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Earlier today we saw a great shot of the BlackBerry N-Series QWERTY device, and now an image has shown up that features not only the N-Series (rumored to be called the BlackBerry X10) and BlackBerry Z10 side-by-side, but also a white QWERTY device that could be another N-Series or quite possibly the BlackBerry Dev Alpha C. We'll do some recon to see what we can find out about this one, but we do know that we haven't seen anything like it before until now. The spaced out keyboard reminds us of old Curve devices quite a bit. More on this soon.
ekafara Dec 24, 2012 at 10:42 am
That really does look like a curve style keyboard, maybe its one of the entry level phones.
Marvin-13 Dec 24, 2012 at 11:56 am
First of all, I don't know, the one on the left looks more like the color of the p'9981 to me. Second, I really really REALLY hope the left is the new 'curve', the right is the deb alpha c, and the 'Bold/x10/n-series' is yet to be seen because although the 9900 is beautiful, the phone in the picture is no 9900. Also, the design is too old to be used on a blackberry 10 device. Yes, most users on CrackBerry would buy it, but RIM needs non-CrackBerry users to buy it and they won't buy a 3-year old phone.... While I'm here, I don't like the z10 and x10 naming scheme. L-series and n-series sound so much better/cooler!
gorang Dec 24, 2012 at 12:58 pm
right one is new N series, left one is most likely Dev C, its about same size as the N but in different shell.
and Z10 and X10 are model codes (like 9900, 9810) not model names that will be used among users.
Skeevecr Dec 24, 2012 at 2:01 pm
It would not surprise me if that one on the left was actually the first Curve bb10 rather than a dev alpha c, the differences are distinct enough that it would not simply work as an n-series in a different casing.
gorang Dec 24, 2012 at 2:26 pm
you are right, it actually is new 'Curve'
@Blackberry Leaks on twitter said its a new 'Curve like device'
Skeevecr Dec 25, 2012 at 11:49 pm
I am not right, merely making a reasoned judgement, much like the person posting from that twitter account who is not in a better position to confirm it one way or the other.
Exactly My thoughts, that looks more like a Curve style entry level device (R-Series ?)
I have no issues with the naming conventions as long as they also give them full word names like Curve/Bold/Storm/Torch i still call my old phone "The Javelin"
N-Series needs its Hardware to be ATLEAST as good as the 99x0 series, currently it looks be one notch below the 9900.
DariusG1996 Dec 24, 2012 at 3:44 pm
The white device looks pretty much like the HTC ChaCha?
apart from the bend in between the keyboard and screen! This should NOT be the real thing! (I hope it's th DEV Alpha C) :S
Villain Dec 24, 2012 at 10:43 am
sharp looking line up! the full touch is without a doubt going to be the flagship... the white I can see being a budget curve like device.
engmoessam Dec 25, 2012 at 7:52 am
Totally agree, first i was excited and waiting for the 9900 evolution but really disappointing with the straight keyboard and the still not big enough screen.
D_Way Dec 24, 2012 at 10:46 am
The white one does look like a Curve model entry level touch screen phone that could be introduced in another country other than the USA or Canada.
diegonei Dec 24, 2012 at 11:42 am
Right... Like they never ever sold Curve devices up there, eh?
The white phone could be the R-series?
bdinke01 Dec 24, 2012 at 10:48 am
Looks like a phone for a "strategic partner"...a facebook blackberry maybe???
Tariq.H Dec 24, 2012 at 11:07 am
lol this reminded you of the HTC cha cha right? haha
Caniac01 Dec 26, 2012 at 8:42 am
I know you're not trying to say RIM copied the Cha Cha, but I have heard that and I figured after your comment was a decent place to say this: when the HTC Cha Cha came out, I could remember saying "that looks like a curve!!" No all of a sudden a new BlackBerry is getting compared to it.. ironic from where I stand.
At the end of the day though, every phone now a days gets compared to every other phone. I think all three pictured above look great! Go BlackBerry!
Arnold1 Dec 24, 2012 at 10:48 am
the left one looks like simelair to the htc facebook phone, but that is no problem if it is going to replace the blackberry curve series
john_v Dec 24, 2012 at 10:48 am
The white one looks too much like that HTC that ATT released a while back with the facebook button.
Not terribly impressed with either of the keyboard devices. Z10 for me if I can afford it.
eve6er69 Dec 24, 2012 at 10:48 am
Has the curve chicklets keys. I'm going with the curve variant for the bb10 lineup.
rroyy Dec 24, 2012 at 10:49 am
I bet white one will be called as "E10"...
Thunderbuck Dec 24, 2012 at 12:26 pm
...because it looks so tasty, right? lol
morpho4444 Dec 24, 2012 at 12:33 pm
BlackberryScoops says it will be called Y10
ThaMunsta Dec 24, 2012 at 10:49 am
LOL thanks 4chan...
big_time2 Dec 24, 2012 at 11:12 am
4chan is a very trusted source haha.
Homammer Dec 24, 2012 at 10:50 am
I am kinda hoping the Black one is the Dev Alpha C...I'll argue that the white one is the X10..if you notice the screen difference between the two... looks like the black one is just a refurbished 9900 for the purposes of development perhaps?
leafs123 Dec 24, 2012 at 10:59 am
No, go back to the leaked promo video and see. It matches the leaked image just like the L-series.
ovi08 Dec 24, 2012 at 11:01 am
I don't think the black one is the dev c but you are right about it being a refurb 9900 in some ways. For example, they kept the chrome between the keys but the outer band is black. Why didn't they do it chrome?
