Hedge Funds / Public
- Regulators Are Probing RenTec's "Secret Trading Code" (ZeroHedge)
- China Shares Get MSCI Nod In Landmark Moment For Beijing (R)
- The 2016 HF Rising Stars: Shining Brightly In Tough Times (II)
- The Last Hedge Fund Pit Bull (II)
- Novus Sees Market Shifts Favoring Hedge Funds (II)
- MSCI: Roughly $17B Could Flow Into Chinese Stocks (CNBC)
- Kenneth Griffin: Investment Strategy, HF And Gov (2017) (YouTube)
- Hedge Fund Launches Rise As Incentive Fees Fall (FinAlternatives)
Private Equity / Venture
- Funds Of VC Funds Have Edge Over Buyout Peers (II)
- PE Firms Raise Funds At Fastest Pace Since Crisis (II)
- Marc Andreessen And LinkedIn Co-Founder At Code (recode)
- The Irresistible Math Behind Private Equity Stocks (Forbes)
- PE Firms Shy Away From Struggling Retail Industry (ValueWalk)
- Ultra-Wealthy Investors Are Heavy On Alternatives: KKR (ValueWalk)
- Don’t Wait For Rough Markets To Take A Look At Alts (ValueWalk)
- Private Equity Going Mainstream? (FA)
Real Assets
- Will The Next U.S. Highway Be Bankrolled By The Saudis? (NYT)
- Blackstone Plans $100B U.S. Infrastructure Program (II)
- The Rise Of Infrastructure Mega Funds (II)
- China RE Investors On $200B Global Spending Spree (CNBC)
- Billionaire Barry Sternlicht: Success In RE And Hotels (YouTube)
- Commercial RE Transaction Activity In Sharp Decline (Cision)
- Trudeau Bestows $26 Billion Infrastructure Bank On Toronto (BB)
- $130M Fund Leading The Way In RE Crowdfunding (Forbes)
Hedge Funds / Public
- Regulators Are Probing RenTec's "Secret Trading Code" (ZeroHedge)
- China Shares Get MSCI Nod In Landmark Moment For Beijing (R)
- The 2016 HF Rising Stars: Shining Brightly In Tough Times (II)
- The Last Hedge Fund Pit Bull (II)
- Novus Sees Market Shifts Favoring Hedge Funds (II)
- MSCI: Roughly $17B Could Flow Into Chinese Stocks (CNBC)
- Kenneth Griffin: Investment Strategy, HF And Gov (2017) (YouTube)
- Hedge Fund Launches Rise As Incentive Fees Fall (FinAlternatives)
Private Equity / Venture
- Funds Of VC Funds Have Edge Over Buyout Peers (II)
- PE Firms Raise Funds At Fastest Pace Since Crisis (II)
- Marc Andreessen And LinkedIn Co-Founder At Code (recode)
- The Irresistible Math Behind Private Equity Stocks (Forbes)
- PE Firms Shy Away From Struggling Retail Industry (ValueWalk)
- Ultra-Wealthy Investors Are Heavy On Alternatives: KKR (ValueWalk)
- Don’t Wait For Rough Markets To Take A Look At Alts (ValueWalk)
- Private Equity Going Mainstream? (FA)
Real Assets
- Will The Next U.S. Highway Be Bankrolled By The Saudis? (NYT)
- Blackstone Plans $100B U.S. Infrastructure Program (II)
- The Rise Of Infrastructure Mega Funds (II)
- China RE Investors On $200B Global Spending Spree (CNBC)
- Billionaire Barry Sternlicht: Success In RE And Hotels (YouTube)
- Commercial RE Transaction Activity In Sharp Decline (Cision)
- Trudeau Bestows $26 Billion Infrastructure Bank On Toronto (BB)
- $130M Fund Leading The Way In RE Crowdfunding (Forbes)
Managers(GPs)
- All You Need To Know About Blackstone’s LA Selling Spree (TRD)
- Ten Years After IPO, Blackstone Stock Hasn’t Budged (NYT)
- Regulators Are Probing RenTec's "Secret Trading Code" (ZeroHedge)
- The 2016 HF Rising Stars: Shining Brightly In Tough Times (II)
- Blackstone Plans $100B U.S. Infrastructure Program (II)
- The Rise Of Infrastructure Mega Funds (II)
