This content is from: Research What Does World-Class Equity Research Look Like? The top two providers — UBS and Citi — have very different ideas. By Amy Whyte December 12, 2019
This content is from: Portfolio Hedge Funds Have Taken Smaller Active Bets — and Delivered Less Alpha — Since the Financial Crisis The hedge fund industry is sticking closer to passive benchmarks, and alpha has declined as a result, according to research from the University of Virginia. By Amy Whyte December 12, 2019
This content is from: Culture Noncompete Agreements Have Become ‘Ubiquitous’ in Financial Services and Elsewhere Roughly half of U.S. companies require at least some employees to sign contracts banning them from working for a competitor, according to the Economic Policy Institute. By Amy Whyte December 10, 2019
This content is from: Culture Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker Dies at 92 The economist and monetary policymaker behind the Volcker Rule is credited with reining in the runaway inflation of the 1970s. By Amy Whyte December 09, 2019
This content is from: Portfolio AQR: Active Fixed-Income Strategies Don’t Deliver Much ‘True Alpha’ A trio of researchers from AQR Capital Management detected “little evidence” of manager skill in a study of active fixed-income managers. By Amy Whyte December 06, 2019
This content is from: Corner Office Apollo Eyes Expansion in Japan, Where Pension Funds Are Piling Into Alternatives The private equity giant has hired Bain Capital managing director Tetsuji Okamoto as its first head of Japan. By Amy Whyte December 05, 2019