Tariq.H Dec 24, 2012 at 11:09 am
I would be really happy with a "refurb 9900"... the 9900 is an awesome phone and if this is a 9900 on steroids with BB10 then I am all for it!
Harley Kid Dec 24, 2012 at 10:55 am
I am unsure whether its the placement of the phones within the picture, or its the actual screen size, but the white phone on the left appears to have a slightly larger screen (maybe a 3.7"?) I am willign to wait for the N series if the touch screen is larger than the 99xxs. Is it Jan. 30th yet?!
feldmen01 Dec 24, 2012 at 11:29 am
It's definitely the placement of the phones... Just drag your mouse across and you will see the white one is higher. Also, why would RIM shoot themselves in the foot by distributing three different screen sizes to build apps for?
masqueofhastur Dec 25, 2012 at 5:20 am
Screen size doesn't matter, resolution does. And they already have 4. 1024*600, 1280*768, 1280*720, & 720*720.
BruvvaPete2 Dec 24, 2012 at 10:56 am
Wake them all up from their slumber!
shabbs Dec 24, 2012 at 11:02 am
mathking606 Dec 24, 2012 at 11:08 am
R Series Anyone?
canihaz Dec 24, 2012 at 11:10 am
Can it be January reveal date already?
big_time2 Dec 24, 2012 at 11:12 am
Oh man, now I can't decide which one I'm getting. Decisions, decisions....
ryanlrobinson Dec 24, 2012 at 11:13 am
BBOS referred to the third as the R-Series, an entry-level line.
jenks5150 Dec 24, 2012 at 11:14 am
I would hope that white one is the Dev Alpha C. Good god is it ever ugly. If that was a production BB10 phone RIM would get chirped to no end.
On the other hand though... Z10 + X10 = How you dooiinnn
feldmen01 Dec 24, 2012 at 11:26 am
To each his own...
Personally I'm going for the Z10, but the X10 will be hard to pass up. The White one, if part of the curve series, will be big with tweeners.
owadkelly Dec 24, 2012 at 11:34 am
Nice lineup, but I just know that white one is not for me. Full touch please!
ciscobear Dec 24, 2012 at 11:41 am
Cheupse all of a sudden no one has a decent digital camera laying around. Oh what a world.
Andrew4life Dec 24, 2012 at 11:42 am
Christmas came early this year!!
Love it!
SlcCorrado Dec 24, 2012 at 11:47 am
White one looks quite dated
Stychill Dec 24, 2012 at 11:49 am
Also ugly and cheap compared to the black one
rexrim Dec 24, 2012 at 11:50 am
Woots! Looks like we got another family of Blackberry10 :-) looks like from curve family..
mathking606 Dec 24, 2012 at 11:51 am
Well I still can't judge any of them until I see them with screens on and in action
bb10_fan Dec 24, 2012 at 11:52 am
Ouch, I was always a touch screen guy. But this QWERTY device looks good. Maybe I should take both :/
mckillio Dec 24, 2012 at 12:08 pm
I really hope the one on the left is a dev device, RIM should not have a different rung of phones.
playbookster Dec 24, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Looks nice but i still want the all touch
xposeurphoto Dec 24, 2012 at 12:19 pm
I really don't care for the new names Z10 or X10...and the leaks of the X10 don't inspire, particularly with so much less screen real estate. I'm really holding out hoping that RIM releases a slider version of the qwerty similar to the Torch 9810. It really is the best of both worlds. More screen, keyboard, and sturdy slider.
Proud owner of a BlackBerry Playbook & Torch
B4509 Dec 24, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Is it just me or does the Z10 pictured in the middle look slightly different from the leaks we've seen so far, like the front seems to be all glass instead of having the plastic rim on the top and bottom!
_BlackCherry_ Dec 24, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Thought so as well. But i'm afraid the bezels are there... How much more beautiful would this phone look like it appears right there. Cut the freaking ugly bezels, save some space, make a smaller phone. The screen would only appear bigger this way. They ruined it for me tbh.
geotos Dec 24, 2012 at 1:08 pm
Yes B4509 it does. The Z10 in the above pic looks like the original first dev alpha to me which is my favourite looks wise out of all the 10 series phones.
ddlax22 Dec 24, 2012 at 1:45 pm
To you and B4509, the picture cuts off the top and bottom of the L series and the bottom of the N (I still use those names) if you look you can see the blackberry logo is cut off on the bottom of L and the top piece as well.
Ah, i see your point, thanks! Looks great whatever it is
416to604 Dec 24, 2012 at 1:32 pm
early christmas gift from RIM... i can already see myself churning out message after message on that X10 keyboard
Bold 9900 - Playbook 32GB
mavricxx Dec 24, 2012 at 1:33 pm
I wish they would have made the Bold version look like the TK VICTORY, I'm not at all impressed by the twenty version.
Plazmic Flame Dec 24, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Definitely getting the X10! WOW!!!
