Intel from the trenches – It’s tough out there!

I recently attended a hedge fund conference. In a sign of the times the format was a half day and presented in an austere, no frills environment…coincidentally the same room where I was married but that is a subject for another day.

The one instance where politics and money don’t mix

How Pension Placement Agent Exploited Political Ties (Update1) – Bloomberg.com.
May 18, 2009
 
Kudos to Bloomberg to an excellent review of where we are with the placement agent model and the use of the politically connected to  make introductions.
 
- Apparently the well-connected politically – democrats mostly – have spent their time in the wilderness riding the alternative [...]