices: A Supply, Not A Demand Issue</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/low-oil-prices-a-supply-not-a-demand-issue/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Perkins and Phillip Colmar, MRB – The Macro Research Board &#160; The collapse in oil prices is being driven primarily by supply rather than demand factors. The decline in oil prices over 2014 and 2015 coincided with a massive increase in crude oil inventories. It is also important to note that global oil [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Legg Mason Sees No Growth at Permal in Next Two Years But Lots at Entrust</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/legg-mason-sees-no-growth-at-permal-in-next-two-years-but-lots-at-entrust/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 12:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Yesterday&#8217;s release of the 10-Q filing of Legg Mason, parent of fund-of- funds group Permal, contained an update on the parent&#8217;s expectations of growth at the hedge fund subsidiary.  Expectations have been lowered, leaving the carrying value of the business at less than half of that previously held in LM&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>UBS O’Connor Stalls in 2015</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/ubs-oconnor-stalls-in-2015/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Approximately 25% of O’Connor and HFS performance fee-eligible assets exceeded high-water marks as of 31 December 2015, an improvement from 21% as of 30 September 2015, continuing to reflect challenging market conditions in the fourth quarter.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Gold? Whither The Price of Oil?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/black-gold-whither-the-price-of-oil/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Investing.com &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Reproduced with permission. For data, charts and analytics please visit: investing.com/commodities/brent-oil]]></description>
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		<title>Is This What Hedge Fund Replication Is Supposed to Look Like?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/is-this-what-hedge-fund-replication-is-supposed-to-look-like/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 13:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; When I received the press release headed &#8220;IndexIQ Announces December 2015 Performance of Its IQ Hedge Family of Investable Benchmark Hedge Fund Replication Indexes&#8221; I thought I would have a look at the (relative) returns. According IQ &#8220;the IQ Hedge™ Indexes comprise the first family of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds and Public Relations – The CitySavvy Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-and-public-relations-the-citysavvy-perspective/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 21:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Henrietta Hirst, Director of CitySavvy This is an extract from the forthcoming book &#8220;Setting Up A Hedge Fund  In Europe&#8221; to be published by Hedge Fund Insight shortly. The additional content for this chapter includes a section on how to select the right PR.   S1.Introduction S2. What a PR Company Does For a Hedge [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Lyxor Favours Relative Value &amp; Macro For 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/lyxor-favours-relative-value-macro-for-2016/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jean-Marc Stenger, CIO for Alternative Investments, Lyxor Asset Management &#160; Macro Themes: After navigating between Scylla and Charybdis in 2015 amid growth and deflation scares, 2016 should provide some limited relief. The sturdy, yet aging, expansion in the US should warrant the inception of monetary policy normalization this December. However, all the concerns – [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds to Private Investment Offices – More than a Tendency, less than a Trend</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-to-private-investment-offices-more-than-a-tendency-less-than-a-trend/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bijesh Amin, Co-founder and managing director, Indus Valley Partners &#160; Recently several high-profile hedge fund managers, Michael Platt of BlueCrest Capital, Scott Bommer of SAB Capital and Steve Cohen of SAC Capital (now Point 72),  have decided to hand back investor capital either due to hassles over regulation and investor over-reach ( i.e. the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Asset Flows in 2016 – Multi-Strategy and Macro/CTAs Seen As Beneficiaries</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/asset-flows-in-2016-multi-strategy-and-macroctas-seen-as-beneficiaries/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2016 13:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Laurelli, Head of Research at eVestment &#160; Executive Summary of eVestment’s 2016 Hedge Fund Industry Outlook The Outlook highlights data-driven predictions of hedge fund trends for the upcoming year. The hedge fund industry continues to face dominant short-term and long-term influences. There is consistent evidence to suggest returns influence fund specific flows in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Hedge Funds and Sector Timing</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/study-hedge-funds-and-sector-timing/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[changing weighting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Melina Sanchez, Novus Partners, Inc. &#160; &#160; Are hedge funds good at timing sectors? Yes. Except when it comes to Financials. Over the past 10 years hedge funds have beaten the market. Does this mean they’re skilled, or just lucky? We can confidently say there’s one reason for hedge funds to exist: they generate [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>European Pension Fund Allocations to Hedge Funds – Infographic</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-pension-fund-allocations-to-hedge-funds-infographic/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2015 11:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Pension Fund Allocations to Hedge Funds -Infographic source: Preqin European Pension Fund Allocations to Hedge Funds -Infographic source: Preqin (click on the image for enlarged version) related article: Pensions Plans And Hedge Funds – PIMCO Is The Biggest Winner (Aug 2014) Global Pension Assets Infographic (includes alternatives growth) (July 2015) Alternatives In UK DC [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM’s Anthony Lawler – Hedge Fund Performance in 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gams-anthony-lawler-hedge-fund-performance-in-2016/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2015 02:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management &#160; As year-end approaches, we look ahead to the outlook for active trading and hedge funds in 2016. The choppy waters of 2015 has proved challenging for active managers. Both equities and global bonds are down this year to date as measured by the MSCI World index and the Barclays Global [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bitcoin Is Coming (or at least Blockchain Technology is)</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bitcoin-is-coming-or-at-least-blockchain-technology/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Nomura (NRI) to Conduct Proof of Concept for Applying Blockchain Technology to Banking &#160; Nomura Research Institute (NRI), a leading provider of consulting services and system solutions, today announced it will develop a proof of concept (PoC) for implementing blockchain*1 technology with banking, in collaboration with SBI Sumishin Net [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling the Burn – How Emerging Hedge Funds Should Prioritise Spending</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/feeling-the-burn-how-emerging-hedge-funds-should-prioritise-spending/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diane Harrison, principal of Panegyric Marketing &#160; As another year draws to a close, emerging hedge fund managers wrestle with how to grow their business to the next level, including how to survive another year of cutthroat competition for attracting investors. While the answers to this riddle can be numerous and complex, I thought [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Dangerous Signals Appear in Financial Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/some-dangerous-signals-appear-in-financial-markets/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2015 11:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bond market liquidity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stewart Richardson, Chief Investment Officer of RMG Wealth Management &#160; We held our quarterly investment meeting last week (please let us know if you would like to receive a copy of the chart pack), and as you would expect, in both preparing for the meeting and in discussion during the meeting, we thrashed out [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Opportunities in European Private Debt according to NEPC</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/good-opportunities-in-european-private-debt-according-to-nepc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/good-opportunities-in-european-private-debt-according-to-nepc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 02:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Allan Martin, Partner NEPC, LLC &#160; Historically, there is a high correlation between the Yield-to-Maturity (YTM) of the Barclays Aggregate Index and the benchmark’s 6-year forward return. The current 12/14 Barcap Aggregate 6 yr YTM is 2.3%. With regular corporate bonds with such a low yield, American pension plans with target returns of 7 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Dull YTD Returns for Most Hedge Fund Strategies – Distressed Funds Lag</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/dull-ytd-returns-for-most-hedge-fund-strategies-distressed-funds-lag/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 17:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[arbitrage strategies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge &#160; Hedge funds continued their recovery in Q4 with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.88%1 in November while the MSCI World Index2 grew by 0.38% during the month. On a year-to-date basis, hedge funds are up 2.58% while underlying markets as represented by the MSCI World have gained 1.78%. November was dominated [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Don’t Explode or Implode or Burst</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-dont-explode-or-implode-or-burst/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; The wider the audience for the medium the more emotional or even hysterical the headline about hedge funds. A general circulation national newspaper will carry a headline conflating a hedge fund manager with the much derided banker. Specialist hedge fund media like FINalternatives or the Hedge Fund Intelligence titles [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Market Research as a Source of Insight for Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/market-research-as-a-source-of-insight-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff and Surveygoo.com &#160; The staff of Hedge Fund Insight have taken the view that just publishing the info-graphic below without some context would leave too many readers baffled as to the relevance. There will be readers that do not get the significance of market research for hedge funds. In an [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Regulation Missing the Mark?  Survey from Northern Trust</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/regulation-missing-the-mark-survey-from-northern-trust/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services &#160; In the wake of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, governments around the world raced to put regulations in place to protect investors and reduce the likelihood of a future crisis. The result was a flood of new regulation on a scale not seen since the Great Depression and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Energy Stocks: The Worst May Be Over</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/global-energy-stocks-the-worst-may-be-over/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[deeply oversold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity valuations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil prices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Salvatore Ruscitti, of MRB – The Macro Research Board &#160; We recently upgraded energy stocks to neutral from underweight. Downside risks to oil prices and rising costs for oil producers were key reasons behind our downgrade of the sector in May 2013. Our cautious stance worked out well as a supply-induced bear market in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Life Policies with Jonas Mårtenson of Ress Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/investing-in-life-policies-with-jonas-martenson-of-ress-capital/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/investing-in-life-policies-with-jonas-martenson-of-ress-capital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2015 13:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[life expectancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life settlements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longevity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[uncorrelated returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US life policies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From HedgeNordic &#160; The market for alternative investments offers a broad spectrum of possible sources of return, beside the traditional equity and fixed income market the various hedge fund strategies. When having a closer look at the funds included in the Nordic Hedge Index (NHX), Ress Capital does stand out being by design truly uncorrelated [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Default Rates Rising in US Leveraged Loans &amp; High Yield</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/default-rates-rising-in-us-leveraged-loans-high-yield/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[default rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distressed investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high yield bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leveraged loans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Fitch Ratings, with additional content from Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; A total of $2 billion of loan defaults in November led by Millennium Health LLC pushes the trailing 12-month (TTM) default rate to 1.7% from 1.5% at the end of October, according to Fitch Ratings. Millennium&#8217;s $1.8 billion Chapter 11 filing on Nov. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Global business cycles: converging at last?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/global-business-cycles-converging-at-last/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 09:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aberdeen Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business cycles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[macoeconomic outlook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Diggle, Economist at Aberdeen Asset Management &#160; The business cycles of the major economies are out of sync. While the US and the UK are several years into a sustained expansion, the Eurozone economy has only recently begun to show signs of repair, and the emerging markets are tipping into downturns of varying [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Talent, PB Fees, and Middle Office Outsourcing Highlighted in E&amp;Y HF Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/talent-pb-fees-and-middle-office-outsourcing-highlighted-in-ey-hf-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/talent-pb-fees-and-middle-office-outsourcing-highlighted-in-ey-hf-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 12:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[endowments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; One of the public services Hedge Fund Insight provides is mastication: HFI will chew over a major piece of work to give you the highlights. Each year Ernst &#38; Young publish a Global Hedge Fund &#38; Investor Survey*. As usual there were some interesting and surprising results in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Plea to HF Managers – No More Double-Speak Please!</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/plea-to-hf-managers-no-more-double-speak-please/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 01:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diane Harrison, principal of Panegyric Marketing &#160; While watching the recent Congressional Benghazi hearings drone along at a glacial pace, it seemed that the verbal maneuverings and utter lack of candidness bore an eerie resemblance to the spin-doctoring that managers sometimes fall prey to as a defensive mechanism when asked tough questions by investors. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Deutsche AWM Sticks to Strategy Biases – Positive on Equity M-N</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/deutsche-awm-sticks-to-strategy-biases-positive-on-equity-m-n/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distressed investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity market neutral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Macro Strategies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy views]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff At the beginning of the last quarter Deutsche Asset &#38; Wealth Management’s Hedge Fund Advisory Team advised an overweight in equity market-neutral and an underweight in distressed investing strategies. Both have been good calls in the short period since. Here we catch up with Tim Gascoigne, Head of Liquid Alternatives – [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds and other Non-Bank Lenders Woo Small and Mid-Sized Companies</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-and-other-non-bank-lenders-woo-small-and-mid-sized-companies/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 15:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apollo Global Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chenavari Investment Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheyne Capital Management Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct lending strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evenstar Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franklin Square Capital Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KKR & Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oaktree Capital Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Hedge fund firms and other alternative asset managers are playing an increasingly important role in financing the economy, according to a paper published by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) this year. The paper says that private debt funds such as hedge funds now manage around $440 billion in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>More Hedge Funds Are Going To Become Family Offices</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/more-hedge-funds-are-going-to-become-family-offices/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Armored Wolf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carl Icahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Soros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanley Druckenmiller]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By David Bain of Family Capital Hedge funds aren’t doing well in terms of performance &#8211; that will just increase the number of family offices. A recent report by Citibank on the global hedge fund industry found that assets in the sector fell in August this year by $78.4 billion, the biggest fall since October [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Hedge Funds Family Offices Like</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/10-hedge-funds-family-offices-like/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/10-hedge-funds-family-offices-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 01:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birch Group Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brummer & Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hutchin Hill Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Och-Ziff Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odey Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raveneur Investment Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renaissance Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Systematica Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tudor Investment Corp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winton Capital Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By David Bain of Family Capital &#160; During the financial crisis hedge funds didn’t exactly endear themselves to many family offices, with their opaque redemption structures and underperformance during much of the crisis. But, with some trepidation, family offices have since ventured back into them. Vidak Radonjic, CEO of the New York-based Beryl Consulting Group, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Market Shares in Prime Brokerage and Fund Administration of Asian Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/market-shares-in-prime-brokerage-and-fund-administration-of-asian-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Suisse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund administrators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prime brokerage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SS&C GlobeOp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=5760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Hedge funds investing in Asia are on a growth trajectory again. The growth of the last few years are an echo of the growth seen pre-Credit Crunch. Of course, as a more mature industry now the rate of growth is lower. There was an explosive growth in the number [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Organising Research &amp; Staff Development in Equity Hedge – A Podcast with Stuart Mitchell</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/organising-research-staff-development-in-equity-hedge-a-podcast-with-stuart-mitchell/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2015 22:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews & Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chartered Financial Analyst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commissioned research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Management Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human resource management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent research providers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[knowledge capture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remuneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S. W. Mitchell Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staff development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuart Mitchell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An interview with Managing Partner and CIO STUART MITCHELL of SW Mitchell Capital   The interview focuses on staff recruitment and development, and how investment research is conducted at the firm. How do you develop your investment staff? What do you look for in a recruit on your investment side? How do you remunerate them? [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Event Driven Leads Hedge Funds Down in September Notes FRM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/event-driven-leads-hedge-funds-down-in-september-notes-frm/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discretionary Macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Distressed Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistical Arbitrage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Financial Risk Management Limited (FRM), part of Man Group &#160; The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index fell -2.54% to 29 September, pushing the index further into negative territory at -3.52% for the year-to-date 2015. After a fall of -0.13% recorded in the first half of the month (16 September), hedge funds’ negative performance accelerated [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of the Brand Important for Hedge Funds, Even New Ones</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-power-of-the-brand-important-for-hedge-funds-even-new-ones/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 15:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Man Group]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robin Eggar, Principal of MBD Communications &#160; A few weeks ago Volkswagen’s brand was valued at $31 billion. Now apparently it is worth a mere $21 billion. How &#8211; beyond the opportunity for shorting VW stock or having to explain away the 30% fall in the share price in this month’s investor newsletter &#8211; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds’ Access to Investment Research Under Change</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-access-to-investment-research-under-change/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent research providers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MiFID]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research reports]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vicky Sanders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Vicky Sanders, Co-CEO and Founder RSRCHXchange &#160; Quality Crowded Out &#160; For most hedge fund managers, research is a problem when it should be a resource to make your life easier and help you produce more alpha. Despite having a well-paid sales contact at every sell-side firm, there is little to no filtering or [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>America’s Richest Hedge Fund Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/americas-richest-hedge-fund-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Appaloosa Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Ackman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridgewater Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Kovner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caxton Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centaurus Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citadel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D.E. Shaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Loeb.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Och]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Shaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Siegel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Tepper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Duquesne Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edward Lampert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESL Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Soros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenview Capital Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israel Englander]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Dinan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Simons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Arnold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Overdeck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Paulson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julian Robertson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Griffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Robbins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leon Cooperman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lone Pine Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noam Gottesman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Och-Ziff Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omega Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paulson & Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pershing Square Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Point72 Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ray Dalio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renaissance Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soros Fund Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanley Druckenmiller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Mandel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Cohen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Point]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiger Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tudor Investment Corp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Two Sigma Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[York Capital Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Forbes America&#8217;s Richest Hedge Fund Managers   &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Groups With Most Capital from Institutions</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-groups-with-most-capital-from-institutions/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Birch Grove Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black River Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueMountain Capital Managment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridgewater Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capstone Investment Advisors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ranked by percentage of discretionary assets managed in (single manager) hedge funds worldwide for institutions as of June 30, 2015. &#160; Rank Manager % of worldwide assets institutional % of U.S. assets institutional 1 Black River Asset Mgmt. 100.0% 69.0% 2 Bridgewater Associates 100.0% 52.7% 3 Salient Partners 100.0% 100.0% 4 Nephila Capital 98.7% 18.7% [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Q&amp;A with Cantab Capital – the culture and processes of software development</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-qa-with-cantab-capital-the-culture-and-processes-of-software-development/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews & Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cantab Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[database design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversified systematic CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[encapsulation. culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[execution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[over-engineering]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[signal generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[source control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[system architecture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[trend followers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cantab Capital is one of Europe’s leading managed futures firms. Dr. Tom Howat is a Senior Scientist and one of seven partners at the Cambridge-based money manager. Here he talks to Hedge Fund Insight’s Publisher Simon Kerr about his experience of working there. Q. (Simon Kerr) Tom, Can you tell me about when you joined [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds: Mutually Inclusive, says Neuberger Berman</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-mutually-inclusive-says-neuberger-berman/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Fred Ingham, head of international hedge fund investments, Neuberger Berman &#160; A quiet revolution is happening in hedge funds. Investors continue to allocate to the asset class, but the way they are allocating is changing, while its investor base is growing broader and becoming more inclusive. With both bond and equity markets facing major [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Janet Yellen Phone A Friend?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/should-janet-yellen-phone-a-friend/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janet Yellen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Investing.com &#160; reproduced with kind permission]]></description>
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		<title>TopTurn Capital Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/topturn-capital-interview/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews & Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content driven marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Darchuck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enterprise Radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Dye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Curren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meyler Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TopTurn Capital has had a radical makeover for a hedge fund firm. It was formerly plain-old Darchuck Stewart Asset  Management. But the owners Dan Darchuck and Greg Stewart had eureka moment under the tutelage of marketing and branding specialists Meyler Capital. Since then the firm has been re-branded with a strong, memorable identity rooted in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Maturing US Corporate Credit Cycle Calls For Active Credit Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/maturing-us-corporate-credit-cycle-calls-for-active-credit-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[corporate credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heartwood Investment Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high yield corporate bonds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[supply]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[yield spread]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By David Absolon, Investment Director at Heartwood Investment Management &#160; Diverging from recent trends, the US investment grade corporate market has underperformed US treasuries year-to-date. The yield spread (the difference in interest rates between the Investment grade corporate bond and the equivalent maturity risk-free rate) is at the widest level for a year and has [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Reinsurance as an Alternative Investment Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/reinsurance-as-an-alternative-investment-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/reinsurance-as-an-alternative-investment-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2015 10:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agecroft Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catastrophe Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downside risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drawdowns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance-Linked Securities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance-related investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low correlation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market sell-offs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portfolio construction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[reinsurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scenario testing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Donald A. Steinbrugge, Managing Partner Agecroft Partners, LLC &#160; Reinsurance is one of the few hedge fund strategies that has almost no correlation to the stock or bond markets and has the potential to generate high single digit to low double digit returns on average over the next 5 to 10 years, regardless of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Situations Funds: A Private Party Worth Crashing</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/special-situations-funds-a-private-party-worth-crashing/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Argentine debt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Aimee F. Kish and Kurt L. Braitberg of TeamCo Advisers. &#160; _______________________________________________ In 2013, Argentine debt was badly battered. The bonds, which had defaulted and subsequently been renegotiated over a decade earlier, began to crumble. The 7% of debt holders who refused to convert to the new terms became locked in a legal battle [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed Ploughing a Deep Furrow of Confusion</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fed-ploughing-a-deep-furrow-of-confusion/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marc Ostwald, Strategist at ADM Investor Services International Limited &#160; If the FOMC&#8217;s objective was to convey confusion, it has succeeded, thereby ploughing a deep furrow of instability and destabilization, and shining a very bright light on the large debt and liquidity trap it and other G7 central banks have spent 7 years crafting. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Marshall Wace Partners Cut Deal with KKR for Liquidity and Distribution</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/marshall-wace-partners-cut-deal-with-kkr-for-liquidity-and-distribution/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distribution networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Wace]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; KKR, the quoted alternatives firm, and Marshall Wace LLP, one of London&#8217;s largest and longest-established hedge fund firms, today announced a long-term strategic partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, KKR will acquire at closing a 24.9% interest in Marshall Wace through a combination of cash and common units. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Author Michael Lewis – Quotation of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/author-michael-lewis-quotation-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 14:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Flash Boys]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff, Michael Lewis, author of  &#8220;Flash Boys&#8221; and &#8220;Liar&#8217;s Poker&#8221;: &#160; &#8220;It is hard to feel really good about the structure of the US stockmarket. I don&#8217;t feel good about the relationship between our financial sector and the rest of society. It is still screwed up. &#8220;It is distorted by a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Event Driven Down for Year as Hedge Funds Lose for Third Month</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/event-driven-down-for-year-as-hedge-funds-lose-for-third-month/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[arbitrage strategies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[distressed investing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge Indices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge Pte of Singapore &#160; Hedge funds posted their third consecutive month of losses with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index down 1.75%1in August while the MSCI World Index2lost 6.66% during the month as fears over China&#8217;s economic outlook intensified with global equity markets seeing broad based declines. Despite the setback, hedge funds have outperformed [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day –  Top &amp; Bottom Hedge Funds on YTD Returns</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-top-bottom-hedge-funds-on-ytd/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cantab Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dymon Asia Macro Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finisterre Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Firebird Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortress Investment Group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greenlight Capital]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lansdowne Partners]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marcato International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passport Capital LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pelham Capital Limited]]></category>
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		<title>Equity Hedge Yet to De-Gross Notes Man Group’s FRM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/equity-hedge-yet-to-de-gross-notes-man-groups-frm/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From FRM Investment Management &#160; Market Background China’s financial troubles and the Fed’s zeroing in on lift off for the next interest rate cycle have combined, as we thought they might, to place deflation at the forefront of investor concerns. Moreover, it is clear that the problems emanating from China, other emerging markets and many [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Janet Yellen IS Mark Wahlberg in…</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/janet-yellen-is-mark-wahlberg-in/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investing.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janet Yellen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Perfect Storm]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Investing.com © Investing.com, reproduced with kind permission.]]></description>
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		<title>A Bias to Event Driven and Equity Arb Over Equity L/S for DB Wealth Mgt</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-bias-to-event-driven-and-equity-arb-over-equity-ls-for-db-wealth-mgt/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deal spreads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[directional strategies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[equity market neutral]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mid cap]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From  Deutsche Asset &#38; Wealth Management* &#160; Event-driven Equity special-situation-orientated managers and those running moderate net exposures (i.e. with long and short exposures to the market that are roughly in balance) continue generally to fare better than their credit and more directional peers. Within the merger-arbitrage sector, we prefer nimble and smaller managers which can [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>…and Asian Hedge Funds Were Doing So Well</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/and-asian-hedge-funds-were-doing-so-well/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 23:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[6-month rule]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; Though it may seem a thought from a long time ago, this year had been stacking up as a relatively good one for Asian hedge funds. This was true as recently as just over a month ago. Comparisons for performance in the YTD to the end [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil Price Risks to the Upside into 2016 Says Astenbeck’s Andy Hall</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/oil-price-risks-to-the-upside-into-2016-says-astenbecks-andy-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/oil-price-risks-to-the-upside-into-2016-says-astenbecks-andy-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 23:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Astenbeck Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crude oil]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[U.S. shale oil]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Hall, CEO and Chairman of Astenbeck Capital Management &#160; Despite generally supportive economic data, markets were unnerved in June by the sharp selloff in the Chinese stock market and the specter (yet again) of a Greek default. Metals prices were pummeled for no apparent reason and oil drifted to the lower end of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Ready to Buy Equities</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/get-ready-to-buy-equities/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Dynamic Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bear market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear factor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial crises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Klaudius Sobczyk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S&P 500]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volatility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Klaudius Sobczyk, founder of Advanced Dynamic Asset Management &#160; Now we are back in the volatile equity markets predicting the next big correction. As the following chart shows we had numerous of those predictions since the bull market started back in 2009. S&#38;P 500 Index weekly chart &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Case for Liquid Alternatives from K2 Advisors</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-case-for-liquid-alternatives-from-k2-advisors/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[40 Act Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative mutual funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Saunders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franklin Templeton Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[K2 Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transparency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By David Saunders, Founding Managing Director, K2 Advisors (part of Franklin Templeton Solutions) &#160; Some investors consider hedge funds mysterious, aggressively managed investments that may be too risky for the typical portfolio. But skeptics may be surprised to learn that the majority of hedge fund managers focus on providing capital appreciation with lower volatility than the broad [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>5 SNAFUs To Avoid With Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/5-snafus-to-avoid-with-investors/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund presentations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[potential investors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diane Harrison, principal of Panegyric Marketing &#160; Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. ─Dwight D. Eisenhower A SNAFU is a borrowed term from the military, circa 1941, that refers to a Situation Normal All Fouled Up (except soldiers used a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fee Pressures Are a Hot Button</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fee-pressures-are-a-hot-button/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2015 00:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Large hedge fund management groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smaller managers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; Fee pressures are ubiquitous in the hedge fund industry. Pre-Credit Crisis there were fee pressures, but some large and very large managers with capacity-constrained funds and closed to all new capital could not be bullied or argued into fee concessions. In the aftermath of the Credit [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Robertson Seeds A ‘Tiger’ Tiger Cub</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/robertson-seeds-a-tiger-tiger-cub/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2015 05:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julian Robertson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiger Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yulan Capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Tiger Management L.L.C. (“Tiger”) has announced a strategic partnership with Yulan Capital Management LLC (“Yulan Capital”) to focus on investing in companies in the greater China region. Yulan Capital is an investment advisory firm founded in January 2014 by Lilian Zhou, who has a history of investing in Asian securities. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Google This!</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/google-this/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alphabet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Page]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sergey Brin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Investing.com &#8220;I don&#8217;t count having our brand name used as a verb as &#8220;world domination&#8221;, Sergey.&#8221; © Investing.com, reproduced with permission.]]></description>
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		<title>European Hedge Fund Returns Closer to Asian Hedge Funds by End July</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-hedge-fund-returns-closer-to-asian-hedge-funds-by-end-july/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge Indices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[japanese equities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relative Value]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge &#160; Hedge funds up 0.38% after bouncing back from previous month&#8217;s losses Hedge funds started the second half of 2015 on a positive note with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.38%1in July while the MSCI World Index2gained 1.34% during the month. Market sentiment improved as the impasse in Greek debt negotiations was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ranked CTAs</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-ranked-ctas/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[returns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last 36 months these are the top-ranked managed futures programs for absolute return.* Please note that this table updates in the week after the close of the month. Click on a program to see more detail (right mouse click to open in a new window or tab). *source:Fundpeak.com]]></description>
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		<title>Bridgewater Associates in Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bridgewater-associates-in-numbers-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 18:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridgewater Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NEPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ray Dalio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state pension plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winning percentage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Related articles: Bridgewater’s Leadership In Building Firm Culture &#38; Commitment To Training (Sept 2014) Bridgewater Win Shows It Leads the Way in the Hedge Fund Industry (May 2013) Bridgewater Associates in Numbers (March 2011) Bob Prince, Co CEO of Bridgewater, on Alpha and Beta in HF Portfolios (Dec 2010) &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Portcullis Asset Management launches in Malta as third-party AIFM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/portcullis-asset-management-launches-in-malta-as-third-party-aifm/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 11:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Investment Fund Manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malta Financial Services Authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing passport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portcullis Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[umbrella fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[umbrella platforms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Portcullis Asset Management Limited (“Portcullis”), licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”), today announces it is launching as a Malta based Alternative Investment Fund Manager (“AIFM”) to assist alternative investment funds to comply with the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (“AIFMD”). As a regulated AIFM, Portcullis will assume [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Add to Equity M-N from Event Driven Advises Deutsche AWM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/add-to-equity-m-n-from-event-driven-advises-deutsche-awm/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2015 11:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit/distressed strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity market neutral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy views]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Deutsche Asset &#38; Wealth Management’s Hedge Fund Advisory Team &#160; Strategy and Drivers &#8211; Taking advantage of the rise in volatility “Volatility and liquidity are persistent themes”. The theme ofelevated volatility in markets &#8211; a key message of the June 2015 CIO view, suggests emphasising those strategies that thrive in this type of environment. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Attention Hedge Fund Managers: Open Your Mouth!</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/attention-hedge-fund-managers-open-your-mouth/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content driven marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[manager letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meyler Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[potential investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raising capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By JD David,  COO Meyler Capital &#160; Late during just the second month on the job raising capital for a hedge fund, one of the managing partners called me and said: Hey, just a head’s up – looks like we are going to print a plus 7 or 8 this month! I clearly didn’t respond [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Pension Assets Infographic (includes alternatives growth)</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/global-pension-assets-infographic-includes-alternatives-growth/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Easy Life Cover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Eamonn Freeman, Managing Director of Easy Life Cover https://www.easylifecover.ie/pensions/ related article: Pensions Plans And Hedge Funds – PIMCO Is The Biggest Winner (Aug 2014)]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Hedge Funds in Switzerland – a Swiss Representative’s Experience</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/marketing-hedge-funds-in-switzerland-a-swiss-representatives-view/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/marketing-hedge-funds-in-switzerland-a-swiss-representatives-view/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIFMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cayman Islands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cold calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distribution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hugo Fund Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Swiss representative]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Anne-Cathrine Frogg Spadola, Managing Partner at Hugo Fund Services SA &#160; &#160; On June 5 2014, we contributed an article to Hedge Fund Insight: “The New Rules For Distribution of Funds in Switzerland.” Thirteen months later it is interesting to take a look at how the new Swiss rules have been adopted by market [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>MMIF Reporting – A Challenge for Fund Administrators Survey Says</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/mmif-reporting-a-challenge-for-fund-administrators-survey-says/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 23:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Bank of Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data gathering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fund administrators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Perspectives]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[manual processes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMIF implementation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMIF Reporting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RR Donnelley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Shane Brett, Chief Executive of Global Perspectives &#160; INTRODUCTION In April 2014, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) introduced new reporting requirements for all funds in Ireland. The Resident Money Market and Investment Funds Return (MMIF) must be completed for all UCITS (Undertakings for the Collective Investment of Transferable Securities) and hedge funds resident [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Replacing Banks – Direct Lending Strategy As Example</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-replacing-banks-direct-lending-strategy-as-example/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avenue Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueBay Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cerberus Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chenavari]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Czech Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highbridge Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KKR & Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Napier Park Global Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omni Partners]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; With the 2Q Earnings Release from KKR &#38; Co LLP came evidence of how alternative financing businesses (including hedge funds) are replacing bank financing. In the Investor Update accompanying the Conference Call KKR presented some data on their newer strategies which will power future earnings. Direct Lending featured strongly: [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>CTA Capital Flows Positive For Six Months Straight</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/cta-capital-flows-positive-for-six-months-straight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/cta-capital-flows-positive-for-six-months-straight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 22:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[6-month rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge &#160; Hedge fund assets under management have increased by US$93 billion in the first six months of 2015, with roughly US$52 billion coming from performance driven gains and US$41 billion from new investor allocations. &#160; Despite losses of 1.13% in June, European mandates continue to see resurgence in investor allocations. European hedge funds [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Money Bytes – Video Interview with Michael Van Biema</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/money-bytes-video-interview-with-michael-van-biema/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2015 00:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[due diligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Money Bytes &#160; Interview with Michael Van Biema, Chief Investment Officer of Van Biema Value Partners from Money Bytes. Michael van Biema is the founder and managing principal of van Biema Value Partners, LLC. Michael established the firm in October 2004. Michael was previously a faculty member of Columbia Business School from 1992 to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Update 2 of “How Many Hedge Funds in a Fund of Funds”</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/update-2-of-how-many-hedge-funds-in-a-fund-of-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/update-2-of-how-many-hedge-funds-in-a-fund-of-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 10:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altin AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cliffwater LLC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[portfolio construction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; On of the best and most widely read articles on this website is the one by Cliffwater titled “How Many Hedge Funds? Only 15-20 For The Highly Skilled” – see the original article. The article is going to be referenced when new data becomes available that gives real world [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Busy Week for Traders – Pic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-busy-week-for-traders-pic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[© Investing.com, reproduced with permission.]]></description>