- The Slippery Business Of Manager Mergers (II)
- The Last Hedge Fund Pit Bull (II)
Allocators(LPs)
- Strapped Pension Funds, And The Hefty Fees They Pay (NYT)
- The Future According To Britt Harris (II)
- In Illinois, A Teachers' Pension Plan Braces For A New Order (II)
- Texas Teachers Bears Down On Fees (Top1000Funds)
- CalPers Pension Fund To Review Private Equity Investments (R)
- Ge's Pension Time Bomb: $31 Billion Shortfall (ValueWalk)
- State And Local Pension Plans Have Shifted Towards Alts (MW)
- Colleges Have $500B To Invest. Where Are The Green Deals? (BB)
Calendars
- 9th Annual Investment Conference (MakeaDifference)
- 14th Annual Value Investing Seminar - Trani, Italy
- (Value Investor Conference)
- Value Investor Conference, London, England
- Next Edition: Value-Spain.com - Madrid, Spain
- Ben Graham Centre's 2017 Value Investing Conference - Toronto, Canada
- Yale Program on Financial Stability Conference - New Haven, CT
- 15th Annual Global ARC - Boston, MA
Greed / Optimism
- Ultra-Wealthy Investors Are Heavy On Alternatives: KKR (ValueWalk)
- Quietest Month Since 2006 Brings Back Volatility Trade (WSJ)
- Investors Up On Europe And Alts, Down On Regulatory Reform (CIO)
- 2017 LatAm Investor Intentions Real Estate Survey (CBRE)
- Endowment, Foundation Investor Confidence Soars (CIO)
- Deal Flow Set To Improve And IPOs To Make A Comeback (VW)
- Dalio on Trump: 'If you haven’t read Ayn Rand lately...' (BI)
- Once Terrified, HF Managers Warm To Trump (Economic Times)
Fear / Pessimism
- The Future According To Britt Harris (II)
- Bill Gross: Investors Are 'Seriously Threatened' (II)
- Blackstone’s Equity Office Era Nears End With S.F. Sale Plan (NREI)
- Loose Money Raises The Risks For Private Equity (FT)
- Gundlach Says European and Emerging Markets More Attractive (BI)
- Dalio Fears Trump Policies Will Hurt World Economy (MarketWatch)
- Be Very Afraid of the Stock Market (Business Insider)
- Ray Dalio: Bleak Future for Markets (ValueWalk)
Occupy: Alts
- HF Rich List Shows Broken Fee Model (II)
- Private Equity Examines Its Distressed Navel (BB)
- Asia’s Richest Families Are Abandoning ‘Complacent’ HF's (BB)
- R.I. withdraws $340 million from HF (RI.gov)
- Investing for the Future: Alternatives 2.0 (Hedgeweek)
- Investing for the Future: Alternatives (Hedgeweek)
- As Investors Search More Alt's to Boost Returns, PE Tops List (CIO)
- Investors Shifting from HF's to Other Alts (Hedgeweek)
Buffett / Berkshire
- Buffett: One Metric Tells Me The Most About The Future (Yahoo)
- Buffett and Paulo Lemann: Business and Leadership (YT)
- How Buffett Made BRK a World-Beater (Investopedia)
- Buffett's investment strategy can help you build wealth (CNBC)
- Berkshire Hathaway Earnings Q1 2017 (CNBC)
- India is a huge market for anyone to ignore:Buffet (IBT)
- Buffett Offers Clear Thinking About Tesla's Challenges (SA)
- Warren Buffett is the Face of Cherry Coke in China (cnnMoney)
China
- Wanda Shares Tumble Amid Rumors Of Political Risks (TRD)
- Why The Head Of The China Vanke Empire Is Stepping Down (TRD)
- 3 Of NYC’s Most Active Investors In Crosshairs Of Chinese Gov (TRD)
- China Shares Get MSCI Nod In Landmark Moment For Beijing (R)
- China Enters The Big Leagues Of Global Markets (Economist)
- What Ray Dalio Has To Say About China’s Big Picture (Forbes)
