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Dear Alpha Mail Subscriber:
 
Our third most popular post last month says many investors want to "go east and go hedge funds."  And that's exactly what we're doing ourselves.  Your humble scribe is in Hong Kong this week meeting with readers, chairing the 13th annual "Hedge Funds World Asia" conference, and hanging out with CAIA members and candidates.  On Thursday evening, The Alternative Investment Management Assocation (AIMA) hosted an absolutely packed monthly networking event high atop the city's impressive skyline.
 
Other popular posts last month covered widely diverse topics such as private equity, mutual funds, sociology, "plain English," and bank leverage.  Which just goes to show that hedge funds aren't the only things that are all about alpha.
Last Month's Most Popular Posts 
  1. Modern Portfolio Theory: Break free dude!
    Modern portfolio theory, the hallmark of institutional investing, isn't so modern anymore, according to a new report by State Street that encourages embracing new types of risk models and investment options.

  2. The "first formal analysis of hedge fund leverage" finds it to be "counter-cyclical" to that of banks
    A new study uses a major fund of fund's private stash of data to examine hedge fund leverage. Regulators take note...

  3. Go east, and go hedge funds, investors say
    Investors are once again looking east for investment opportunities, and they are looking at hedge funds as the vehicle of choice, according to a survey of buy-side players. The question is, what's changed?


  4. Sociology explains changing role of funds of funds
    Funds of funds are an important link between end investors and hedge fund managers. But according to this academic, they're also a critical filter for information. Remove that filter, and the hedge fund industry isn't half as interesting.

  5. Despite the headlines, US public pensions not losing any sleep over their alternative investment allocations
    Morningstar's Steve Deutsch puts a microscope over some of the most "pro-alternative" public pension plans in the United States. What he finds may help hedge fund and private equity managers sleep a little sounder at night.

  6. Under the hood: Ground breaking private equity study examines actual investments, not just funds
    A lot has been said about the liquidity of private equity funds. But what about the liquidity of the individual private investments held by PE investors (both funds and direct investors)?

  7. When it comes to black swans, there ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby
    An academic report capitalizes on the "real-life" disaster scenario that unfolded following Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy, concluding that the equity holdings of the defunct prime broker's hedge fund clients suffered even more than others.

  8. SEC to hedge funds: No need to use "plain English"
    A recent SEC ruling requires investment advisers to use "plain English" when communicating with clients. But for now, hedge funds can keep confusing people... .

  9. Mutual fund study finds "first direct evidence of trade off between performance and marketing"
    Mutual funds have learned that holding stock market "darlings" is bad for performance, but good for marketing. Thankfully for hedge funds, less transparency may have allowed them to avoid this trap.

  10. Switching horses mid-race: How to know when riding different betas creates alpha
    Alpha doesn't always have to come from security selection - as today's guest contributor points out.
After filling up on all the dim sum I can eat (gotta love the dim sum), I'm off to Singapore this weekend to participate in a CAIA "Alternative Investment Roundtable" next week.  Seating is somewhat limited, but if you are in Singapore on September 21, click here to find out more about this half-day symposium.
 
And if you're in the US the week of October 25th, why not consider joining us at the Boston edition of the Global Absolute Return Congress ("Global ARC" program here).  As usual, CAIA will play a key role in its event and I will be serving another tour of duty as co-chair.  So come see what kind of questions I'll have for our special guests Paul Volcker and Dick Cheney.
 
Until next month, happy alpha hunting.       
 
Chris
 
Christopher Holt, Managing Editor
AllAboutAlpha.com
[email protected] 


September 13, 2010

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