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		<title>Graphics of the Day – State of New Jersey Pension Fund’s Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphics-of-the-day-state-of-new-jersey-pension-funds-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2015 23:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allocations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; There is good visibility of hedge fund exposure and returns for state pension plans.  Most investment committee papers are available, and often it is possible to read the hedge fund managers comments and presentations. In the first graphic are two tables extracted from the monthly Investment Reports a year [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>1H Returns for Distressed Investing Mildly Supportive of Oaktree Indicator</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/1h-returns-for-distressed-investing-mildly-supportive-of-oaktree-indicator/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[distressed investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oaktree Capital Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Thomson Reuters/Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Completed Distressed Debt and Bankruptcy Restructuring activity totaled US$59.9 billion during the first half of 2015, a 44% decrease from the first half of 2014. The number of completed deals also saw a significant decrease, with 109 deals during the first half of 2015 compared to the 165 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Prospects for Insurance-Linked Securities and Cat Bonds in the 2H of 2015</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/prospects-for-insurance-linked-securities-and-cat-bonds-in-the-2h-of-2015/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 00:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Twelve Capital &#160; Insurance Bonds For the Insurance Bond market, the year started with fears of European wide deflation and sluggish growth across the region. This spurred the ECB to act decisively and initiate a programme of quantitative easing which it intended to last until 2016, pumping EUR 60bn a month into the market. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly All HF Strategies Down in June</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/nearly-all-hf-strategies-down-in-june/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 00:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Credit Long/Short]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund performance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Financial Risk Management (FRM is part of Man Group) &#160; MARKETS In the US, we remain cautious of equity valuations. Earnings growth is weakening and some data shows it becoming negative. Data also shows institutions have been net sellers of stock for the past four quarters and only non-financials have been net buyers over [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Hedge Fund Returns Have Disappointed: Lyxor Expects A Different Future</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/why-hedge-fund-returns-have-disappointed-lyxor-expects-a-different-future/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[correlation regime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Philippe Ferreira, Jean-Baptiste Berthon, Jeanne Asseraf-Bitton and Jean-Marc Stenger of Lyxor Asset Management Introduction Since the financial crisis, excluding the Euro crisis period, hedge funds have lagged traditional assets until last year. This stands in contrast with the outstanding hedge funds’ track record delivered over recent decades. Criticism against the lack of hedge funds [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Update 1 of “How Many Hedge Funds in a Fund of Funds”</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/update-1-of-how-many-hedge-funds-in-a-fund-of-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/update-1-of-how-many-hedge-funds-in-a-fund-of-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 18:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cliffwater LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portfolio construction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; On of the best and most widely read articles on this website is the one by Cliffwater titled &#8220;How Many Hedge Funds? Only 15-20 For The Highly Skilled&#8221; &#8211; see the original article. The article is going to be referenced when new data becomes available that gives real world [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>BlueBay’s Discipline, Flexibility and Team Depth Highlighted By Fitch</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bluebays-discipline-flexibility-and-team-depth-highlighted-by-fitch/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[absolute return UCITS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Fitch Ratings has just released its views of the Absolute Return Funds of London-based BlueBay Asset Management &#8211; BlueBay Investment Grade Absolute Return Bond Fund (IGARF) and BlueBay Investment Grade Libor Fund (IGL). BlueBay is a specialist credit asset manager with AUM of USD59.1bn at end-March 2015 (USD28.3bn in investment grade [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Citi Says It Will Use Balance Sheet to Grow Prime Finance</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/citi-says-it-will-use-balance-sheet-to-grow-prime-finance/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance sheet strength]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; Changes to capital requirements imposed on banks by regulators are expected to have a significant impact on hedge fund-related activity. Indeed in only the last week or so two industry insiders told Hedge Fund Insight independently that it was THE biggest factor driving change in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation of the Day – Justin Sheperd of Aurora</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-justin-sheperd-of-aurora/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora Investment Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Macro Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inter-stock correlations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; “Volatility’s return has created opportunities for skillful global hedge fund investors across several investing disciplines. The unique macro environment and specific trends, including strength in the U.S. dollar, are aiding global macro strategies. As well, the seeds for corporate consolidation continue to drive opportunities in the event-driven arena. In the long-short space, lower correlations [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Proposes Disclosure of Use of Social Media by HF Firms and Individuals</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/sec-proposes-disclosure-of-use-of-social-media-by-hf-firms-and-individuals/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[machine learning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Michelle Jones,  Senior Editor at ValueWalk &#160; As social media rises in popularity, much of Wall Street, including Hedge Funds and registered investment advisors (RIAs), is turning to Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and other social networks to share information. Unfortunately most people view social media as very casual in nature, but regulators don&#8217;t see [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian Hedge Funds Attract Capital in 2015 That Pays Off Quickly</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/asian-hedge-funds-attract-capital-in-2015-that-pays-off-quickly/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 23:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AUM inflows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; It has been a long road back, but Asian hedge funds have at last regained their peak assets &#8211; last seen pre-Credit Crunch in 2008. Total assets in Asian hedge funds (excluding Japan) were at $159.8bn  at the end of May 2015. The asset growth since the start of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Custodians for Long/Short Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/custodians-for-longshort-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cost of leverage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Finadium]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Josh Galper, Managing Principal, Finadium &#160; With foundational changes instituted since 2008, the imperative that drove investors to demand greater transparency from their fund managers also prompted custodians and prime brokers to alter their service offerings for long/short funds. Long/short funds now have a variety of custody and leverage service models to choose from [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>CTA’s Short-Term Systems Go Short European Bonds – Graphic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/ctas-short-term-systems-go-short-european-bonds-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lyxor Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[net exposure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight/ Lyxor Asset Management &#160; The data is sourced from the Lyxor Managed Account Platform which has nearly $8bn of assets invested via around 80 managers.  &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Hybrid Equity Bridges Private Equity &amp; Hedge Funds So Attracts Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hybrid-equity-bridges-private-equity-hedge-funds-so-attracts-investors/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Activist Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exit routes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holding period]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diane Harrison, principal of Panegyric Marketing. Prior to the mid 2000s, private equity represented the de facto route to long-term appreciation for investors seeking to access investment strategies yielding double-digit returns. After the credit crisis of 2008 effectively closed the doors on efficient and profitable exits for many private equity funds, investors found their [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Growth of Hedge Funds to Persist Despite Challenges and Disappointments says JP Morgan</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/growth-of-hedge-funds-to-persist-despite-challenges-and-disappointments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/growth-of-hedge-funds-to-persist-despite-challenges-and-disappointments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By John Anderson, Managing Director, Hedge Fund Solutions, J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management   Hedge fund assets have managed to maintain and increase their market share well beyond their pre-2008 financial crisis levels as investors’ demand for their alpha potential and risk-mitigating characteristics intensifies. This growth persists despite challenging industry performance, regulatory changes and investors’ [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon Tracker – Coal Caught in the EU Utility Death Spiral</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/carbon-tracker-coal-caught-in-the-eu-utility-death-spiral/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carbon Tracker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Carbon Tracker This Infographic is derived from the Carbon Tracker&#8217;s new report which analyses the EU’s largest 5 power generators: Électricité de France (EDF), GDF Suez, Enel, E.ON and RWE, who collectively represent nearly 60% of Europe’s electricity generation, during the period between 2008 and 2013 to help understand: why they lost so much [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Crowding in Event Driven of Concern to Investors According to GAM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/crowding-in-event-driven-of-concern-to-investors-according-to-gam/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dispersion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity hedge managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[net equity exposures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relative Value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resumptions of trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Dollar strength]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management &#160; Global themes regained strength in May: global macro and event driven managers led the hedge fund pack &#160; May proved a choppy month across asset classes with investor attention focused on issues such as US growth concerns and the Greek solvency question. The US Dollar index was up 2.4%, US [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternatives In UK DC Pension Schemes – Schroders’ Report</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/alternatives-in-uk-dc-pension-schemes-schroders-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/alternatives-in-uk-dc-pension-schemes-schroders-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DC pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defined contribution pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversification]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inflation expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schroder Investment Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Bowles, Head of UK Institutional Defined Contribution, Schroders &#160; This analysis of the defined contribution (DC) pension landscape among the top listed companies in the UK comes from the fifth edition of the Schroders’ FTSE Default DC schemes report. The aim of this six monthly report is to shine a light on default [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A.M. Best on Insurance Industry Hedge Fund Exposures</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-m-best-on-insurance-industry-hedge-fund-exposures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-m-best-on-insurance-industry-hedge-fund-exposures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2015 01:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allstate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[and health insurers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jason Hopper and Ken Johnson of A.M.Best* &#160; Introduction In A. M. Best’s recently published briefing, “Industry Interest in Non-Traditional Assets Continues”, we discussed the overall increased interest in non-traditional assets which are found on Schedule BA of the U.S. statutory filings. As allocations to Schedule BA assets (BA assets) have been increasing for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Omega’s Cooperman To Receive Columbia Business School Prize</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/omegas-cooperman-to-receive-columbia-business-school-prize/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2015 13:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Gabelli Funds announces the recipient of the Graham &#38; Dodd, Murray, Greenwald Prize for Value Investing at its thirtieth client conference on Friday, May 15 in New York. He is Leon G. Cooperman of Omega Advisors. Tano Santos, the David L. and Elise M. Dodd Professor of Finance, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed Rate Rise To Be Catalyst For Last Phase of EM Underperformance</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fed-rate-rise-to-be-catalyst-for-last-phase-of-em-underperformance/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2015 14:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jawad Mian, Managing Editor Stray Reflections &#160; The inefficiencies that are at the heart of macro investing are permanent, as they relate to the inherent uncertainty of the future. The vast majority of the data required is publicly available. The differentiating factor is the ability to analyze and thematically organize the information into coherent [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation Of the Day – from Rohit Bhargava</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-from-rohit-bhargava/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-from-rohit-bhargava/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 15:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; Content-driven marketing is a meme in professional marketing circles. Some marketers in finance have got it (see Baldwin Berges&#8217; BD Insider) but in hedge fund land no-so-much.  It seems to be acceptable for hedge fund managers to try to retain clients through content-driven marketing (for example [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Questions For Hedge Fund COOs</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/four-questions-for-hedge-fund-coos/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2015 17:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chief Operating Officer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chris DeNigris, Global Marketing Manager, Backstop Solutions Group &#160; Determine If Your Fund Has the Right Infrastructure in Place to Achieve Operational Efficiency &#160; Twenty-seven percent of managers have plans for a new launch this year, according to Preqin’s 2015 Global Hedge Fund Report. Whether those managers are launching a new fund or a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Distressed Energy Infogram</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/distressed-energy-infogram/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/distressed-energy-infogram/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2015 12:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy prices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[related articles: Visium On Activism (Apr 2015) Oil’s Price Decline and its Impact on the High Yield Market (Feb 2015) Energy Activism The Focus Of Vinson &#38; Elkins  (Nov 2014)]]></description>
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		<title>Data Visualization Is An Edge At Rock Creek Group</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/data-visualization-is-an-edge-at-rock-creek-group/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2015 11:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[data visualization]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; The Rock Creek Group is a leading global investment and advisory firm with approximately $10 billion in invested and committed assets under management. Members of the Rock Creek team have been investing globally in hedge funds and emerging markets since the early 1990s. In previous careers at the World [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Oaktree Capital Indicator For Distressed Investing Turns Positive</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/oaktree-capital-indicator-for-distressed-investing-turns-positive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/oaktree-capital-indicator-for-distressed-investing-turns-positive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[distressed investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard Marks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Distressed debt funds had a disappointing year in terms of returns in 2014. According to Evestment distressed funds returned 0.6% last year, and attracted net subscriptions of $9.15bn in 2014. The story is little different this year in terms of returns- Eurekahedge data makes distressed investing the strategy with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Odey Is Big Riser In Hedge Fund Rich List</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/odey-is-big-riser-in-hedge-fund-rich-list/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/odey-is-big-riser-in-hedge-fund-rich-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueCrest Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brevan Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Hohn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Alan Howard, co-founder of Brevan Howard, and Michael Platt, of BlueCrest Capital, jointly head the list of Britain’s wealthiest hedge fund managers, each with £1.5bn fortunes, in The 2015 Sunday Times Rich List, to be published this Sunday, April 26. The 128-page special edition of The Sunday Times Magazine [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Environment Is Good For Systematic FX As Well As CTAs</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/environment-is-good-for-systematic-fx-as-well-as-ctas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/environment-is-good-for-systematic-fx-as-well-as-ctas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Douglas Garistina Chief Executive Officer of Sequoia Capital Fund Management &#160; ‘What is a favourable environment for my strategy’ is a question that every portfolio manager must be able to understand and identify. The answers will, of course, depend on what type of strategy is being run, the markets the strategy focuses on, its [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Visium On Activism</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/visium-on-activism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/visium-on-activism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist hedge funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[corporate inversion regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Q&#38;A With Frank Gallagher and Peter Drippé, Portfolio Managers at Visium Funds &#160; &#160; Q1: How important is shareholder activism as a key driver of merger and acquisition (M&#38;A) activity in 2015? We believe that shareholder activism activity will continue to grow in 2015. Recently we have seen more and significantly larger companies targeted [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Activist Hedge Funds Infogram</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/activist-hedge-funds-infogram-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; related articles: Activists Post Best Month In Two Years (Mar 2015) Legal Developments in Activist Investing (Sep 2014) A Lone Star Activist – An interview with Jeff Eberwein of Lone Star Value Management (Mar 2014)]]></description>
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		<title>BlackRock Promotion of Alternatives For Retail Pays Off</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/blackrock-promotion-of-alternatives-for-retail-pays-off/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 11:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[alternative mutual funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[diversification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail demand]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; BlackRock has had a strategic goal of stimulating and meeting retail demand for alternatives for some years. BlackRock launched its first alternative fund for retail investors in 2011 &#8211; the year that Morningstar first gave long/short debt funds their own category. The commercial strategy has had several components &#8211;  [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>New Hedge Funds Cannot Achieve Even 1.5/15% Fees In U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/new-hedge-funds-cannot-achieve-even-1-515-fees-in-u-s/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge/Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Table 1 details the average performance and management fees charged by North American hedge funds based on their year of inception and serves to give an idea of how the fee structure for hedge funds has evolved over the last 10 years. Historically hedge fund performance fees have remained [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How Many Hedge Funds? Only 15-20 For The Highly Skilled</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/how-many-hedge-funds-only-15-20-for-the-highly-skilled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/how-many-hedge-funds-only-15-20-for-the-highly-skilled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cliffwater LLC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen L. Nesbitt, CEO and Eli J. Sokolov, Managing Director of Cliffwater LLC Introduction We first wrote about how many hedge funds constituted an appropriately diversified portfolio in 2006, arguing that most investors tended to over diversify their hedge fund portfolios, particularly those investing in funds-of-funds.1 We showed that the accumulation of hedge funds [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Macro Drives the Month &amp; Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/macro-drives-the-month-quarter/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dispersion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Global Asset Management &#160; Although the MSCI World index declined 1.8% in March, the real story was about equity dispersion, currencies and central bank policy.  In equities, dispersion of returns by geography continued in March, with equities rallying in China, Europe and Japan while selling off in the US. In currencies, the US dollar [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>High Yield Blowout In Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/high-yield-blowout-in-europe/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dealogic/Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; EMEA High Yield (HY) issuance volume has surpassed EMEA leveraged loan volume by $7.0bn in 2015 YTD. This has happened for only the second YTD period on record, the first time being in 1998, when HY new issuance volume ($4.2bn) surpassed leveraged loan volume ($3.0bn) by $1.2bn. EMEA HY [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Activists Post Best Month In Two Years</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/activists-post-best-month-in-two-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/activists-post-best-month-in-two-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2015 16:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Appaloosa Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Cliffwater LLC &#160; Risk assets rallied strongly in February led by developed equity markets. This propelled the HFRI Event Driven Index to its best monthly return since October 2011 at 3.0%. While positive returns were generated across all event driven sub-strategies, activist and equity special situations strategies benefited the most from the equity market [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Longest Established Cayman Hedge Funds Identified</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-longest-established-cayman-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Banque Heritage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kingdon Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kynikos Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maverick Capital]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; In 1994 the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority introduced a registration regime for mutual funds established on the islands. Many Cayman Islands mutual funds are offshore versions of domestic (US) hedge funds (LLPs). As the concept of hedge fund strategies was adopted elsewhere Cayman became the global offshore hub. Twenty [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Emerging Hedge Fund Managers’ Time Balancing Act</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/emerging-hedge-fund-managers-time-balancing-act/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Vincent Sarullo,  Tower Fund Services, and Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; AUM is the lifeblood of the investment management business and competition for assets is fierce. To grow AUM can be the single most difficult aspect of running a hedge fund business. Most small hedge funds are operated by former portfolio managers, traders or [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Activist Hedge Funds Infogram &amp; Research Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/activist-hedge-funds-infogram/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist hedge funds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By AIMA &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>TMT Specialist Coatue Management Extends Its China Theme</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/tmt-specialist-coatue-management-extends-its-china-theme/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alibaba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baidu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coatue Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philippe Laffont]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schwarzman Scholar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sohu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tencent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Coatue Management, L.L.C. has joined China’s leading search engine, Baidu, and global investment firm KKR in investing $170m in Uxin Used Car, China’s largest online used car auction company. Philippe Laffont’s Coatue is a privately-owned hedge fund firm that invests in public and private equity markets focusing on the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Multi-Strat v Fund-of-Funds: Multi-Strat Has Won Out Because Of Flexibility</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/multi-strat-v-fund-of-funds-multi-strat-has-won-out-because-of-flexibility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/multi-strat-v-fund-of-funds-multi-strat-has-won-out-because-of-flexibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alpha]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Beer, Chief Executive Officer of Beachhead Capital &#160; Investors and managers find themselves at an interesting inflection point in the evolution of the hedge fund industry. The growth of liquid alternatives has focused attention on what happens when talented hedge fund managers are asked to manage money within the constraints of a mutual [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Sandell Takes The Bermuda Reinsurance Route</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/tom-sandell-takes-the-bermuda-reinsurance-route/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/tom-sandell-takes-the-bermuda-reinsurance-route/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AQR Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citadel Investment Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D.E. Shaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenlight Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBK Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highbridge Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paulson & Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reinsurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandell Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Point LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Two Sigma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Sandell Asset Management Corp. recently sponsored the launch of Sandell Re, a Bermuda based reinsurance company that can invest in the firm’s global event driven investment strategy, which will be managed in a separately managed account with an investment objective substantially similar to Sandell Asset Management’s main hedge funds. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Supports For A Positive Hedge Fund Outlook in 2015</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/five-supports-for-a-positive-hedge-fund-outlook-in-2015/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allocations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[liquid alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tenure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[track record]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Diane Harrison, principal of Panegyric Marketing &#160; Every year, Preqin publishes their annual review of the hedge fund industry, 120-plus pages of comprehensive data and analyses providing a detailed look at the industry’s make up. According their website, Preqin is the alternative assets industry’s leading source of data and intelligence. Our products and services [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Macro Funds Disappoint In Fortress Results And In YTD Returns</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/macro-funds-disappoint-in-fortress-results-and-in-ytd-returns/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AUM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortress Investment Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortress Macro Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redemptions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.For full graphics and tables follow read more link]]></description>
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		<title>Seeders Becoming Much More Important To New Hedge Funds According To Study</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/seeders-becoming-much-more-important-to-new-hedge-funds-according-to-study/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 12:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital raising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[launches]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[revenue shares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seed deals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Seward & Kissel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soft lock-up]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Steve Nadel (lead author), Partner Seward &#38; Kissel Investment Management Group &#160; Introduction &#38; Key Findings Driven by our ongoing commitment to understanding the dynamics of the hedge fund marketplace, each year Seward &#38; Kissel conducts The Seward &#38; Kissel New Hedge Fund Study of newly-formed hedge funds sponsored by new U.S.-based managers entering [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil’s Price Decline and its Impact on the High Yield Market</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/oils-price-decline-and-its-impact-on-the-high-yield-market/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bond market liquidity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high yield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiburon Capital Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter M. Lupoff,  Chief Investment Officer of Tiburon Capital Management, LLC &#160; Existing angst about deteriorating credit quality, low absolute yields and increasingly lax covenants has been reinforced by fresh worries about the proximity of Federal Reserve rate hikes and the impact of last year’s dramatic decline in oil. The fact that energy and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Man’s 2014 Results Benefit from Diversification of Earnings and Cost Cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/mans-2014-results-benefit-from-diversification-of-earnings-and-cost-cuts/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[annual results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLG Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutional clients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Man Group plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NewSmith LLP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Numeric Holdings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance fees]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=5107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Fitch Ratings Man Group plc&#8217;s (Man) solid performance in 2014 shows that   recent acquisitions have increased the diversification of Man&#8217;s  earnings and distribution base in a still challenging environment for alternative investment fund management, Last week&#8217;s announcement of the planned acquisition of NewSmith LLP, a small London-based equity investment manager, is likely to reinforce [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Greece Backs Down But Remains In The Game According to LNG’s Jenkins</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/greece-backs-down-but-remains-in-the-game-according-to-lngs-jenkins/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greek banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Troika]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Gary Jenkins, Chief Credit Strategist at LNG Capital &#160; On Friday night it was announced that Greece had secured a four month extension to its bailout and thus the headlines screamed that a Grexit had been averted and that the Eurozone was saved. Well, maybe. &#160; First of all the Greek government has to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Equity Hedge Flows Turn Negative After Dominating Rest Of Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/equity-hedge-flows-turn-negative-after-dominating-rest-of-industry/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=5102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff From January 2013 to July 2014 equity hedge funds was the only strategy group to receive net inflows each month, according to the data tracked by Eurekahedge.  In that period the flows into fixed income hedge funds were very nearly as consistently positive, but the scale of net subscriptions was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Event Driven Hedge Funds Strategy Overview</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/event-driven-hedge-funds-strategy-overview/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 11:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital Structure Arbitrage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Distressed Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[merger arbitrage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special sits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; &#160; Event Driven Fund Universe By Investment Strategy Event Driven Investor Universe Asset Flows To Event Driven source:Eurekahedge &#160; Event Driven Launches By Sub-Strategy and Year &#160; Returns From Event Driven Funds At The Index Level source: Barclayhedge                     *Funds over $100m in assets &#160; &#160; *NOTE: The top performing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvest Capital Strategies About Doubles Performance Income From Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/harvest-capital-strategies-about-doubles-performance-income-from-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2015 16:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altegris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AUM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harvest Capital Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JMP Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Harvest Capital Strategies LLC, a San Francisco-based, SEC-registered investment adviser with approximately $1.6 billion in alternative assets under management, has seen a near doubling of hedge fund performance fee income in the last year. Harvest Capital Strategies is part of publicly owned investment banking and alternative asset management firm [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Marketing Tips For People Who Don’t Have Time To Market</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/10-marketing-tips-for-people-who-dont-have-time-to-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/10-marketing-tips-for-people-who-dont-have-time-to-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2015 11:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Kyle Dunn, Meyler Capital &#160; Yes, content marketing is a great idea, but you will never do it. Here are 10 things you can actually do that will have a direct impact on your ability to raise capital. &#160; 1. Respond Faster: Yes, that is it. You can’t “get to it later.” If you [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Sidecars Disrupt Reinsurance Market</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-sidecars-disrupt-reinsurance-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-sidecars-disrupt-reinsurance-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AQR Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citadel Investment Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D.E. Shaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenlight Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBK Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highbridge Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paulson & Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reinsurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sidecars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Point LLC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brian Schneider and Matthew Noll of Fitch Ratings &#160; The expansion of alternative capital sources within the reinsurance market is likely to contribute to lower returns on equity across the reinsurance sector and sustain the market&#8217;s M&#38;A wave, particularly among Bermudan firms, says Fitch Ratings. Alternative sources of capital push the sector&#8217;s capitalization levels [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Absolute Hedge UCITS Strategy Review for 2014 – Winners &amp; Losers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/absolute-hedge-ucits-strategy-review-for-2014/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2015 10:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[absolute return UCITS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Argonaut Absolute Return Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Ackman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Paulson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM Europe Equity Absolute Alpha Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGT Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marshall Wace TOPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old Mutual Global Equity Absolute Return Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pershing Square Holdings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schroder GAIA Cat Bond Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standard Life GARS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Winton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[York Capital Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Georg Reutter and Matthew Barrett of Kepler Partners &#160; Below we review each sub-sector in the Absolute Hedge universe, identifying the most important players and notable performances last year. &#160; Managed Futures After several years of poor or disappointing returns, Managed Futures were the standout sector in 2014. The sector got off to a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Global M&amp;A Trends In Six Graphics</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/global-ma-trends-in-six-graphics/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[deal volumes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Merrill Datasite/MergerMarket &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Related article: Visium On M&#38;A – Treasury Dept Regs, Mega-Mergers, PE And M&#38;A Outlook (Dec 2014)]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Looking Down Madison Avenue</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-looking-down-madison-avenue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-looking-down-madison-avenue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2015 02:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Peppercomm www.walekpeppercomm.com]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Costs of Prime Brokers Will Affect Hedge Fund Financing</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/rising-costs-of-prime-brokers-will-affect-hedge-fund-financing/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2015 23:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Basel III]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Radi Khasawneh of TABB Group &#160; Prime brokerage, the last bastion of resistance to wholesale transparency and efficiency in the equity markets, is being dragged into the light. New capital and leverage ratios to be introduced by the Basel Committee for Banking Standards will penalize prime brokers whose securities financing operations will now be [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Of The Day –  2014 Review &amp; 2015 Outlook in Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-2014-review-2015-outlook-in-numbers/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2015 15:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Evidence That Demand Waning For High Yield Bonds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/evidence-that-demand-waning-for-high-yield-bonds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Leveraged Commentary &#38; Data , S&#38;P &#160; Presidio this week postponed its $400 million offering of senior notes backing its purchase by Apollo Global Management from American Securities due to insufficient demand at price talk, according to sources. This is the second postponed deal of the year after Koppers withdrew its $400 million, five-year offering last week. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>2015 Hedge Fund Outlook from Deutsche AWM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/2015-hedge-fund-outlook-from-deutsche-awm/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Deutsche Asset &#38; Wealth Management’s Hedge Fund Advisory team &#160; &#160; Our 12 month hedge fund performance forecasts are derived from our market outlook to the end of 2015, which in turn is anchored by the forecasts from the Deutsche AWM CIO Office. They are based on the following expectations:  We expect global economic [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Puts Managed Accounts On Its Agenda</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/sec-puts-managed-accounts-on-its-agenda/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By The Regulatory Fundamentals Group &#160; Giving an important speech on Thursday, SEC Chair White outlined a potential major overhaul of the way the SEC intends to regulate risks at investment advisers. She said the program addresses the SEC’s “historic” mission as well as systemic risk. Noting close cooperation between the SEC and the FSOC, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Citi To Exit Hedge Fund Administration</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/citi-to-exit-hedge-fund-administration/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citi Fund Services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; With the release of the the fourth quarter results for Citigroup yesterday came an announcement that Citi will quit the hedge fund administration business: &#160; &#8220;Citi announced it also has plans to exit some non-core securities services and transaction businesses in the Institutional Clients Group (ICG), including from hedge [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>US Liquid Alternatives Had Good Flows in 2014, Unlike High Yield Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/us-liquid-alternatives-had-good-flows-in-2014-unlike-high-yield-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/us-liquid-alternatives-had-good-flows-in-2014-unlike-high-yield-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Liquid alternatives had a good year for inflows in 2014. The largest part of the flows were in the American liquid alternatives funds &#8211; mutual funds (&#8217;40 Act Funds), though net sales were also positive for UCITS hedge funds. Morningstar data shows (active) liquid alternatives totaled $156bn by year-end [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Alternative Investment Trends for 2015</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-alternative-investment-trends-for-2015/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 11:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By David Frank, CEO &#38; Managing Partner, Stonehaven, LLC &#160; Over Stonehaven’s 14 year history we have witnessed and played a role in many shifting dynamics across the alternative investment industry. We are well-positioned in the marketplace to see trends with a 26 person platform representing over 20 asset managers to the global investment community. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Asia Ex-Japan and CTAs Outperform in 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/asia-ex-japan-and-ctas-outperform-in-2014/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/asia-ex-japan-and-ctas-outperform-in-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 02:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge &#160; Hedge funds closed the final month of the year in positive territory with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up another 0.25% in December while the MSCI World Index finished the month down 0.80%. In 2014 as a whole, hedge funds were up 4.57%, falling behind underlying markets as the MSCI World Index returned 6.79% over the same [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Quotations From The Hedge Fund Industry You Won’t Read In 2015</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/five-quotations-from-the-hedge-fund-industry-you-wont-read-in-2015/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2015 12:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff]]></description>
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		<title>Pension Plans Increase Proportion of Hedge Fund Assets They Hold</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/pension-plans-increase-proportion-of-hedge-fund-assets-they-hold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/pension-plans-increase-proportion-of-hedge-fund-assets-they-hold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff One of the best surveys in the hedge fund industry comes from the consultant Aksia. The 2015 survey, conducted during November and early December of 2014, includes responses from 187 managers representing over $1 trillion in hedge fund assets under management.  What makes it particularly worth reading is that the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>2015 Hedge Fund Industry Outlook from eVestment – Flow Forecasts</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/2015-hedge-fund-industry-outlook-from-evestment/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2015 01:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[activist hedge funds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From eVestment LLC &#160; eVestment’s 2015 Hedge Fund Industry Outlook predictions of hedge fund trends for the upcoming year include: &#160; Barring a large and unexpected global or financial event, hedge funds are positioned for another year of solid growth as institutional investors seek to gain alternative exposures to traditional equity and fixed income markets. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Equity Capital Markets Review of 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/equity-capital-markets-review-of-2014/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 12:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Thomson Reuters &#160; GLOBAL ECM ACTIVITY UP 11% &#8211; Equity capital markets activity totaled US$890.4 billion during full year 2014, an 11% increase compared to full year 2013 and the strongest annual period for global equity capital markets issuance since 2007. Fourth quarter equity capital markets issuance decreased 8% compared to the third quarter [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Outlook: Equities Can Continue to Climb the Wall of Worry in 2015</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/outlook-equities-can-continue-to-climb-the-wall-of-worry-in-2015/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 12:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Sedgwick, Chief Investment Officer of Frank Investments &#160; 2015 Predictions for Investors Hunting Returns &#8211; Global equities not cheap but should continue to benefit from supportive backdrop &#8211; Low commodity prices should provide boost to global economy &#8211; Sentiment suggests equities can continue to climb the wall of worry in 2015 &#160; Looking [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Case for Liquid Alts from Credit Suisse Asset Management</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-case-for-liquid-alts-from-credit-suisse-asset-management/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Credit Suisse Asset Management &#160; The Appeal of Alternative Investments Hedge fund managers generally have a different focus and objective as well as access to a broader set of portfolio management tools compared to traditional fund managers, including: Focus on absolute returns Broader investment universe Ability to go short This flexibility is part of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Season’s Greetings</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/seasons-greetings/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2014 12:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a peaceful Christmas &#8211; from all at Hedge Fund Insight]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day – US Public Pension Funds and Hedge Fund Allocations</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-us-public-pension-funds-and-hedge-fund-allocations/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2014 20:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Related articles: Pensions Plans And Hedge Funds – PIMCO Is The Biggest Winner (Aug 2014) Chart Of The Day – Hedge Funds &#38; The Largest 200 US Pension Funds (Feb 2013)]]></description>
