Gary Gensler, head of the CFTC, agrees that the agency fell short when it failed to detect fraud at Peregrine over a 20-year time frame. With a second, fresh failure in the “customer fund safety” department, a number of companies and regulatory groups in the futures...
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JLN Managed Futures: Common Pitfalls for Emerging Managers; Debacle at PFGBest; Understanding Tail Risk
Two more scandals are plaguing the financial sector this week - one surrounding PFGBest and its founder Russell Wasendorf, Sr., and another involving the manipulation of LIBOR. And yet, the popularity of alternative investments, and specifically managed futures,...
Kevin Cook of Autumn Capital Partners Discusses Common Pitfalls for Emerging Managers
Kevin Cook, partner at Autumn Capital Partners, a UK-based consulting firm for hedge funds and CTAs, discusses common pitfalls for emerging managers and the outlook for the managed futures space at the Emerging Manager Forum in London. Cook presented “The Top 10...
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The Post-Covid Trading Floor Is Here — With Buffet Lunches, No Masks; Turns Out Good Covid Management Is Good Politics and Economics
The Post-Covid Trading Floor Is Here — With Buffet Lunches, No Masks; Turns Out Good Covid Management Is Good Politics and Economics
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Bulls are back in the Nasdaq and options are aflutter; Never-Ending Brexit Sends Traders to Distant Market Corners
Bulls are back in the Nasdaq and options are aflutter; Never-Ending Brexit Sends Traders to Distant Market Corners
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