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Today’s Noise – Happy Friday – find some time to enjoy it

Today’s Noise – Happy Friday – find some time to enjoy it

Frigg sits enthroned and facing the spear-wielding goddess Gná, flanked by two goddesses, one of whom (Fulla) carries her eski, a wooden box. Illustrated (1882) by Carl Emil Doepler.
The name Friday comes from the Old English frīġedæġ, meaning the “day of Frig“, a result of an old convention associating the Germanic goddess Frigg with the Roman goddess Venus, with whom the day is associated in many different cultures. The same holds for Frīatag in Old High German, Freitag in Modern German, and vrijdag in Dutch.

Why counterparty risk is the key to crypto market institutionalisation – on this we can agree – BTC not so much but as always smarter than I think differently – and yes there are a few smarter
https://www.hedgeweek.com/2022/03/25/313206/why-counterparty-risk-key-crypto-market-institutionalisation

Frigg reaches into a box presented to her by a handmaid, Ludwig Pietsch, 1865

These 6 alternative asset classes will grow returns and provide steady cash payouts over the next decade – from your laptop to God’s inbox – hope HFs step up finally
https://www.businessinsider.com/alternative-investments-inflation-protection-stock-outlook-strategy-jpmorgan-asset-management-2022-3

Frigg spinning the clouds, by John Charles Dollman

Edward Johnson III, fund pioneer at Fidelity, dies at 91 – RIP – condolences to the Johnson and Fidelity families
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/edward-johnson-iii-fund-pioneer-at-fidelity-dies-at-91-8272471.html

The goddess Frigg and her husband, the god Odin, sit in Hliðskjálf and gaze into “all worlds” and make a wager as described in Grímnismál in an illustration by Lorenz Frølich, 1895

What to Worry About With the SEC’s Move to Regulate Private Funds – they’re private funds for a reason – and I find many of these regs like putting on a condom when you’re celibate
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/what-to-worry-about-sec-s-move-to-regulate-private-funds

Godan and Frea look down from their window in the heavens to the Winnili women in an illustration by Emil Doepler, 1905

How funds are taking steps to diversify the finance industry by teaching students from underrepresented backgrounds about hedge funds – that’s not exactly what they are doing but a good step forward – and getting rid of the old guard would be a better step
https://www.businessinsider.com/bridgewater-point72-balyasny-diversity-internships-programs-2022-3

Winnili women with their hair tied as beards look up at Godan and Frea in an illustration by Emil Doepler, 1905

Fidelity Launches Business Mimicking Hedge-Fund Strategies – Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – though don’t forget the rest of the original quote… – that mediocrity can pay to greatness
https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/03/24/fidelity-launches-business-mimicking-hedge-fund-strategies/

Today’s Noise – Happy Friday – find some time to enjoy it

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