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		<title>Evaluating Hedge Funds – Alphas, Sharpe Ratios &amp; the Underappreciated Appraisal Ratio</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/evaluating-hedge-funds-alphas-sharpe-ratios-the-underappreciated-appraisal-ratio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/evaluating-hedge-funds-alphas-sharpe-ratios-the-underappreciated-appraisal-ratio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Appraisal Ratio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Hecht, Ph. D., Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist at Evanston Capital Management &#160; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Markowitz’s “mean-variance” modern portfolio theory (“MV-MPT”) teaches us to evaluate investments, including hedge funds, in the context of the entire portfolio. Within MV-MPT, investors want to form portfolios with the highest Sharpe Ratio, i.e. maximize expected excess [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Of The Day – UCITS v Non-UCITS Hedge Funds in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-ucits-v-non-ucits-hedge-funds-in-europe/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[assets under management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European hedge funds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Eurekahedge]]></description>
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		<title>What Do Running A Sawmill And Managing A Systematic Hedge Fund Have In Common?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/what-does-running-a-sawmill-and-managing-a-systematic-hedge-fund-have-in-common/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2014 21:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kyle Dunn, Meyler Capital &#160; Most that manage money have never worked in a high-tech, modern sawmill. I have. They are efficient, high tech, and fast. Four-foot diameter trees are reduced to 2x4s in minutes, waste product is chipped and sold to make paper or energy, and lasers are everywhere. It really is impressive. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>K2’s 2015 Outlook  – Bias To Lower-Beta Sector Specialists In Equity Hedge</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/k2s-2015-outlook-bias-to-lower-beta-sector-specialists-in-equity-hedge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/k2s-2015-outlook-bias-to-lower-beta-sector-specialists-in-equity-hedge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David C. Saunders, Founding Managing Director, &#38; Robert Christian, Head of Research, K2 Advisors &#160; We think earnings growth trends should provide support for long/short equity strategies in 2015, particularly in terms of specialty managers in areas such as health care, technology and activism. Meanwhile, opportunities in relative value have continued to evolve due in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>CTAs Dominate Rank Of Top Performing Hedge Funds Of UK Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/ctas-dominate-rank-of-top-performing-hedge-funds-of-uk-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Complied using data from Barclayhedge, E&#38;OE In compiling this table where different classes of the same fund qualified, the US Dollar version is shown. &#160; The emboldened funds are either CTAs or systematic macro managers. The two funds with asterisks both employ systematic strategies &#8211; The Cambridge Strategy invests sytematically [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Trend-Following Strategies Post Largest Monthly Gain Since 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/trend-following-strategies-post-largest-monthly-gain-since-2008/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 23:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Newedge, the prime services division of Societe Generale CTAs exit drawdown, setting new high watermarks in November 2014 &#160; Managed futures enjoyed a stellar November, with all of the Newedge indices posting the fourth consecutive positive monthly return in a row. The Newedge CTA Index, with a performance of +5.62% for November, posted a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Of The Day – Oil Price Breakeven By Source</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-oil-price-breakeven-by-source/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<title>Quotation of the Day – David Saunders of K2</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-david-saunders-of-k2/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Managers need to start with assets of a half-to-one-billion-dollars in today&#8217;s (hedge fund) industry.&#8221; &#160; David Saunders, co-founding managing director of K2 Advisors &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; (photo by Doug Goodman for Pensions &#38; Investments)]]></description>
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		<title>Visium On M&amp;A  – Treasury Dept Regs, Mega-Mergers, PE And M&amp;A Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/visium-on-ma-treasury-dept-regs-mega-mergers-pe-and-ma-outlook/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/visium-on-ma-treasury-dept-regs-mega-mergers-pe-and-ma-outlook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[corporate simplification]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Q&#38;A With Frank Gallagher and Peter Drippé, Portfolio Managers at Visium Funds Q1: The Treasury Department recently tightened tax rules to deter U.S. companies from moving their corporate headquarters to lower-tax countries. How will these new regulations impact the current level of mergers and acquisition (M&#38;A) activity? &#160; The new Treasury regulations will make [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Macro and CTAs Outperform Again In November</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/global-macro-and-cta-outperform-again-in-november/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 20:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management &#160; Global equity markets continued on their upward trend from mid-October, finishing November up 2.1%, as measured by the MSCI World index in US dollars. US Treasuries and core European bonds also rallied.  Against this backdrop, coupled with a strong US dollar and downward trending oil prices, hedge funds performed positively. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Activism The Focus Of Vinson &amp; Elkins</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/energy-activism-the-focus-of-vinson-elkins/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Activist Insight]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Icahn Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jana Partners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Activist Insight An Interview With Kai Liekefett and Stephen Gill of Vinson &#38; Elkins &#160; Have you noticed an upsurge in activism in the energy industry recently? Kai Liekefett: Up until 2012, activists weren’t really focused on this sector. But in the last three years, there were more than 30 reported activism campaigns in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Schroders Multi-Manager Emphasise Hedge Funds Whilst In Capital Preservation Mode</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/schroders-multi-manager-using-hedge-funds-whilst-in-capital-preservation-mode/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Majedie Tortoise Fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marcus Brookes, Head of Multi-Manager Team and Robin McDonald, Fund Manager at Schroders • Assuming global aggregate demand can continue to expand in 2015 equities will likely offer a greater short-term prospective return than fixed income. • Nevertheless, we judge equity valuations from a longer-term perspective, particularly in the US, to be on the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Absolute Equity Team At Insight Investment Negatively Positioned</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/absolute-equity-team-at-insight-investment-negatively-positioned/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited Comment from Andy Cawker, Head of Specialist Equities: &#8220;For the first time in a while we have a small negative beta position. There are various indicators that suggest we remain in an environment that favours high quality defensive stocks and those that can withstand falling markets, in spite of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Multi-Strategy Under The Gun As European Hedge Funds Lag</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/multi-strategy-under-the-gun-as-european-hedge-funds-lag/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2014 01:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff The latest flow data from Eurekahedge for the hedge fund industry show net outflows from Europe-focused hedge funds. Only two investment strategies could possibly accommodate the scale of monthly redemptions from European funds &#8211; fixed income and multi-strategy (Table 1/Figure 2). So it is highly likely that the biggest outflows [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Long/Short Equity Outlook Improving On Correlation and Dispersion Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/longshort-equity-outlook-improving-on-correlation-and-dispersion-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/longshort-equity-outlook-improving-on-correlation-and-dispersion-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2014 10:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Juliana Hadas and Andrea Pompili of Neuberger Berman &#160; The beginning of this decade was a challenging time for long/short hedge fund performance, with the overall universe having generated negative Jensen’s alpha (risk-adjusted excess returns)—see Figure 1. However, alpha has been rebounding starting with the second half of 2012—a trend we believe will continue. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The US Dollar – Novus Ordo Seclorum</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-us-dollar-novus-ordo-seclorum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-us-dollar-novus-ordo-seclorum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Neil Azous Managing Member of Rareview Macro LLC &#160; Most of us hand over dollar bills every day without ever really looking at them very closely. They are too familiar. But if you pause to look closely at the one dollar bill, you will see, right below the one-eyed pyramid, the Latin phrase “Novus [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Of the Day – The World’s Wealthy Infographic</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-the-worlds-wealthy-infographic/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Infographic source: All Finance Tax]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis of Equity Hedge Sub-Strategies</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/analysis-of-equity-hedge-sub-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/analysis-of-equity-hedge-sub-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 18:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Barclays Capital Solutions Group &#160; The Equity Hedge Fund segment is obviously fairly broad and includes a set of disparate strategies. We have taken a close look at these various sub-strategies, which each have their own unique characteristics and appeal to investors. We describe these sub-strategies in this article and attempt to show their [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Due Diligence – Accelerating The Hedge Fund Selection Process</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/video-due-diligence-accelerating-the-fund-selection-process/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alexis Graham, CEO Accelerate Product Partners, LLC &#160; Accelerate Product Partners [www.accelerateproduct.com] has recently launched a new video-based information website that provides information on hedge and other alternative investment funds, with the aim of leveraging the internet and technology to improve the efficiency of the investor-manager communication process. The service allows investors to remain anonymous and only contact managers at their discretion [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bank of Japan Goes All In According To Insight Investment</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-bank-of-japan-goes-all-in-according-to-insight-investment/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Insight Investment &#160; The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced on 31 October that it would dramatically increase the scale of its quantitative easing (QE) programme. Passed by a majority 5-4 vote of the BoJ’s Policy Board, it announced the intention to purchase ¥80 trillion (£440bn) of Japanese government bonds a year, marking an increase [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Performance Fees – A Growing Problem</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-performance-fees-a-growing-problem/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By FundCalcs/ Global Perspectives &#160; Introduction Hedge funds’ performance fees are a key component of every fund’s Net Asset Valuation calculation. Since the economic crisis of 2008, hedge fund performance and incentive fees have become more complex. The standard “2 and 20” fee model is often not the case anymore. This has meant calculations on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Targets For Event Driven From Following The PE Spotlight In Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/targets-for-event-driven-from-following-the-pe-spotlight-in-europe/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From PitchBook Data, Inc./Merrill DataSite Private Equity Hotspots – UK for deals, Southern Europe for Fundraising, IT for Growth Deals, Bolt-Ons for Buyouts &#160; 2014 hasn’t been the banner year industry professionals were expecting in Europe. Private equity (PE), venture capital (VC) and growth investment deal counts were soft in 3Q, which likely means that [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Macro Returns Positive In October As Event Driven Turns Negative For the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/macro-returns-positive-in-october-as-event-driven-turns-negative-for-the-year/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 14:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management &#160; Global markets were volatile in October with equities, credit and bond yields broadly selling-off in the first half of the month before reversing course and rallying into month-end. This volatility and choppiness proved challenging for many investors, including hedge funds, with most cutting their risk by mid-month and therefore not [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>SkyBridge Capital De-Risk Anticipating A Meaningful Dislocation In Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/skybridge-capital-de-risk-anticipating-a-meaningful-dislocation-in-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/skybridge-capital-de-risk-anticipating-a-meaningful-dislocation-in-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2014 22:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this webcast transcript Troy Gayeski, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Ray Nolte, Chief Investment Officer of SkyBridge Capital discuss how the shifts of market and economic background have driven the decision making on the flagship SkyBridge Multi-Advisor Hedge Fund Portfolios (Series G). &#160; 1. Q2 Portfolio Review: How much did the portfolio shift? Troy Gayeski: [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Institutional Flows Power Growth for Claren Road, MKP Capital and BlueCrest in Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/institutional-flows-power-growth-for-claren-road-mkp-capital-and-bluecrest-in-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/institutional-flows-power-growth-for-claren-road-mkp-capital-and-bluecrest-in-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acuity Capital Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BlueCrest Capital Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brevan Howard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Muzinich & Co]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; In all investment strategies of the hedge fund industry the big have got bigger. The growth of assets has tended to be dominated by the top managers, whether in CTAs, macro or multi-strategy. In the period since the Credit Crunch of 2008-9 this long-term trend has accelerated. Between the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Event Driven Funds Give Back in October</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/event-driven-funds-give-back-in-october/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Simplify Mid-Month Pulse 780 Funds Reporting as of October 17 2014 Strategy Return Macro &#8211; Discretionary  Down (2.41%) Macro -Systematic Up 3.68% Macro &#8211; Commodity Down  (1.15%) Emerging Markets Down (2.28%) Fixed Income &#8211; Rel Val Down (3.29%) Asia Long-Short (ex-China) Down (6.05%) Europe Long-Short Down (3.36) China Long-Short Down (1.9) Event Driven &#8211; Special [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Equity Strategies Dominate YTD Inflows – CTAs and Macro See Outflows</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/equity-strategies-dominate-ytd-inflows-ctas-and-macro-see-outflows/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity hedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Evestment &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Free Nuggets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/free-nuggets/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Soros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Rogers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steven Drobny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New House of Money]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros before retiring at 37 and becoming The Investment Biker. He was  interviewed for Jack Schwager&#8217;s first &#8220;Market Wizards&#8221; book.  In the course of the interview he described his concept of &#8220;found money&#8221; &#8211; money sitting in the corner [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day: Cycles of Equity Hedge v Non-Equity Hedge Flows</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chart-of-the-day-cycles-of-equity-hedge-v-non-equity-hedge-flows/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclays Prime Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity hedge managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR IT TO OPEN IN FULL IMAGE SIZE &#160; From &#8220;Taking Stock: Recent Developments in the Equity Hedge Fund Landscape&#8221; by Barclays Prime Services, Capital Solutions (Oct 2014)]]></description>
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		<title>King Street Capital Manages The Daddy Of Distressed Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/king-street-capital-manages-the-daddy-of-distressed-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2014 14:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canyon Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Distressed Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortress Investment Group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paulson & Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silver Point Capital]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From   &#160; King Street Capital manages two of the largest distressed debt funds – the very largest King Street Capital Ltd ($12.5bn AUM) , and King Street Europe ($1.2bn). If one manager from this largest manager list has to be selected on the grounds of performance it would be Hildene Capital Management. Both distressed funds [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Is No Longer Optional, Even For Managers Of Private Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/social-media-is-no-longer-optional-even-for-managers-of-private-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2014 15:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Krysten Merriman, Marketing Director of Meyler Capital &#160; We hear plenty of objections from asset managers about why they don’t think social media is relevant to their business. For example: “Our target market isn’t on social media.” Oh really? You may be surprised to hear that the fastest growing demographic on twitter is the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Thermal Coal A Sinking Ship?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/is-coal-a-sinking-ship/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IEEFA forecast]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[potential production]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Carbon Tracker Initiative]]></description>
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		<title>Public BDCs:  An Expensive High Dividend Stock Substitute or a Private Debt “Liquid Alternative”?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/public-bdcs-an-expensive-high-dividend-stock-substitute-or-a-private-debt-liquid-alternative/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2014 15:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BDCs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[correlation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fees]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[public Business Development Companies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Mary Bates, Director of Credit Strategies at Silver Creek Capital &#160; As interest in liquid alternatives surges and the search for yield continues, public Business Development Companies (“BDCs”) have received significant institutional interest. These REIT-like vehicles, which have historically focused on the retail market, appear very attractive at first blush, offering yields above traditional [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Remains Positive On Global Macro And Event Driven</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-remains-positive-on-global-macro-and-event-driven/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 12:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deal spreads]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[global macro managers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management &#160; September proved a challenging month for many investors as equities, bonds and credit sold off. The MSCI World index was down 2.7%, while the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond index lost 2.8%. Global macro hedge funds delivered 1.5%, while the broader hedge fund universe was down 0.8%, as measured by the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>CLOs: The Comeback Kings</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/clos-the-comeback-kings/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 09:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Collateralised Loan Obligations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[regulatory constraints]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail investors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Torben Ronberg, Head of Sub-Investment Grade at ECM Asset Management &#160; “Comeback” is the right way to describe the CLO market this year (Collateralised Loan Obligations – securitised portfolios of predominantly senior secured leveraged loans). Led by the US CLO market, we have seen global issuance YTD in 2014 of a staggering $101.5bn*. 88.5% [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>UCITS Hedge Funds – Graphics of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/ucits-hedge-funds-graphics-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[domiciles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge UCITS hedge funds have maintained a strong pattern of growth in 2014, with the industry delivering modest returns and also attracting plenty of new capital from investors. Currently the size of the industry stands at a record high of US$275.2 billion, overseen by a population of 1,016 funds. The onset of the Eurozone [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Side-Pocketed Hedge Fund Assets Attract New Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/side-pocketed-hedge-fund-assets-attract-new-investors/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auctions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cattegatt Secondaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competitive buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illiquid assets]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[side pockets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transparency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[valuation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Lars Lindqvist, founder Cattegatt Secondaries &#160; Cattegatt Secondaries, the London based specialist broker for private equity and illiquid hedge funds interests, reports that over the last nine months, the pricing of hedge fund side pockets continued to improve relative to previous trading periods. This can be attributed to an improved economic landscape which has [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>European M&amp;A Targets in 2H 2014 – Graphic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-ma-targets-in-2h-2014-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European mergers and acquisitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[merger arbitrage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following graphic is taken from &#8220;Deal Drivers EMEA&#8221; published by Remark, a division of mergermarket. Mergermarket’s H1 2014 Heat Chart, which tracks ‘companies for sale’ stories, shows that there are likely to be strong appetites for dealmaking over the coming months. Activity is spread throughout a range of sectors and countries, indicating that the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast Of Hedge Fund Radio On The 15th September 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/podcast-of-hedge-fund-radio-on-the-15th-september-2014-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[B Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Camdor Global]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCTrack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Stu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naked short Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resonance FM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first edition of the latest series of the four time Sony Awards-nominated N@ked Short Club on Resonance FM: 1 hour of loose talk about hedge funds and the state of the world, plus sweet poetry and heady music…No promotional agenda, no commercial intent…just Ponzi Bier and Pure Alpha both on tap. One [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridgewater’s Leadership In Building Firm Culture &amp; Commitment To Training</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bridgewaters-leadership-in-building-firm-culture-commitment-to-training/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 10:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bridgewater Associates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[corporate culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greg Jansen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; Increasingly, large hedge fund groups have to be structured in how they address staffing issues. Nearly a year ago Citi Prime Finance commissioned research for a paper titled “Exploring the Concept and Characteristics of  People Alpha” – the result of having surveyed 24 large and medium-sized [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Legal Developments in Activist Investing</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/legal-developments-in-activist-investing/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Activist Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate bylaw amendments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legal developments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[litigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poison puts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schulte Roth & Zabel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stockholder rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Schulte Roth &#38; Zabel LLP (&#8220;SRZ&#8221;) &#160; M&#38;A partner David E. Rosewater, co-head of the firm&#8217;s global shareholder activism practice, along with investment management partner Stephanie R. Breslow and litigation partner Michael E. Swartz comprised the &#8220;Shareholder Activism&#8221; panel at SRZ&#8217;s 23rd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar in January 2014. The yearly conference covers [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Credit, Relative Value and Event Driven Strategies In Demand At GAM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/credit-relative-value-and-event-driven-strategies-in-demand-at-gam/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 08:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset-backed markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high yield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relative Value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Dollar strength]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management &#160; Markets recovered their July losses, with the MSCI World index up 2.2% in August, while the reach for yield resumed with the Barclays US Aggregate Bond index rallying 1.1% and US high yield credit up 1.6% (IBOXX HY index). Hedge funds overall posted gains in August with the HFRX Global [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Buyers’ Lot in Mergers &amp; Acquisitions</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-buyers-lot-in-mergers-acquisitions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-buyers-lot-in-mergers-acquisitions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Risk Management & Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deal value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deal volume]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[due diligence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[M&A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roadblocks to information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic logic of deals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[valuation models]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[valuation risks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Ariel Markelevich, Ph.D., CMA, and Leena Roselli for Financial Executives Research Foundation, Inc. &#160; Based on recently published financial information, Merger and Acquisition (M&#38;A) activity has been on the rise since 2009 with 2013 activity volume valued at $2.9 trillion-the highest since 2008’s $3.1 trillion mark.1 This upward trend has continued into the first [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How European Alts Managers Can Target The Market for ’40 Act Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/how-european-alts-managers-can-target-the-market-for-40-act-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2014 11:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[40 Act Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distribution networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales & marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEI Investment Manager Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US mutual funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Philip Masterson, Senior Vice President and Managing Director at SEI Investment Manager Services &#160; The $15.7 trillion United States mutual fund market represents a huge opportunity, in theory, for enterprising European alternative investment managers to bring differentiated strategies to an investor base thirsty for new ideas and solutions. These investors range from sophisticated institutions, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bond Market Bubble? More Like A Central Bank Bubble</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bond-market-bubble-more-like-a-central-bank-bubble/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bond market bubble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government bond yields]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantitative easing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Ben Bennett, Credit Strategist at Legal &#38; General Investment Management As US quantitative easing draws to a close, there is increasing nervousness that the bond market bubble may be about to burst. But the market’s high prices and low yields are not just a problem for bonds, they are a symptom of broader problems [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Accounts – Graphic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/managed-accounts-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fee concessions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed accounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transparency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[source: Preqin, based on survey data collected in July 2014]]></description>
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		<title>Does the Absence of Marketing at Quantedge Capital Matter?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/does-the-absence-of-marketing-at-quantedge-capital-matter/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AUM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Billion Dollar Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridgewater Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chua Choong Tze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kah Shin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quantedge Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quantedge Global Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk and volatility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk assumption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; Quantedge Capital Pte, the Singapore-based quant management company, has received some coverage this week as the firm has joined the small number of Asian hedge fund managers overseeing a billion dollars. The firm, run by Kah Shin and Chua Choong Tze and are to be congratulated [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Outlook for Event Driven Strategies from Quaker Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/outlook-for-event-driven-strategies-from-quaker-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital Structure Arbitrage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Distressed Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merger arbitrage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quaker Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special sits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Thomas F. Kirchner, Portfolio Manager, and Paul Hoffmeister, Portfolio Strategist of Quaker Funds, Inc. &#160; The market environment for event driven strategies Credit conditions remain highly favorable for corporations to execute and complete corporate transactions. We expect the current environment, the result of two years of relative macroeconomic calm, to continue during the near-term. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Of the Day – Hedge Fund Outlook From Northern Trust</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-hedge-fund-outlook-from-northern-trust/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Distressed Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity hedge managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high yield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relative Value]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[source:www.northerntrust.com/asset-management/]]></description>
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		<title>Activist Funds Approach $100bn</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/activist-funds-approach-100bn/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shareholder activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge* &#160; Hedge funds deploying shareholder activism as a key cornerstone of their investment strategy have attracted much attention as of late. This overview takes a quick review of their performance and asset growth over the last couple of years. Graphic 1 and Table 1 show the performance of activist hedge funds relative to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Pensions Plans And Hedge Funds – PIMCO Is The Biggest Winner</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/pensions-plans-and-hedge-funds-pimco-is-the-biggest-winner/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Endowments and Foundations are the longest standing institutional class of investors in hedge funds. The thought-leaders amongst them got involved in the late 80’s. Sovereign Wealth Funds have become significant investors in large hedge funds in the last 10 years through the large tickets they write. But both these [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Specialized Equity Hedge Funds Preferred By FERI</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/specialized-equity-hedge-funds-preferred-by-feri/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/specialized-equity-hedge-funds-preferred-by-feri/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Tao Wan, Senior Analyst at FERI AG &#160; Although the global equity indices have been marching higher with low volatility until lately, it has been tough for many Equity Long/Short managers starting late March as the rotation of growth to value began. As a whole the Equity L/S managers have not been able to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Children’s Investment Fund Gets Some Board Support At Japan Tobacco</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-childrens-investment-fund-gets-some-board-support-at-japan-tobacco/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acquisitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Activism Monthly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan Tobacco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[japanese equities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repurchasing shares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Children’s Investment Fund]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Activism Monthly Premium (July 2014 edition) &#160; When Shinzo Abe became Prime Minister of Japan in 2012, investor sentiment began to warm to a country long known for its overvaluations and prickly corporate governance. This year, the government drew Abe’s ‘third arrow’—corporate reform—from its quiver and let loose. Opinion is divided on whether the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Setback In High Yield Was Technically Driven</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/recent-setback-in-high-yield-was-technically-driven/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[correction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[default levels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high yield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outflows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strong fundamentals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technical factors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Dan Doyle, Portfolio Manager of Non-Investment Grade Credit at Neuberger Berman &#160; The U.S. high yield market&#8217;s decline in July was its first setback in nearly a year. Could this be a sign of continued weakness or merely a correction? We believe continued strong fundamentals could point to a short-term sell-off and a fairly [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden Risks In Large Institutional Hedge Fund Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hidden-risks-in-large-institutional-hedge-fund-managers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hidden-risks-in-large-institutional-hedge-fund-managers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2014 08:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Large hedge fund management groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[systemic risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time-bomb of tail-risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncorrelated returns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Douglas of GFIA &#160; I recently chaired a Bloomberg discussion, targeted at small or growing hedge funds, offering advice on what investors are looking for. My panellists all had at least 10 years’, and in one case 20 years’ experience in the hedge fund or institutional asset management industry, in senior positions. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Today’s Top 5 Compliance Issues For Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/todays-top-5-compliance-issues-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIFMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conflicts of interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thematic Scrutiny]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Martin Herriot, Managing Director at Newgate Compliance &#160; It has been a challenging few years for the European hedge fund industry following the financial crisis and the European regulators attempts to revolutionise the regulatory regime for supervising the industry. From a UK compliance perspective we see the top issues falling under two headings &#8211; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Outlook For The S&amp;P And Dow Jones Industrial Index</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/outlook-for-the-sp-and-dow-jones-industrial-index/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elliott Wave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harmonic Elliott Wave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technical analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trading tactics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Ian Copsey of Harmonic Elliott Wave &#160; For those who have not read my book, in July 2010 I forecast the DJIA, then around 9,500, to rally to the 12,800 area from where the Index would correct by around 20% before rallying to the 2007 high. This was not my final target. Indeed, this [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing A Hedge Fund Marketing Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/writing-a-hedge-fund-marketing-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/writing-a-hedge-fund-marketing-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2014 10:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[investment edge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manager letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pitchbook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[potential investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presentation materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raising capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Kyle Dunn, President and CEO of Meyler Capital &#160; I offer the following in my attempt to help you think differently about the process of raising capital, which undoubtedly, some of you are already executing extremely well. But I suspect that a great deal of professionals in our industry are creating a PowerPoint deck [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphics Of The Day – The End of Distinctions by Type of Investment Manager</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphics-of-the-day-the-end-of-distinctions-by-type-of-investment-manager/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citi Investor Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulated hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCITS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Citi Investor Services &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Taken from the Citi Investor Services’ 5th Annual Industry Evolution survey (published July 2014)]]></description>
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		<title>Private Credit Market Update From Silver Creek Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/private-credit-market-update-from-silver-creek-capital/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2014 00:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Appraisal Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Quality Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Insolvencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Distressed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit re-intermediation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mary Bates, Director Silver Creek Capital &#160; OVERVIEW Continued complacency seemed to define the second quarter of 2014, with investors seemingly willing to assume that U.S. growth prospects will remain solid and that the Federal Reserve will manage any issues appropriately. This view was evidenced by the continued downward march of volatility across multiple [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Changes For Hedge Funds In Management Of Counterparties &amp; Collateral Seen By Citi</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/big-changes-for-hedge-funds-in-management-of-counterparties-collateral-seen-by-citi/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2014 00:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Citi Investor Services &#160; This article gives the key findings from Part 2 of  &#8220;The 2014 Citi Investor Services 5th Annual Industry Evolution Report&#8221;. &#160; The factors driving change in the hedge fund industry are shifting. For the five years since the Global Financial Crisis, major industry evolution occurred primarily in response to a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>An Operating Model For An AIFMD Depositary</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/an-operating-model-for-an-aifmd-depositary/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Shane Brett of Global Perspectives and Alan Meaney of Fund Recs &#160; Introduction This whitepaper is co-authored by Shane Brett, Managing Director at Global Perspectives, an Asset Management and Hedge Fund consultancy and Alan Meaney, Director at Fund Recs, a specialist software provider to the Funds Industry. During the past six months Shane and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploiting The Hunger Premium Of Emerging Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/exploiting-the-hunger-premium-of-emerging-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Najy Nasser, Chief Investment Officer of HeadStart Advisers Ltd According to the English proverb: ‘hunger is the best sauce.’ In investment terms, those with the most to gain from strong performance, will work hardest to achieve it. Hunger can, therefore, be one of the best sources of return. When it comes to harvesting the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>PODCAST 5 – RWC Talk About Marketing And Doubling Their Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/podcast-5-rwc-talk-about-marketing-and-doubling-their-assets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/podcast-5-rwc-talk-about-marketing-and-doubling-their-assets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interview with CEO DAN MANNIX and Head of Sales JAMES TOLLEMACHE of RWC Partners   The interview focuses on sales and marketing and the consequences and causes of firmwide growth Clicking this link opens the podcast in a new window/player, (or alternatively save the file using the &#8220;save as&#8221; command). The interview lasts 31 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways Hedge Fund Managers Can Improve Their Research Using The Web</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/10-ways-hedge-fund-managers-can-improve-their-research-using-the-web/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[acquiring information]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Eagle Alpha &#160; This is only the beginning for Wall Street leveraging the web. The best advances are yet to come and it will be innovative buyside firms who will be leveraging the web in the most interesting ways. Some use cases: &#160; 1. Analysis of Foursquare Data to Predict Sales Analyzing data from [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Jana Partners Uses Options To Manage Exposure To PetSmart</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/jana-partners-uses-options-to-manage-exposure-to-petsmart/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2014 10:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[activism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alex Gavrish, Etalon Investment Research; author of “Wall Street Back To Basics” &#160; With activist investors more active than ever, more and more attention is being paid by investors to the investments they make. Publicity often reduces hedge funds maneuverability and ability to trade positions quickly. Fund managers have to work with this restriction [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Managers Increase Gross Investment Levels According To GAM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-managers-increase-gross-investment-levels-according-to-gam/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management &#160; Asset prices rallied in June across equities, bonds, credit and most commodities. Hedge funds performed positively with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index up 0.9% for the month and each of the four main hedge fund strategies also posting gains, as measured by the respective HFRX strategy indices in US dollar [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Time To Buy Volatility</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-great-time-to-buy-volatility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[36 South Capital Advisors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jerry Haworth, CIO and co-Founder of 36 South Capital Advisors LLP &#160; [In this article the terms “volatility” and “options” are used interchangeably for the purpose of simplicity. Options are really a member of a family of volatility assets] Everybody loves options, the generic kind. We love to be able to look back and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategy Preferences of Japanese Investors In Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/strategy-preferences-of-japanese-investors-in-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Japanese institutional investors have longer experience investing in hedge funds than institutions in other regions of the world.  In addition absolute return strategies have had significant allocations from Japanese investors for a long period &#8211; the Japanese economy has suffered from low interest rates and bond yields for a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Position Size In Merger Arbitrage – VRX v AGN</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/managing-position-size-in-merger-arbitrage-vrx-v-agn/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; The latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor Asset Management shows merger arbitrage as the best performing strategy this month (data up to 17th June). Merger arb is also one of the best performing strategies this year (up 3.3% YTD). The Allergan vs. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International deal was the hottest spot [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Activity-based Regulation Moves Into Focus</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/activity-based-regulation-moves-into-focus/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By The Regulatory Fundamentals Group &#160; The head of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recently gave a speech (here) addressing potential systemic risk in the asset management space and saying that this risk will be a priority for ESMA. That is not remarkable. Here is what is remarkable: He noted that asset management [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Decision-making, Emotions and Stress in Financial Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/decision-making-emotions-and-stress-in-financial-markets/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2014 21:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Berry of Human Performance Science Ltd &#160; July 3rd 1988. The USS Vincennes, the most advanced missile frigate in the US Navy, was patrolling waters in the Persian Gulf, at the end of the Iran-Iraq war. The crew of the Vincennes were engaged in multiple activities &#8211; a battle with an Iranian gunboat, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Q/Q Change In Demand for Hedge Fund Strategies – Graphic Of The Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/qq-change-in-demand-for-hedge-fund-strategies-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brighton House Associates* &#160; Fastest Growing Hedge Fund Strategies &#8211; Quarter over Quarter &#160; *extracted from BHA quarterly analysis of manager searches. In the first quarter of 2014, BHA investors posted 353 new mandates. In total, investors placed approximately $8 billion in future allocations during Q1. The report presents both an analysis of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Things To Do To Improve Hedge Fund Marketing Material</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/seven-things-to-do-to-improve-hedge-fund-marketing-material/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/seven-things-to-do-to-improve-hedge-fund-marketing-material/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chris Nutt, founding partner of Investor Communications &#160; Sometimes it can be difficult to express your thoughts clearly in writing, particularly if you are pressed for time. Yet precise written communications are essential for all hedge fund managers seeking to build a professional reputation and raise capital. &#160; When your presentations, factsheets, performance updates [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Sandell: Everything International</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/tom-sandell-everything-international/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Josh Black, Editor of Activism Monthly Premium &#160; For Thomas Sandell, the media interest in his fund’s campaign at FirstGroup was somewhat unexpected. “We were a little bit surprised by the volume of publicity,” admits the Swedish-born, US-based investor. But more disturbing to Sandell was the lack of understanding of his plans from Fleet [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Event Driven in May</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/event-driven-in-may/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff* Event Driven managers had a negative month in May despite the high level of deal activity and the positive contribution from special situations trading. A number of the larger deal spreads either broke (Astra-Zeneca/Pfizer was not an official deal break, but it had the same effect) or widened. This was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Increase Short Bets On US Bonds According To Lyxor Data</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-increase-short-bets-on-us-bonds-according-to-lyxor-data/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Lyxor Asset Management* &#160; Hedge funds are increasing their short bets on US rates as the flow of economic data improved and inflation figures edged higher. Moderate price pressures materialised recently (PCE deflator at 1.6% yoy in April), though the inflation rate remains below the 2% target of the Fed. This triggered a rise [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Edgefolio: the new platform for the hedge fund industry.</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/edgefolio-the-new-platform-for-the-hedge-fund-industry/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leo Gasteen, CEO Edgefolio &#160; Allocators have it rough. When they are not being bombarded by cold calls and unsolicited emails from hedge fund sales teams, they spend their time trying to find managers through multiple sources – such is the picture of the fragmented hedge fund industry of today. At Edgefolio, we thought [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>LLP Members Now Have The Right To Be Automatically Enrolled Into Pension Saving</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/llp-members-now-have-the-right-to-be-automatically-enrolled-into-pension-saving/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Sackers* &#160; Limited Liability Partnerships (“LLPs”) should heed the recent Supreme Court decision in the Clyde &#38; Co v Bates van Winklehof case says Ferdinand Lovett, associate at Sackers, the UK’s leading law firm for pension scheme trustees and sponsors. The Supreme Court ruling confirms that members of an LLP can be “workers” for the purposes [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Rules For Distribution of Funds in Switzerland</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-new-rules-for-distribution-of-funds-in-switzerland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-new-rules-for-distribution-of-funds-in-switzerland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2014 10:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anne-Cathrine Frogg Spadola, Partner at Hugo Fund Services SA &#160; The main changes following the revision of the Swiss Law with a focus on distribution targeting qualified investors &#160; The Swiss law on Collective Investment Schemes (CISA) has been revised and came into effect in March 2013. The objective of this revision was to adapt [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM See Event-Driven Managers As Idea-Rich &amp; Staying Fully Invested</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-see-event-driven-managers-as-idea-rich-staying-fully-invested/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management Hedge funds positive in May as equities, credit and bonds rally May proved to be a supportive month across most asset classes, with global equities posting broadly positive returns while bond yields tightened and credit rallied. Against this backdrop, hedge funds had a positive month with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fortress’ Novogratz on Bitcoin – Quotation Of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fortress-novogratz-on-bitcoin-quotation-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2014 16:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#8220;What company has a $4.5bn market cap with 30,000 programmers providing human capital to it? I&#8217;m certain of one thing with Bitcoin:  the banking industry is nervous of it. The democratization of finance is coming and Bitcoin is one piece of it.&#8221; &#160; Mike Novogratz, principal at Fortress Investment Group, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>’40 Act Hedge Funds On The Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/40-act-hedge-funds-on-the-rise/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 11:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Liquid alternatives have seen strong industry growth, outpacing traditional hedge funds, according to “Going Mainstream: Developments and Opportunities for Hedge Fund Managers in the ’40 Act Space,” an April 2014 study by Barclays Prime Services. The study found that in 2013, liquid alts assets grew by 43%, while hedge [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Returns And Less Redemptions Stabilize AUM For Funds Of Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/positive-returns-and-less-redemptions-stabilize-aum-for-funds-of-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2014 16:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight The peak of the fund of hedge funds sector was in 2008 (by AUM and numbers of funds) and in aggregate the sector has shrunk ever since (by those two measures). The pace of change has varied but the direction hasn&#8217;t. In the first half of last [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>More Disputes Likely As LLPs Are Now Protected by UK’s Whistleblowing Legislation</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/more-disputes-likely-as-llps-are-now-protected-by-uks-whistleblowing-legislation/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 14:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Darren Isaacs, Partner at GQ Employment Law &#160; In a turning point for employment rights of partners in limited liability partnerships, the Supreme Court ruled today in Clyde &#38; Co LLP and another v Bates van Winkelhof. This case could be a pivotal for the employment rights of partners in limited liability partnerships, effectively [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cliffwater Hedge Fund Commentary – April 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/cliffwater-hedge-fund-commentary-april-2014/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2014 14:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel Stern, Senior Managing Director at Cliffwater LLC &#160; April was a moderately positive month for most hedge fund strategies and all strategies outside of Global Macro remain in the black for the year. In April, the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index lost 0.2% and the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index detracted 1.1%. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>CalPERS Resizes Hedge Fund Program On The Back Of Power Shift</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/calpers-resizes-hedge-fund-program-on-the-back-of-power-shift/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2014 12:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; CalPERs, the largest defined benefit plan in the United States, has been a thought leader in the use of hedge funds for investing institutions, but no more. Changes to the power structure within the Retirement System have led to a reversal of the attitude towards investing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>5y-10yr US Treasury Rates Need To Rise Further Say ECM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/5y-10yr-us-treasury-rates-need-to-rise-further-say-ecm/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 14:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Temple, Portfolio Manager at ECM Asset Management &#160; To the casual observer, the US rates market has never had it so good. We have had Ben Bernanke and now Janet Yellen. We’ve had calendar guidance and forward guidance. We’ve had a buyer who telegraphs all purchases, publishes all holdings and has bought almost 40% [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Of The Day – Strategy Level Leverage</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-strategy-level-leverage/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 16:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Question Of The Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/question-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2014 15:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; In their latest Hedge Fund Monitor, Callan Investments Institute asked 118 funds of funds to provide their 10 largest hedge fund holdings, there were 480 unique hedge fund manager names. The highest number of top-10 lists in which a hedge fund manager appeared was 18 out of those 118 funds of funds, according to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Lyxor Hedge Fund Index Commentary For April</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/lyxor-hedge-fund-index-commentary-for-april/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2014 16:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Lyxor Asset Management &#160; The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -0.7% in April (YTD -0.1%). 6 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month of April in positive territory, led by the Lyxor L/S Credit Arbitrage Index(+1%), the CTA Long Term Index (+1%) and the Lyxor Global Macro Index (+0.9%). Data published in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Skill-Based Investing Being Squeezed Out Of The Hedge Fund Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/skill-based-investing-being-squeezed-out-of-the-hedge-fund-industry/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2014 10:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Douglas of GFIA, with an introduction by Simon Kerr &#160; When Richard Hills wrote “Hedge Funds: An Introduction to Skill-based Investment Strategies” in 1996 the hedge fund industry consisted of relatively few firms dominated by the idiosyncratic talents of their seasoned leaders. The landscape today is very different &#8211; many of the investment [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Ready For AIFMD Asks StatPro?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/are-you-ready-for-aifmd-asks-statpro/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2014 22:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; From www.statpro.com/resources/aifmd/]]></description>
