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Alpha, Beta, and Commodities: Can a Commodities Investment Be Both a High Risk-Adjusted Return Source, and a Portfolio Hedge? In this article, Rian evaluates the quantitative and qualitative factors for including commodities in an investment portfolio. Then, he tests how passive exposure, active exposure, and combinations of active/passive exposure perform in meeting these objectives to determine whether an enhanced passive/active approach to the asset class can provide a solution for investors. Carbon Nation:Carbon Trading Opportunities A discussion on alternative investment opportunities in the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Projects. Commodities - A Case For Active Management A discussion of commodity investments and returns, this paper compares a portfolio of actively managed commodity strategies and portfolios of investable and non-investable passive commodity indices to determine whether active management in commodities can indeed provide superior performance to investors. They're Here: Investable Hedge Fund Indices Indexation has always proven to be a vexing issue for the hedge fund industry. Considerations on benchmarking, historical performance comparisons, and data biases are common topics in industry journals and conference panels alike. These discussions have taken on an additional wrinkle in the past 12 months as a variety of industry heavyweights have launched a new set of products that are designed to provide investors with access to returns generated by a hedge fund index. Managed Futures: Outta Favor or Outta Here? In this article, Cole discusses the outflow of assets to managed futures, and the crucial distinction between traditional and non-traditional CTAs. Private Placement Life Insurance: The New Alternative in Insurance This article discusses an emerging trend in alternative investing: investing in hedge funds through private placement life insurance products. Deconstructing Structured Products This article provides an overview on structured products with embedded hedge funds, with insight on assessing strategies, fees, and risk. |
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