I'm sold! Sooooooooooo ready to do this!
brylleQuirante Dec 24, 2012 at 1:45 pm
If there is indeed going to be another sibling in the BB10 (pressumably the curve-family of BB10), I hope it ends there.. Having too many devices confuses people just like what happened to os7 (2 Bolds, 2 Torch's, 4++ Curve's).. Options are good but not to the extent of losing identity.. RIM may want to consider that "some" BlackBerry loyalists want to keep the essence of exclusivity w/c, by the way, is something that Android doesn't have.. Personally, BlackBerry's like the perfect balance of Apple & Android OEMs.. BlackBerry always has been known for producing "premium" & they should stop making cheap-ass, 2nd-rate options.. BlackBerry 10 should stay classy as it is just like the Bold 9900 (which is a status quo phone here in the Philippines in line w/ the iPhone 4s & 5)
varunsain Dec 24, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Bold Curve & Torch!! Awesome.. Don't know which one to choose..!!
BBVegasGirl80 Dec 24, 2012 at 1:59 pm
I'm torn between full touch and QWERTY. Not liking the black QWERTY on the right. The white one isn't bad. As much as I love my keyboard I'm leaning toward the touchscreen. Of course, these designs aren't finalized, but if they can WOW me with the QWERTY like they did with the touchscreen, then I'm sticking with the keyboard. If not, touchscreen all the way.
I'm excited to see the progress of BB10 with these teasers. Can't wait! :-D
jamesharmeling Dec 24, 2012 at 2:18 pm
I think the white keyboard model looks better than the black and would be easier to type with. Whatever, whatever, I'll own both!
TonyProvenzano Dec 24, 2012 at 2:29 pm
I think the new qwerty's look terrible, compare the design of the 9360 with the white one on the picture, I seriously hope this is a rough prototype.
The n-series on the right also looks horrible, I didnt like the loss of the trackpad but I can live with that, but the looks of the phone are a pain, I like the black alluminium trim but the I HATE the enormous unused space above the screen, the design lacks class and style. I have been waiting for over half a year to buy the new n-series but I made up my mind, Its a shame that its the release the 2 year old 9900 looks way more classy than the new N, I have been a proud and happy BB user for years and I think it is a pitty that Heinz picked these designs, releasing the devices with these designs will make RIM history within a year, I wish RIM the best.
collinc93 Dec 24, 2012 at 5:30 pm
So TonyProvenzano you have already seen the finish products eh? You have already made pronouncements about things not yet seen or finalized eh? Not even the L-Series aka Z10 is a final product. you writing BB obituary already? Stop all this nonsense man and come back to the real world.....allow the thing some time eh? Just so you dont look silly standing there with you foot in your mouth....
engmoessam Dec 25, 2012 at 8:07 am
Man we didnt mean that but people here is talking as if this are the final product we gonna see within one month.
And to be honest yes the Keyboard version is very dissapointing untill now.
RIM used to present a very high quality and elegant smart phones, and that what we are always expecting from.
The only good thing in the pic is the touch screen one, cant believe that the left comes from RIM. it more fit a brand like HTC.
BTW am using three RIM devices now (9900 - 9790 - PB)
engmoessam Dec 25, 2012 at 7:59 am
Agree with you, am gonna replace my 9900 with Z10 and keep my 9790 for the keyboard its more lighter and comfort during phone calls.
The 9900 metal somehow hurt ears after long phone calls.
Sad but true. I think BB10 will be more exciting on a full touch screen device.
girl_Interrupted513 Dec 24, 2012 at 2:52 pm
I'm a previous Torch 9800 owner (second-hand) who switched over to Android last summer, thinking that I'd like how "open" it would be. So, because I'm one who needs the QWERTY, I bought an HTC MyTouch 4G Slide. Well, needless to say, I'm regretting that, because for one, the keyboard on my current phone is NOTHING like the ones on BB; especially the excellent (and best) one on the Bold 9900. And second, as far as the Android OS, what's the point of being all open source, if the apps are crap? Not to mention the fact that the batteries in HTC phone are HORRIBLE. I'm tired of having to charge my phone literally 3 times a day.
On the Torch, I'd get a day and a half's worth of usage and STILL have 40% of juice left, including phone calls and moderate app usage. Also, I'm really sick of the so-called "FANDROIDS" out there, all pounding their chests, saying how their phones are the best, and calling for the death of Apple and its "iSheep", as well as discounting BB altogether. This whole experience has taught me about the true meaning of having a quality phone; that it's not about the size of the screen, or how many apps you can download. It's about practicality, phone call quality and battery life.
Besides, those spec-crazed "FANDROIDS" that talk about the huge screens of their phones (mostly men, I notice) and everything else, seem to me to be compensating for lacking size in "other" areas. It's like, "oh, let me whip out and show off my HUGE phone, cause I'm "the shit" for owning one. Yeah, dudes... not so much, really. So, when you think about it, who are the REAL "sheep"? To me, iPhones and BB's are classy looking. And since I'm in no place budget-wise for the iPhone, and (more importantly) I need a fantastic QWERTY keyboard, I'm coming back to the tried-and-true.
That being said, I'm all excited for BB10. The OS looks like a combo deal of ios, Android and Windows all in one device. I wanted to get the white QWERTY version, but am not really sold on the look of the board (never having used the Curve). The black looks like the one we've all seen in earlier leaks. If told right now that there'd be a white version that looked like this http://crackberry.com/one-good-thing-about-launch-blackberry-10-being-de... which I find drool-worthy, I'd be all for it. While I'm still planning on getting a BB10 QWERTY device, which do you guys prefer? Thanks!
engmoessam Dec 25, 2012 at 8:14 am
I just love what u have said. Same opinion here. I dont like the android plastic toys. The biggest problem faced the BB 7 devices that before the 7.1 update the battery life were really horrible.