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		<title>Mental Preparation For Trading Through The Default Network</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/mental-preparation-for-trading-through-the-default-network/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Principal of Enhance Consulting &#160; Q. Where do you  suggest new traders begin? A. (Phantom of the Pits)  Get your office ready! Pick out your office where it is comfortable for you to have quiet time and a proper place to relax. Trading is going to be an all out effort if [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Opportunity In European Long Short In 5 years</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/best-opportunity-in-european-long-short-in-5-years/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ajay Gambhir]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From RWC Partners Limited Commenting on the current opportunities for long short equity investors in Europe, Ajay Gambhir, portfolio manager of RWC Samsara and RWC European Absolute Alpha Funds, said: “The large yield gap between European equities and European credit opens up the opportunity for capital to rotate into European stocks.  Additionally, the dislocations in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Commodities To Roll Over One By One</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/commodities-could-roll-over-one-by-one/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Richard Edwards, Managing Director of HED Capital As reported, the main commodity index that we follow made a weekly-scale top extension a few weeks ago. Here is an update: We have commented several times that this will probably lead to a rolling over of commodity prices as one by one they stall and fall. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>High Probability Of Big Turn In Equities According To HED Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/high-probability-of-big-turn-in-equities-according-to-hed-capital/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Richard Edwards, Managing Director of HED Capital There is a large three-day turn cluster in equities that is due to start today the 9th April and which is at its densest on Friday, the 11th April – this is the most likely date in the cluster for a high or low point to be [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Data Visualisation Matters In Financial Software</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/why-data-visualisation-matters-in-financial-software/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By thecitysecret Ltd &#160; Introduction Over the past 20 years trading systems have not changed radically in terms of appearance, although the amount of available data has greatly increased. There are countless examples of overly-complex, multi-tabbed interfaces each with an array of grids, sub grids, drop-downs, tick boxes and confusing graphs. These are normally accompanied [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Baer Maintains Bearish Outlook On Soybeans</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/baer-maintains-bearish-outlook-on-soybeans/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Warren Kreyzig, Commodities Analyst at Bank Julius Baer &#160; Although South America remains on track for a record soybean harvest this year and increasing global stockpiles, soybean prices have risen as of late on the fears of a very tight outlook for year-end supplies in the United States. source: Barchart.com Lower-than-expected Chinese export cancellations [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Follow The Leader: Thought Leadership As A Practice</title>
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		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/follow-the-leader-thought-leadership-as-a-practice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Diane Harrison, Panegyric Marketing One of the better business magazines offering learning, guidance, and innovation can also take credit for coining the phrase ‘thought leadership.’ Booz Allen Hamilton’s Strategy + Business editor Joel Kurtzman named a select group of industry innovators who contributed insights in a series of interviews in the magazine as ’thought [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hedge Fund HOT 100 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-hedge-fund-hot-100-2014/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[100 Women in Hedge Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[40 Act Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIFMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aisling Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apex Fund Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AQR Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Balyasny Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclayhedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barclays Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basswood Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blackstone Alternative Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueMountain Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brevan Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brummer & Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CalPERS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cambridge Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canyon Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carl Icahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cerberus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Circle Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citi Hedge Fund Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Concept Capital Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contour Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corvex Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cumulus Energy Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Loeb.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davidson Kempner Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dechert LLP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dyal Capital Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egerton Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellington Management Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ernst & Young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eton Park Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Falcon Edge Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finisterre Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fir Tree Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Prime Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GoldenTree Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golvis Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gotham Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Water Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highland Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hildene Opportunities Master Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horseman Global Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hybrid funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[III Offshore Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jabre Capital Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JAT Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Greenblatt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Paulson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Griffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lansdowne Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liongate Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lone Pine Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long-only]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mariner Investment Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marlin Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marwyn Value Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Farmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MKP Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MNJ Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monarch Alternative Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muzinich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myriad Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Napier Park Global Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NEPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neuberger Berman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noster Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Och-Ziff Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odey Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orchid China Master Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panning Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Persistent Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pine River Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Platforms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Platinum Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Point72 Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polar Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Kite Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Returning Investor’s Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RK Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S. W. Mitchell Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senvest Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SkyBridge Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swiss Capital Alternative Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Symphony Financial Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Children’s Investment Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Two Sigma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visium Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whitebox Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Ackman]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  &#160; By Staff Writers of Hedge Fund Insight, led by Simon Kerr &#160; Welcome to the second edition of The Hedge Fund Hot 100. As last year the aim is to capture what is emerging and trending and growing in the hedge fund industry. The absolute is interesting, and it is covered elsewhere in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Managers Behind The Curve On FATCA As April Deadline Looms</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/investment-managers-behind-the-curve-on-fatca-as-april-deadline-looms/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deadline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FATCA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[registration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEI]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Although the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) has received significant attention within the asset management industry for many months, and the initial Foreign Financial Institution (FFI) registration deadline is just one month away, a paper released today by SEI shows that many investment managers are still coming to grips [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Attaining Performance Excellence In Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/attaining-performance-excellence-in-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Risk Management & Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[achieving excellence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cognitive biases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CONFIDENCE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consultancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[critiquing performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dealing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTUITION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trader trainer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Berry &#160; What could a portfolio manager, a neurosurgeon and a military fighter-pilot possibly have in common? Well, they all work in high-performance professions where competition to enter is intense, with few enjoying success. The jobs are highly demanding, often encroaching into one’s personal life and the consequences of failure are significant. Yet [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Macro &amp; CTA Outlook For 2014 Is A Mixed Bag According To NB</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/global-macro-cta-outlook-for-2014-is-a-mixed-bag-according-to-nb/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[central bank monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discretionary global macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fee concessions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global reflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese monetary easing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pace of tapering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trend-following]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Neuberger Berman Alternative Investment Management &#160; Introduction Macro-focused investing is broadly defined as profiting from changes in market prices that arise from any number of factors, including turning points in macroeconomic cycles, changes in the outlook for economic growth or inflation and market price reactions stemming from the actions of policymakers. &#160; In Figure [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Think Before You Speak:  Creating Maximum Impact</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/think-before-you-speak-creating-maximum-impact/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 08:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund presentations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[potential investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presentation materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raising capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[value proposition]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=3953</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Diane Harrison, Panegyric Marketing &#160; A t some point in every business, there comes a time when you need to sit down and engage in some introspective planning to create, refresh or fine-tune the marketing message.  Most people who are successful in business are willing to spend whatever time, energy and resources are required [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Trends in Hedge Fund Flows</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/trends-in-hedge-fund-flows/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AUM inflows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peak assets]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=3942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; Minor outflows in January have been followed by net subscriptions of $11bn in February, according to data from Eurekahedge. This brings total assets managed by the hedge fund industry to a new record high of just over $2 trillion. Long/short equities hedge funds recorded their 15th consecutive month of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Areas of Liability Coverage for Hedge Fund Managers and Directors</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/critical-areas-of-liability-coverage-for-hedge-fund-managers-and-directors/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Directors and Officers insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance for hedge fund directors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professional liability insurance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=3936</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Richard A. Maloy, Jr, CIC CRM, CEO Maloy Risk Services, Inc.   In the fourth quarter of 2008, several marquee funds and many smaller funds closed their doors due to poor performance, which became the first in a string of prominent fund closures over the next three years. Many of the funds were suffering [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Event Driven Strategy Outlook: Looking Beyond Merger Arb</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/event-driven-strategy-outlook-looking-beyond-merger-arb/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Gavrish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merger arbitrage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[share repurcahses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shareholder activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spin-offs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Alex Gavrish, Etalon Investment Research and author of “Wall Street Back To Basics” &#160; Credit Suisse recently released its Annual Hedge Fund Investor Survey. The survey, produced by Credit Suisse’s Capital Services Group, is one of the most comprehensive in the industry, with over 500 respondents – including pension funds, endowments, consultants, family offices [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day – Biggest Shifts of Investor Demand for Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-biggest-shifts-of-investor-demand-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commodity strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity market neutral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Specialist Credit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the 6th Annual Hedge Fund Investor Survey from Credit Suisse &#160; Top Fifteen Biggest Swings In Net Investor Demand (ranked by absolute year-on-year change) &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>A Lone Star Activist – An interview with Jeff Eberwein of Lone Star Value Management</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-lone-star-activist-an-interview-with-jeff-eberwein-of-lone-star-value-management/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews & Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Activist Insight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Eberwein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joint activist campaigns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lone Star Value Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proxy contests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proxy season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shareholder activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small-cap activism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=3920</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Activist Insight Not many activists run as many as five proxy contests a year, still less when their team consists of two members. Jeff Eberwein is no ordinary activist, however. His Lone Star Value Management has the most newly disclosed positions in 2014 according to Activist Insight’s count, making entering the activist investing game [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Nordic Market Is Well Suited For An Absolute Return Equity Strategy Says Sector AM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/nordic-market-is-well-suited-for-an-absolute-return-equity-strategy-says-sector-am/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 19:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bjørn Tore Urdal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity volatility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jannik Arvesena]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thematic investing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=3911</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jannik Arvesena and Bjørn Tore Urdal, Sector Asset Management &#160; “If you had to be reborn anywhere in the world as a person with average talents and income, you would want to be a Viking. The Nordics cluster at the top of league tables of everything from economic competitiveness to social health to happiness” [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Situations Funds Ride The Wave Of M&amp;A In February</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/special-situations-funds-ride-the-wave-of-ma-in-february/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deal volumes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lyxor Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merger arbitrage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special situations funds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=3898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Lyxor Asset Management &#160; The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +1.9% in February, bringing year to date performance to +1.45%. 11 Lyxor Strategy Indices out of 12 ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor Special Situations Index (+3.48%), the Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+3.4%) and the Lyxor L/S Equity [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Have Institutions Stuck With Hedge Funds? Graphic Of The Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/why-have-institutions-stuck-with-hedge-funds-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutional investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Preqin Hedge Fund Portfolio Performance Relative to Expectations of Institutional Investors, 2008 &#8211; 2013 &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Gold, the Yen, Upside in Equities and Petroleum Week With Archbridge Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/correlation-risk-key-in-macro-portfolio-construction-for-archbridge-capital/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews & Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Archbridge Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[directional trades]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hakan Kocayusufpasaoglu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pace of tapering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relative value trades]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US equities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USD/JPY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WTI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this article Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight, has a Q&#38;A session with global macro manager  Hakan  Kocayusufpasaoglu, CIO of Archbridge Capital. &#160; Hedge Fund Insight: You had a good year in 2013, with your macro fund up over 19%. In which asset classes did you make the most money, and how much [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Case For Convertible Bond Arbitrage In 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-case-for-convertible-bond-arbitrage-in-2014/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-case-for-convertible-bond-arbitrage-in-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CB Arbitrage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[convertible valuations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dispersion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new issuance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Sansome, Ferox Capital LLP Part One of this article discusses the main reasons to own convertible securities in the current environment. Part Two looks at why convertible bond arbitrage is an attractive investment strategy now. &#160; Part One We see four main reasons to own convertibles: 1. Strong new issuance 2. Dispersion in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Denying Deflation; Definitely Dangerous</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/denying-deflation-definitely-dangerous/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[macoeconomic outlook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Stephen Pope, Managing Partner, Spotlight Ideas Economic sentiment rose to 101.2. Business Climate Index increased to 0.37. Consumer expectations for CPI declined to 13.6. German CPI falling; R2 with Eurozone 0.8929. ECB must act on March 6th. This penultimate day of February delivered a mixed bag of news for the Eurozone.  On the positive [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>85% Hit Rate Pays Off For CTA Warren Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/85-hit-rate-pays-off-for-cta-warren-capital/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kamran Ghalitschi, publisher of HedgeNordic In another year turning out to be challenging for Managed Futures, the Nordic Hedge Index CTA sub index just managed to creep into positive territory for the year, largely picking up some tailwind from trends in equity markets. Warren Capitals two CTAs outpaced the index, clocking in the better [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Depositary-lite and the challenge of implementation</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/depositary-lite-and-the-challenge-of-implementation/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[administration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From  Grant Thornton &#160; Under the requirements of the AIFMD, UK and other EU hedge fund managers that wish to market their non-EU, offshore hedge funds to EU investors through private placement, will need to comply with the “depositary-lite” regime. The depositary-lite regime requires one or more firms to be appointed to perform a number [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Should Carry Out Their Own Research On Smaller Hedge Fund Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/investors-should-carry-out-their-own-research-on-smaller-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agecroft Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distribution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Donald A. Steinbrugge,Managing Partner Agecroft Partners, LLC &#160; Average hedge fund performance has been mediocre at best over the past five years, which is not surprising because most of the asset flows have been concentrated in a small percentage of firms with the largest assets under management. Many of these firms have morphed into [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Activist Top Ten</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-activist-top-ten/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-activist-top-ten/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Activist Insight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bulldog Investors LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clinton Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elliott Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GAMCO Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Icahn Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jana Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pershing Square Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starboard Value]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Activist Insight &#160; In The Activist Investing Annual Review 2014, Activist Insight looked at which activists created the biggest splash in 2013. Using its unique database, the company gave each of these well-known activists a ranking for categories such as the number of new investments in 2013, the average size of these investments, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Macro Managers Need To Be Foxes</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/macro-managers-need-to-be-foxes/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Risk Management & Consulting]]></category>

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		<title>Dopamine and Manager Selection</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/dopamine-and-manager-selection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/dopamine-and-manager-selection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Risk Management & Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CONFIDENCE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dopamine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[INTUITION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NEUROSCIENCE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PATTERN RECOGNITION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edited by Simon Kerr, Principal of Enhance Consulting &#160; The Brain&#8217;s Rapid Responses &#8211; Dopamine and the Amygdala The brain has three basic responses in forming expectations of future outcomes. They all involve the dopamine system—a set of neural circuits. When these neurons become aware of something important nearby, they set off a series of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Need to Make Changes to Your UK LLP Agreement?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/do-you-need-to-make-changes-to-your-uk-llp-agreement/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-avoidance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Steven Whittaker and Nicholas Fagge, Schulte Roth &#38; Zabel LLP &#160; Background In May 2013, HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) consulted on proposals in two areas to tackle perceived tax avoidance via partnerships. The first area was disguised employment in Limited Liability Partnerships (“LLPs”) and the second was the tax-motivated allocation of business profits [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Infographic – Administrators of Asian Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/infographic-administrators-of-asian-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CITCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund administrators]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RBC Dexia Investor Services]]></category>
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		<title>Asian hedge fund industry hotspots: HK &amp; Singapore for HQs, Greater China for mandates</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/asian-hedge-fund-industry-hotspots-hk-singapore-for-hqs-greater-china-as-mandate/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge fund industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assets under management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurekahedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[head office]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge The Asian hedge fund industry delivered excellent performance in 2013, beating underlying markets and outperforming its global peers during the year. The Eurekahedge Asia Hedge Fund Index gained 16.10% in 2013 with the total assets under management (AUM) increasing by US$20.6 billion. This brings the total size of the Asian hedge fund industry [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Five Things To Put In Your Hedge Fund Presentation</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-five-things-to-put-in-your-hedge-fund-presentation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-five-things-to-put-in-your-hedge-fund-presentation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By William Battersby, Asset Dynamics Ltd. &#160; The marketer’s life revolves around presentations &#8211;planning them, making them, arranging them and updating them.  The marketer’s tool is almost universally PowerPoint.  Whether delivering a lecture to a hall of 500 people, or a one on one briefing, the marketer rarely risks any meeting without having something produced [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast Of Hedge Fund Radio On The 17th February 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-radio-this-monday-the-17th/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 21:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews & Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Stu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kairos Investment Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naked short Club]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make sure you listen out for the February 17th edition of the four time Sony Awards-nominated N@ked Short Club on Resonance FM [104.4FM within London/online worldwide on the internet here]: 1 hour of loose talk about hedge funds and the state of the world, plus sweet poetry and heady music…No promotional agenda, no commercial intent…just Ponzi [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Commodity Charts Of Interest On A Weekly Timeframe – Cocoa, Coffee &amp; Sugar</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/commodity-charts-of-interest-on-a-weekly-timeframe-cocoa-coffee-sugar/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 13:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Hecht]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cocoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contango]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forward curve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[luxury commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sharp correction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andy Hecht, author of &#8220;How to Make Money with Commodities&#8221; &#160; On October 15, 2013, we took a look at the action in soft commodities. Since then, one of the luxury commodities has made a new low, one is marginally higher, and the other has exploded. &#160; Sugar: The Potential Bottom Gave Way to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>UCITS Hedge Funds – Fund Raising Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/ucits-hedge-funds-fund-raising-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/ucits-hedge-funds-fund-raising-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[absolute return UCITS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative UCITS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock European Absolute Alpha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cripin Odey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henderson Credit Alpha Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marshall Wace TOPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Diversified Alpha Plus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odey Swan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schroder GAIA Sirios]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kepler Partners LLP &#160; Having previously focused only on alternative UCITS strategies with a UK registration, to reflect the increasingly global nature of alternative UCITS we have expanded the universe we analyse to include all alternative UCITS funds regardless of their domicile. By the end of 2013 the alternative UCITS sector now controls over [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>FCA Rules Sensibly On Capital Requirements Under The AIFMD</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fca-rules-sensibly-on-capital-requirements-under-the-aifmd/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIFMD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kinetic Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulatory capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Kinetic Partners Andrew Lowin , Technical Director of Consulting at Kinetic Partners, the global professional services firm, comments on the FCA’s decision to give UK AIFM’s a reprieve on capital requirements under the AIFMD; &#160; “The FCA has been working with the AIFM industry to better understand the impact of their Funds Under Management [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock and Futures Sentiment from Social Media and News Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/stock-and-futures-sentiment-from-social-media-and-news-analysis/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EOTPRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[filtering algorithms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information edge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intraday trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[machine learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Ng]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Capital Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sentiment indicators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short term trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Market Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media sentiment analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tweets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bill Dennis, CEO of EOTPRO Developments Inc. &#160; This article will discuss social media and news analytics sentiment for short term intraday trading.  We will outline our experience surrounding both data sets and highlight some common challenges that users may experience when incorporating this data into their workflow. Finally, we will explain how we [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian Hedge Funds Draw Flows At Record Pace</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/asian-hedge-funds-draw-flows-at-record-pace/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Activist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity hedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Investor capital continued to pour into the Asian hedge fund industry in late 2013 and early 2014, with record inflows and performance driving total investor capital to surpass the record level set in 2007, prior to the 2008 Financial Crisis. Total capital invested in the Asian hedge fund industry grew [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>KKR Excited By The Potential  For Growth Of European Credit Through Avoca</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/kkr-excited-by-the-potential-for-growth-of-european-credit-through-avoca/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2014 00:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avoca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CLOs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European leveraged loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KKR & Co]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff KKR is in the process of acquiring European credit manager Avoca. During the Fourth Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call Scott Nuttall, the Global Head of Capital &#38; Asset Management at KKR &#38; Co LP, talked enthusiastically about the business prospects of Avoca within the KKR framework. Nuttall said that Avoca [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>FRM Commentary On Long/Short Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/frm-commentary-on-longshort-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 10:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Long/Short]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From FRM Investment Management Despite January being a negative month for equity indices Equity Long-Short managers benefited from single stock dispersion to end the month roughly flat; European managers finished the month marginally positive, while the US was flat in aggregate. In Europe, managers suffered in the sharp sell offs, which were highly correlated and  [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cliffwater 2014 Hedge Fund Strategy Outlook and Recommended Weights</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/cliffwater-2014-hedge-fund-strategy-outlook-and-recommended-weights/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cliffwater LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit/distressed strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Cliffwater LLC The views expressed herein are the views of Cliffwater only through the date of this report and are subject to change based on market or other conditions. All information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy is not guaranteed. This report is being distributed for informational purposes [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>AIFMD remuneration code published: KPMG comments</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/aifmd-remuneration-code-published-kpmg-comments/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2014 11:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From KPMG The Financial Conduct Authority’s eagerly awaited final guidance on the AIFMD (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive) remuneration regime has been published. The guidance sets out how the AIFM Remuneration Code should be interpreted and applied by alternative investment fund managers.   Dan Roman, UK head of hedge funds at KPMG, commented: “The guidance [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Long Term CTAs Down Ugly As Short Term CTAs Hold On In January</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/long-term-ctas-down-ugly-as-short-term-ctas-hold-on-in-january/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2014 12:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Lyxor Asset Management The global economy finished was down only -0.4% in January, outperforming the MSCI World down -3.8%. 8 Lyxor Strategy Indices out of 12 ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (+1.74%), the Lyxor Merger Arbitrage Index (+0.92%) and the Lyxor L/S Equity Market Neutral [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Insight: Hedge Funds De-Risk By January  Month End</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-insight-hedge-funds-de-risk-by-january-month-end/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management Managers weather the challenging last two weeks of the month In general, hedge fund managers began January broadly expecting the successful themes of the previous quarter to remain prevalent, according to Anthony Lawler, portfolio manager at GAM. Specifically, these themes included Japan reflation; strength in developed market equities led by US [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>ECM Explain Their Low Exposure To Emerging Market Sovereign Bonds And Credits</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/ecm-explain-their-low-exposure-to-emerging-market-sovereign-bonds-and-credits/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Satish Pulle, Lead Portfolio Manager at ECM Asset Management &#160; The IMF’s October 2013 Financial Stability report has some comprehensive analysis of the market factors affecting emerging market debt. While there is not a great deal of new information, the data is useful to understand the drivers behind the current weakness and more importantly, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Things The Seahawks Super Bowl Win Could Teach A Hedge Fund Manager</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/five-things-the-seahawks-super-bowl-win-could-teach-a-hedge-fund-manager/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/five-things-the-seahawks-super-bowl-win-could-teach-a-hedge-fund-manager/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Principal of Enhance Consulting &#160; 1. The team with the fewest errors is often the winner at the biggest occasions in sport. In this year&#8217;s Super Bowl the Denver Broncos turned the ball over five times, conceded a safety from the first snap, and threw two interceptions. It is hard for a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Is Tight For FFIs To Prepare For FATCA Compliance</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/time-is-tight-for-ffis-to-prepare-for-fatca-compliance/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Karen Wallace, Global Head of Compliance Apex Fund Services The IRS on-line registration portal went ‘live’ on 1 January this year and Foreign Financial Institutions (“FFIs”) should now be preparing to register with the IRS to obtain a Global Intermediary Identification Number (“GIIN”). FFIs must register with the IRS to obtain a GIIN by [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Merger Arbitrage Outlook in 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/merger-arbitrage-outlook-in-2014/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Vertex One Asset Management The Vertex Arbitrage Fund launched on October 31st. The fund finished the year almost fully invested in over 20 deals. A significant number of our more meaningful positions are Canadian opportunities that are slightly off the radar and offer an attractive risk/reward.  A significant component of the performance this quarter [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixed Income Signals: A Red Alert for Compliance and Valuations?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fixed-income-signals-a-red-alert-for-compliance-and-valuations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fixed-income-signals-a-red-alert-for-compliance-and-valuations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2014 19:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Deborah Prutzman, The Regulatory Fundamentals Group The SEC recently issued guidance about risk management in the fixed income market in light of the prospect of the Fed tapering its quantitative easing program and triggering a rise in interest rates. It noted that the net assets of bond funds are at “near-historic highs” with much [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The JOBS Act – has it made an impact?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-jobs-act-has-it-made-an-impact/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-jobs-act-has-it-made-an-impact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Shane Brett, Founder of Global Perspectives &#160; Background Last September the much anticipated JOBS Act became law in the United States. The intention of the act was to make it easier for small businesses to raise funding in the US. An unintended consequence of that act was that it also lifted the long standing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Lucky – Howard Mark’s Memo January 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/getting-lucky-howard-marks-memo-january-2014/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Howard Marks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Howard Marks,  Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management Sometimes these memos are inspired by a single event or just one thing I read. This one – like my first memo 24 years ago – grew out of the juxtaposition of two observations. I’ll introduce one here and the other on page seven. Contrary to my [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pace Of Tapering By The Fed Under New Leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-pace-of-tapering-by-the-fed-under-new-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-pace-of-tapering-by-the-fed-under-new-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Colin Cieszynski, Senior Market Analyst, CMC Markets Following the decision to commence tapering at the last meeting, this article looks what the possible outcomes from the forthcoming FOMC meeting could mean for market participants this year. &#160; The article addresses: The key questions following the Fed meeting in December Why QE may be trimmed [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Lyxor AM Emphasises Special Sits Managers For 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/lyxor-am-emphasises-special-sits-managers-for-2014/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Lyxor Asset Management The global economy finished on solid footing in 2013 and growth is set to maintain a healthy pace in 2014. Demand in the developed economies is recovering steadily aided by supportive policies which have helped smooth the deleveraging cycle. Growth in the US is leading other regions and is helped by [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: “Investing in Credit Hedge Funds” by Putri Pascualy</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/book-review-investing-in-credit-hedge-funds-by-putri-pascualy/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2014 17:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr,  Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight The area of fixed income hedge funds generally and credit hedge funds specifically is ripe for a thorough examination in the longer form. For the longest time books on hedge fund strategies have been about global macro, equity hedge and activist managers. As such “Investing in Credit [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day – Top Strategic Priorities of Hedge Fund Management Companies</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-top-strategic-priorities-of-hedge-fund-management-companies/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Asked the question &#8220;which two or three are the most important strategic priorities to your firm?&#8221; hedge fund management companies gave this collective response: source: Ernst &#38; Young 2013 global hedge fund and investor survey &#160; While growth is clearly the top priority of the CEOs running hedge fund management [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Rates and Implications for US and UK Monetary Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/unemployment-rates-and-implications-for-us-and-uk-monetary-policy/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alastair Thomas, Head of Rates and Treasury Management at ECM The central banks of the US, the FOMC or “Fed”, and the UK, the Bank of England (“BoE”) have tied their monetary policy to explicit unemployment levels as well as inflation. Since 1977 the Fed has had a dual mandate to target maximum employment [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Question Of The Day  – New Risk Measurement Methodologies For Hedge Funds?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/question-of-the-day-new-risk-measurement-methodologies-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q.What are some of the new risk methodologies that are being used?  A. There are a lot, and the following may not be exhaustive but essentially I try to focus on creating an holistic risk approach, tail risk management and extreme events, dynamical correlation analysis and shift in correlation regime, dynamic volatility adjustment, macro risks [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast Q&amp;A – Value Investing in China with Value Partners</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/podcast-qa-value-investing-in-china-with-value-partners/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2014 14:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Presentation and Podcast by Alan Wang, Senior Fund Manager and Head of Research (Shanghai) at Value Partners &#160; &#160; Alan Wang is one of the key investment professionals supporting the Milltrust Value Partners Greater China Fund. Milltrust International and Value Partners held a joint investor presentation on the 24th of October last year in London. &#160; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Outlook For Environmental Markets By Impax</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/outlook-for-environmental-markets-by-impax/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/outlook-for-environmental-markets-by-impax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ian Simm, Chief Executive of Impax Asset Management Policy  and Regulation – the ratchet continues to tighten Recent years have seen the ratchet of building regulations, energy efficiency standards and pollution limits continue to tighten.  As the global economy recovers, companies exposed to these themes are seeing their earnings start to rise strongly as [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart Of The Day – Management Fees of Hedge Funds Launched Last Year</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chart-of-the-day-management-fees-of-funds-launched-last-year/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[* 2013 is YTD through 3Q, Source: Hedge Fund Research ©2014]]></description>