- MSCI: Roughly $17B Could Flow Into Chinese Stocks (CNBC)
- China's Bond Market To Surpass Japan In Five Years (CNBC)
Opinions / Academia
- Three Views on Alternative Funds (Pershing)
- Who’s Right: Warren Buffett or Larry Fink? (WSJ)
- It’s Time to Rethink Asset Allocation (WSJ)
- Roque, Technical Analyst for Soros: The Big Picture (Ritholtz)
- Experts Oppose Trump on University Endowment Tax (Yale Daily)
- Howard Marks on Trump Election (Oaktree Capital)
- Jim Grant: Trump's Markets Are Set Up For Trump's Success (VW)
- This Is Why Alternatives Are Worth It (ValueWalk)
Publications & Presentations
- 7 Insights From The J.P. Morgan Guide To The Markets (ValueWalk)
- 2017 Multi-Asset Class Outlook (OppenheimerFunds)
- FIS Report: Changing Chemistry between HFs and Investors
- Hedge Fund Spotlight (Preqin)
- Real Estate Index (CA)
- Ex-U.S. PE & VC Index (CA)
- Buyout & Growth Equity Index (CA)
- U.S. VC Index & Selected Benchmark Statistics (CA)
Emerging Managers / Emerging Companies
- The 2016 HF Rising Stars: Shining Brightly In Tough Times (II)
- $130M Fund Leading The Way In RE Crowdfunding (Forbes)
- Biggest Venture-Backed Companies Worth Nearly $500B (R)
- Investing in EM's: Out of the Rabbit Hole? (Milken Institute)
- Emerging Managers to Get More Under CalPERS Plan (P&I)
- Student Hedge Fund Managers Set High Bar (Inside IN Biz)
- HF Manager Puts Profile on Social Media, Lures $20M (BB)
- Would Seth Klarman Buy His Own Book? (CIO)
Fees and Terms
- Strapped Pension Funds, And The Hefty Fees They Pay (NYT)
- Texas Teachers Bears Down On Fees (Top1000Funds)
- Hedge Fund Launches Rise As Incentive Fees Fall (FinAlternatives)
- Some Hedge Funds Still Merit 2-And-20, HC2'S Falcone Says (BB)
- HF Fee Cutting Sign of Times as Investors Revolt (ValueWalk)
- Alignment Growing Between Managers and Investors (AIMA)
- Fee Secrecy is Wrong, Period (P&I)
- New Fund to Launch with No Performance Fee (CNBC)
Emerging Markets
- Russia Can ‘Live Forever’ With $40 Oil In Warning To HFs (BB)
- Alternatives: The Frontier Markets To Invest In (Fund Strategy)
- Sovereign Funds May Help EMs Break Free Of Western Capital Flows (MW)
- Sovereign Fund to Help EM's Break from Western Capital (MW)
- Why Pension Funds Invest in EM Debt (FT)
- Emerging Market HF Assets Hit Record $200 Billion (Reuters)
- Passive Investing Poses Problems for EM Debt Markets (RG)
- Biggest Emerging Markets Winners and Losers Under Trump (BI)
Direct / Co-Investment
- Ontario Teachers' Initial Investment Pays Off (P&I)
- PE Investors: Co-Investments Outperform Funds (VW)
- LPs Attracted To Better Returns From Co-Investments (CMN)
- Family Offices Directing Own PE Investments (The Deal)
- CalPERS to Consider Internal Activism (P&I)
- Public Pension Funds' Shareholder-Proposal Activism (PM)
- ADIA Seen As a Threat to Asset Management (CIO)
- Abu Dhabi's ADIA Manages More of Its Billions In-house (Reuters)
Potpourri
- Sorry, Harvard and Yale, Trading Whiz Kids Are at Baruch (WSJ)
- Top Fintech Trends for 2017 (Romexsoft)
- Apple May Participate in $100 billion SoftBank Fund (TC)
- Leonardo DiCaprio Joins Data Point Capital as Advisor (BostInno)
- The Evolution of Alt Strategies (HedgeWeek)
- Gates, Bezos, etc. Launching $1B Green Energy Fund (BI)
- Not Even Trump Can Stop Green Energy Economy (GreenBiz)
- The Universities Churning Out The Most Billionaires (Forbes)