But still Apple and BB are the highest quality and elegant smartphones.
girl_Interrupted513 Dec 24, 2012 at 2:56 pm
Sorry guys, this is the one design I'm loving: http://dangadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dua-bb-102.jpg
randall2580 Dec 24, 2012 at 6:01 pm
I wish that's what was coming as well. The above makes it easy to wait on Aristo IMHO (said the man with no upgrade until May)
girl_Interrupted513 Dec 24, 2012 at 3:04 pm
I'm even loving this concept design: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/10/the-tk-justice-blackberry-10-concept-is... more than what's pictured. Sigh...
austriker Dec 25, 2012 at 7:28 am
Yea , I Just took a second look at his website. Fantastic designs and the TK Justice is perfect. RIM needs to get serious and hire him. These leaks wont do it. They may wow us crackberry fans but they need to wow and seduce the common folk out there who dont know bb other than what the news tell them (which is not good)
megajo123 Dec 24, 2012 at 4:25 pm
This is probobly not true, but just putting it in perspective, White phone=New Curve , Full Touch=New Torch (flagship) Black w/ keyboard=New Bold
girl_Interrupted513 Dec 24, 2012 at 5:44 pm
That does make sense, I wouldn't be surprised.
dakidnel Dec 24, 2012 at 4:43 pm
The one in the left is a very ugly phone, and the one in the right is just a copy of the 9900, I hope is not a BB10 phone I think they could do better then that....
polytope Dec 24, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Need the one on the right NOW!
Couver81 Dec 24, 2012 at 6:31 pm
I actually really love the white one even if it is the entry level device. Of the two keyboard versions it just pops more.
girl_Interrupted513 Dec 24, 2012 at 6:39 pm
I don't know if the white phone is just positioned higher, or what, but from what I can tell, it seems to have less of a bezel on top than the black qwerty phone. Is it just me? I love the keyboard on the Bold 9900 series, but the board on the black phone doesn't look as tactile as the one on the white phone. Tactility is of great importance to me.
girl_Interrupted513 Dec 24, 2012 at 6:53 pm
I just don't get it, the TK Victory and Justice design concepts are awesome compared to what's pictured in this thread?! Please tell me this is just a tease, RIM? How could you pass on these designs??? I'd buy the Justice device on the 1st day it came out. Smh...
austriker Dec 25, 2012 at 7:23 am
I couldnt agree more. The TK Victory was my fav. It just made you go "wow" when you saw which is one criteria that smartphones need now. In addition to a fluid, app based OS which is what drove me away from my beloved 9900 (amazing hardware) and OS 7. Now its going to take a heckuva phone to bring me back; which I love blackberry. But Im not sure if the leaked qwerty can tear me away me from my android qwerty and as awesome as the full screen looks I think I might just die without tactile feedback of a keyboard.
SDTRMG Dec 24, 2012 at 7:02 pm
The white ones the Dev alpha c
BSFA2008 Dec 24, 2012 at 7:21 pm
The source was 4chan????! Seriously?
Looking good. I'm excited!
BSFA2008 Dec 24, 2012 at 7:24 pm
double tap sorry
a1s2d3f4g5 Dec 24, 2012 at 8:42 pm
I think the design on the x10 is really nice. Give it some time and some hi res photos and I think most of you will agree.
First is the simplicity- elegant. Then the keys are nicely done. If you look closely the outside keys are slightly larger than the ones in the middle.
girl_Interrupted513 Dec 24, 2012 at 9:12 pm
I suppose the white phone will be the mid-tier phone. It does look slightly more narrow than the X10. I wonder though, why RIM didn't employ the supposed trapezoidal keyboard design that they patented for those of us with wider thumbs? That being said, having tested the keyboard on the Bold 9900, that keyboard is perfect.
Rootbrian Dec 24, 2012 at 10:23 pm
There are a ton of geeks on 4chan and most likely, half of them are also crackberry readers. I can't wait to try out the keyboard on the new qwerty blackberry when it hits carrier stores. :D
aloofkid Dec 24, 2012 at 11:32 pm
Am I the only one that doesn't like the new N-Series design, it looks soooooo dull, sooo ugly, I wish this won't be the final design, but I guess it's too late.
revil-0-316 Dec 25, 2012 at 12:55 am
Z10 and X10 are very sexy, I hope the white 1 is a dev c only because its ugly. Its like htc with the dedicated fb button. I hope someone at RIM will listen and never release that ugly white phone.
Not diggin the white one, meh.
all3n7 Dec 25, 2012 at 4:07 am
The left white one, is ugly it looks so old stylish design. It looks like a generic blackberry wanna be, immitation made from china. I hope the very far right is not the next qwerty for bb 10. Bold is nice, but u have to make the screen bigger, to have one finger enough space to perfom the gestures. The middle is the perfect style, design and looks more legit.
masqueofhastur Dec 25, 2012 at 5:23 am
I would lean towards the left one being the dev alpha c as well. It's probably taller so it can use the same internals as the dev alpha a and b. I hope they stick with it, as from what the picture shows, that one will be much more comfortable to type on than the N series.
lifeowner771 Dec 25, 2012 at 6:08 am
the keyboard on the left looks like the one on the htc status(chacha)
Degenerate423 Dec 25, 2012 at 6:26 am
If RIM is trying to push everyone toward the full-touch screen with these keyboards, it's working! SMH...
engmoessam Dec 25, 2012 at 8:22 am
It seems true man :D =))
I'm not sure I understand those saying the screen on the QWERTY has to be larger. I'll get the QWERTY version, but I know it can't be larger than the touch screen. The keyboard is taking up the extra space! You have to give and take. If you want a QWERTY keyboard, you have to have a smaller screen necessarily. I'm willing to live with a smaller screen for the convenience of having a keyboard. BTW, that white phone... yuck!
engmoessam Dec 25, 2012 at 8:24 am
We are talking about innovation man not just a modified 9900, just watch the TK-victory concept model.