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		<title>How Sustainable is Your Information or Insight Advantage?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/how-sustainable-is-your-information-or-insight-advantage/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2014 00:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acquiring information]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Deborah Prutzman, The Regulatory Fundamentals Group The ability to obtain information that leads to insights concerning market trends is frequently considered the mark of a savvy investor. However, as we noted last July, many methods of acquiring information are coming under increased scrutiny. Regulators and the public may deem even entrenched practices unfair. As [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Flat US Equities and Falling Yields Could Signal a Change in Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/flat-us-equities-and-falling-yields-could-signal-a-change-in-markets/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stewart Richardson, Chief Investment Officer RMG Wealth Management With the exception of last week’s US employment report, the US economic data released in recent weeks has been better than expected. Conventional wisdom would have us believe that if the US economy is improving and the Fed is withdrawing stimulus, then bond yields should definitely [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>High Frequency Hysteria</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/high-frequency-hysteria/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Pope, Managing Partner of Spotlight Ideas Any investment is speculative. Speculation is not manipulation. Markets hold politicians to account. Shorting is an essential trading tool. Be wary about a cumbersome restriction on algorithms &#160; The word “Hysteria” has its root in the Latin “hystericus”. It refers to “exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement” [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Polite Request From AQR’s Cliff Asness</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-polite-request-from-aqrs-cliff-asness/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Cliff Asness, Managing Principal of AQR Capital Management &#160; I Would Politely Request People Stop Saying These Things: &#160; “It’s a stock picker’s market.” I don’t know  what it means to say, “It’s a stock picker’s market.” It may mean the whole market isn’t going straight up now so you have to make your [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>An Allocators View Of An Effective First Meeting For Hedge Fund Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/an-allocators-view-of-an-effective-first-meeting-for-hedge-fund-marketing/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Shaunak Amin &#38; Joe Peta of Novus Partners, INC. “Bud Fox, I look at a hundred deals a day. I choose one.” –Gordon Gekko, after a pitch from a prospective broker Despite the hilariously outdated technology props and some extinct jargon, Oliver Stone’s Wall Street is still revered by financial industry insiders. Even today, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Outlook For European High Yield Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/outlook-for-european-high-yield-credit/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Louis Gargour, Manager of the LNG Europa Credit Fund Market activity in 2013 supports the rationale for investing in Western European High Yield Credit into 2014 and beyond. The ECB has committed to keeping its benchmark interest rates low for 2014, and the rate cut in November to 0.25% substantiates that view. We view [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedged High Yield Bonds vs. Bank Loans in a Rising Rate Environment</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedged-high-yield-bonds-vs-bank-loans-in-a-rising-rate-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedged-high-yield-bonds-vs-bank-loans-in-a-rising-rate-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[a rising interest rate environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Fran Rodilosso, Portfolio Manager with Market Vectors ETFs Both hedged high yield bond and bank loan strategies can help limit risks associated with a rising interest rate environment, according to Fran Rodilosso, fixed income portfolio manager with Market Vectors ETFs. However, hedged high yield bond strategies outperformed bank loan strategies during 2013’srising interest rate [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Activism On A Roll</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/activism-on-a-roll/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[activist hedge funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carl Icahn]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jana Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nelson Peltz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proxy fights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Bornstein, Principal of Wall Street Counsel Hedge fund activists are sitting in the catbird seat right now.  They had a great 2013, winning 68% of their proxy fights (compared to 43% in 2012), raising more than $7 billion in new capital and targeting 20 companies with market values above $10 billion. There are [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Rosen’s Strategy Defies The Inevitable-Life-Cycle Story</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/rosens-strategy-defies-the-inevitable-life-cycle-story/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rosen Capital Advisors LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time value erosion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight Brand new instruments have massively changed markets &#8211; one thinks of Credit Default Swaps and corporate bonds, or MBS and the housing market. It is less common that a new iteration of an instrument makes a big difference to participants. But that is what has happened to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Thought For the Day – A Need For Hedging</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/thought-for-the-day-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2014 01:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Extract From Year End Newsletter: &#8220;Last year marked the 5th year in a row that equity market indices have significantly outperformed the hedge fund industry. For those who were brave enough in 2009 to go long the market and to allocate a good portion of their portfolios into long only funds (or simply into hedge [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Hedge Fund Performance Update For End 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-hedge-fund-performance-update-for-end-2013/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 10:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management 2014 could see alpha and dispersion rise in importance over beta, says GAM Hedge funds had a strong final quarter of 2013 and ended the year up 6.7%, as measured by the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index returns in US dollar terms. “The four main hedge fund strategies all performed positively [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fundamental Commodity and Stat Arb Strategies Preferred for 2014 by FRM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/commodity-and-stat-arb-strategies-preferred-for-2014-by-frm/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 00:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From FRM Investment Management Hedge funds had a small positive month to end 2013. The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index recorded a 56bps gain, taking performance for the year to positive 6.72%. Within this there was some significant dispersion in manager returns, even within strategies, as the month contained some sizeable asset price movements. Equity [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Elevated Expectations of Hedge Fund Advertising Come Down To Earth</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/elevated-expectations-of-hedge-fund-advertising-come-down-to-earth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/elevated-expectations-of-hedge-fund-advertising-come-down-to-earth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[brand building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From StreetID There has been a lot of hype for the JOBS Act and the changes it could bring to the hedge fund community. Many had high hopes for the act, which would allow hedge funds to advertise. But when the rules were put into place in September 2013, investors could barely tell the difference. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Hedge Fund Surprises For 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/five-hedge-fund-surprises-for-2014/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA, Managing Partner Agecroft Partners Each year, Agecroft Partners predicts the top hedge fund industry trends through their contact with more than 2,000 institutional investors and 300 hedge fund organizations. Because the hedge fund industry is very dynamic and constantly changing, it is important for firms to anticipate what changes are [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Need To Submit AIFM Applications To the FCA Well In Advance</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-need-to-submit-aifm-applications-to-the-fca-well-in-advance/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Anthony Rawlins, Compliance Manager at Moore Stephens We have recently had an update on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) transitional arrangements. While the deadline extension is good news for those firms that have yet to prepare their AIFM variation of permissions, this development should not be viewed as a disincentive to act [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Hedge Fund Stories Of 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-hedge-fund-stories-of-2013/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Hedge Fund Hot 100]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff These are the most read stories on Hedge Fund Insight in the last year: 1 The Hedge Fund Hot 100 February 2013 2 Addressing the Fable of the Death of Managed Futures September 2013 3 Acceleration in Downtrend for Funds of Hedge Funds November 2013 4 Into the Mind of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Hedge Funds Not Yet Engaged With Social Media For Brand Building</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-hedge-funds-not-yet-engaged-with-social-media-for-brand-building/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-hedge-funds-not-yet-engaged-with-social-media-for-brand-building/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bridgewater Associates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight When at last the SEC ruled in July that the 80-odd year old ban on general solicitation and advertising of private placements was lifted there was much prognostication on what that could mean for hedge funds. Already 40 Act Funds were being run by hedge fund management [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GLG Fine Illustrates That Valuation Remains a Top Regulatory Focus</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/glg-fine-illustrates-that-valuation-remains-a-top-regulatory-focus/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Deborah Prutzman, The Regulatory Fundamentals Group LLC The SEC charged GLG Partners, L.P. (“GLG”), a UK investment adviser, and GLG Partners, Inc. (“GPI”), its US holding company traded on the NYSE, for failing to maintain adequate controls over the valuation of Level 3 assets. This is one of several valuation cases settled by the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things You need To Know About Hedge Fund Marketing Content</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-hedge-fund-marketing-content/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brenna Hardman,  CEO of Buy Side Design Hedge funds can now advertise. As the long-time SEC ban on hedge fund solicitation is retired and hedge funds capitalize on the JOBS Act, hedge fund managers should keep the following in mind: 1. Good design pays off. A 2004 study by the Design Council in the UK showed [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>CTAs Stand Out Amongst YTD Returns And Flows</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/ctas-stand-out-amongst-ytd-returns-and-flows/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Hedge fund asset flow data for November was unremarkable with one exception &#8211; the flows out of CTAs.  There have been outflows from CTAs in aggregate in each of the last 6 months. The performance of CTAs in 2013 has been exceptional, but not in a good way, as the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fitch London Credit Outlook Conference Highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fitch-london-credit-outlook-conference-highlights/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings&#8217; annual series of European credit outlook events returned to London today, with a combination of presentations and panel discussion focussed on the question: Why is Funding The Key to Recovery? &#160; Below are some highlight quotes from today&#8217;s presentations. &#160; Sovereigns: &#8220;On the back of a fragile economic recovery and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple And The Activists</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/apple-and-the-activists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alex Gavrish, Etalon Investment Research and author of “Wall Street Back To Basics” It is clear that even without recent activist involvement by Carl Icahn in Apple, the stock provided an attractive investment opportunity. As of April 23th 2013, the day Apple announced second quarter results (FY 2013), the stock was trading at $406 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart Of The Day – Operating Margins Across Hedge Fund AUM Range</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chart-of-the-day-operating-margins-across-hedge-fund-aum-range/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Today&#8217;s Chart Of The Day comes from the Citi Prime Finance 2013 Business Expense Benchmark Survey released this week. We have known for some time that the balance of supply and demand post 2009 has been such that it has meant that hedge funds, even very well known and large [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>“Summers vs. Carney ” – Financial Sector Malaise The Primary Driver Or Not?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/summers-vs-carney-financial-sector-malaise-the-primary-driver-or-not/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Lewis, Chief Economist of Monument Securities With his talk of &#8216;secular stagnation&#8217;, Prof Summers has prompted a welcome reassessment of what ails the global economy.  For five years, policymakers in the advanced economies have been taking measures of unprecedented vigour, with a view to restoring full employment, but the results have been uniformly [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulldog Investors Returns To Using Proxy Contests</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bulldog-investors-returns-to-using-proxy-contests/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[director nomination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Activist Insight Bulldog Investors LLC didn’t run a proxy contest in the first half of 2013, but all of a sudden two have come along at once. The activist, still one of the busiest around but less aggressive in recent years, announced last month that it would nominate directors at two companies &#8211; Firsthand Technology [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Margin Pressures Evident In Citi Hedge Fund Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/margin-pressures-evident-in-citi-hedge-fund-survey/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[compliance costs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Citi Prime Finance The business of hedge funds is caught between rising costs and falling management fees, holding little profit for managers who don’t perform. That’s one key finding from the second annual global survey of the economics of hedge funds in the just-released Citi Prime Finance 2013 Business Expense Benchmark Survey. According to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Reflation Trade Pays Off For Macro Managers In November</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/japanese-reflation-trade-pays-off-for-macro-managers-in-november/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[event driven]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From FRM Investment Management &#160; With many of this year’s themes continuing, as discussed above, November was a positive month for hedge funds. The majority of strategies were positive over the month, with very few outliers on either the positive or negative side (given adjustments for volatility). The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index returned 0.55%. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Managers Should Not Be Daunted By Process To Enter US Market</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-managers-should-not-be-daunted-by-process-to-enter-us-market/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 17:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Deborah Prutzman, The Regulatory Fundamentals Group LLC It is not that the applicable laws in the US are so much more onerous than those found in other jurisdictions. In fact, in many instances they are less burdensome. Then what is the issue? It is the complexity and perceived contradictions of the US legal system. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Insight – Hedge Fund Performance in November</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-insight-hedge-fund-performance-in-november/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Australian Dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity hedge managers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management Accommodative monetary policy continues to support equity-related hedge fund strategies in November, says GAM A continuing rally in equity markets remains a prominent theme as we head into December, but there are also other sizeable trade ideas today across hedge funds, says Anthony Lawler, portfolio manager at GAM. &#160; “Hedge fund [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Macro Outlook For 2014 From Spotlight Ideas</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/global-macro-outlook-2014-spotlight/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2013 14:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Stephen Pope, Managing Partner, Spotlight Ideas Spotlight Ideas bullish on global economy in 2014. &#160; Confident central bank policy will stay accommodative as  supporting the recovery is the best way to engineer a return to a more normal monetary policy. &#160; The only cloud seen is that still posed by the Eurozone. &#160; &#160; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GFIA’s 7 Commandments In The World Of Investment</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gfias-7-commandments-in-the-world-of-investment/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2013 12:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[diversification]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[institutional imperative]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By GFIA Team, led by Peter Douglas The monthly “thinkpiece” as we call it in GFIA, is usually a qualitative commentary on what we’re seeing at the moment in our world. This month, however, we’re going to go over some of our learnings from 28 years’ exposure to the world of professional investing (and including [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day – Investors in CTAs</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-investors-in-ctas/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2013 00:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=3044</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Today&#8217;s graphic shows the proportion of each investor type that invest in CTAs. Source: Preqin Hedge Fund Investor Profiles From this graphic one could say that a fund of hedge funds is four times as likely to have invested in CTAs as a family office.  Or, that a marketer of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>SWFs As Investors In Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/swfs-as-investors-in-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=3026</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff As Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have grown in number and AUM they have become more significant to the hedge fund industry. According to data from Preqin, assets managed by SWFs are up 76% in the last 5 years as existing funds  have grown, and new funds have been formed. Total [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>£50m Trading Litigation Bill Underscores Potential Of ISDA Arbitration Clauses</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/50m-trading-litigation-costs-underlines-potential-of-isda-arbitration-clauses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/50m-trading-litigation-costs-underlines-potential-of-isda-arbitration-clauses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Timothy Lindsay, Partner, Dechert LLP An 800-page English High Court judgment last week in a long-running and complex FX and derivatives litigation in London—described by the judge, following a four-month trial and a reported £51m indemnity costs order against the unsuccessful party, as “almost unmanageable”—is certain to ignite debate about the efficiency of English litigation.[1]  [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>HSBC Review of Hedge Funds in 2013 and Outlook for 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hsbc-review-of-hedge-funds-in-2013-and-outlook-for-2014/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2013 17:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dean Turner, Investment Strategist, HSBC Private Bank Hedge funds reviewed Hedge funds have delivered healthy risk-adjustedreturns over the last few years, and have been a useful diversifier for portfolios. In our view, the macroeconomic and investing environment should remain supportive for managers across equity, credit and macro strategies. We have been positive on the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>To Succeed Hedge Funds Need Strength In Three Areas</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/to-succeed-hedge-funds-need-strength-in-three-areas/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From StreetID According to Donald A. Steinbrugge, a Managing Partner at hedge fund consulting and marketing firm Agecroft Partners, a big trend in the hedge fund industry is that large managers still have an advantage over their smaller competitors. “One trend that has been fairly consistent since 2008 is that money continues to flow to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Acceleration in Downtrend for Funds of Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/acceleration-in-downtrend-for-funds-of-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 01:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight Eurekahedge has just published its annual review of funds of hedge funds. It is difficult to find any good news in it. The divergence of the paths since the Credit Crunch of the single manager and multi-manager hedge fund businesses is well known, and is reflected in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fact Of The Day on European Hedge Fund Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fact-of-the-day-on-european-hedge-fund-assets/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AUM inflows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight  staff European hedge funds have shown consistent performance on the back of strong returns from the markets in the last year. YTD in 2013 the median return of Europe&#8217;s hedge funds is 6.3% (source: EuroHedge). This type of performance plus resurgent risk appetite among investors this year has resulted in greater [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Of The Day – Legal &amp; General Strategy Views – Japan Over US Equities</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-legal-general-strategy-views/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legal & General Investment Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Legal &#38; General Investment Management Current views are summarised in the following table:]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund LLPs and Other Partnerships in Choppy Waters for Tax?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-llps-and-other-partnerships-in-choppy-waters-for-tax/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2013 22:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kaye Scholer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=2966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Daniel Lewin of Kaye Scholer On May 20, 2013, HM Revenue &#38; Customs (HMRC), the UK Revenue authority, published a consultation document that proposes significant new anti-avoidance tax measures aimed at UK partnerships, and in particular at English limited liability partnerships (LLPs). This consultation document continues to be the subject of controversial discussion between [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Topics Amongst Clients of Spotlight Ideas – ECB, France …and Coffee</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hot-topics-amongst-clients-of-spotlight-ideas-ecb-france-and-coffee/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Pope, Managing Partner Spotlight Ideas We publish, with client approval a series of questions that have been raised on several occasions in the past month. Hopefully our answers will prove helpful and maybe add to the take on the contemporary state of the financial markets and economy. This month we start with here [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>New Tactics Needed in European Equities According to HED Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/new-tactics-needed-in-european-equities-according-to-hed-capital/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Richard Edwards, Managing Director of HED Capital This Swedish equity index compressed* yesterday: Ordinarily this would not be significant as Sweden is a minor market in Europe’s oversupplied continent. We think it is more important right here and now as many European markets have been range-trading recently after top extensions marked the end of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Governance Is More Than A Tool To Today’s Activist Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/corporate-governance-is-more-than-a-tool-to-todays-activist-investors/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Activist Insight Traditional activists were essentially value investors, but that profile might be changing. For example,  Carl Icahn has long championed the interests of shareholders. Yet even many who had watched him for years were surprised by the vehemence of his Wall Street Journal Op-ed after withdrawing from the shareholder vote on Dell’s leveraged [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dilemma For Fortress As Hedge Funds Nudge Towards Full Profit Potential</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-dilemma-for-fortress-as-hedge-funds-nudge-towards-full-profit-potential/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff The hedge fund business of Fortress Investment Group is nudging toward full profit potential five years after the Credit Crunch. Fortress&#8217; reporting puts the hedge funds that take credit risk into a separate bucket from the others, so the award winning  Drawbridge Special Opportunities Funds comes under Credit Hedge Funds.  The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Event Driven Round Up</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/event-driven-round-up/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Lyxor Aset Management: The Event Driven space also produced solid results in October. Special Situation funds returned 1.1% (10% YTD). These funds are becoming like more traditional L/S equity managers. They maintained a net equity exposure at 44% and net credit exposure of 19%. Merger Arbitrage funds were up 1.4% but managers reduced risk, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Icahn’s Apple Campaign Winds Up A Notch On Board Financial Expertise</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/icahns-apple-campaign-winds-up-a-notch-on-board-financial-expertise/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Activist Insight &#160; Ten weeks have passed since Carl Icahn announced his investment in Apple on Twitter and certainly a lot has happened since. The initial ‘pop’ added $30 to the stock overnight, not the most dramatic movement in Apple’s share price this year, but certainly one of the better upward ones. To date, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Fee Reduction Is The Purest Form Of Hedge Fund Alpha</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/why-fee-reduction-is-the-purest-form-of-hedge/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Beer, Chief Executive Officer of Beachhead Capital In this note, we examine the relationship between the hedge fund fee structure and how it impacts alpha. In the early days of the industry, higher management fees were designed to cover costs of a deep and rigorous research and investment process; performance fees were meant [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Hedge Funds Embrace an AIFMD KIID?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/should-hedge-funds-embrace-an-aifmd-kiid/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Mario Mantrisi, Chief Strategy and Research Officer at KNEIP The Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD) is just around the corner and hedge funds have been faced with adapting to regulation that is significantly changing the way they do business. &#160; Transparency reporting has been a particular hurdle to pass as hedge funds have [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Insight – Equity Hedge and Event Driven Managers Ride Trends to Gains in October</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-insight-equity-hedge-and-event-driven-managers-ride-trends-to-gains-in-october/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management October got off to a tentative start, with investors focused on the US debt ceiling impasse. This issue was temporarily resolved by mid-month and markets broadly rallied from there, with equities, credit and bonds all moving higher. Many equity hedge and event driven managers reaped the rewards from keeping their gross [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Event-Driven Asset Class in a Rising Rate Environment</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-event-driven-asset-class-in-a-rising-rate-environment/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Hoffmeister and Thomas F. Kirchner, CFA, of Quaker Funds One of the most common concerns today among financial advisors seems to be the prospect of rising long-term interest rates in the United States and what to do with U.S. fixed income exposures. In search of a potential solution, we examined the history of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian Hedge Fund Trends Include Consolidation Pressure</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/asian-hedge-fund-trends-include-consolidation-pressure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By GFIA of Singapore Historical overview GFIA began coverage of the Asian hedge funds industry in September 1998. At that time the industry was tiny and all participants mostly knew each other. The Asian crisis was still unfolding, and the industry was a collection of maverick specialists. It was another five years before the industry [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Conduct Authority Guidance on AIFM Directive Remuneration Provisions</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/financial-conduct-authority-guidance-on-aifm-directive-remuneration-provisions/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dechert LLP The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released proposed guidance on 6 September 2013 on its implementation of the remuneration provisions in the AIFM Directive (the AIFM Remuneration Code) for UK alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). Investment managers taking advantage of the transitional period will need a compliant remuneration policy in place by [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hardline Regulatory Stance On Asset-Backed Softens</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hardline-regulatory-stance-on-asset-backed-softens/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Lennox, Lead Portfolio Manager at ECM Asset Management As we have discussed regularly in our weekly pieces, many of the current proposals for the regulatory treatment of securitisation, whether it be for banks or insurance companies, are still informed by the dark days of the credit crisis when Asset Backed Securities (ABS) was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Icahn Tops Activist Activity in 3Q</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/icahn-tops-activist-activity-in-3q/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Activist Insight In this article from &#8220;Activism Monthly&#8221;, recent trends in shareholder activism are tracked and uncovered after a busy third quarter. &#160; Activity rate As anticipated, the number of Schedule 13D filings (i.e.initial disclosures of US activist positions) fell in quarter three, from 33 in each of the first two quarters to 25 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Millennium’s Persistent Growth Makes it the Daddy of American Managers in London</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/millenniums-persistent-growth-makes-it-the-daddy-of-american-managers-in-london/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff For many years Louis Bacon&#8217;s Moore Capital had the largest London operation of any American hedge fund, whether measured by assets under advisement or staff. That Bacon himself was often based in the English capital just reinforced the significance of the European footprint of the firm. But Moore Capital is [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Investing With The Chimp In Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By James O&#8217;Loughlin, CEO of JOL Consulting When Conn’s Inc. reported its Q2 numbers on September 5 this year, its stock took an immediate beating: down 25% from a recent intra-day high of $69.32 to an interim low of $51.85. Over the following two weeks it slipped further to $47.65, for a total collapse of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Complex Suffers From Price Compression Leading To Breaks Down</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/energy-complex-suffers-from-price-compression-leading-to-breaks-down/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Richard Edwards, Managing Director of HED Capital Energy prices are moving down. We have seen a series of compressions, all of which have now broken down. The exception remains the compression in Rbob gasoline as it is at a weekly scale and so we cannot tell until Friday’s close whether it too has broken. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>European Equity Hedge Funds with a Fundamental Bias in Demand</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-equity-hedge-funds-with-a-fundamental-bias-in-demand/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight European equity hedge fund managers have done a very good job this year in both producing absolute returns, and, as importantly, holding on to them in down phases of the market. With the STOXX 600 up 11.86% in 2013, European long/short hedge fund managers are up 8.89% [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day on People Management in Hedge Funds from Citi</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chart-of-the-day-on-people-management-in-hedge-funds-from-citi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Citi Prime Finance has commissioned research titled &#8220;Exploring the Concept and Characteristics of  People Alpha&#8221; &#8211; the result of having surveyed 24 large and medium-sized hedge fund management groups on staffing processes and policies.  Today&#8217;s Graphic of the Day reflects a suggestion that staff management will become the third leg [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Equity Hedge Dominates Quarterly Flows To Claim Largest Strategy Slot</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/equity-hedge-dominates-quarterly-flows-to-claim-largest-strategy-slot/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Research Total capital invested in the global hedge fund industry surged to a fifth consecutive quarterly record in 3Q13, driven by the highest inflows in over 2 years and eclipsing another milestone of industry expansion. Hedge fund capital rose to $2.51 trillion in 3Q13, an increase of $94 billion over the prior [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The CTA Industry Is Not Suffering From Capacity Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-cta-industry-is-not-suffering-from-capacity-issues/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By James Skeggs, Senior Director, Global Co-Head of Advisory Group at Newedge In the last two years, the CTA industry has grown to manage about $330bn in investor capital.  Concurrently, the industry has found itself in a drawdown that has lasted 29 months, which at its worst was 11.7% below its peak in 2011. Some [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Brand Building Opportunities for Hedge Funds with the NextGen of Family Wealth</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/brand-building-opportunities-for-hedge-funds-with-the-nextgen-of-family-wealth/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HNWIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JOBS Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From StreetID &#160; Now that hedge funds are allowed to market their businesses, many are wondering when the first hedge fund commercial will appear on television. April Rudin, a financial services marketing strategist and digital media expert, believes that hedge fund marketing is more than a 30-second spot on CNBC. When talking to fund managers during a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Futures Tipping Point?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/managed-futures-tipping-point/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff In September managed futures put in their fifth consecutive month of back-to-back losses. The bigger CTAs in aggregate have lost just over 6% so far in 2013. Smaller CTAs have suffered loses too, with their NAVs off  just short of 3% in the YTD period. According  to eVestment the hedge [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Beta Exposure of Towers Watson Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-beta-exposure-of-towers-watson-clients/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative beta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment consultants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smart beta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Towers Watson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff In a recent paper Towers Watson provided an overview on the smart beta investment thesis and some of the more common and implementable strategies.  According to the consultants smart beta techniques are worthwhile pursuing in asset classes that have historically been expensive, difficult to access and/or illiquid in nature. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Intuition and Impulse in a Great Trader</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/intuition-and-impulse-in-a-great-trader/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Risk Management & Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CONFIDENCE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DENISE SHULL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FEAR OF FUTURE REGRET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIGHT THE TREND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GIVE IT BACK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTENTIONALITY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INTUITION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NEUROSCIENCE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PATTERN RECOGNITION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRICE ACTION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRICE MOVEMENTS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRICE PATTERNS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REVENGE TRADING]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SELF-SIMILARITY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[THEORY OF MIND]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trader trainer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Bornstein, Principal of Wall Street Counsel What Makes Some Traders Stand Out Can Also Bring Them Down A great trader is one who has the uncanny ability to predict price action based on the behavior of other market participants, particularly other professional traders. Is that skill analytical or intuitive? For the past several [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Emerging Hedge Fund Managers Outperform</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/why-emerging-hedge-fund-managers-outperform/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beachhead Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=2644</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Beer, Chief Executive Officer of Beachhead Capital, wrote an excellent research note recently affirming that the widely known conception that emerging hedge fund managers outperform their more seasoned and larger peers was supported by the available data. This graphic is the nub of the explanation of why this can happen in the case of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Month in European High Yield</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-month-in-european-high-yield/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European high yield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IPOs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M&A]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Henry Craik-White, Senior Investment Analyst at ECM September was a strong month for the European high yield market. The Barclays European high yield index, ex financials, returned +1.1%, leaving YTD returns at +5.2%. The top performing sectors in September were telecommunications, consumer services and retailers, recording total returns of +2.0%, +1.8% and +1.6% respectively. At [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>FRM See A Strong CTA Bounce Back As Unlikley In Monthly View</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/frm-see-a-strong-cta-bounce-back-as-unlikley-in-monthly-view/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 07:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From FRM Investment Management The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index was positive in September, +0.96%, the majority of strategies ending the month with positive returns. Equity Long-Short managers were amongst the best performing strategies, benefitting from the equity market rally across regions in the first half of the month. Given the large moves seen in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Insight – Equity-hedged and event-driven managers winners in September</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-insight-equity-hedged-and-event-driven-managers-winners-in-september/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity hedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nikkei index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management Many equity-hedged and event-driven hedge funds have continued to hold and increase positions during September, and were rewarded as several equity events occurred and markets moved higher. Anthony Lawler, portfolio manager at GAM, comments that he expects to see the trend of equity-hedge and event-driven funds out-performing other hedge fund strategies [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Still Looking The Other Way From Japan Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/investors-still-looking-the-other-way-from-japan-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investor demand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Extract from GFIA Research Insights The Japanese market experienced a volatile month in August as investors are concerned about an economic slowdown in emerging markets with weakening currencies and the uncertainty in QE tapering. The average fund in the AsiaHedge Japan Long/Short Equity Index reported a 0.6% loss. TSE Mothers took a huge U-turn from [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Institutions and the Persistent UCITS Hedge Funds Performance Gap</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/investing-institutions-and-the-persistent-ucits-hedge-funds-performance-gap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/investing-institutions-and-the-persistent-ucits-hedge-funds-performance-gap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 16:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depositories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutional investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed accounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCITS hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight It was noted in Hedge Fund Insight in May this year that most of the capital raised by European hedge funds in 2013 had gone into UCITS versions of the funds rather than the offshore versions of those hedge funds.   At the time the comment was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>For Some Time Only Outlier Hedge Funds Will Advertise</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/for-some-time-only-outlier-hedge-funds-will-advertise/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JOBS Act]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=2597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From StreetID For more than a year, Wall Street watchers have been hyping the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act as a significant piece of legislation. Many experts said that it could lead to new firms in the financial sector. Others anticipated a transformation within the hedge fund industry. Some believed that it would foster the creation of new jobs. Ron [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day – What QE Looks Like: Reserve Balances at the Federal Reserve</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chart-of-the-day-what-qe-looks-like-reserve-balances-at-the-federal-reserve/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 10:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[central bank monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money supply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; &#160; Figures in Billions of Dollars Source: Fed, Bloomberg, McAlinden Research Partners, Catalpa Capital Advisors &#124; catalpacapital.com]]></description>
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		<title>What Has Been Troubling Emerging Markets? Schroders’ Allan Conway Comments</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/what-has-been-troubling-emerging-markets-schroders-allan-conway-comments/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commodity demand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth surprises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relative earnings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strong Dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade-weighted US dollar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=2570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Allan Conway, Head of Emerging Market Equities at Schroders Why have emerging markets underperformed? Why have GEMs underperformed? It is probably fair to say that many investors accept that the long-term structural case for emerging markets remains intact. Superior economic growth driven by favourable demographic trends and strong balance sheets means the centre of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Third Party Marketers as Appointed Representatives of Hedge Fund Management Companies</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/third-party-marketers-as-appointed-representatives-of-hedge-fund-management-companies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/third-party-marketers-as-appointed-representatives-of-hedge-fund-management-companies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appointed representatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Conduct Authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training and competence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Claire Cummings,  Cummings Law Ltd. What is an appointed representative? An appointed representative (“AR”) is a person or firm which is able to arrange deals in investments and advise on investments by being authorised under the umbrella of a firm which is directly authorised by the FCA (the principal”) which is already authorised to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Returns From Short Selling Equities Expected to Improve</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/returns-from-short-selling-equities-expected-to-improve/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cliffwater LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shorting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel Stern, Cliffwater LLC There has been much speculation this year on the difficulty equity long/short managers have been having shorting stocks. In fact, a number of managers tracked by Cliffwater have commented on the challenges of shorting stocks with high short interest which have dramatically outperformed the broader markets. Goldman Sachs maintains a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian Hedge Fund Flows Follow The Six Month Pattern</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/asian-hedge-fund-flows-follow-the-pattern/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutional investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redemptions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff In line with the thrust of the previous article on Hedge Fund Insight, August flows to Asian and European hedge funds were positive when flows to North and South American funds were slightly negative, according to Eurekahedge data. As far as the Asian flows were concerned this was the sixth [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Addressing the Fable of the Death of Managed Futures</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/addressing-the-fable-of-the-death-of-managed-futures-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/addressing-the-fable-of-the-death-of-managed-futures-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernhard Steiner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Bernhard Steiner As most readers of this article very well know, the past five years have been difficult for traditional managed futures strategies. The asset class as measured by Barclay Hedge CTA Index has posted losing years in three out of the past four years and 2013 is shaping up to potentially be another [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Biggest Asian Investors in Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-biggest-asian-investors-in-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Investment Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Future Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nikko Asset Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Biggest Asian Investors in Hedge Funds  source: Preqin Hedge Fund Investor Profiles]]></description>
