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Investable indices are distorting commodities and futures

Especially for investors in VIX futures, indexers have had a substantial effect.
Don't be surprised when helicopter Ben flies away

Market meteor heading our way in Q2, though you wouldn't know it from the markets.
Sans Loeb, no protest heard at pension summit

At CII event, talk of backlash fails to pan out.

Billion Dollar Club: Churning waters rock largest hedge funds

Some 269 Americas firms manage $1.46 trillion.
Morgan Stanley top prime broker for new hedge fund launches

Inaugural Absolute Return ranking tracks lucrative hunt for startups.
New funds taste pre-crisis highs

Some 71 new Americas hedge funds managed $24.9 billion by yearend, the richest total since 2007.
2013 Investor Outlook

Hedge fund picks from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Creek, PineBridge, SkyBridge, Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan and others.
Presenting Absolute Return's 2012 Rising Stars: Five to Watch

A diverse group of hedge funds are named Absolute Return's 2012 Funds to Watch.

Coverage of the 2013 Absolute Return Symposium

Writeups for the event, including those of keynotes Andy Redleaf and Boaz Weinstein.
Citadel climbs to top as big winner at 2012 Absolute Return Awards

D. E. Shaw, Pine River, SPM, Third Point among other honorees.

Composite

Composite

Absolute Return	Apr 13	YTD	%
Composite	0.52%	2.92%	70%
Commodities	-1.78%	-5.50%	83%
Convertible & Equity Arbitrage	0.37%	1.33%	47%
Credit	1.16%	3.78%	67%
Distressed	0.87%	5.40%	60%
Event Driven	0.80%	4.79%	68%
Fixed Income	1.50%	3.92%	61%
Global Equity	0.82%	3.37%	79%
Latin American Debt	0.20%	0.99%	71%
Latin American Equity	-0.17%	3.94%	46%
Macro	0.56%	2.20%	64%
Managed Futures	0.84%	1.18%	82%
Mixed Arbitrage	0.25%	2.35%	77%
Mortgage Backed Securities	1.50%	4.04%	100%
Multi-Strategy	0.94%	3.79%	60%
Technology	0.46%	1.87%	100%
U.S. Equity	-0.30%	3.06%	66%

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