I actually agree with your comment! I simply meant a BB10 with a QWERTY is going to have a smaller screen than the BB10 full-touch. I also agree that the concept design TK Victory is MUCH superior than the phone pictured above; that is, the Victory concept does have a larger screen and, to me, is the best of both worlds.
Harley Kid Dec 25, 2012 at 12:45 pm
IF I am going to have an option of a full keyboard WITH a larger screen than the 99xx ... You can bet your last dollar that I AM going for the real estate! Incorperating the larger touch screen with a full QWERTY will,(IMHO) draw in those, such as myself, that use these features daily. Why not have the best of both worlds?! Although I own a 9850, I find myself using the Bold more to expeditiously get things done. To each their own, but I will be anxiously holding out for the N series and really hoping that the incorperation of a larger screen isn't a visual illusion.
MikeShade Dec 25, 2012 at 9:49 am
I hope these are not the BB10 qwerty models. They look dreadful. I and the market are expecting something like the two hot concept models we have seen. If it turns out to be these ugly phones that would be very bad for RIM.
Fnen90 Dec 26, 2012 at 12:04 am
Uhmm. i thought QWERTY screen would be larger :S SHOULD BE Though...(Right one)
WE NEED CROSS PLATFORM APPs (SKYPE....OOVOO....INSTAGRAM) and Games too!!! plz!
Power Mac Dec 26, 2012 at 10:08 am
The supposed white Curve is horrible, it's a bigger HTC ChaCha (isn't it?). I hope it's a fake.
Driftdreams Dec 26, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Blackberry knows that the need a strong launch to make BB10 a success and that would include an entry level, affordable Blackberry. For that reason alone, I'm with the majority of you that say its a Curve. It has the Curve keyboard and is too well polished not to be aa final product.
mzkiki93 Dec 27, 2012 at 11:54 am
I don't like that it looks like that HTC facebook phone...I really don't think they should make any low end phones and just stick to the L and N series
masqueofhastur Dec 27, 2012 at 12:22 pm
No reason really not to make a low end phone. The PB is already hardware wise where a low end phone could go. They might as well support the PB res a bit better and go downwards like MS did with Windows Phone Tango - except dual core 1GHz with 1GB RAM is a pretty nice low end.
bergeronjc Dec 31, 2012 at 9:22 am
I could see the white one being popular because it doesn't look as business like as the Bold or whatever they're calling it.
TESTAMENTU Jan 6, 2013 at 8:24 pm
The white one does NOT look like the HTC Cha Cha except for the colors.. That thing is nasty. I think it looks more like the Palm Pixi, including the no-buttons interface. All three phones in the picture look great. A curve is exactly what I was waiting for; Before I was debating between the Lumia 920 and the X10, but now I can have a Lumia 920 for media and games and that white Curve for communicating and social networking. I hope it's cheap though.


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In December 2012, the country will be ruminating its recent election of the first woman president: a polarizing survivor. President Obama will welcome Steve Scully, C-SPAN political editor and occasional host of Washington Journal, to the Oval Office for a wistful interview. Mr. Scully may invite the president to admit any mistakes.
That is where Cynthia Tucker's op-ed, "Obama tried too hard to work with Republicans," in yesterday's Atlanta Journal-Constitution comes in. Tucker's piece helpfully captures establishment thought. Undue emphasis on the lack of bipartisanship is an almost complimentary critique and will be articulately embraced by a reflective 44th president in his exit interview with Mr. Scully. Of course it is ridiculous, but Steve Scully is too classy to prod. In his 2008 interview with President Bush, Mr. Scully graciously allowed Bush to incredulously ponder how anyone could think of him as mendacious.
Boasts of bipartisanship are a fatuous but necessary aspect of campaigning. In handling Republican opposition, President Obama struck an appropriate tone in the early days of his administration. Bipartisanship for the Obama administration has meant peeling off one or two Republican votes and maybe hailing such as unprecedented unity. And that's perfectly fine. Generally speaking, Republicans are nihilistic and unserious. For his part, the president is plagued by the failed substance of his policies. That's the fundamental part that escapes the logic of Cynthia Tucker et al. Various exceptions to his tone, lack of emotional attachment, and his futile attempts to reach across the aisle are ultimately mild critiques.
Paul Krugman was exactly right regarding the size of the stimulus. To be sure, the Recovery Act was a measure worthy of support. I have seen reports in TIME on the Recovery Act's administrative success and they are impressive. (One program to hit a few snags is the weatherization program, but it isn't devastating.) This is good, but there was never any reason to believe the other hype; specifically the White House's claim of keeping unemployment below 8% as a result of the Act.


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First question is: "Were you encouraged by the players union decision [Monday] not to set a strike date at this time?" Ron from Bloomington, Illinois.