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		<title>Altin Drops Comac for Tudor and Stone Milliner and Adds to CTA Exposure Through Bluetrend</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/altin-drops-comac-for-tudor-and-stone-milliner-and-adds-to-cta-exposure-through-bluetrend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/altin-drops-comac-for-tudor-and-stone-milliner-and-adds-to-cta-exposure-through-bluetrend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Asset Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueCrest Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueTrend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital Fund Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Levett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clive Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omni Global Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stone Milliner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syz & Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tudor Investment Corp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff The fall in assets at Comac and the subsequent layoffs have been publicly visible for a while.  Drawdowns of record length at CTAs are also well recorded. But that does not mean that investors in hedge funds have given up on the global macro and quantitative Commodity Trading Advisors. Alternative Asset [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>September Market Background a Positive for Equity Hedge Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/september-market-background-a-positive-for-equity-hedge-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Axioma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity hedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[factor analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regional returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[returns]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=2519</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Expectations of hedge fund returns should be tempered by market background &#8211; what suits one manager will not suit another. Equity hedge managers have had a very good year in the United States and Japan, and a decent year elsewhere. Equity hedge managers in developed markets have produced positive returns [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Decline in Fee Rates at Ashmore Concerns Sell-Side Analyst</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/decline-in-fee-rates-at-ashmore-concerns-sell-side-analyst/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 08:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashmore Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AUM inflows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fee pressures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance fees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Jonathan Goslin, analyst at Edison Investment Research Although Ashmore Group recorded 22% growth in net AUM inflows during the year, net management fee revenues increased only 4% due to continued declines in management fees. However, continued investment outperformance across the majority of funds at the specialist Emerging Markets investment manager helped drive a 31% [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Murano’s Chromic RSP Helps US Hedge Funds Comply With AIFMD’s Reverse Solicitation Requirements</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/muranos-chromic-rsp-helps-us-hedge-funds-comply-with-aifmds-reverse-solicitation-requirements/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 08:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Murano Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reverse solicitation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Ole Rollag, Managing Principal of Murano Systems Ltd Chromic RSP will help investors access funds outside of the AIFMD scope and will potentially change the dynamics of fund distribution. Funds now getting mailed enquiries from investors via Chromic RSP will make the sales process very efficient and help investors discover funds that they are [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Factoids on Funds of Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/factoids-on-funds-of-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barclays]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Retail demand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOTES ON BUBBLES: 1. Net return gaps 330 bps (5-year), 210 bps (3-year), 160 bps (1-year). FoHFs offer lower volatility than single managers (lower standard deviation)  and their correlation to broad indices on a 1-, 3- and 5-year basis is lower than single managers. 2. The traditional 1 &#38; 10 fee model is no longer [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Surfeit of Copper To Pressure Prices Further Says Spotlight’s Pope</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-surfeit-of-copper-to-pressure-prices-further-says-spotlights-pope/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[basic resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elasticity of demand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excess supply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spotlight Ideas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Pope, Managing Partner Spotlight Ideas C21 saw significant mine capacity increases. Copper in excess supply. Price will decline; target USD2.88 / lb. There is a surfeit in the copper market. As at midday on September 3rd 2013 copper traded at USD3.278 / lb a rise of 8.01% off the local low of USD3.035 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Insight – Hedge Fund Performance in August</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-insight-hedge-fund-performance-in-august/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dollar Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity hedge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GAM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US equities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management Asset prices drifted lower on seasonally light volumes during August. Equities and bonds sold off, with the MSCI World index down 2.1% and the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond index down 0.5%, both in US dollar terms. Commodities gained in aggregate, led by energy and precious metals, while wheat and corn declined on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Momentum in Asset Growth is Vital in Successfully Raising Hedge Fund Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/momentum-in-asset-growth-is-vital-to-successfully-raising-hedge-fund-assets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/momentum-in-asset-growth-is-vital-to-successfully-raising-hedge-fund-assets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agecroft Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[marketing message]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[potential investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[qualified investor meetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raising capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smaller managers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA, Managing Partner Agecroft Partners Many small to mid-sized hedge funds become frustrated because their firm’s assets under management are not growing and they believe the market is biased against them based on their asset size. They are constantly hearing that a majority of assets are flowing to the largest hedge [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Goldmans Better Tactical Traders Of Gold Than Paulson</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/goldmans-better-tactical-traders-of-gold-than-paulson/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2013 00:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Paulson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paulson & Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPDR Gold Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trading v investing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff There is no doubt that the role of gold for hedge fund managers can be seen in the context of monetary policy, and specifically US monetary policy. Indeed this site has carried a number of gold-related articles in which the phrase “fiat money” has featured strongly. Although Eric Sprott could [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>FACTA and AIFMD Constraining Smaller Hedge Fund Manager Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/facta-and-aifmd-constraining-smaller-hedge-fund-manager-growth/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[3PMs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIFMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distribution fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FACTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fee concessions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fees]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[third party marketers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Douglas, GFIA We recently were asked to source a shortlist of established, differentiated, Asian boutique hedge funds, for a distribution company. The deal between the distribution company and the funds, if concluded, would be that the distribution company would make introductions to European institutions, in return for a fee share. We anticipated that [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>European Loan Market Comment</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-loan-market-comment/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European loan market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LBO pipeline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loan issuance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private equity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Alex Woolrich, Portfolio Manager at ECM The European loan market has seen limited activity this week as the late summer lull continues, with no new loan deals launched and the secondary market seeing little volume. Market participants awaited Wednesday’s FOMC meeting minutes for indications of when tapering of Fed QE purchases might begin, but [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Hedge Fund Managers with More Than Two Screens More Productive?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/are-portfolio-managers-with-more-than-two-screens-more-productive/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Risk Management & Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consultancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dealing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multi-tasking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Principal of Enhance Consulting I worked with a portfolio manager in the Eighties who got a list of prices over the phone each morning &#8211; he did not have a price terminal at all. Today everyone in professional money management roles will have a screen with a price feed (Bloomberg, Reuters etc.), [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Pattern of Flows to Hedge Funds By Region Continues – Europe &amp; Asia Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/pattern-of-flows-to-hedge-funds-by-region-continues-europe-asia-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/pattern-of-flows-to-hedge-funds-by-region-continues-europe-asia-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American institutional investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European long/short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Earlier it was noted here that European and Asian hedge funds were starting to attract capital flows. American institutional investors are the source of roughly 60% of the flows to the industry, and this year they have diversified from their existing holdings of hedge funds. That trend has continued into [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Supply from UK IPOs expected to be up 50% next year</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/supply-from-uk-ipos-expected-to-be-up-50-next-year/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 11:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capita Registrars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity supply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IPOs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK equities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=2436</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Justin Cooper, CEO of Capita Registrars There is only so long the IPO market can stay quiet. Private equity houses have a growing pipeline of investments they need to exit, so they can recycle their capital into new opportunities. The stock market has recovered, meaning that shareholders in private companies (particularly private equity backers [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of The Day – Regional Relative Performance of Long/Short Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-regional-relative-performance-of-longshort-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=2426</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight The returns of equity long/short managers are under examination here, and how the managers have performed relative to their regional indices.  It is no surprise that European long/short managers have produced returns year to date closely in line with the STOXX Index &#8211; the aggregate stock selection [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Underlying Hedge Fund Managers used by Blackstone Alternative Asset Management</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/underlying-hedge-fund-managers-used-by-blackstone-alternative-asset-management/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blackstone Alternative Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boussard & Gavaudan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BTG Pactual Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caspian Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cerberus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chatham Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fidelity Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Hill Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nephila Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Two Sigma Advisers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wellington Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff Blackstone Group is tapping into the mass wealthy by teaming up with Fidelity as a distributor. Fidelity Investments is offering the Blackstone Alternative Multi-Manager Fund as part of its Portfolio Advisory Service. Already $1bn has been channeled into this mutual fund version of the Blackstone Alternative Multi-Manager Fund, which has [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Marketing Jobs from JOBS Act Implementation</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-marketing-jobs-from-jobs-act-implementation/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 11:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund advertising]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HNWIs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JOBS Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From StreetID On September 23, 2013, the long-awaited JOBS Act rules will finally go into effect. From that point forward, hedge fund managers will finally be able to advertise in the United States. Mitch Ackles, the President of the Hedge Fund Association and the CEO of Hedge Fund PR, has been a big supporter of this transition since the day [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Promising Results from Automated FX Trading Strategy using Country Sentiment Factors</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/promising-results-from-automated-fx-trading-strategy-using-country-sentiment-factors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/promising-results-from-automated-fx-trading-strategy-using-country-sentiment-factors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2013 22:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automated news gathering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deltix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FX Trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving averages cross-over]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantitative investment strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RavenPack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sentiment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Pavel Chigirev, Deltix Quantitative Research Team Introduction This paper describes an implementation of an automated quantitative FX trading strategy based on country sentiment factors, and the results from back-testing this strategy. The country sentiment factors and strategy description are provided by RavenPack. We implemented the strategy in the Deltix QuantOffice research platform, a purpose-built [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold Equities Discount a Recovery In Yellow Metal Prices</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gold-equities-discount-a-recovery-in-yellow-metal-prices/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angelos Damaskos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bear market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gold miners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short covering]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=2391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Angelos Damaskos, CEO of Sector Investment Managers and fund adviser to the Junior Gold Fund For 93 weeks to the end of June 2013, gold saw its longest and deepest downturn in the last twenty years, losing 37% of its value since reaching an all-time high of $1,927/oz in September 2011. This move was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Changed Dynamics of Hedge Fund Industry Shown in Cayman Data</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/changed-dynamics-of-hedge-fund-industry-shown-in-cayman-hedge-fund-data/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 09:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cayman Islands Monetary Authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of one]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Large hedge fund management groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed accounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Offshore hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight &#160; The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority produces regular statistics on the numbers of active financial businesses in its jurisdiction. Offshore banking and reinsurance are significant to the Cayman Islands, but the Cayman Islands are also home to more offshore hedge funds (Cayman Island Mutual Funds) than any [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Activist Hedge Funds – Book Extract</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/activist-hedge-funds-book-extract/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 11:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[13D Filing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activist hedge funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex Gavrish]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greenwood and Schor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Klein and Zur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starboard Value Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Point LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street: Back to Basics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Alex Gavrish, CEO of Etalon Investment Research and author of &#8220;Wall Street: Back To Basics&#8221; The following is a chapter from Alex Gavrish&#8217;s book &#8220;Wall Street: Back to Basics&#8221;*. Two of the three case studies in this chapter on Activist Investors have been included. &#160; Chapter 4: Activist Investors &#160; Activist shareholder activity has [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>KKR Looks to Grow Prisma As Its Consolidated Hedge Fund Platform</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/kkr-looks-to-grow-prisma-as-its-consolidated-hedge-fund-platform/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fund of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Girish Reddy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highbridge]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prisma Capital Partners]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight Staff Quoted PE behemoth KKR &#38; Co LP is looking to significantly expand its hedge fund related businesses.  KKR  started in hedge funds by bringing over the 8-man equity strategies team from Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies Americas in mid 2011. Then last year KKR bought $8bn fund of hedge funds firm [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Insight – Hedge Fund Performance in July</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-insight-hedge-fund-performance-in-july-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 11:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management &#160; July was a strong month for equities with both the MSCI World index and the S&#38;P 500 index up over 5% for the month in US dollar terms. Investment grade and high yield credit in the US and Europe rallied with notably large investor flows into US high yield. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top Ranked Hedge Fund Managers For Sovereign Wealth Fund Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-top-ranked-hedge-fund-managers-for-sovereign-wealth-fund-assets-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-top-ranked-hedge-fund-managers-for-sovereign-wealth-fund-assets-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Top Ranked Hedge Fund Managers For Sovereign Wealth Fund Assets Source: Towers Watson Global Alternatives Survey 2013. Data as of end 2012. &#160; Related story: AQR and SWF Assets]]></description>
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		<title>WTI and Brent Come Close Enough to Touch But May Not Stay That Way</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/wti-and-brent-come-close-enough-to-touch-but-may-not-stay-that-way/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Sandy Fielden of RBN Energy LLC &#160; The Brent premium to WTI has traded as wide as $23/Bbl this year but was down to 2 cnts/Bbl on Friday July 19, 2013. At one point during trading nearby WTI prices rose above Brent  – the first time that’s happened in three years. Yesterday (July 22, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Into the Mind of a Macro Manager – with Archbridge Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/into-the-mind-of-a-macro-manager-with-archbridge-capital/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/into-the-mind-of-a-macro-manager-with-archbridge-capital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hakan Kocayusufpasaoglu, CIO of Archbridge Capital, with an introduction by Simon Kerr &#160; Introduction Some hedge fund strategies are more difficult to engage with than others. Most investors could understand what equity hedge funds do, but other strategies can be difficult (like volatility arbitrage) or just opaque (like most high end CTAs). Global macro [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day – Blackstone Hedge Fund Solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-blackstone-hedge-fund-solutions/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blackstone Hedge Fund Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Blackstone&#8217;s  Second Quarter Results: Represents currently invested incentive fee eligible AUM above or below High Water Mark and/or hurdle. Totals may not add due to rounding. July 1 subscriptions of $199 million are not included in quarter end Fee-Earning AUM. The move over the High Water Mark for the majority of assets in Hedge [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Twitterati on Hedge Fund Advertising Post JOBS Act</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-twitterati-on-hedge-fund-advertising-post-jobs-act/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The JOBS Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter users took to social media to offer a humorous look at what to expect now that the Securities and Exchange Commission decided to lift a long-standing ban on marketing and promoting private funds. Here is a selection of the offerings: &#160; Barry Ritholtz ‏@ritholtz 10 Jul Sometimes you feel like a derivative re-hypothecated security, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>European Credit Commentary and Outlook from LNG Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-credit-commentary-and-outlook-from-lng-capital/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Louis Gargour, CIO of LNG Capital and Europa Credit Fund After the month of June markets have been significantly more constructive, key themes include a re-evaluation of credit, a decoupling of interest-rate risk from credit and equity risk, and a market which is more accepting of the Fed comments concerning the anticipated tapering of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold (or Silver) Over Fiat Currencies</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gold-or-silver-over-fiat-currencies/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Karim Taleb, of Robust Methods LLC. With the gold bull experiencing a healthy correction, interested investors who missed the opportunity of getting in at a favorable price are currently considering doing so at these levels. An equal consideration is being given to the mining shares and which underwent a much deeper decline. The majority [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>AIFMD will reduce choice and increase costs for fund managers and investors, according to BNY Mellon survey</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/aifmd-will-reduce-choice-and-increase-costs-for-fund-managers-and-investors-according-to-bny-mellon-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/aifmd-will-reduce-choice-and-increase-costs-for-fund-managers-and-investors-according-to-bny-mellon-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff New research by BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, points to significant uncertainty about Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) requirements despite today’s first deadline for authorisation. BNY Mellon surveyed 70 respondents from Europe, Asia, the US and Latin America from companies with an accumulated [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Strings Attached to Hedge Fund Ad Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/strings-attached-to-hedge-fund-ad-rule/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Bornstein, of Wall Street Counsel Getting ready to advertise your hedge fund or private equity fund when the new SEC ad rule goes into effect in a few months?  Here are a couple of things you should know. First, you may not be able to charge performance fees to investors who merely satisfy the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Managers Are Increasingly Accommodative On Fees – Towers Watson Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-managers-are-increasingly-accommodative-on-fees-towers-watson-survey/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Towers Watson Global Alternatives Survey 2013* The key trends for hedge funds identified in the survey relate to both single manager hedge funds and funds of hedge funds (FoHFs). The FoHF industry continues to adjust to the new normal, with FoHFs increasingly working with investors in some form of customised or bespoke manner. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Laurentia Successfully Dances With The Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/laurentia-successfully-dances-with-the-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/laurentia-successfully-dances-with-the-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2013 10:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clarium Capital Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight Neil Meadows categorises global macro managers into two types – tactical managers and thematic managers. Classic tactical managers would be the Palindrome (George Soros), Mike Novogratz of Fortress and George Papamarkakis of North Asset Management. Examples of thematic managers given by Meadows are Guillaume Fonkenell of Pharo [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Everything that Glitters…A Gold Bear Explains His Position</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/everything-that-glitters/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hakan Kocayusufpasaoglu, CIO Archbridge Capital AG QE reduction is the start of tighter monetary policy in the US. Though we expect this tightening to be slower than the Fed forecasts, we do believe that this is only the beginning. Gold reacts badly to higher real interest rates and rates will rise for a long [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Return of Your Capital over Return on Your Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/return-of-your-capital-over-return-on-your-capital/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 10:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lee Robinson, Altana Wealth Limited It is difficult to know where to start. 2013 is beginning to look like a pivotal year for so many regions globally. The bear is savaging each market in turn. First it was commodities then emerging market currencies followed by everything else in emerging markets. China is back to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Asset Management Industry Expects to Ramp up Hiring and Marketing Spend</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/uk-asset-management-industry-expects-to-ramp-up-hiring-and-marketing-spend/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Staff Writer, Hedge Fund Insight The latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey has just been released. Paula Smith, PwC’s UK asset management leader, said:“Investment managers are more optimistic due to strong improvement in revenues and profitability, with the latter increasing for the sixth consecutive quarter. Firms continue to benefit from the comparative stability of financial [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Boutique Asian Hedge Funds Remain Stressed as Leaders Gather Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/most-boutique-asian-hedge-funds-remain-stressed-as-leaders-gather-assets/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arisaig Partners]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Quest Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Douglas, GFIA At an aggregate level, it’s still a very tough world out there. No manager we’ve spoken to this year has said anything except “asset raising is hard”. Even if there’s a mini-renaissance, the number of allocators globally that are prepared to write tickets to smaller managers remains far smaller than five [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Marketing Using the Internet</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-marketing-using-the-internet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-marketing-using-the-internet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mauro D&#8217;Andrea, and Simon Kerr &#160; Statistics are some of most powerful tools in the marketing world. Write a statement, and everyone who reads it will think it’s just your opinion (or your experience). Add stats to that statement and everyone will recognize what you said as an objective truth. Stats are very powerful [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sciens Faces a Series of Challenges According to Fitch</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/sciens-faces-a-series-of-challenges-according-to-fitch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/sciens-faces-a-series-of-challenges-according-to-fitch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Manuel Arrive, Senior Director Fitch Ratings In  a review of the rating covering Sciens&#8217;s Fund of Hedge fund (FoHF) and Managed Account Platform (MAP), Sciens Fund of Funds Management Holdings Ltd. has been rated as having High Standards and with a stable outlook by Fitch Ratings. Sciens Capital Management LLC (SCM) began alternative asset [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Download Available of HEDGE FUND RADIO on RESONANCE FM on 24th June</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-radio-on-resonance-fm-on-24th-june/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews & Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund radio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You are cordially invited to listen to the (Four times Sony Awards-nominated) N@ked Short Club on Monday, June 24th Hosted by Dr. Stu (Winner, Hedge Funds Review 2011 Special Award for Outstanding Industry Contribution) 9-10pm/21.00-22.00 hrs., London time, on Resonance FM [104.4FM within London/online worldwide via www.resonancefm.com]: An hour of loose talk about hedge funds and the state [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hedge Fund Year So Far In Two Graphics</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-hedge-fund-year-so-far-in-two-graphics/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[superadmin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight, As for any period since the end of 2009,  so far this year the hedge fund industry mostly has been about what has happen in North America. That is where the managers who are attracting most assets are based, and that is where the flows coming into [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day – New Launches of Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-new-launches-of-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Insight staff In 2012 new hedge fund launches outpaced fund liquidations for the third year running The inverse relationship between changes in the number of launches and the number of closures each year has broken down, suggesting that the prospects for the industry at the smaller end have changed The number of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Things Every Hedge Fund Must Know About Marketing In The Post JOBS Act Era</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/three-things-every-hedge-fund-must-know-about-marketing-in-the-post-jobs-act-era/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JOBS Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From www.streetid.com &#160; Are financial institutions &#8212; namely hedge funds &#8212; prepared to market themselves to investors when the JOBS Act rules are issued in the next six to 12 months? Will Thompson, co-founder and CEO of HedgeComm (a marketing and PR agency that focuses on the alternative investment industry), has found that few hedge funds have [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day – Where Rate Policy is Easiest &amp; Tightest in EEMEA</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chart-of-the-day-where-rate-policy-is-easiest-tightest-in-eemea/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Merrill Lynch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEMEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real rates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Bank of America Merrill Lynch FI Strategist David Hauner &#160; To estimate how much policy rates in EEMEA may have to increase if monetary policy in the US normalizes, we employ six models. The first four are purely empirical: they let the data “speak” and themselves reflect the impact of QE and the output [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-6/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concentration ratio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“We’re quite skeptical in general of the hedge fund industry,” said Andrew K. Tsai, Co-Founder and managing principal, Chalkstream Capital Group. Industry data shows that sixty-one percent of all hedge fund money is concentrated in the hands of the top 100 hedge funds, and, said Tsai, &#8220;that (level of) concentration makes for some wacky correlations [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Negative Feedback Loop Predicted on the US Dollar</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/negative-feedback-loop-predicted-on-the-us-dollar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/negative-feedback-loop-predicted-on-the-us-dollar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EM currencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QE]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chris Godding, Head of Global Equity at Signia Wealth It is ironic that the tapering of QE has a negative feedback loop on the US dollar.  Emerging Market currencies have been a major beneficiary of QE and EM central banks bought dollars to sterilise the appreciation of domestic currency, building foreign currency reserves and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge funds attract US$50 billion in five months</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-attract-us50-billion-in-five-months/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Eurekahedge June Index Flash Report Hedge funds witnessed the seventh consecutive month of positive returns in May amid mixed returns in global markets. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.20% during the month, while the MSCI World Index was down 0.45% in May. Key highlights for May 2013: Hedge funds witnessed the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>If Germany Wins in Court Europe Will Suffer But the Euro Stands to Gain</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/if-germany-wins-in-court-europe-will-suffer-but-the-euro-stands-to-gain/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Euro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Klaudius Sobczyk, Managing Director of Advanced Dynamic Asset Management GmbH &#160; Europeans can be proud of themselves. They are well on the way to becoming a second Japan. The European Central Bank continues to talk the situation up and refuses to continue to print money.  The German constitutional court is now in charge to decide [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Underperformance of Emerging Markets Assets to Continue</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/underperformance-of-emerging-markets-assets-to-continue/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US growth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Maarten-Jan Bakkum, Senior Emerging Markets Strategist at ING Investment Management Emerging markets have had a rough time recently. Over the past two and a half years, their economic performance has stayed behind that of developed markets. The debt crisis has led to meaningful change in the US and Europe. In the US, the banking [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>AQR is the Hedge Fund with the Largest Gains of SWF Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/aqr-is-the-hedge-fund-with-the-largest-gains-of-swf-assets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/aqr-is-the-hedge-fund-with-the-largest-gains-of-swf-assets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AQR Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWFs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AQR Capital Management was unusual in getting two citations in the inaugural Hedge Fund Hot 100 (see www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-hedge-fund-hot-100, entries 60 and 55), and further confirmation of the high status of the firm has just been shown by the work of the &#8220;Pensions &#38; Investments&#8221; Research Centre. The magazine for institutional investors put together the Top [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Insight – Hedge Fund Performance in May</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-insight-hedge-fund-performance-in-may/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bond returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GAM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management &#160; May was a positive month overall for US and European equities, but also a month of sustained weakness across major bond and credit markets. Equity markets had a strong start, but then reversed in the second half of the month. The most prominent example of this was the Japanese Nikkei [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Tax Plans Snare Big US Hedge Funds – Graphic of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/uk-tax-plans-snare-big-us-hedge-funds-graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/uk-tax-plans-snare-big-us-hedge-funds-graphic-of-the-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AQR Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davidson Kempner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DE Shaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elliott Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paulson & Co]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week the &#8220;Financial Times &#8221; ran a story that the UK tax authorities (HM Revenue &#38; Customs) were looking to tackle the disguising of employment relationships through limited liability partnership structures and the manipulation of profit and loss allocations to achieve tax advantages. The Table Below Shows 15 of the largest 25 hedge fund [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Concerns for Managers in the Build-up to AIFMD</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/concerns-for-managers-in-the-build-up-to-aifmd/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 11:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIFMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depositories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulatory capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remuneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smaller managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Throgmorton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Roger Ganpatsingh, Director, Throgmorton &#160; The 22nd July looms large in the eyes of the hedge fund community with implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers’ Directive (AIFMD) almost upon us.  With the drop-dead- date less than two months away, large swathes of the Directive’s requirements and consequences remain clouded by the mists of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Infogram of Different Perceptions of Investors and Hedge Fund Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/infogram-of-different-perceptions-of-investors-and-hedge-fund-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 13:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ernst & Young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transparency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Ernst &#38; Young]]></description>
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		<title>Bridgewater Win Shows It Leads the Way in the Hedge Fund Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bridgewater-win-shows-it-leads-the-way-in-the-hedge-fund-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bridgewater-win-shows-it-leads-the-way-in-the-hedge-fund-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 09:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alpha generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridgewater Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bridgewater Associates is an outlier in the hedge fund industry &#8211; the size of the organization (1400 people), the assets under management ($150bn in investments), and the returns. The Westport Connecticut firm is known for its distinctive corporate culture so it is not a template or an exemplar for others  on the investment side, but [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>One in Four Hedge Funds Are Hiring in Research</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/one-in-four-hedge-funds-are-hiring-in-research/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From The 2013 Hedge Fund Compensation Report: &#8220;Firm size had little bearing on compensation, with similar earnings reported by employees from the smaller funds as those from firms with $1 billion under management. &#8220;Hiring trends remained roughly on par with the previous year, with 24 percent of firms reporting hiring within research departments, 20 percent [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>European Hedge Fund Industry Joins In The Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-hedge-fund-industry-joins-in-the-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-hedge-fund-industry-joins-in-the-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueCrest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cantab Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sector funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCITS hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Hedge Fund Insight From immaturity around 1997 through the mid 2000&#8217;s the European hedge fund industry grew faster than that of the country which invented the concept, the United States of America. For the period since the Credit Crunch the European industry has been a lot less vigorous than the American scene, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Central Bank of Ireland joins Luxembourg in accepting AIFM applications</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/central-bank-of-ireland-first-to-accept-aifm-applications/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIFMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Michael Jackson and Tara Doyle, partners in the Asset Management and Investment Funds Group at Matheson The Central Bank of Ireland has announced that it is accepting applications for the authorisation of alternative investment fund managers (AIFM). It is the second European regulator to do so and this move will enable Irish-authorised AIFMs to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-5/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quotation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; From a presentation by Vertigo6 (www.vertigo6.nl) and picture by Beeldopbouw Fotografie/www.pimgeerts.nl]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Fold the Fed</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/time-to-fold-the-fed/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 20:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money supply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantitative easing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Karim Taleb and Marc Fiani, of Robust Methods LLC The effects of the Federal Reserve’s on-going policy of artificial money creation are well documented by now.  For a quick recap and as the saying goes: A picture is worth a thousand words.  We clipped this chart below from the web, and which is self-explanatory; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Investments of US Endowments and Foundations – How did They Do That?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-investments-of-us-endowments-and-foundations-how-did-they-do-that/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-investments-of-us-endowments-and-foundations-how-did-they-do-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foundations and endowments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hege funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[returns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Hedge Fund Insight &#160; The Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service® (Wilshire TUCS) tracks the performance and allocation of institutional assets in the United States of America and includes nearly 1,570 plans representing in excess of $2.75 trillion in assets. The full universe includes public pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, master trusts and corporate [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>CTAs Confound Investors’ Timing of Allocations</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/ctas-confound-investors-timing-of-allocations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/ctas-confound-investors-timing-of-allocations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 22:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversified systematic CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[returns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winton Capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Hedge Fund Insight &#160; When I received a manager monthly letter today showing four positive months for 2013 it made me wonder is that the manager or the strategy? After such a long time waiting, you will understand my interest, as the manager is a CTA. The particular fund* has delivered a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Three-Word Hedge Fund Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-three-word-hedge-fund-industry/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 11:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humour]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=1882</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher Hedge Fund Insight &#160; Smarts with structure,  Fees on fees, Ego and talent,     Brand names dominate, Rich List Members,       Mayfair and Tri-State, Investments, letters, flows,         Surname over door, Tactics subsuming strategy,       Controlled risk investments, This month, then?     Portfolio manager mavens, Big get bigger,   Regulations throttling [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Italy Is Now A Screaming Sell</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/italy-is-now-a-screaming-sell/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Pope, Managing Partner,  Spotlight Ideas &#160; I appreciate that the will and desire at a European sovereign level to keep the Eurozone intact is not to be be underestimated. Certainly my calls for Greece to leave the Euro proved to be wide of the mark. However, I always thought that the basis of underpinning a low yield on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Chase Past Performance In Asset Allocation – Look Ahead</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/dont-chase-past-performance-in-asset-allocation-look-ahead/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Anric Blatt, Global Fund Exchange Group &#160; Investing requires us to battle with natural human tendencies such as extrapolating the past into the future. Quantitative portfolio optimization often favors assets that have positive outlier performance in the past but are often likely to revert to the mean going forward.  More often than not, the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Relative Gold Before Absolute Gold</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/relative-gold-before-absolute-gold/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Hedge Fund Insight I recently received a commentary from the manager of a junior gold miners funds. He has written: &#8220;We believe that the loss of value witnessed in small and mid cap producers  is due to lack of investor interest in smaller gold mining shares, and concerns that they cannot prosper [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Bubble Elements in London Residential Property</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/some-bubble-elements-in-london-residential-property/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction by Simon Kerr, Hedge Fund Insight Recent comments from London Central Portfolio (LCP) reflect a market that has elements of a speculative bubble. The nature of this mega-city means that pauses in price or declines happen in pockets reflecting local conditions and stratas of the market by price. The dominance of speculative out-of-town buyers [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GDP Q1 data: “It still feels like the script of the UK economy has been penned by Dante”</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gdp-q1-data-it-still-feels-like-the-script-of-the-uk-economy-has-been-penned-by-dante/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marcus Bullus, trading director at MB Capital &#160; In looking at today&#8217;s 1Q GDP data for the UK, it is true that we have avoided a profound psychological blow for the UK&#8217;s consumers and businesses. But just because we&#8217;ve dodged the triple dip does not mean we&#8217;re back in business.  Despite this rare piece [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Normalisation of Correlation and Dispersion Gives Hedge Funds Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/normalisation-of-correlation-and-dispersion-gives-hedge-funds-opportunities/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jeanne Asseraf-Bitton, Head of Cross Asset Research, Lyxor Asset Management &#160; Risk assets are set to generate positive returns for the remainder of 2013 driven by a slowly expanding global economy and ultra accommodative monetary policy. We believe that the familiar pattern from the last three years of 2Q data disappointment and consequent risk [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sunday Times Hedge Fund Rich List 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-sunday-times-hedge-fund-rich-list-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-sunday-times-hedge-fund-rich-list-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brevan Howard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are 61 hedge fund managers, worth £75m or more, in the list of Britain’s richest 1,000 people recently published by the Sunday Times. The list of the top 25 is given below. Alan Howard, who heads Brevan Howard, is Britain’s richest hedge fund manager, with a personal fortune of £1.5 billion, according to the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge funds attract US$20 billion in 1Q 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-attract-us20-billion-in-1q-2013/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Eurekahedge Hedge funds posted positive returns in March amid mixed returns in global markets. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.71% during the month, while the MSCI World Index gained 1.76% in March. Key highlights for March 2013: Early reports indicate positive asset flows to hedge funds in March; 1Q 2013 witnessed positive [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of The Day – Hong Kong Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day-hong-kong-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tying in with other regulators across the financial world, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong conducts a survey of hedge funds in its territory every two years. The latest survey, the results of which were recently released, used the end of September 2012 as the data point to ask hedge fund managers about [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Pause For Reflection – Scheduling Nothing</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-pause-for-reflection-scheduling-nothing/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, with an introduction by Simon Kerr, Principal of Enhance Consulting Introduction In the course of my consulting work I come across hedge fund managers who are too busy doing. The working day and week is filled with a lot of activity, but not enough time is devoted to reviewing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Middle Office Must Get Extra Attention</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-middle-office-must-get-extra-attention/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leigh Walters, Global Head of Sales, Omgeo The middle office operations of European hedge funds, where trades between counterparties are matched and confirmed, has historically received little investment from hedge funds when compared to the front office spending, as well as little attention from investors, regulators or board members. However, post- global financial crisis, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Market Reactions to the Bank of Japan’s Monetary Policy Decision</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/market-reactions-to-the-bank-of-japans-monetary-policy-decision/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Nathan Gibbs, Manager of the Schroder Japan Alpha Plus Fund The newly constituted Policy Board of the Bank of Japan completed its first meeting today under the leadership of Mr Kuroda, the new Governor. Given the strong language used in recent weeks by both the Governor and the Prime Minister, Mr Abe, investors already [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Insight – Hedge Fund Performance in March</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-insight-hedge-fund-performance-in-march/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Global Asset Management Several trends in risk markets continued in March with positive performance in equities, notably in the US and Japan, continued strength in the US dollar and another month of weakening in the Japanese yen. Hedge funds enjoyed the third consecutive month of positive performance for the year, with the HFRX Global [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Is This The Most Costly Graphic In The Hedge Fund Industry?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/is-this-the-most-costly-graphic-in-the-hedge-fund-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/is-this-the-most-costly-graphic-in-the-hedge-fund-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight The world is full trusims and half-truths as well as data and information. The hedge fund industry has a disproportionate share of all of these. And this graphic and it&#8217;s heading are a major contributor to the truism and half-truth columns: &#8220;An alarmingly high proportion of hedge [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC to Advisers: “Can You Hear Me Now?”</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/sec-to-advisers-can-you-hear-me-now/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Deborah Prutzman, The Regulatory Fundamentals Group LLC &#160; A little over a year ago the SEC warned advisers that the game has changed and that the agency would begin to use a risk-oriented, holistic approach to scrutinize senior managers and the control environment within their firms. Today, the warning sirens are growing even louder [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Money Stock, Currencies, Banks, Gold and Trust</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/money-stock-currencies-banks-gold-and-trust/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Toby Birch (www.tobybirch.com) In my short-lived and unremarkable military career I learned many things that are now redundant. In the event of a nuclear Apocalypse my Morse code skills would be in great demand as digital communication would no longer function. Likewise, if I was to visit a tin-pot dictatorship or tank scrapyard I [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-4/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because its purpose is to create a customer, any business has only two functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and Innovation produce results. All the rest are costs. &#160; Peter Drucker]]></description>
