Monthly Archives: January 2012

 by Lillian Jones In spite of the fact that 66% of hedge funds have yet to recover to high water mark levels, the Prequin data indicates that for 2012 there is institutional demand for emerging hedge funds because of their … Continue reading →

 by Lillian Jones                 I just completed a project for a small client that involved peeling back the onion to review the investment policy and guidelines in conjunction with the asset allocation. I learned that nothing has changed and clients … Continue reading →

By Vincent J. Truglia January 16, 2012 I was a bit reluctant to write anything more about the Eurozone crisis since all the events seen in recent weeks have been telegraphed months in advance by Granite Springs.  The only thing … Continue reading →

 by Lillian Jones What is it? Capitalism 24902 is Sir Richard Branson’s name for the new capitalism. 24,902 miles, the circumference of the earth, stands for a shifting of focus on how businesses can deliver benefits to people and the … Continue reading →

  Phil Sloan the Artful Watcher Arthur Schopenhauer, a 19th century German Philosopher, said: “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed;  Second, it is violently opposed, Third it is accepted as being self evident” In 1965 the … Continue reading →

By Vincent J. Truglia  January 2, 2012 As this New Year begins, it’s time to think about what we might expect on several fronts.  The predictions here are what I see as the most likely outcomes.  Black swan events, or … Continue reading →

By THOMAS G. DONLAN | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR How one state pension fund focused on the wrong objectives. Pension funds are supposed to be long-term investors. Individuals are free to choose their own styles of investing and speculating, but the clients … Continue reading →