The answer is that I'm happy that they didn't set a strike date. As I have often said, this has to be settled at the table. The only way that we're going to solve the problems that exist is at the table and hopefully starting Thursday when we can get back at it, and in the coming weeks, make substantial progress towards an agreement.
John from Montreal: "What are you doing to convince the Players Association that the future of baseball is at stake during the next negotiations?"
Well, John, some people think I've done too much (of) that. Others think I've done too little. It only proves that as the Commissioner, you cannot please everybody. There is no doubt that wherever I go, in every city, first question people say is, "When are you going to fix the problems, when are you going to level the playing field?" And I understand.
The one thing I have often said, all of you I think have heard me say this in the past; that if I can be critical of the last 35 or 40 years, and I have been part of this game now 32 years, 33 years, is that we have not dealt with our problems. And therefore, once the '90s came and there was a real sea of change in the economics and much that surrounded things, the failure to fix those problems has now become very obvious, and so, this is a very important negotiation. We need peace, we need quiet, but as I have often told the others, I am on the horns of a difficult dilemma. I know that we need peace. I know that people are tired about hearing about all of the strife and all of the anger from both sides.
On the other hand, the status quo clearly is not working. There could be no quarrel about that. And so, we have a difficult challenge ahead of us, but one that I believe can be done.
Jonathan from Chattanooga, Tennessee: "Do small-market teams like the Royals have a chance to win any more when teams like the Yankees and Braves can buy any player that they want after small-market teams have spent the time to develop these players?"
Well, of course we've dealt with that a lot as you all know, Jonathan. People can use different statistics in different ways. Every time we have an aberration from the rule, people say, isn't that interesting, look at the aberration. In this case, the Minnesota Twins are having a wonderful season, but the Minnesota Twins are already worrying how they can keep their team, and know that they can't under this system. And the fact of the matter is, I did what I do often. I did it at the All-Star break; we took the payrolls of the teams that were in first place of the divisions plus the wild-card and everything is running pretty much to form, with one exception. It's always interesting to me that we spend time talking about the aberration.
But again, I think we've made our case, in fact. There are no questions; I think people understand there is a competitive balance problem. I don't like to talk about it in an ongoing way because I think people do understand it, and now it's time to have peace and quiet and get a labor deal going. I don't think we have to prove anymore that there is a competitive imbalance. I could sit here all day and talk to you about why the Yankees won years ago and so on and so forth. While we can take you through the National League at that time where different teams were winning often, but I'm not sure that's useful anymore.
There is a competitive balance problem in baseball, and there is no question about it. And certainly from the owners side, for those of you who come from a lot of different markets, there is no doubt in any of their minds, and I think that's absolutely right.
I think the Blue Ribbon Report is as germane today as it was in '98, and more so in a very compelling manner and I would urge all of you to go back and read it, just to test the theory.
Kevin from Norfolk, Massachusetts: "Would you ever consider opening the books to let people see where MLB is financially? I know some of the players demands are excessive, but I don't think people believe so many teams are on the brink of closing."
Well, Kevin, let me tell you. We have, in 1985 -- let me give you a little historical background. I believe it was the first year we started turning all of our financial information over to the players. Since then, there have been a lot of clubs that have released numbers. We did this December, to a high level of cynicism, in Washington, released all of our numbers. The problem with the cynicism in Washington, if I can be very blunt with you today, is they had not looked at the numbers yet. I can be cynical about a lot of things, too, but I guess at some point I have to be either encumbered or be ensmirched by fact.
Those have that looked at our numbers, whether it's Paul Volcker, George Mitchell, Rick Levin, our bankers, who I am going to meet with when I leave this meeting, a lot of other economists, all of the clubs and the Players Association, I want to be very careful about that, nobody who looks at those numbers doubts them.
In fact, on May 29 of this year, at a Major League meeting, since I'm the one that serves as a lightning rod, I put up all of the numbers on the board. The clubs have the numbers, but I put them club by club.
When I got all done, I said, well, ladies and gentlemen, these are the numbers, worse than we thought last December by a small amount, but the losses were huge. And these are the numbers that I've taken a fair amount of criticism and ripping on your behalf; does anybody have anything to say? No. We have Tom Werner today, new owner of the Red Sox; so he witnessed them in the meeting along with (MLB president) Bob DuPuy and a lot of other people. Nobody questions them. The people that lend this money don't question it; they question why we are doing it, but that's a whole other story.
So I would like to say I'm amused at some of the criticism, but I am really not amused. I'm disappointed. In Washington, when you heard some of the criticism, they were still boxed up. Let me say it again, the numbers were still in the boxes.
So there is no doubt about that. When I was at the Los Angeles Times in May, I was questioned about how many clubs can survive the status quo, as this all gets very complicated and I answered six to eight and I stand on that. In fact, at the May 29 meeting there were some who rose to say that they thought I was conservative but I don't think so. I'll stand on that number. Because there are clubs under this current economic system that just cannot think.
Now, I know that isn't happy news and I know that isn't what people want to say, but when I'm asked a question now, in that context, I have to be candid about it.
Sarah from Cambridge, Massachusetts: "Since the Expos and Twins are both doing so well, does that change your plans for contraction?"
