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"Managed Futures" or "Hedge Funds" keyword searches.
Indicates levels of general interest in the most liquid of Alternative Investment Medium
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Managed Futures Searches
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Hedge Fund Searches
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION
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On May 3, 2012, MFA released a major educational initiative: "An introductory look at Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) and Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs)". MFA describes the genre' thus in their press release: "...has long been vital to the alternative investment industry..."
The presentation provides those new to the sub-set a better understanding of how CTAs/CPOs function,
are regulated and how recent Dodd-Frank legislation and SRO responses have affected these entities
In the wake of initial market upheaval half a decade ago, followed by apparent consensus on regulatory reform, we seem pre-destined to be plagued by indecision and inaction on key issues literally screaming for attention and unfunded mandates resulting from votes required to remain in office which placed legislators at odds with their PACs and/or special interest supporters. Admirably, MFA has elected to update it's seminal opus "Hedge Funds 101" and cast it as a kind of "transitional" aide memoire. ...here it is, updated as of November 2012...
Check back frequently as both domestic and foreign regulators try to come to grips with public mandates clearly in juxtaposition with demands of their true core constituents.
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NIBA/EMF/CTA Expo - Conference Calendar
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Frank Pusateri & Bucky Isaacson (Co-Founders of CTA EXPO and the new Emerging Manager's Forum Series)
...hosting events bringing talented asset-managers together with established asset-allocators in... Chicago, New York, London, Miami
Recently, Frank spoke with John Lothian Newsletter's editor, Jim Kharouf about trends & challenges in the managed futures space and prospects for managed futures ETFs as well as mutual funds.
Separately, Bucky was interviewed on his Strategic & Tactical vision for the series moving forward.
Frank Meyer: The skill of investing with the right managers early on.
Frank Meyer is one of the pioneers and legends in the hedge fund industry. In this Opalesque FIVE Minutes, Meyer recalls how early on, he started to study and invest in hedge funds. By 1973 he had already formed his first fund of funds.
Selection of Emerging Trading Talent
CalPERS
(California Public Employees Retirement System)
Internal closed-door product discussion led by Ed Robertiello, CalPERS' new
(6mos) ARS (Absolute Returns Strategies) silo lead, covering their Emerging
Manager's subset which seeks to capture NEW talent in recognition of the tendency
for portfolio management to suffer diminishing returns as AUM appreciates over time.
CalPERS and CalSTRS have isolated this metric as one of a handful of tools applicable
to aid continuing Alpha generation even as investment topography has dramatically changed
(the "New Normal" recognized by El-Arian, Gross and Roubini).
Of particular interest may be the emphasis on:
"Alternatives" and "Derivitives"
"Hedge Funds" and "Managed Futures"
"Alpha" v "Beta"
(quantifying active versus passive portfolio management styles).
Still others may appreciate the brief glimpse inside the the fiduciary asset-management process
as exercised by one of the two largest pension plan operators on Earth.
CalPERS Absolute Return Strategies 03 December 2012
(actively seeking emerging trading talent primarily relisnt upon sophisticated diversification techniques for risk-management)
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National Futures Association Public Education Initiative:
IMPORTANT RISK DISCLOSURE:
THE RISK OF TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE ("FOREX") IS SUBSTANTIAL. THE HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE ASSOCIATED WITH COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU. THIS HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE CAN HAVE THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIALLY MAGNIFYING POTENTIAL LOSSES AS WELL AS GAINS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX ARE SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. IF YOU ARE UNSURE YOU SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. IN SOME CASES FUTURES ACCOUNTS ARE CHARGED SUBSTANTIAL COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY FEES. THOSE ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES MAY NEED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS JUST TO AVOID ASSET DEPLETION.
PROSPECTIVE TRADERS OR INVESTORS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION TO INVEST SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED. ADDITIONALLY, IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY MAKING THE TRADING DECISIONS AND THE TERMS OF THE ACCOUNT OR ADVISORY AGREEMENT INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED.
