Lifelong Learning Resources - Alternative Investments

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Alternative Investments

Educational Events	Find more
Alternative Asset Allocation Seminar 16−18 March 2010 London, United Kingdom 20 CE credits Alternative Investments 21−22 April 2010 London, United Kingdom CE credits TBD
Multimedia	Find more
Listen to "Firm Management: A Key to Selecting Managers" (podcast) Christopher J. Brightmam, CFA, Ted Seides, CFA, John Trammell, and Jeffrey A. Weber at the 2009 CFA Institute Alternative Investments Conference Price (USD): 1 CE credit Watch "Understanding the Private Equity Phenomenon" Tim Jenkinson at the 2008 CFA Institute European Investment Conference Price (USD): 1 CE credit Listen to "Investing in Private Equity" (podcast) Mark D. Wiseman at the 2008 CFA Institute Annual Conference Price (USD): 1 CE credit Watch "Understanding Hedge Fund Fundamentals and Trends" Ted Seides, CFA at the 20th SAAJ-CFA Institute/CFAJ Joint Seminar 2008 Price (USD): 1 CE credit Watch "The Past and Future of Quantitative Asset Management" Clifford S. Asness at the Next Generation Asset Management 2008 Conference Price (USD): Members $0; CFA Program candidates $25; Standard rate $35 1 CE credit
Publications	Find more
"The Performance of Private Equity Funds" Ludovic Phalippou and Oliver Gottschalg Summarized by Chenchuramaiah T. Bathala, CFA CFA Digest, November 2009 "Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct" Kurt Schacht, CFA, Jonathan J. Stokes, JD, and Glenn Doggett, CFA CFA Institute Centre Publications, June 2009 "The Rise and Demise of the Convertible Arbitrage Strategy" Igor Loncarski, Jenke ter Horst, and Chris Veld Financial Analysts Journal, September/October 2009 1 CE credit "Membership Biases in Hedge Fund Performance Data: An Update" William Fung and David A. Hsieh Financial Analysts Journal, May/June 2009 0.5 CE credit "Hedge Funds: A View from the Buy Side" François-Serge Lhabitant CFA Institute Conference Proceedings Quarterly, June 2009 0.5 CE credit "Estimating Operational Risk for Hedge Funds: The ω-Score" Summarized by Stephen Brown, William Goetzmann, Bing Liang, and Christopher Schwarz CFA Digest, May 2009 "Alternatives and Liquidity: Will Spending and Capital Calls Eat Your 'Modern' Portfolio?" Laurence B. Siegel Summarized by Christopher J. Sullivan, CFA CFA Digest, May 2009 "The Returns to Hedge Fund Activism" Alon Brav, Wei Jiang, Frank Partnoy, and Randall S. Thomas Financial Analysts Journal, November/December 2008 1 CE credit "The Dynamics of the Hedge Fund Industry" Andrew W. Lo Research Foundation Publications, August 2005 5 CE credits "Investing in Hedge Funds: A Survey" Keith H. Black, CFA Research Foundation Literature Reviews, April 2009
Industry Products and Resources	Find more
Read the Performance of Passive Hedge Fund Replication Strategies (PDF) report from the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre Read the Journal of Alternative Investment’s article about the risk-taking behavior of hedge fund managers (PDF) Read the National Venture Capital Association's VC Industry Overview From Manhattan to Madoff: The Causes and Lessons of Hedge Fund Operational Failure (PDF) from Castle Hall Alternatives Managed Futures: Portfolio Diversification Opportunities (PDF) from CME Group Visit the FINalternatives website to download AIMA's Roadmap to Hedge Funds educational guide Visit the Pacific Investment Management Company website for a tutorial on commodities S&P GSCI Crude Oil Covered Call Index (PDF) fact sheet from Standard and Poor's Read the World Economic Forum's Globalization of Alternative Investments (PDF)