Well, Sarah, our plans for contraction have nothing to do with a performance of any particular year. The whole contraction thing, which was very thoroughly discussed the two previous years, much publicly and many of you sitting in this room know that. I said for a long time that contraction was a viable option. I didn't like it at first. I didn't like it, but Paul Beeston, in particular, kept on me, each day, day-in and day-out, until he frankly was the one that finally convinced me with the help of Fred Wilpon, George Steinbrenner, Tom Hicks, Drayton McLane, David Glass, the Red Sox people, it was everybody. I had done something in the last two months, and I want to get back to the criteria.
I re-asked every club either privately or publicly, is there anybody who has a different view on contraction? The vote is still 30-0. It has always been 30-0.
Now, there were two criteria for contraction. One, what was the gross revenue? And this is frankly more of a big market, I think Jerry McMorris came up with the idea, this is more of a big-market thing. They are paying those who pay money into revenue sharing, want to know two things: a) what is the gross revenue of a club that is generating; and, b) how much subsidization do they get from revenue sharing; and then, c) is the result of that, what is the likelihood of improving that.
Now, the thing that drove contraction was really "c", because a big-market club, especially those relying on paying a lot of money said to me often, one of them just said it again this morning: "Look, I don't mind sending money, but shouldn't they try to improve their situation? And if there's no hope, what are we doing?" I want to repeat that: If there is no hope, then what are we doing?
So the fact of the matter is, when you look at the clubs that were under consideration, and as Bob DuPuy has often said, there were four, six, and there was a lot of back and forth. It was really the ultimate question was, what can they do? Is there any hope? Is there an owner? Can they build a new stadium? What can they do? They are being heavily subsidized now to the tune of well over $20 million a club.
I think it's fair, particularly for those big-market clubs paying into that, who believe, by the way, unanimously that it should be four clubs; I'm still getting that pitch, strongly. I've told them there's been enough heartache for two, so that's all there's going to be for a while, but they really believe that.
So, this idea that there was some clandestine reason for doing it, it was only supposed to be something that was a chip. It was supposed to be something that benefitted the Milwaukee Brewers, is just sheer nonsense, or any other club. In Montreal's case, there's no question. Ever since Mr. (Charles) Bronfman sold the club 11 or 12 years ago, there have been a lot of problems there and we have tried very hard to solve those problems. We have other markets where we are trying to solve problems.
But the clubs have convinced themselves that we need less clubs because the drain on revenue sharing -- remember, we're in an environment where these clubs are losing a lot of money. We don't have, frankly, that option of luxury just to continue to drain money when they are losing. And so, the clubs are very critical and feel very strongly about contraction.
Mark from Atlanta, Georgia: "If there are cities such as Washington and Portland willing to take on Major League Baseball teams, wouldn't it be more beneficial to sell existing teams to those cities instead of contracting franchises?"
Well, it would, but it depends on the system. The way I view things, we've looked at teams before. If you're going to keep the current system, and merely move teams into markets the same size, because most of our franchises today have the same problems. Years ago, we used to have what was called a big-market caucus and a small- and medium-market caucus. The small and medium is pretty much everywhere now, with a few exceptions. Moving teams doesn't solve your basic economic problems.
Should we consider relocation once we've solved those problems? You bet we should. We've said that before. Do these cities have Major League ballparks and are they willing? Only time will tell. But, you know, we can complain about the economics of the game and everything else, but clubs today have a burden of producing a lot more revenue, as they do in other sports, by the way, that have a lot of revenue sharing.
I said to somebody the other day, they would not be spending the money there, and rightly so, on Lambeau Field, if the Packers did not feel the need to produce more revenue, because you have an obligation to each other when you share that kind of revenue. That's what contraction is about, and that's what this is.
Steve from London, England: "Can you see the expansion of the Major Leagues to other countries in the future. If so, what are the most likely markets: the Caribbean, Japan, the U.K. or Europe?"
Well, I hope so. I'm not sure in my commissionership, quite frankly, but I am hopeful that this game will become more international. We are going to try to do a lot of that in the future in other ways. I hope that we open the season, and we will in other markets, and maybe play more games. And ultimately, we will expand to other markets, but we are a ways away from that now.
Philip from Singapore: "Dear Commissioner, being a baseball fan from Singapore, I would like to know what Major League Baseball is doing to bring the sport to the international fan like myself."
Well, Philip, I think a great deal more than we have done. I think, certainly, that internationally, we have made enormous inroads in the last five or 10 years. I give Tim Brosnan and Paul Archey and all of the people in international a great deal of credit. I think they have done a remarkable job between radio and television all over the world and taking the game to the places that we have. We will continue to do that, and I hope, Phillip, that we will really intensify those efforts, and I can assure you that we will.
Troy from Tasmania, Australia: "Good day from down under. "I was wondering " -- the way I feel today, I feel like I'm down under, too -- "I was wondering when you're going to make random drug testing on MLB players a thing of the future, like other sports in America and the world."
Well, Troy, this is a very sensitive situation, and I think that the only thing I can say to you is about a year and a half ago, the team doctors had asked for a meeting with me. It was going to be right after the first of the year, and unfortunately, I'll never forget it. I had fallen down and broken my kneecap, and so I was really struggling, but I didn't want to pull the meeting down because I knew that they were so anxious to have the meeting. We met here with about 10 or 12 team doctors that represented all 30 clubs and they shared all of their concerns with me. I had my own doctor who was an expert in that field and who I had spent a lot of time talking.