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		<title>Key Issues For New Chinese Leadership Identified</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/key-issues-for-new-chinese-leadership-identified/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Duncan Lawrie Private Bank At a Duncan Lawrie Private Bank emerging markets roundtable on Tuesday, expert panellists on China gathered together to discuss the key issues arising from the new leadership of Xi Jinping over the next decade. He has already started pushing for change, but will his tenure bring about more fundamental and much [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Net Hedge Fund Formation Down in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/net-fund-formation-down-in-2012/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hedge Fund Research, Inc. of Chicago Total hedge fund industry assets increased to a record of $2.25 trillion,  according to the latest release of the HFR Market Microstructure Industry Report, released today by HFR, the leading provider of indexation, research and analysis for the global hedge fund industry. New fund launches totalled 1,108 for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Rotella TEXO – A Diversifying Program By Design</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/rotella-texo-a-diversifying-program-by-design/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr One of the manifest difficulties of a successful trader or investor with their own firm is to diversify investment strategies.  The monied trader will be very good at one particular way of addressing markets and won’t necessarily be a master of the universe in another investment discipline.  The edge may be different [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>PODCAST With London’s Hilltop Fund Management</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/podcast-with-londons-best-emerging-fund-of-hedge-funds-hilltop-fund-management/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/podcast-with-londons-best-emerging-fund-of-hedge-funds-hilltop-fund-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this podcast with Rory Hills of Hilltop Fund Management HFI Publisher Simon Kerr goes into what it is that makes Hilltop different as a fund of hedge funds management company.   The London-based firm has produced some competitive returns during its short life. The monthly returns of the flagship Hilltop Core Select Fund are [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Suggested Additions To Hot 100</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/three-suggested-additions-to-hot-100/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Shane Norman These are three noteworthy trends at work in the hedge fund industry that augment the Hedge Fund Hot 100 published here recently: REGULATED HEDGE FUNDS: I have a secondary role as adviser to ML Capital, owner/ manager of the MontLake UCITS Platform. It has been instructive to watch this business grow from [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Los Angeles Investment Company Out To Help Emerging Managers Realize Potential</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-los-angeles-investment-company-out-to-help-emerging-managers-realize-potential/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-los-angeles-investment-company-out-to-help-emerging-managers-realize-potential/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Staff Writer, Hedge Fund Insight Emerging managers struggle to get attention. There are a multitude of reasons why. Yet all the studies show that smaller, more nimble, managers out-perform their larger brethren.  For many managers there is a Catch-22 at play in terms of assets under management. “If only you were at $50m then [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hedge Fund Hot 100 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-hedge-fund-hot-100/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-hedge-fund-hot-100/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BTG Pactual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Frequency Trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lansdowne Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milltrust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The JOBS Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Staff Writers of Hedge Fund Insight, led by Simon Kerr &#160; There are a lot of lists of hedge funds and hedge fund related business. Usually and appropriately for an absolute return concept, the lists are usually about absolute size. &#8220;Who is the Daddy?&#8221; tends to be the main question. Hedge Fund Insight is [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Key Test Underway For Gold</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/key-test-underway-for-gold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/key-test-underway-for-gold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Klaudius Sobczyk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Staff Writer, Hedge Fund Insight The gold price is testing the break out level of last August. For a view on potential scenarios Hedge Fund Insight asked  Klaudius Sobczyk, Managing Director of Advanced Dynamic Asset Management GmbH, an experienced watcher of gold markets. He has a different take than most on current levels. &#8220;The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Web and Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-web-and-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you interrogate Alexa.com about hedge funds you can get some interesting responses. Apparently, Alexa&#8217;s algorithms relate hedge funds to these two interesting websites: www.abovethelaw.com Keywords: trust fund,  legal blogs and www.codinghorror.com Keywords: hire programmers, programmers, coding, stackoverflow]]></description>
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		<title>Stakes In Hedge Fund Businesses In Demand As Blackstone Declares An Interest</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/stakes-in-hedge-fund-businesses-in-demand-as-blackstone-declares-an-interest/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akros Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blackstone Alternative Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueMountain Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridgewater Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dyal Capital Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halcyon Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M&A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MKP Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nephilia Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neuberger Berman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prisma Capital Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QFS Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sureview Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taylor Woods Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiburon Capital Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight Once in a week is random, twice in a couple of weeks is a potential pattern, but three times in a month is confirmation. The first occurence was the sales of stake in insurance risk manager Nephilia Capital.  Kohlberg Kravis Roberts acquired a 24.9% ownership in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart Of The Day – Hedge Funds &amp; The Largest 200 US Pension Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chart-of-the-day-hedge-funds-the-largest-200-us-pension-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund allocations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[US pension funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Growth of DB Pension Fund Assets in Hedge Funds Source: Pensions &#38; Investments,  Among the top 200 funds; assets are in billions for years ended Sept. 30. Investment in hedge funds among the 200 largest U.S. retirement funds jumped 20.3% to $134.7 billion in total hedge fund and hedge funds-of-funds in the year ended Sept. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation of the Day – Jim Chanos</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-jim-chanos/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Chanos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kynikos Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shorting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Chanos, founder of $6bn Kynikos Associates, has disclosed what he&#8217;s looking for as a short seller: an exodus from a company, a large amount of stock sales, and companies impacted by technological change (the internet being his perfect example). He advises that in shorting you have to be very careful of not shorting concepts [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Lampert’s Long Commute</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/lamperts-long-commute/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eddie Lampert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESL Investments]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=1590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eddie Lampert is one of the wealthiest people in America. He is the chairman of Sears Holding Corporation and the founder and CEO of ESL Investments, a hedge fund that is estimated to be worth more than $10 billion. Up until last year, he brought most of his wealth to Greenwich, Connecticut. That changed as [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Half Of UCITS Hedge Flows Into Fixed Income</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/half-of-ucits-hedge-flows-into-fixed-income/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alix Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BNY Mellon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exane]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[macro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Man Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pimco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCITS hedge funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By HFI Staff Writer Last year UCITS hedge funds assets under management (AUM) increased by 20% to reach a new high of €140 billion. The latest quarterly European research on the UCITS hedge funds industry published by Alix Capital, the Geneva-based provider of the UCITS Alternatives Index (UAI) family of indices, reveals that more than [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sellers Strike Amongst Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/sellers-strike-amongst-investors/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BofA Merrill Lynch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Currency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Michael Hartnett, Chief Investment Strategist, BofA Merrill Lynch In London recently, this was the feedback I got from clients. &#160; All mouth and no trousers  There is a clear &#8220;sellers strike&#8221; in both equities and bonds right now; no-one wants to fight the Fed and risk assets are seen as impressively resilient to bad news [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Preview Top Hedge Fund Enforcement Trends for 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/sec-preview-top-hedge-fund-enforcement-trends-for-2013/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[supervision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[valuations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Perrie Michael Weiner, Patrick Hunnius and Stephanie Smith of DLA Piper &#160; In a recent speech* before the Regulatory Compliance Association, Bruce Karpati, Chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Enforcement Division’s Asset Management Unit, suggested where the SEC may be heading regarding hedge fund oversight in the months to come. Mr. Karpati both [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>European Equity Trading 2012/13: Changing the Rules Of Engagement</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/european-equity-trading-201213-changing-the-rules-of-engagement/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algorithmic trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business models]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European asset managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market structure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[traders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rebecca Healey, Tabb Group A combination of a deepening economic crisis, increasing regulation, collapsing volumes and commission wallets is escalating the need for immediate action on outdated business models in European equity trading.  The status quo can no longer be maintained.  From investment to execution to settlement, market participants are changing the rules of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Given These Returns, Where Does A Specialist Managed Futures Fund of Funds Go?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/given-these-returns-where-does-a-specialist-managed-futures-fund-of-funds-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/given-these-returns-where-does-a-specialist-managed-futures-fund-of-funds-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueTrend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cantab Capital]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CTAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quantitative Investment Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[replication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trend-following]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight and Principal of Enhance Consulting One of the major decisions taken by the investing institutions that came back to hedge funds after the Credit Crunch was to stick with CTAs. In the period after the Credit Crunch that was not difficult &#8211; the Barclay  CTA index was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do US-Based Hedge Fund Managers Prepare for the EU’s AIFMD?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/how-do-us-based-hedge-fund-managers-prepare-for-the-eus-aimfd/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIFMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ESMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union. AIFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FSA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Claire Cummings, of Cummings Solicitors Managers of hedge funds based outside the European Union who wish to either manage or market their AIFs (“Alternative Investment Funds&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;funds”) inside the EU, will need to begin planning and preparing as soon as possible for the implementation of AIFMD on 22 July 2013. AIFMs who intend [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Church Minister and The Investment Banker</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-church-minister-and-the-investment-banker/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment banker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joke]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A minister dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy who&#8217;s dressed in a hand-made English suit, a Jermyn Street shirt, an Hermes tie, and hand-lasted shoes. Saint Peter addresses the suit. &#8220;Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Peripheral Europe Sovereign Risk Up Around Month End</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/peripheral-europe-sovereign-risk-up-around-month-end/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Euro zone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquidity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[peripheral Europe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Lewis, Chief Economist, Monument Securities The euro has performed strongly so far this year.  Since 31 December, its effective rate has risen by more than 2% to stand at its highest since November 2011.  It is back at the level it traded immediately prior to the ECB’s announcing it would extend liquidity to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-3/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The change of a single letter (in the name of the U.K.&#8217;s financial regulator from FSA to FCA)  will require the regulator to spend six months thinking about nothing but themselves.&#8221; Asset Management Practice Leader of City Law Firm]]></description>
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		<title>FX Trading Signals From Systematic News Flow Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fx-trading-signals-from-systematic-news-flow-analysis/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automated news gathering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RavenPack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sentiment indices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Hafez and Junqiang Xie of RavenPack Quantitative Research &#160; In this study we test a short-term FX trading strategy that uses the principles of technical analysis to create buy or sell signals based on data derived from fundamental news. Short and long term sentiment inflection points are captured by consulting a set of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Thought For the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/thought-for-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proverb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Living a life is not like walking across a field.&#8221; Russian proverb]]></description>
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		<title>Citadel’s Bumper Year Counts – It’s All Gravy Now</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/citadels-bumper-year-counts-its-all-gravy-now/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citadel Capital LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information edge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Griffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kensington Global Strategies Fund]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=1499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher Hedge Fund Insight Although Citadel Investment Group&#8217;s flagship funds, Wellington Fund and the Kensington Fund, will rightfully get attention for rising 25.9% and 24.9% respectively, the Chicago-based Groups&#8217; investment success in 2012 was broad. All of the Citadel hedge funds were up by more than 10% in a year when  the HFRI [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Review of Hedge Funds in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/review-of-hedge-funds-in-2012/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CFTC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[European Financial Transaction Tax]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fund administrators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fund directors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JOBS Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Charles Gubert, Editor of COOConnect Here is our take on what happened in 2012, and the clues we picked up as to what hedge fund COOs can look forward to over the next 12 months.  In the spirit of the season, and to make it a bit harder for ourselves, we decided to restrict [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Charts Of The Day – The Inauguration</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/charts-of-the-day-the-inauguration/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Employment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Principal of Enhance Consulting As we approach President Obama&#8217;s inauguration, after what some may consider a first term lacking in substantive achievements, here is a reminder of what Presidents get re-elected on: Source: Bianco Research via The Big Picture]]></description>
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		<title>Wow Factor In BlueMountain Appointment</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/wow-factor-in-bluemountain-appointment/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueMountain Capital Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JP Morgan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moore Capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher, Hedge Fund Insight It is not often that an appointment at a hedge fund management company takes the eye, never mind produces a &#8220;Wow!&#8221; reaction.  I can recall two such appointments readily, for different reasons. They were when Greg Coffey was invited to become the first co-chief investment officer of Moore [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic of the Day – CLO Market</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/graphic-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Hedge Fund Insight]]></description>
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		<title>Fund of Hedge Fund Takeovers – Bursting a Dam or Turning a Tap?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fund-of-hedge-fund-takeovers-bursting-a-dam-or-turning-a-tap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fund-of-hedge-fund-takeovers-bursting-a-dam-or-turning-a-tap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Principal, Enhance Consulting and Publisher of &#8220;Hedge Fund Insight&#8221; &#160; For seven or eight years we have been told that a wave of M&#38;A was about to roll over the fund of hedge funds sector. There have been different reasons over that period, they all pointed towards consolidation, but somehow it has [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>AIFMD Level 2 Measures: New Year’s Resolutions for Alternative Asset Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/aifmd-level-2-measures-new-years-resolutions-for-alternative-asset-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Tim Pearce and Ian Meade, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &#38; Feld LLP The European Commission (the “Commission”) has published the text of a proposed delegated regulation (the “Regulation”) that sets out the “Level 2” implementation rules in respect of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the “AIFMD”).  This article will be relevant to and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Regulatory/Governance Themes for 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/six-regulatory-themes-for-2013/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFTC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[solicitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Deborah Prutzman, The Regulatory Fundamentals Group LLC January is always a good time to look ahead and prepare for what the New Year might have in store. With that in mind, we offer six trends that are likely to impact how you spend your time in 2013. &#160; 1. Need for Trust The past [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Julian Robertson on Flexibility in Managing Positions</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/julian-robertson-on-flexibility-in-managing-positions/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julian Robertson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RoundRock Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shorts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiger Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Peter Vig, Founder and Portfolio Manager of RoundRock Capital Partners LP, who worked with Julian Robertson at Tiger Management on his energy holdings : &#8220;Julian taught us how to get these short ideas, taught us to be sensitive to short term price movements on stocks. What he had, which was unusual, was the ability to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunities Widen For Equity Long/ Short</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/opportunities-widen-for-equity-longshort/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/opportunities-widen-for-equity-longshort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[correlation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight Equity long/short managers have done okay in 2012.  With the S&#38;P500 up 15.0% in 2012 US based equity long/short managers were up 7.0% to the end of November according to the Greenwich Hedge Fund Index. Given the risk on/risk off market environment through 2012 that is a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>IAM Gets Less Defensive</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/iam-gets-less-defensive/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Morten Spenner, CEO of International Asset Management (IAM) Here are our forward-looking investment views looking into 2013.  &#160; Market context &#8211; more constructive on the market environment Overall, we continue to observe a global economy which is recovering and with investor sentiment increasingly reflecting this.   The most noteworthy recent developments have been the effective [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Radio on Macroeconomics</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-radio-on-macroeconomics/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s edition of the radio show &#8220;The Naked Short Club&#8221; in the link below has a macroeconomic flavour. The guests were: Robert Gardener&#8211; co-CEO, Redington/co-Founder, Mallow Street; Jiri Krol&#8211; Director, Government &#38; Regulatory Affairs, AIMA; Simon Kerr&#8211; Publisher, Hedge Fund Insight/Principal, Enhance Consulting; writer/speaker/consultant, Guy Fraser Sampson&#8211; CASS Business School/Author, “The Mess We’re In: [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Prospects For Global Equities in 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/positive-prospects-for-global-equities-in-2013/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[China growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depletion of resources]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Virginie Maisonneuve, Head of Global and International Equities, Schroders Global equities are very attractively valued and we are positive for their prospects in 2013 as the global economy normalises. Progress in Europe, the end of China’s growth slowdown and continued momentum in the US economic recovery will support global equities. Longer-term investors must position [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Why The Vast Majority of Hedge Funds Underperformed Indices</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/why-the-vast-majority-of-hedge-funds-underperformed-indices/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Harold Ehrlich, CFA, Ehrlich Associates, LLC Sad to say, the vast majority of all hedge funds worldwide have well underperformed virtually every major stock or bond index for some four years now.  Adding insult to injury, investors in such funds have paid 2% management fees and 20% of (paltry) profits for the privilege [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cantab Capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Computing is the literacy of the modern world,” Erich Schlaikjer, Chief Technology Officer of Cantab Capital.]]></description>
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		<title>$250m AUM Needed by Hedge Funds to Break Even</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/250m-aum-needed-by-hedge-funds-to-break-even/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/250m-aum-needed-by-hedge-funds-to-break-even/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business expense survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citi Prime Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(BUSINESS WIRE) It takes at least $250 million in assets for a hedge fund to be self-sustaining on its management fees alone, while the largest hedge fund firms incur significant additional costs due to complexity and size, according to the first global survey of the costs of establishing and managing a hedge fund business. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Are The Best Service Sector Companies &amp; Managements?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/which-are-the-best-service-sector-companies-managements/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broadwalk Services Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year  the  Broadwalk  Services  Awards  recognise  outstanding  achievements  by  quoted  companies  and  their  management  teams  in  the  broadly defined business services sectors. The sponsors are Broadwalk  Asset  Management that manages  the  Broadwalk  Select  Services  Fund, Europe’s  first  absolute  return  fund  to  focus  on  the  services  sectors (the  fund  has  risen  almost  90% since  its  [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Closure Rate of Funds of Hedge Funds Up</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/outflows-continue-from-funds-of-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/outflows-continue-from-funds-of-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to HFR, investors continued to withdraw capital from Fund of Hedge Funds, which experienced $4.4 billion in 3Q outflows, the 6th consecutive quarter of outflows. Total capital invested in Fund of Funds increased to $635 billion, as the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index gained +2.4 percent for the quarter. The HFRI Fund of Funds [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Will More Hedge Funds Move to Florida?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/will-more-hedge-funds-move-to-florida/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hedge funds are packing up and heading south. Is this a continuing trend or a brief part of the financial sector&#8217;s ongoing evolution? Apex Fund Services &#8212; one of the world&#8217;s largest independent fund administration companies with more than $20 billion of assets under administration &#8212; recently opened a new office in Miami, Florida. Vincent [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Currency Views From Newscape – CHF and Euro/$</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/currency-views-from-newscape-chf-and-euro/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newscape Capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Philippe Bonnefoy, Chairman &#38; CIO of Newscape Capital Group, and manager of the Newscape Dynamic Rates &#38; Currency Fund &#160; The current trading outlook on the currency markets: On The Euro/USD: “When was the last time we saw an increase in a European growth forecast?  The IMF keeps dropping its estimates and the Bundesbank [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Claus Rally Is Traditional Too</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/santa-claus-rally-is-traditional-too/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DJIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rally US equities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seasonal effect]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Pope, Managing Partner of Spotlight Ideas Even if by “patch-work”, US will avoid the cliff. From 1981 to 2011, 75% of December trade has been higher in US equity indices. Do not bet against the evidence. &#160; Of all the equity markets in the developed world, the most closely followed are those of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>HF Marketing – Impact of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hf-marketing-impact-of-alternative-investment-fund-managers-directive/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Selina Sagayam and Lauren Dunford of Gibson Dunn The FSA published the first part of its long-awaited consultation paper &#8220;CP 12/32 Implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (&#8220;AIFMD&#8220;) Part 1&#8221; on the 12th of November.  Below is an extract about marketing and AIFs from Gibson Dunn&#8217;s alert. The alert also addressed valuation, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Job Titles Defined</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-job-titles-defined/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chief Technology Officer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Head of compliance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[humour]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Analyst A person who spends their day tracking the activities of people whose job they would have liked. Quantitative Researcher A person who can attach probabilities to future events by looking backwards. Portfolio Manager A person who has an enormous breadth of knowledge across a range of industries and is an expert in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Frequently Shorted UK Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/most-frequently-shorted-uk-shares/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/most-frequently-shorted-uk-shares/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AQR Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Ridge Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disclosable shorts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long-Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kynikos Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lansdowne Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ocado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shorting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr The FSA has been gathering information on the short positions held by investors for some time &#8211; it has been part of the Hedge Fund Survey for several years.  During the Credit Crunch a disclosure regime for significant net short positions in the stocks of UK financial sector companies was introduced, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Spike In UK Regulatory Costs Coming</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/spike-in-uk-regulatory-costs-coming/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BDO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by DLA Piper and BDO &#160; A new research report entitled ‘The new twin peaks model: A report on the financial services industry&#8217;s views on upcoming regulatory issues’ by DLA Piper and BDO has raised concerns about the impact of the new twin peaks structure, with the creation of the two new bodies – the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits of Oaktree’s Expansion Into New Product Categories Recognised</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/benefits-of-oaktrees-expansion-into-new-product-categories-recognised-by-fitch-ratings/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fitch Ratings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oaktree Capital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings has completed a peer review of five rated Alternative Asset Managers (AAMs) and upgraded one of them, Oaktree Capital Group. Based on this review, Fitch has upgraded the Long-term Issuer Default Rating and unsecured debt rating of Oaktree to &#8216;A&#8217; from &#8216;A-&#8216;. The upgrade of Oaktree&#8217;s ratings reflects the firm&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Contrast Between Credit and Liquid Hedge Funds at Fortress</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/contrast-between-credit-and-liquid-hedge-funds-at-fortress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/contrast-between-credit-and-liquid-hedge-funds-at-fortress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr Fortress Investment Group LLC reported 3Q 2012 results recently. Fortress divides its hedge funds into two groups &#8211; Liquid Hedge Funds and Credit Hedge Funds. Credit Hedge Funds includes the Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund and the Value Recovery Funds, and the Liquid Hedge Funds includes the Fortress Convex Asia Fund, Commodities Fund, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Truth and Marketers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-truth-and-marketers/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[marketers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m convinced that a lot of marketers are too smart for their own good: we think that truth is this fungible concept. That it is really relative,  dependent on time, circumstance, and people. For a lot of marketers it is &#8220;truthiness&#8221; &#8211; it is what you think, it is what you believe, rather than an [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Time of Reckoning for Gold and Gold Miners is Coming</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-time-of-reckoning-for-gold-and-gold-miners-is-coming/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Advanced Dynamic Asset Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Klaudius Sobczyk, Managing Director of Advanced Dynamic Asset Management GmbH. This article follows up on the one of the 18th September by the same author. &#160; The recent developments in the price of gold change the positive tendency which appeared to have developed just few weeks ago. Equity markets and gold rallied from interim lows [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Large Investors Negotiate Terms With Offshore Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/large-investors-negotiate-terms-with-offshore-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ingrid Pierce, Global Managing Partner, Walkers Satisfying investor demands:  IFCs must promote compliance and high governance standards as investor power reaches unprecedented levels. As consolidation in recent years has led to fewer, larger players, the funds industry is now witnessing the emergence of a new generation of influential single investors with an unprecedented amount of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the Pulse of the World</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/taking-the-pulse-of-the-world/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 03:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artifical intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr Alessandro Usseglio Viretta, owner, In Numero LLC and CTO, CustVox AG “Buy the rumour, sell the news” is an old adage that many people in Finance might still consider true. In their daily business, people operating in Finance have to analyze an ever-increasing stream of news and separating the wheat from the chaff [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long-Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PineBridge Investments]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We are slightly underweight in the developed markets today, as we are waiting for Europe to play out before we really allocate more capital there.&#8221; Matthew Denning, Senior Research Analyst (Equity Long/Short), PineBridge Investments, quoted in Opalesque New York 2012 Roundtable.]]></description>
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		<title>Preference for Dominance in a Narrow Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/preference-for-dominance-in-a-narrow-sector/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/preference-for-dominance-in-a-narrow-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From http://streetid.com and ClaritySpring There are thousands of hedge funds competing in the marketplace. They come in all shapes and sizes, but all too often they approach investors with the same thesis. “The things that everyone sees all the time are long/short and global macro, basically people that are saying, ‘We’re gonna be better than [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Market Disruption and Smaller Flows to Credit Funds Anticipated</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/market-disruption-and-smaller-flows-to-credit-funds-anticipated/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[flows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high yield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redemptions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=1247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Manuel Arrive, Fitch France S.A.S., and Alastair Sewell, Fitch Ratings London Fitch Ratings expects credit markets to be less directional in the coming months. As a result, short duration, lower volatility and absolute return strategies with more performance contribution from bond picking will gain traction and are currently being launched by most advanced asset [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Spain is Decaying From Within According to Spotlight’s Pope</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/spain-is-decaying-from-within-according-to-spotlights-pope/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Pope]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=1242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Pope, Managing Partner Spotlight Ideas Moody’s reduces its ratings on 5 regions. 2007 the level of sovereign debt to GDP for Spain was 36.3%. By 2016, the IMF forecast 101.4%. GDP growth of 7.5% pa needed to get debt to GDP back to 70%. IMF forecast growth…at best of just 0.5%. I am [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Valuations Attractive According to L&amp;G</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chinese-valuations-attractive-according-to-lg/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L&GIM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Tim Gardner, co-manager of Legal &#38; General Multi Manager range. &#160; Last week saw the release of the much anticipated Q3 GDP data for China. The economy grew in line with the consensus forecast of 7.4% yoy in Q3 with growth accelerating to a 2.2% rate over the quarter versus the 2.0% seen in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>What does it take to be a successful investor?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-successful-investor/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Redleaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncertainty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=1237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whitebox Advisors&#8217; Andrew Redleaf on what it takes to be a successful investor: &#8220;It requires a certain kind of personality, a certain kind of confidence to be able to act in the face of imperfect knowledge and uncertainty. Also, it requires humility to understand the imperfections in one&#8217;s knowledge and the inherent uncertainty in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Good writing can help win back investors’ trust</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/good-writing-can-help-win-back-investors-trust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/good-writing-can-help-win-back-investors-trust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oaktree Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Owl Creek Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pershing Square Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Point LLC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Nick Padmore,  a writer at The Writer the world’s largest language consultancy &#160; Nearly half of all complaints in the investment slice of the financial services industry are about bad customer service or general admin[1]. Back in 2007 Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times wrote this article, claiming that hedge fund managers [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Rethinking Required by European Asset Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/strategic-rethinking-required-by-european-asset-managers/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[European asset managers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[high yield]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Fitch Ratings Paris/London (Aymeric Poizot, Roger Schneider, Richard Woodrow) &#160; In a new report, Fitch Ratings says that European asset managers need to strategically review their product offerings and re-shape their activities by strengthening their key areas of expertise, scaling down or outsourcing others areas, and expanding in neighbouring activities while investing in new [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuart MacDonald joins Aquila Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/stuart-macdonald-joins-aquila-capital/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aquila Capital]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=1176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Aquila Capital, one of Europe´s leading alternative investment managers, today announced the appointment of industry expert, Stuart MacDonald as Managing Director to assist in developing Aquila’s growing institutional business. Stuart joins Aquila Capital from Gems Advisors, having previously worked in a senior capacity at firms such as Henderson Global Investors, West Merchant Bank and Buchanan [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Increased powers over approved persons for the UK’s new regulators</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/increased-powers-over-approved-persons-for-the-uks-new-regulators/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[consultation paper]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By S.J. Berwin&#8216;s Financial Markets Group The UK Government has embarked on a major reform of the UK financial services regulatory structure. Under the proposed changes the FSA will cease to exist in its current form, and three new bodies will be established:  (a) the Financial Policy Committee, (b) the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>An Example Of A News-Based Trading Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/an-example-of-a-news-based-trading-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/an-example-of-a-news-based-trading-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[automated news gathering]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=1164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are only a very limited number of funds employing an investment strategy which relies on automated  news gathering. It is still early days in the exploitation of this rich data source, and the spoils of the early adopter are available yet.  So the managers are reluctant to publicly disclose what they are doing and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>HFI PODCAST: Inside OMAM Quants v2</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hfi-podcast-inside-omam-quants-v2/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=1132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first Hedge Fund Insight Podcast is an exploration with Dr. Ian Heslop of how his team operates and it explores some of the structural decisions they have made to manage capital quantitatively at Old Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM).  Ian Heslop is Head of Quantitative Strategies, running a team of five, and he is co-Fund [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>FRM’s Current Preferred Hedge Fund Strategies</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/frms-current-preferred-hedge-fund-strategies/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[commodities. Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging markets]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=1125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In its latest outlook, FRM, Man Group’s $19.5 billion fund of hedge funds and managed accounts business,  identifies three potential sources of return for hedge funds. The preferences that FRM expresses are based on a specific market outlook.  Europe&#8217;s largest independent FoF has an outlook on markets that remains broadly unchanged:  FRM thinks that the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cautious Welcome For JOBS Act Proposals</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/cautious-welcome-for-jobs-act-proposals/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=1107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Henrietta Hirst, Managing Director of Parex PR &#160; New rules under the proposed JOBS Act are expected to bring dramatic changes to the marketing of hedge funds in the United States. When President Obama signed the JOBS Act in April this year he brought the hedge fund industry one step closer to a relaxation on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Views On Oil Price Diverge</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/views-on-oil-price-diverge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/views-on-oil-price-diverge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[oil price]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If there are no such things as coincidences then this dialectic was meant to be seen.  Two opposing views on the oil price came into &#8220;Hedge Fund Insight&#8221; with 24 hours. Take a read and take a view. &#160; Oil Price To Continue Rising Says Angelos Damaskos, CEO Sector Investment Managers &#8211; read his case [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil Faces Risk Of New 2012 Low Says Spotlight’s Pope</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/oil-faces-risk-of-new-2012-low-says-spotlights-pope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/oil-faces-risk-of-new-2012-low-says-spotlights-pope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[oil price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spotlight Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technical view]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Pope, Managing Partner Spotlight Ideas &#160; Crude oil futures (Nov 12) have fallen sharply in US trading this Monday (24th). The global economic prospects are mixed and as focus fell on poor German business confidence figures and Spanish inertia re a bailout. Markets sold off. It would appear that the impact of QE3, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil Price To Continue Rising Says Oil Stock Specialist</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/oil-price-to-continue-rising-says-oil-stock-specialist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/oil-price-to-continue-rising-says-oil-stock-specialist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil price]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Angelos Damaskos, CEO Sector Investment Managers and Fund Advisor, Junior Oils Trust Geopolitical events in North Africa and the Middle East have supported the oil price in recent weeks.  The announcement by the Federal Reserve (Fed) of QE3, with the unlimited purchase of agency mortgage-backed securities to the order of $40bn per month, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold Miners To Outperform Gold</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gold-miners-to-outperform-gold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gold-miners-to-outperform-gold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Klaudius Sobczy, founder of Advanced Dynamic Asset Management. It was quite surprising how well the gold view worked over the last weeks. Obviously, it was greatly supported by the major financial powers of this world. Firstly Mr. Draghi with the announcement of the “unlimited” purchase of government bonds in the Euro-Zone followed by Mr. Bernanke [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr Bernanke Goes For Broke</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/mr-bernanke-goes-for-broke/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Lewis, Chief Economist, Monument Securities &#160; At his press conference yesterday following the FOMC meeting, Mr Bernanke was intent on pointing out that monetary policy is no panacea.  This has been his constant refrain recently, a plea for clemency perhaps in any judgment of the Federal Reserve’s limited success in meeting the terms of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Quotations From Battle Of The Quants London</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-quotations-from-battle-of-the-quants-london/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-quotations-from-battle-of-the-quants-london/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;An edge in analysis of social media is much more feasible than in analysis of news &#8211; there are only six traders globally who are successful trading off news analysis, &#8221; Rob Passarella, DataSift. &#160; &#8220;There is a huge leap to move from getting  interesting signals to a viable investment strategy,&#8221; Leigh Drogen, Estimize. &#160; On [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>SEB Bias Towards RV and Macro In Outlook For Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/seb-bias-towards-rv-and-macro-in-outlook-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CTA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victor de Oliveira, Portfolio Manager and Head of Investment Strategy, SEB Luxemburg The strong start to the year came to an end in the second quarter. The fading effects of the European Central Bank’s Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO, three-year loans at 1 per cent interest) reduced risk appetite, while increasing volatility made the market [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>SVM Positioned For US Recovery To Beat Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/scottish-value-positioned-for-us-recovery-to-beat-expectations/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Maclean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scottish Value Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Colin McLean, managing director, SVM Asset Management SVM portfolios are currently fully invested, recognising attractive valuations in the UK and Europe and a more encouraging outlook for global growth.  In the US, news in construction, housing and retail suggests that the worst is past. US construction and housing sectors, representing in total one-sixth of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds’ Performance? Volenti Non Fit Injuria</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-performance-volenti-non-fit-injuria/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Theodore Brailey Many years ago, when I was but a hedge fund neophyte in short trousers (for it was Summer), I attended a weekend conference at Oxford University. I retain two memories from that weekend; the first was my introduction to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (even then everyone knew the implicit guarantee would [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>And How Have The Internal Processes Developed At The Endowment To Invest In Hedge Funds?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/and-how-have-the-internal-processes-developed-at-the-endowment-to-invest-in-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/and-how-have-the-internal-processes-developed-at-the-endowment-to-invest-in-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Albourne Partners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr One of the best things about the flows into the hedge fund industry coming from American investing institutions is that a good proportion of them are from public bodies. Consequently there is very good transparency about the activities in the hedge fund sector of state pension plans, for example. Through the annual [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fortress’ Logan Circle At The Tipping Point</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/fortress-logan-circle-at-the-tipping-point/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European loans/debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortress Investment Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortress Macro Fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr Across its funds businesses Fortress Investment Group has put in some good returns this year, including from its hedge funds.  Should the superior returns continue, the Group will be well placed to give better profitability to its investors, not the least from Logan Circle, the institutional fixed income manager acquired in April 2010. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Specialist Manager Series – Selecting Healthcare Stocks with Rhenman &amp; Partners</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/specialist-manager-series-selecting-healthcare-stocks-with-rhenman-partners/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hygiene factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhenman & Partners Asset Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhenman Healthcare Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Specialist Manager Series]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Selecting Healthcare Stocks: “Hedge Fund Insight” features a series of articles to share the expertise of specialist equity managers. The second looks at the approach taken by Rhenman &#38; Partners Asset Management AB of Stockholm, which specialises in healthcare shares in the hedge fund format. &#160; The requirements of institutional investors in hedge funds can [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Insight – Hedge Fund Performance in July</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-insight-hedge-fund-performance-in-july/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[global growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[July was a choppy month for equity markets and risk assets in general. The MSCI World index ended the month up 1.3%, but during the month the index reversed and changed direction on four occasions moving down or up more than 3% each time. Credit markets showed similar volatility but posted gains by month end. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Gross Staff Turnover Is Not The Issue at Citadel</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gross-staff-turnover-is-not-the-issue-at-citadel/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citadel Investment Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citadel LLC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jack Welch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[labour turnover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staff quality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr Citadel LLC, the $11bn AUM Chicago-based hedge fund group, has produced some great returns for investors over the long term. In the last calendar year, the two main multi-strategy funds, Kensington Global Strategies and Wellington Fund, both racked up gains of more than 20%. But Citadel has another reputation, aside from very [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Event Driven Is A Strategy For Today’s Erratic Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/event-driven-is-a-strategy-for-todays-erratic-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/event-driven-is-a-strategy-for-todays-erratic-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[capital structure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event driven]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[merger arbitrage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Bryan Goh In these treacherous times the degree of macro risk in markets is substantial and it is tempting to try to capture these opportunities. The confident macro trader will certainly argue for the opportunity while the fundamental investor may be confounded by factors beyond their considerations. One of the more controlled ways of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Selling Spuriousness</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/short-selling-spuriousness/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shorting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Stephen Pope of Spotlight Ideas Blame policy makers not the market &#8211; If assets are sold it is because they are mispriced &#8211; Volatility will actually increase. On Monday, July 23rd 2012 2 Euro Zone nations acted in a manner that revealed panic and questionable judgement. In an attempt to prevent “speculative” trades depressing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion – Some Reasons SWFs Will Not Buy HF Management Companies</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/opinion-some-reasons-swfs-will-not-buy-hf-management-companies/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakenham Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simon Lack]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr A recent article suggested that SWFs are exploring the possibility of buying asset management companies. Could hedge fund management companies be on their radar? The reasons given for buying asset managers are two-fold: to reduce fees and to ramp up investment expertise. It could be that the most senior executives at the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Avenue Capital Backs Punch Taverns and Travelodge Debt to Recover</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/avenue-capital-backs-punch-taverns-and-travelodge-debt-to-recover/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avenue Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European loans/debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marc Lasry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/?p=869</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the &#8220;New York Times&#8221; made a a big play about Avenue Capital&#8217;s strategic allocation of capital to Europe, which meets  the opportunistic and value-driven approach of founder Marc Lasry. The $3bn of capital is expected to be committed for 3 to 5 years, but is being drip-fed in at roughly $150m  [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Small and Mid-Cap Equity HF Managers Receive Heavy Flows</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/small-and-mid-cap-equity-hf-managers-receive-heavy-flows/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital flows]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mid cap]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Based on an article and data from  hedgetracker.com The Top 50 Small-Cap and Mid-Cap (SMID) focused hedge funds have seen their equity assets jump by nearly $7 billion, or 18.8%, since the beginning of the 2012. According to the most recent ranking, the top SMID Hedge Funds now oversee more than $37 billion in U.S. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How Effective Are The FSA/SFO And SEC At Handling Misconduct?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/how-effective-are-the-fsasfo-and-sec-at-handling-misconduct/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate integrity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Labaton Sucharow]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Labaton Sucharow LLP A QUARTER OF UK AND US FINANCIAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALS HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF WRONGDOING IN THE WORKPLACE &#160; New research from leading securities litigation law firm Labaton Sucharow LLP has today revealed the scale of misconduct and wrongdoing in the financial services workplace with 26 percent of industry professionals (UK: 30 percent, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Offices Seen As Most Important Source Of Capital By Hedge Fund Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/family-offices-seen-as-most-important-source-of-capital-by-hedge-fund-managers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/family-offices-seen-as-most-important-source-of-capital-by-hedge-fund-managers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shorts and Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rothstein Kass]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The historical importance of family offices to the hedge fund industry has been well recorded. As Rick Flynn, the head of Rothstein Kass’ Family Office Group noted this year in his firm&#8217;s &#8220;Industry Outlook&#8221;, &#8220;Back in the mid-to-late ’90s, family offices were some of the earliest movers into the hedge fund space.&#8221; It was asserted [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Five Property Markets In The U.S. for Investment</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-five-property-markets-in-the-u-s-for-investment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/top-five-property-markets-in-the-u-s-for-investment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property for investment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Martin Sadler, Operations Director at Qualitas Property International, the UK based professional real estate investment company that works in the American market. Below are our top five picks of the very best places right now to invest in the US. Prices today in the US are up to 70% under their peak values before [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Co-Opting Marketing Resources for Hedge Funds – Part Two</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/co-opting-marketing-resources-for-hedge-funds-part-two/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[database]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emerging managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family offices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds of hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutional investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preqin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preqin &#8211; Building On A Database &#160; &#160; The previous and following articles in this series cover lead generator companies in the hedge fund business who make great efforts to explain that they are not database companies. Preqin is a database company that is trying to add some value beyond that restrictive label, so is [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Co-Opting Marketing Resources for Hedge Funds – Part One</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/co-opting-marketing-resources-for-hedge-funds-part-one-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/co-opting-marketing-resources-for-hedge-funds-part-one-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3PMs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[databases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fir Post Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lead generators]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Merlin Securities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Murano Systems, A Lead Generator In one of the coincidences that inspire, recently two aspects of hedge fund marketing came into view. The first was coming across a small hedge fund using Murano Systems, and the second was a White Paper on the different types of hedge fund investors from Merlin Securities. The Merlin paper [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>CTA Resilience in May Reflected in Lyxor HF Indices</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/cta-resilience-in-may-reflected-in-lyxor-hf-indices/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lyxor Hedge Fund Index]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index is in positive territory at the end of May in spite of a slightly negative performance of -0.55% during that month (+0.96% in 2012). 5 Lyxor Strategy Indices out of 14 ended the month in positive territory, led by Lyxor CTA Short Term (+5.35%), Lyxor CTA Long Term (+2.21%) and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Association Supports Advertising in Letter to SEC</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-association-supports-advertising-in-letter-to-sec/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[advertisiing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &#8211; (Business Wire) &#8211; The Hedge Fund Association, an international organization that represents hedge funds, service providers and investors, said liberalized advertising and solicitations rules contained in the new Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act would help hedge funds raise assets and “encourage emerging managers to continue to enter the industry.” The HFA [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>GAM Comment On Last Month For Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/gam-comment-on-last-month-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hedge funds posted negative returns in May with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index closing down 1.7%. Funds protected capital as risk markets sold off steeply. The S&#38;P 500 index ended the month down 6.0%, the MSCI World (in USD) fell 8.5%, the euro (in USD) lost 6.6% and the DJ UBS Commodity index was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>If you like the “Market Wizards” books</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/if-you-like-the-market-wizards-books/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[investment books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Schwager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Wizards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Martin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You probably know that Jack Schwager has a new book out, &#8220;Hedge Fund Market Wizards&#8221; published by Wiley. You can watch or read an interview with Schwager by trader trainer Michael Martin at http://ht.ly/bcXpR. It has some great stuff on use of options and how to express a view. It is recommended.]]></description>
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		<title>AIFM, or the Dissolution of Hedge Funds in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/aifm-or-the-dissolution-of-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/aifm-or-the-dissolution-of-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Theodore Brailey   “The fort is betrayed, even of them that should have defended it. And therefore seeing the matter is thus begun, and so faintly resisted on our parts, I fear that we be not the men that shall see the end of the misery.” Saint John Fisher, d.1535 The European Council published the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Specialist Manager Series – Selecting Oil Stocks with RoundRock Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/specialist-manager-series-selecting-oil-stocks-with-roundrock-capital/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 12:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[oil and gas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RoundRock Capital Partners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Selecting Oil Stocks: “Hedge Fund Insight” will feature a series of articles to share the expertise of specialist equity managers. The first explores the approach taken by RoundRock Capital Partners, LP which specialises in oil and gas shares in the hedge fund format. &#160; Introduction Since 2001 RoundRock Capital Partners, LP (“RoundRock”) of Dallas, TX [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>European Equity Managers Adding Value From Bottom Up</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/437/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 12:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity Long/Short]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Equity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Deutsche Bank the median return of European-based hedge funds in the first 4 months of the year was 3.15%. Just looking at Equity L/S strategies, over the same period global L/S funds were up 4.25%, and European Equity L/S were up 4.13% on a median basis. For comparison the STOXX 600 was up [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The End is Nigh for Smaller Funds of Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-end-is-nigh-for-smaller-funds-of-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-end-is-nigh-for-smaller-funds-of-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some time there have been questions raised about the sustainability of the business models of funds of hedge funds as a category. There is no doubt that they will continue to exist and that there will be winners as well as losers. But the rising tide of assets in the hedge fund industry is [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Early View of Last Month from FRM</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/early-view-of-last-month-from-frm/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fund of funds manager Financial Risk Management (FRM) produces a monthly “Early View” reviewing the hedge fund and market themes and sector performance for the previous month.  The highlights for April 2012 were: &#8220;We had been concerned that the hedge funds with low market beta were too slow to rebuild risk through the first three months [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Man Group Quarterly Figures – Still Minor Outflows</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/man-group-quarterly-figures-still-minor-outflows/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Man Group Plc announced first quarter 2012 figures today. 31 March 2012 FUM of $59.0bn which represents a 1.0% increase quarter on quarter: 31 Dec 2011 AUM: $58.4bn (as previously reported) Net outflows: $1.0bn Investment movement: $2.0bn FX &#38; other: -$0.4bn  31 March 2012 FUM by product line: Guaranteed: $9.1bn Open-ended alternative: $25.0bn Institutional FOF: [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Industry Assets Recover to Last Summer’s High</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-industry-assets-recover-to-last-summers-high/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Highlights from HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report 1Q 2012 Total capital invested in the global hedge fund industry increased to $2.13 trillion, surpassing the previous record of $2.04 trillion set at mid-year 2011. Investor preferences for fixed income-based Relative Value and less correlated Macro strategies, which have been favoured for over two years, accelerated [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Quotation Of The Day – What Is A Macro Manager?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-what-is-a-macro-manager/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/quotation-of-the-day-what-is-a-macro-manager/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Novogratz, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Fortress Investment Group, and manager of one of the world&#8217;s largest global macro funds: “A famous macro manager said that the reason you join macro management, rather than a really hard business like equities, is that all you need to do is look at a bunch of charts and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing An Existing Macro Position – Aussie Dollar Example from Bridgewater As Would Be Managed by Caxton Associates</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/managing-an-existing-macro-position-aussie-dollar-example-from-bridgewater-as-would-be-managed-by-caxton-associates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/managing-an-existing-macro-position-aussie-dollar-example-from-bridgewater-as-would-be-managed-by-caxton-associates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[HF Managers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bridgewater]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having been asked what would a trader or macro manager do now on the Aussie Dollar position mentioned in a couple of articles (here and here) here is a response. Below in graphic one is the original set-up graphic annotated to show the current A$/US$ rate. Graphic One &#8211; A$ v US$ over the six [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day is the Technical Position of the Aussie Dollar</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chart-of-the-day-is-the-technical-position-of-the-aussie-dollar/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article here cited a short in the Australian Dollar as a position held by Bridgewater Associates at the turn of the year. Often global macro investors like both a fundamental case and a technical case for their positions &#8211; the bias one way or the other is a style point for differentiating between [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Oaktree Capital Sets Out To Seize Control in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/oaktree-capital-sets-out-to-seize-control-in-europe/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital Management There are a number of managers of distressed assets who are able to take a medium-to-long-term macro view about the viability of the opportunity set in front of them. Successful distressed investing is a cyclical phenomenon, such that there are better times than others to apply fresh capital to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridgewater Associates and the Aussie Dollar</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bridgewater-associates-and-the-aussie-dollar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/bridgewater-associates-and-the-aussie-dollar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction by Simon Kerr Over the last decade Bridgewater Associates has managed an unusual feat &#8211; adding a lot of value to its investors at the same time as adding a lot of assets under management. In doing so it has hit some notable milestones in the last year &#8211; it is now by some [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Risk Management is “A Work in Progress”</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-risk-management-is-a-work-in-progress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-risk-management-is-a-work-in-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr For a long period I was unable to carry on reading SEI’s fifth annual global survey of institutional hedge fund investors beyond this summary point: “RISK MANAGEMENT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. Only one in five of those we polled agreed that “most hedge funds do a good job of risk management.” [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds to Step Up In LBO Market in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-to-step-up-in-lbo-market-in-europe/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just like the private equity business, Leveraged Buy Out (LBO) activity is usually subject to a cycle related to that of the stock market with a lag. On top of that in Europe there used to be laid a secular growth in LBO volume, and a long-term trend towards a wider variety of buy-out financing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Response from Con Keating to "The Truth About Hedge Fund Risk"</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/a-response-from-con-keating-to-the-truth-about-hedge-fund-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog brought home many basic truths. However, I would like to emphasise a few points. The question of volatility being inadequate as a measure of risk is the first. If we are to succeed in understanding financial risk we need to distinguish between symmetric and asymmetric risk. Symmetric risk – or volatility when returns [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth About Hedge Fund Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-truth-about-hedge-fund-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article contributed by Charles T. Hage Need for Truth The hedge fund industry is seriously short on how it treats the subject of risk. The industry has been confusing investors by defining risk poorly and applying it post‐facto to returns. Especially in times when challenging economic and financial conditions call for high standards of professionalism [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Millennium Capital Leads the Large US Managers in Europe</title>
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		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/millennium-capital-leads-the-large-us-managers-in-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the consequences of the Credit Crunch of 2008/9 was a scaling back by hedge fund managers – they cut their gross, they restricted redemptions, and, in managing their companies through a traumatic period for the industry, the larger managers often reduced headcount or closed their offices in Asia and London. When there were [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Hedge Fund Stories from 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although individual news items can have can have historical significance (such as story 1 below) the effort here is more to point to the themes and trends at work in the hedge fund industry last year. Here are my top stories for 2011: Bruce Kovner 1.  Big Name Retirements – two of the best known [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Translations of a Due Diligence Meeting for a Hedge Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/translations-of-a-due-diligence-meeting-for-a-hedge-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A well prepared due diligence meeting has a subtext. The following translations will help hedge fund managers understand from where their interrogators (and potential investors) are coming. Do you have any plans to add any employees? (Do you plan to re-model your house in the near future or are you going to back the growth [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Returns Are Path Dependent – As 2011 Illustrates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that is attempted on this website is to look at market action to help explain, or comprehend hedge fund returns. For example, two years ago a commentary was distributed on the significance of the quality factor in explaining returns in 2009 (see this article), and the impact of high correlation this [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Winton’s Futures Fund is primus inter pares</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Harding There has been a lot of comment in the hedge fund industry on the asset gathering of Winton Capital this year. David Harding&#8217;s firm has attracted inflows of over $7bn in 2011, which equates to over 10% of the whole industry&#8217;s capital inflows. This is a remarkable market share of the growth for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Positioning to Benefit from Euro Banks Spitting out Assets</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-funds-positioning-to-benefit-from-euro-banks-spitting-out-assets/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Economist&#8221; (19th November 2011 edition) has just written about the market for assets being spat out of European banks. The article is reproduced below. For my part I see the market for leveraged loans in Europe becoming very attractive to buyers who know how to be selective, with, unlike the bank asset story, an [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Through the Lag – Europe’s Leading Hedge Funds Add Investment Staff</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/through-the-lag-europes-leading-hedge-funds-add-investment-staff/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[>One of the ways of looking at the health of a hedge fund business is in staffing levels. Like many other businesses in finance hedge funds cut back on headcount in late 2008 and into 2009, and the cutbacks in London based hedge funds continued into 2010 (see this article for data on last year). [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Risk Managers are the Social Workers of Asset Management?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/risk-managers-are-the-social-workers-of-asset-management/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent research has shown that in the UK 86% of youth workers/social workers time is spent in completing forms for reporting, and in attending meetings about clients and how the services are run. Only 14% of time is spent with clients. This skewed sense of priorities came to mind when I read the 2011 Risk [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dangers of Mixing the Functions in a Hedge Fund Management Company</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-dangers-of-mixing-the-functions-in-a-hedge-fund-management-company/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an in-depth due diligence questionnaire of a hedge fund manager there is often a question about the outside business interests of the principals. For an organisation with a broad team of decision makers managing investments this is less of a concern. To the extent that there is a single presiding talent who sets the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Credit &amp; Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/hedge-fund-credit-risk/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr A couple of weeks back I joined in a presentation put on by PRMIA (The Professional Risk Managers International Association) at Imperial College, London. The sessions were on hedge funds and credit risk, and so I tapped into my experience as a risk manager in a single manager hedge fund and what [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review for "The Inner Voice of Trading"</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/book-review-for-the-inner-voice-of-trading/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr A successful trader or investor in financial markets succeeds through a combination of factors. There is the &#8220;what they know&#8221; part; there is the trading format the trader or investors uses; and there is the less well explored element in the mix &#8211; the &#8220;other&#8221; of the trader besides technical/factual knowledge. Michael [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Focused Hedge Funds to Benefit from More QE and More Devaluation</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/uk-focused-hedge-funds-to-benefit-from-more-qe-and-more-devaluation/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[>This short opinion piece from SVM&#8217;s Colin McLean was so brief and on-the-money I thought I should share it. The third paragraph in particular is worth absorbing. &#8220;The summer stockmarket sell-off caught most investors by surprise.&#160; Expectations changed sharply as a good company reporting season in July gave way to a vacuum in US and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day – Extremely High Correlation of Stocks – Implications for Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/chart-of-the-day-extremely-high-correlation-of-stocks-implications-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m doing some work on risk measurement/management at a hedge fund management company. The investment strategy of the hedge fund is long/short equity. Most of the work revolves around measurements at the portfolio level, and the aim of measuring and controlling risk is to produce steady returns for investors. This is only possible on a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>What are Hedge Fund Managers made of?</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/what-are-hedge-fund-managers-made-of/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/what-are-hedge-fund-managers-made-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are HEDGE FUND MANAGERS made of?     40% Work Rate      15% Ambition      15% Talent      12% Hubris      10% Entrepreneurialism        8% Reactiveness What are FUNDS OF HEDGE FUND MANAGERS made of?      35% Process      20% Marketing      20% Database and library      15% Understanding        5% Structure        3% Risk [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hedge Fund Job Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-hedge-fund-job-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[> I know the readership of this website includes partners in hedge fund management companies, but it has also attracted some people who are both relatively new to hedge funds and some looking to get into the hedge fund industry. So this article should work for both constituencies. I came across some interview questions used [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Returns for 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poll was conducted on this website recently asking this question: &#8220;In 2010 the year was rescued in performance terms by the huge injection of QE2. So the outcome was a reasonable year. Is there a Second Act to rescue this year? What do you think hedge fund returns will be for the whole of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Truly Knowing the Family Office Client is Hedge Fund Marketers’ Most Important Challenge Now</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/truly-knowing-the-family-office-client-is-hedge-fund-marketers-most-important-challenge-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family offices are viewed as having a series of advantages as investors in hedge funds: Family offices tend to have long-term investment horizons. They tend to want to live with decisions for some time – as a source of &#8220;sticky money&#8221; they won&#8217;t flip a multi-year investment proposition after a couple of bad quarters. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Battle of the Quants London 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year I have experienced two rounds of the Battle of the Quants. The first was the edition of the radio show &#8220;The Naked Short Club&#8221; broadcast on Monday of this week.                            Host Dr.Stu bursts into the studio with his posse, and sets about arranging the guests The show featured a line up of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Out of the Box – Graphic of the Day – Why Hedge Funds Will Continue to Grow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr &#160; One of the advantages of looking at the activities of institutional investors is that their behaviour follows decision-making which stands for years at a time. The Investment Committee of a pension plan changes the strategic asset allocation say every 5 or more years. There may be a decision made to have [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Seth Klarman of the Baupost Group – his top investment books</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I put my top investment books on this webpage (see lh margin) the choices inevitably reflected the style of investment I use myself. The books which enhanced that style rise to the top of the list, as well as those that are well written or well structured. Similarly, looking at Seth Klarman&#8217;s recommended reading [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How Hedge Funds Can React to the Insider Trading Enforcement Initatives of the US Govt</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to law firm Baker &#38; McKenzie, the recent conviction of Galleon Group&#8217;s Raj Rajaratnam serves as a further alert to hedge funds of the heightened risks posed by the US government’s sweeping insider trading enforcement initiative and the need to mitigate those risks proactively. In a client alert partner Marc Litt gave six things [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A State Pension Plan Hedge Fund Mandate – It Takes a While</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 13:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American investing institutions are the dominant source of capital for the hedge fund industry. It is important to understand how and why they act. The Wyoming Retirement System just announced who would be managing its assets for its first hedge fund allocations. The winners of the mandates are not surprising, but here the focus is [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>PODCAST FIVE – Sources and Types of Investor Demand As Seen by Third Party Marketers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 14:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two 3PMs (James Palmer and Jonathan Lee) discuss the state of the industry with Simon Kerr. Clicking on the link will open a page containing the sound file &#8211; download (mp3 format) or play in your browser. The use of a graphic equaliser will probably help the listening experience. PART ONE (19.25) Introduction to speakers [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Anson’s Top Ten Hedge Fund Quotes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 09:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Anson is unusual in having held the top job in a major institutional investor on both sides of the Atlantic. He was Chief Executive Officer of Hermes Pensions Management Ltd., where he was also the Chief Executive Officer of the British Telecom Pension Scheme, the largest pension fund in the United Kingdom.  Prior to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Syz’s Altin Zigs When Others Zag</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALTIN AG (LSE:AIA) (SWX:ALTN), the Swiss alternative investment company listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, discloses quarterly its entire hedge fund portfolio holdings as part of its policy of full transparency to investors initiated in 2009. Looking at the strategy allocation shifts of the fund of funds managed by Banque Syz makes an [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Past the Low Point for Funds of Hedge Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[>It has been a tough time for funds of hedge funds post the Credit Crunch. At last it looks like the aggregate assets under management are beginning to emerge from the prolonged bottoming phase. Three months ago there was a comment here on the flat-lining in asset flows for North American funds of hedge funds. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Working in Equity Market-Neutral – A Q&amp;A with ABACO Financials</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Principal of Enhance Consulting ABACO Financials Fund is a market-neutral equity fund with a European bias dedicated to investing in the Financial sector. The portfolio of long/short positions is structured to generate absolute returns by capturing relative value within the sector while targeting low volatility. The return stream produced for their growing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridgewater Associates in Numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the 1100 staff at Bridgewater there are as many as 130 client service personnel looking after around 300 clients. Bridgewater manages $87bn in assets. Ray Dalio&#8217;s total remuneration for 2010 will be of the order of $3bn. The flagship Pure Alpha Fund produced its best year ever last year with a return of 44.8%. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Grind Continues for Many Hedge Fund Managers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[>Whilst there is a constituency within the hedge fund industry which have obtained the Hollywood version of the trappings of success in the financial sector &#8211; the cars, the ranches, and the (part-owned) private jet &#8211; there is also a very long tail of funds which have not been in performance fee nirvana for some [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Shift in Risk Appetite?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr I believe in Marshallian K – so excess money creation goes into financial assets if the real economy doesn&#8217;t need it. This is what is going on now in American financial markets. We are seeing narrow money creation but not broad money growth. The St. Louis Federal Reserve is showing that the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Macro Manager Talks Through Set-Ups, Triggers and Sizing Positions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Principal of Enhance Consulting This week I heard a presentation by a senior trader at one of the large global macro hedge funds which has been in business for nearly 20 years. He put across several insights into the way of working of those who engage in the strategy. The particular trades [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day – Funds of Hedge Funds Flat-line in Asset Flows in North America</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr &#160; My Chart of the Day comes from The Eurekahedge Report which looks at 2010 hedge asset flows and investment returns. The chart compares the monthly asset flows to North American hedge funds and funds of hedge funds since the start of 2008. The contrast in flows in the recovery phase is [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Consulting One – Team Working in Hedge Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Principal of Enhance Consulting &#160; There is no such thing as a perfect hedge fund – we are all trying. So in my role as a consultant to hedge fund portfolio managers (PMs), I am usually carrying out remedial work in some dimension. Sometimes it can be about the positioning of hedge [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr &#160; All those who engage with markets always have to cope with uncertainty, and so it helps to have an over-arching investment thesis to put everything in context. I have particularly heightened uncertainty to cope with today as I don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m getting for Christmas. In that spirit I offer you [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Sides of a Short Position – A High Quality Argument on Netflix</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[>During my time as an analyst of hedge funds in 2000-2002, and later as a consultant working on portfolio management and risk management issues with hedge fund portfolio managers, I have been granted the privilege to hear the fundamental cases for positions taken by very good managers. Hearing about a single position in detail gives [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>John Paulson on the Benefits of Activism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; John  Paulson John Paulson may have made been the subject of the book &#8220;The Greatest Trade Ever&#8221; about his shorting of (residential) mortgage-backed securities, but that trade was as typical for him as Michael Steinhardt going long U.S. Treasuries in 1981. Steinhardt was an analytical equity investor betting his reputation on an unfamiliar asset [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Bob Prince, Co CEO of Bridgewater, on Alpha and Beta in HF Portfolios</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[> Bob Prince Now, if you look back at the history of Bridgewater, for the average market that we trade, we made 1 percent return with 3 percent risk. We&#8217;ve had a .3 ratio for each market. Our overall ratio is about 1. The difference between these two is diversification and portfolio structuring. So, two [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hugh Hendry on Debt Deflation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr &#160; At one time Hugh Hendry, manager of the Eclectica Fund, used to write monthly commentary and distribute a full attribution for fund returns at the same time. Now he writes manager letters of some length periodically, but still informs his investors about risks assumed and how the P&#38;L  has been shaped [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Culture at Bridgewater Associates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr &#160; I&#8217;m in the process of changing my day job. So one of the things that is going around my head is considering the culture of the next place of work. I was fortunate in this regard with the employers I left this week as there was a good work culture, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Mixed Messages on Health of Hedge Fund Business in Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around three-quarters of the capital in the European hedge fund industry is managed out of London. So looking at the health of the British hedge fund industry effectively reflects the European industry, even taking account of leakage to Switzerland at the margin. Corporate finance firm Imas Corporate Advisors has done some good work in tracking the investment [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategy Allocation in Funds of Hedge Funds – IAM as an example</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[>International Asset Management Limited is Investment Manager for Alternative Investment Strategies Limited, a Channel Islands Listed&#160;diversified portfolio of hedge funds. Through the Channel Islands Stock Exchange some top level information is made available. For example, the strategy allocation as at 30 September 2010 was Long/Short Equity 30.7 Macro 18.4 Credit 11.4 Fixed Income Rel Val [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Portfolio – "The Nemesis of Any High-Octane Hedge Fund"</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[>I don&#8217;t put a blogroll on this site, but that does not mean I don&#8217;t appreciate the high quality output carried on other hedge fund related blogs. A case in point is the &#8220;Hedge Fund Portfolio&#8221;&#160;written by Kris Chikelue, and which you can find at http://hfpf.blogspot.com. Although I haven&#8217;t read all of them, I have [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>All Credit to Moore Capital for This Year’s Bounce Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight One of the biggest decisions that hedge fund managers in any investment style have to make is how they respond to significant losses, even if they are relative in nature. So think back to the response last year of Paul Tudor Jones in reconfiguring the capital allocations [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing Time Ahead for Funds of Hedge Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr &#160; Flows into the hedge fund industry turned positive in the third quarter of last year. There have been monthly blips, but a positive trend of quarterly inflows has been in place since. This year there was a net investment of $13.7bn into hedge funds in the first quarter, followed by $9.5bn [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Borrowing, Shorting and a New Wave of Talent for Hedge Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[> The International Securities Lending Association held a briefing last week which disclosed some good industry level data on stock/security borrowing: the arrangements that facilitate shorting. One of the effects of the Credit Crunch of 2008/9 was that counterparty risk became a major concern. Who you lend to, the quality of collateral, and documentation related [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed EU Short Selling Disclosure Regulations Bad for Large HF Groups and the Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposed short selling disclosure regulations announced in the week before last by the European Commission (EC) are too stringent and threaten market efficiency in a general sense. Specifically, implementation of the regulations as currently drafted would be very damaging for larger hedge fund groups. Shorting and Market Efficiency Hedge funds, along with proprietary trading capital, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Year Another Challenge for Funds of Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[> In 2008 the fund of funds industry had a tough time producing returns for investors because only 30% of hedge funds produced a positive return. For 2009 things were tough for funds of funds as they couldn&#8217;t get out of the hedge funds that had let them down by making losses in 2008, because [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Jargon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Hedge Fund Insight staff &#160; &#160; Bear Market &#8212; A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry and the husband gets no sex. Bull Market &#8212; A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. Call Option &#8212; Something people [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Information Edge Five – Speed &amp; Selectivity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[>Last year I wrote four times* on hedge funds utilising an information edge. The edge has to be exploitable and and through repetition become significant to the return series of the fund. This applies whether it is an edge in understanding (say the ability to extrapolate&#160;from few data points or read across from related industries) [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hedge Fund Registration Act Ensnares Non-US Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Up to now overseas-based investment advisors to offshore hedge funds did not have to register with the SEC. It used to be that the American system of fund regulation was based on regulating the products that were sold, rather than the firms carrying out the business. The old form of regulation was about mitigating mis-selling [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>China Investment Corporation…the next winner is…York Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/china-investment-corporationthe-next-winner-isyork-capital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[>China Investment Corporation (CIC), the Chinese sovereign wealth fund, currently manages&#160;$332bn andlast year invested $58bn. It &#160;has been on accelerated path in learning about investing in hedge funds for the last three years. A source close to the CIC suggests that they are about to make their next commitment to a specific hedge fund. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Takeovers – Martin Currie and Schroders Acquire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[>One of the themes I have written about for 2010 is that of M&#38;A in the hedge fund business. The latest example is that of Martin Currie, the Scotland-based manager, taking over the Sofaer Capital European long/short equity business. So this deal is not for the whole of Sofaer&#8217;s hedge fund business, just the European [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fund of Hedge Fund Dis-intermediation – Evidence from Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr &#160; Following up on the  prospects for funds of hedge funds, which I have covered earlier in the month, I neglected to mention dis-intermediation by investing institutions. This is a natural phase of development for institutional investors of scale. First the institutions use small allocations as a percentage of assets and tap [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Clarium Redux – Still Arguing with Markets, Still Losing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr &#160; I am grateful to the website market folly (www.marketfolly.com) for this input on Clarium Capital, the global macro fund manager. Peter Thiel, source:Bloomberg &#8220;Even more shocking perhaps is that the downward spiral at Peter Thiel&#8217;s hedge fund Clarium Capital has continued. ZeroHedge noted that Clarium lost 6.1% in the first three [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Fund of Hedge Funds Consolidation: The gun has been fired</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For just about all of the last decade it has been consistently suggested that the fund of hedge funds sector was just about to consolidate. Industry watchers suggested that the three different size categories had very different profiles &#8211; as potential acquirers and takeover targets. The medium-sized players were going to snap-up their smaller brethren. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shrinkage of Hedge Fund Seeding Capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have written in the past (http://simonkerrhfblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/gathering-assets-still-difficult-for.html , http://simonkerrhfblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/excess-supply-of-emerging-managers-to.html ) that my expectation is that emerging manager hedge funds will find raising capital difficult. Part of the reason for this view is the shrinkage of seeding capital providers. Infovest21 is the source for this overviewing of the status quo in hedge fund seeding: The size of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>HF Counterparties: Collateral Arbitrage Benefitting Banks with Large OTC Books</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following up the posting on investment bank rehypothecation of their clients’ assets (http://simonkerrhfblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/rehypothecation-banks-and-hedge-funds.html), there is a great story today on Bloomberg. It highlights further changes in the balance of power in the relationships between hedge funds and the prime brokerage operations of investment banks. By Michael J. Moore and Christine Harper March 15 (Bloomberg) &#8212; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>PODCAST FOUR – CTA Beach Horizon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Discussion with Head of Research of Beach Horizon, Dr. Paul Netherwood. Dr. Netherwood spent four years in the Nineties in trading systems research and development at AHL (Adams, Harding and Lueck, now part of Man Group), and for the last 9 years he has been at Beach Capital Management and Beach Horizon LLP, a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>LGT stays overweight macro traders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thomas Weber, head of Hedge Fund Investment, LGT Capital Partners and lead portfolio manager of Castle Alternative Invest, commented on the fund’s performance of up 12.6% in 2009 (in NAV terms). Significant allocation to CTA/macro strategies provides diversification from equities and bond Move from systematic traders to global macro managers aided outperformance in 2008/09 Portfolio [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast 3 – A Q&amp;A with Two Third Party Marketers of Hedge Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Click on the emboldened header (e.g Part One) to link to the sound file. Clicking on the link will open a page containing the sound file &#8211; download or play in your browser Part One (8 minutes) Clicking on the link above will open a new window with two choices available: download the podcast [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Tosca Fund and Abaco Financials – Return Outcomes versus Portfolio Construction and Alpha Type</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr     Preface The following discussion and analysis looks at two equity hedge funds that specialise in the financial sector. Naturally the sector was stressed as the nexus of the Credit Crunch, and the dislocations within the sector have created gross opportunities which have been taken advantage of by both the funds covered here. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Returns, Rehypothecation, Banks and Hedge Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a presentation written in May last year Manmohan Singh, a Senior Economist in the Financial Sector Analysis Division of the IMF gathered some interesting data about rehypothecation amongst what he termed &#8220;international banks&#8221;. Rehypothecation is the ability of a prime broker to use client assets posted as collateral to that prime broker for the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Creative Way to Build a Hedge Fund Brand Name – Broadwalk Asset Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight I was listening to trader trainer Michael Martin interview Jim Rogers on his excellent website (http://martinkronicle.com/), and I heard Jimmy Rogers say that investors should stay with what they know and are interested in. In working with portfolio managers I often ask them which sectors or types [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Clarium Capital Management’s hedge fund is down 16.4 percent through November</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr &#160; Clarium Capital Managment&#8217;s hedge fund is down 16.4 percent through November, according to performance data reviewed by The New York Post. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/thiel_facing_big_loss_5uBnDnncMbzrf1yL6cFbOI#ixzz0Z0qkeUPX]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast 2- A Discussion with UK Equity Portfolio Manager Nick Shenton at Polar Capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[> Click on the links to download or play the sound files (embedded player available). Part 1 (7 minutes 51 seconds) 0.30 Joining Phil Hardy at Polar Capital 1.50 Idea generation 4.40 What Phil Hardy brings to the process of stock selection 5.15 Harder to find shorts now 6.30 Shorts can work faster than longs [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ari Kiev and the Trader Trainers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Publisher of HFI I&#8217;m sad to record that Ari Kiev died this week &#8211; you can find an obituary in The New York Times. Ari Kiev was a psychiatrist with interests in several areas including depression and suicide. He applied his knowledge and techniques to new fields including working with top tier [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Risk Management in Hedge Funds –The Role of the Risk Manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr, Principal of Enhance Consulting &#160; The extract below is taken from an article by Michael Langton, Head of Sales at Quality Risk Management &#38; Operations (QRMO) Limited, that makes some interesting points. It was first published in IPAsia in January 2009. For the full article go to IP Asia or EurekaHedge. Only [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Limits to Fundamental Conviction – Clarium Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.hedgefundinsight.org/the-limits-to-fundamental-conviction-clarium-capital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr In August 2007, perfectly catching the first public intimations of a financial downwave global macro manager Clarium Capital, then of San Francisco, dispatched a manager letter that took a negative view on economic growth, real estate and the stock market. In the letter they wrote &#8220;&#8221;We have begun a post-Long Boom phase [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Lack of Transparency Traduced</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Kerr &#160; One of the most commonly repeated fallacies about the hedge fund business is that it lacks transparency. I think the opposite: in many ways hedge funds provide much better information flows than long-only managers. Hedge funds cannot be easily sold, but are more often bought, and may only be bought by [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Galleon Edge Illegal, But Information Flows to Hedge Funds Can Be Important</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The information that hedge fund groups use is a topic that comes into and out of focus. Recently it has been in the spotlight because of the Galleon-related indictments, but it has been a live issue as far back as Ivan Boesky&#8217;s advanced receipt of deal-flow information in the mid 1980&#8217;s. Over the years the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast 1 – Hedge Fund M&amp;A</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Linked below is the first hedge fund podcast on this website. Today&#8217;s subject is mergers and acquisitions amongst hedge fund management companies. For a long time in the industry there has been a lot more talk than action. Because of events of the last two years in combination with new strategic thinking amongst the owner/managers [&#8230;]]]></description>
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