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Past Newsletters
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2006 |
March |
This issue examines exotic betas. |
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February |
This issue explains the “Catch 22” of hedge funds. |
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January |
This issue reviews CISDM developments in 2005. |
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The CISDM Hedge Fund/CTA Indices as well as the CISDM Newsletter underwent significant changes between October - December 2005. Hence there are no editions for October, November and December of 2005 of the CISDM Newsletter. We hope you enjoy the new format. For comments and suggestions please e-mail info@cisdm.org. |
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2005 |
September |
The September newsletter suggests that alternative assets in general and hedge funds in particular are in a period of “interregnum.” |
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August |
The August issue explores common sources of expected tragedies. |
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July |
This July newsletter explores sound practices for hedge fund managers. |
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June |
This June newsletter explores efficiency in ideas and markets. |
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May |
The May issue revisits absolute returns. |
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April |
The April issue reexamines risk management from academic and practitioner perspectives. |
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March |
The March issue examines investing in Brazil, China, India and ....... |
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February |
The February issue looks into controls that should be placed on individuals in alternative investments. |
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January |
The January issue illustrates how the SEC and other government bodies are simply following the spirit which encouraged the very development of the word 'complaint and compliance'. |
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2004 |
December |
The December issue looks into the changes in the market over the past several years as well as the mechanisms by which we trade. |
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November |
The November issue looks into merging of traditional stock and mutual funds and hedge funds in terms of product development. |
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October |
The October issue looks into deficiency in fundamentals of finance taught in academia. |
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September |
The September issue looks into the facts in alternative investments. |
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August |
The August issue looks at option on the best of two assets and lookback options. |
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July |
The July issue looks at impact of government regulations on hedge funds. |
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June |
The June issue looks at looks at hedge funds taking their place in investment arena. |
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May |
The May issue looks at who is at fault for bad financial decisions. |
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April |
The issue looks at stale research information referenced in recent publications. |
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March |
The issue looks at SEC regulations and the knowledge needed to understand the hedge fund business. |
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February |
The issue tries to define hedge funds. |
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January |
This month's newsletter looks back at our achievements and shows prospects for the future. |
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2003 |
December |
This month's newsletter investigates performance measurements for hedge funds. |
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November |
The Holidays newsletter wants to thank for the support CISDM has received. |
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October |
The months newsletter is looking at the long-term prospects of Hedge Funds. |
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September |
CISDM is taking a closer look at the current SEC report. |
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August |
The current issue takes a look at traditional investors and their misunderstanding of hedge funds. |
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July |
The issue takes a look at the development of the news coverage of hedge funds. |
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June |
The issue looks at the difference between a detailed and a comprehensive look at hedge funds. |
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May |
The order hedge funds should be organized by. |
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April |
The cost of education and the importance of support of public education. |
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March |
The newsletter takes a closer look at the usage of names in the investment industry. It also describes the CAIA certificate. |
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February |
New Areas of Hedge Fund Research - Market Microstructure |
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January |
If you can't swim, please stay out of the deep end of the pool: A look at the behavior of hedge funds compared to other assets. The important point is to look at pure styles. |
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2002 |
December |
The christmas newsletter examines the importance of Hedge Fund managers. |
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November |
Fees, Fees, and More Fees: Discussion of the inflation of fees Hedge Fund manager retains. |
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October |
Announces CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analysis) Association |
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September |
How to implement Hedge Funds into an Investor's Portfolio |
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August |
Hedge Funds: Future Focus |
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July |
Possible Governmental and Hedge Fund Responses to Current Market Concerns |
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June |
Issues related to Hedge Funds |
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May |
Schneeweis in Canada |
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April |
Rating systems: Pick a card, any card |
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March |
How Much Is Too Much and How Little Is Too Little: Manager Compensation |
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February |
Who Is the Lead Dog or Just Follow the Money: Rebalancing |
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January |
Honesty Is the Best Policy - Is Enron a Hedge Fund? |
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2001 |
December |
Hedge Funds as an investment vehicle in an uncertain future |
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November |
The dangers of following and rejecting research blindly |
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