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Investment Advisor August 2005 Jeff Joseph	Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: Institutions Are Still Committed Two recent surveys provide insights into the current state of hedge funds and their longer-term performance.
Wall Street & Technology November 29, 2004 Jim Middlemiss	CIO Challenge As hedge funds soar, winning their order flow has become more vital than ever. To compete for that business, brokers and other providers need to offer hedge fund managers wider access to markets and trading products, and break down silos to improve integration.
Bank Technology News September 2004 Michael Sisk	Trading: Direct Execution Goes Mainstream The need to offer direct execution is all the greater now that the New York Stock Exchange is pushing ahead with it's Direct Plus program.
Bank Technology News November 2004 Shane Kite	Trading: Direct Execution Players Get Beefy Banks and brokers are stocking up on tech and management tools, bundling direct access with algorithmic trading, as the industry gets more competitive than ever.
Wall Street & Technology February 4, 2005 Maria Santos	Attracting Order Flow Given the amount of trading activity hedge funds generate, competition for their order flow is heating up.
Investment Advisor November 2007 J. Joseph & J. Bunge	Hedge Funds Recover Quicker A report from Credit Suisse Index Co. shows that after market-shaking events, such as the recent subprime turmoil, hedge funds remain less volatile and better able to perform than other asset classes.
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Investment Advisor September 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	The Fair Value Pricing Gap Narrows 90% of U.S. asset managers are now using third-party pricing vendors to value foreign equities, and with the continued focus on valuation as a primary risk area, the gaps between large and small asset managers have narrowed.
Wall Street & Technology June 29, 2005 Ivy Schmerken	Reinventing the Relationship Technology and regulatory scrutiny have placed pressure on the buy-side traders to figure out how much it is paying for executions.
BusinessWeek May 30, 2005 Justin Hibbard	Options Trading Grows Up Electronic systems are making the market more efficient and alluring to investors.
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Wall Street & Technology July 26, 2004 Jonathan Beyman	Dear CIO... The author is chief of operations and technology at Lehman Brothers, as well as an executive vice president. In addition, he has served as the firm's CIO since 2000. Read some questions and answers from his point of view.
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Steve Savage	Consider the Alternatives Think twice before pitching hedge funds and private equity to your financial advisory clients.
Financial Advisor September 2009 Raymond Fazzi	A Small Risk Conventional wisdom says small caps are riskier than their large-cap counterparts, but they remain a basic building block in retirement portfolios.
Wall Street & Technology January 9, 2006 Larry Tabb	Seven Trends for '06 Banking and technology trends for the new year: exchange and market infrastructure redesign... the move toward low-touch services... lagging firms will be forced to rebuild their market data infrastructure... etc.
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Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Dave Tsujimoto	In Defense of Hedge Funds Here's why any rep with high-net-worth clients ought to become familiar with the nuances of hedge funds.
HBS Working Knowledge February 20, 2006 Ann Cullen	When Hedge Funds Meet Private Equity Seeking greater returns, hedge fund managers are increasing investments in private equity opportunities such as real estate and non-public companies, leading some industry observers to predict a convergence between the two.
Financial Advisor August 2005 Leola Ross	Hedge Funds Are Suffering And How They Can Recover Some say hedge funds, which sprang into prominence and popularity in the wake of the 2000 stock market crash, are on the decline. But before we doom the entire hedge-fund industry, we need to examine what has gone awry and assess whether there is hope for the future.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005	Hedge Funds Set to Boil Investors looking to beat the average returns of the market will be heading to hedge funds and funds of hedge funds even more in the future, says new research.
Investment Advisor October 2006 Melanie Waddell	A Boon For Hedge Funds? The new Pension Act makes it easier for pension funds to invest in hedge funds.
Registered Rep. June 15, 2009 Kristen French	Hedge Funds Bruised, But New Retail Products Abound So far this year, investors and advisors seem to have put the brakes on new hedge fund investments.
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Dan Wheeler	Hedge Funds, Unplugged Take the buzz out of the hedge fund phenomenon, and you may find less electricity than you think.
BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Laura Cohn	Europe's Pension Plans: Switching Over To Hedge Funds More institutional investors are going for higher returns -- and higher risks.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Hedge Funds Are Here to Stay The hedge fund industry has been broadsided recently by erratic markets, as well as major losses for some funds. Getting negative on the entire industry may be misguided, though. Not all hedge funds will be successful, but the top ones will continue to be a major force in the markets.
BusinessWeek June 18, 2009 Avinash D. Persaud	How to Save the Financial System Regulators Redistributing risk, rather than trying to eliminate it, is the key to strengthening the world's banks.
Investment Advisor March 2006 Jeff Joseph	Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: A Bright Start for '06 Good news seemingly came at hedge fund managers from all directions in January. Equity market returns were up as was volatility, emerging markets showed gains, and there was big merger news on which to trade.
Investment Advisor December 2005 Savita Iyer	Transatlantic Teachers Hedge funds are big news in the U.S., but old news in Europe. What can we learn from Europe's approach to hedge funds?
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Knowledge@Wharton February 26, 2003	The Perils of Hedge Fund Regulation Hedge fund products are increasingly available to a broader audience than previously had access to this asset class. A barrage of news reports focused on hedge fund fraud and blowups raises the idea that regulation might provide a useful fix. So should hedge funds be regulated? No.
Wall Street & Technology May 30, 2007 Paul Allen	U.S. Institutes Risk-Based Portfolio Margining Risk-based portfolio margining rules in the U.S. will likely produce significantly lower margin requirements for many investors.
Investment Advisor June 2010	The Seed Investors' Hedge Fund Opportunity The next generation of hedge fund managers is much more process-driven and institutionally minded than pre-crisis managers.
Finance & Development June 1, 2006 Angel Ubide	Demystifying Hedge Funds In an effort to soothe worries about transparency and supervision, public authorities are trying to develop new approaches to meet the public's need for financial system stability and investor protection while enabling investors to enjoy the benefits that hedge funds bring to financial markets.
Wall Street & Technology April 11, 2008 Cory Levine	Electronic Trading Drives FX Market Growth The industry conversion to electronic trading is happening even faster than expected: Research from CME Group predicts that by 2010 more than 80 percent of all cash business will be executed electronically.
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Registered Rep. January 8, 2010 Halah Touryalai	A Hedge Fund Resurgence There is legislation in Congress that would require hedge funds to make greater disclosures about the details of their operations. The increased regulation coupled with a recent uptick in hedge fund performance will likely entice some advisors to put their clients back into hedge funds.
Registered Rep. August 26, 2011 Stan Luxenberg	Hedge Funds Now Going for Institutional Money Instead of HNW Individuals While hedge funds once catered primarily to wealthy individuals, now the main clients are pensions and institutions. That shift is forcing hedge funds to change the way they operate.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2006 John Finneran	Hedge Fund Wizards Money managers cast spells over the market -- and reap huge rewards. Hedge funds operate in a haze. Penetrating how they earn returns and take risks is tough, but is a good exercise for investors.
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