As a result of that, (MLB vice president of labor relations and human resources) Rob Manfred was here, and Rob and I and others in our organization started the testing in the Minor Leagues, started the educational program. We did everything we could do up to a certain level, and developed even more empirical data, have done a couple of studies at Harvard, that frankly, we paid for. But the one component missing is testing at this level. I have a different view there. As far as some people who have suggested that the owners dependent like that because it would hurt the home run production. That's ludicrous. I've never heard that, other than reading it, frankly, and with all due respect, in the media.
The fact is, I believe that we need to test. It's a subject for collective bargaining. I think it's the health and welfare of the players that should be the only issue, nothing else. I'll say it again: It's the health and welfare of this current generation of players.
The more doctors I talk to, the more concerns I have, and that's the only reason I think we should do testing. Testing is a sensitive issue and I think there are ways that it could be worked out to everyone's satisfaction. I understand some of the players' concerns on that score, but I think that they can be worked out.
Berto from Sacramento, California: "How would you describe the feelings of Milwaukee hosting the All-Star Game since you are so closely related with that community and the organization?"
Well, I've said last couple of weeks that I thought I was more uptight than usual, many of you sitting in the audience would say, well, he's right and some of you sitting out there who know me well and talk to me on a regular basis, it's true, because I really wanted everything to go well here. And I would say, Major League Baseball, the Brewers, the City of Milwaukee, the State of Wisconsin, everything has been done beautifully. I am very proud and it's been a great experience.
It was fun for me to watch people last night having so much fun at the Home Run Derby. The crowd reaction was just terrific. And the Fan Fest, it's just been a great experience. It's been a great experience for Milwaukee and Wisconsin, in spite of all of the problems. I don't mind telling you, this has been a very nice three days.
Peter from New Castle upon Tyne, England: When and where is next year's All-Star Game?
Comiskey Park, Chicago.
Comiskey Park next year, Minute Maid Stadium in Houston the year after and then I have decisions to make in 2005. We have a lot of cities really aggressively pursuing this.
You know, I can't tell you how many people want this game, and I have noticed the intensity has picked up. I have a suspicion all of those cities have representatives here the last three or four days that understand really how good it is.
I want to say, because I was at the 1955 All-Star Game here and obviously brought the 1975 All-Star Game and this thing has grown. It was nothing like it was in 1955 or 1975. 1975 was a game. We had Henry Kissinger here. We had a nice game, had a little dinner before the game, kissed everybody goodbye after the game, and that was it. This is, you know, Fan Fest opening last Friday; it's been wonderful.
So we have lots of competition for the All-Star games starting in 2005, and I'm going to get at that whenever we have a break in the action.
Michael from Inverness, Nova Scotia: "This being a chance to e-mail you, I thought the coincidence was too much to pass up. I was wondering from the MLB All-Star Game should be in a USA-World format like the Futures Game."
That is an interesting idea. I believe in the World Cup. I think we all do. I know the Players Association, I, they, we all know that we need to do something. We need to work something out in that regard. We obviously have a lot of scheduling problems. It's very tough, as hockey has done, and to really do some of these things in season. But we have a lot of ideas. I hope before my commissionership is done, I believe that we will have some type of World Cup format.
Rock from Wooster, Ohio: "Is there not something that you can do as Commissioner to negate the trades the Yankees are making to create their "superteam"? Many believe their trades, although wise moves on the rookies' part, are clearly not in the best interests of baseball."
You're right, a lot of people do believe that. First, the Raul Mondesi trade and then Jeff Weaver. But the answer is, really, no, the Yankees properly say that this is the system, they are playing under that system. And while we've had cash requirements, I have waived a lot of them over the last four or five years using my own judgment and instincts, because I have to consider not only the Yankees and the team they are making the trade with and other teams.
So the fact of the matter is, that this is a manifestation of the very subject that I have been talking about. I don't know how else to say it. I am not going to be critical of the Yankees because they can properly and rightfully say they are playing by the rules that exist, and they are.
But, when people say, well, there's not a problem, this and that, it's not possible if you follow the game closely, and this is a dramatic manifestation of that.
"What is your current stance on the designated hitter? Is it something you want to address in a new Collective Bargaining Agreement? Will the DH be abolished?"
Well, I voted for the designated hitter in 1972 at the Plaza Hotel and it's the only thing in my career I ever agreed on with (former Oakland owner) Charlie Finley. But I did because offense was down and (former American League president) Joe Cronin and everybody thought that we ought to do something to liven up the offense a little bit.
Now, you have a situation where the National League, obviously, will never go to the designated hitter. American League clubs like it, but I would say, John, to you, what I have often said; that I think it will take a (cataclysmic) event, whatever that is, a lot of realignment; I think that's the way that we will move the designated hitter, where both leagues are playing by the same rules.
Having said that, (Phillies chairman) Bill Giles, who is not a controversial guy, said to me a few years ago, "So what's wrong with the leagues having different rules? It makes for a lot of great conversation and rivalry and I don't think it's so terrible."
Well, I have to agree with him. I would like to have a standardized rule. I would, under the circumstances, but with all of the problems that we have facing baseball, this is not something I spend a lot of time worrying about.
Henry from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania: "To have a future, baseball must make fans among the young and to make fans among the young, baseball needs to have faster, crisper ballgames. What specifically are you doing to correct the length-of-game problem that is crippling baseball?"
There is a lot of dissent about that. I happen to agree with Henry. And (MLB VP) Sandy Alderson and his staff have really worked at it, Bob Watson, Frank Robinson before him, we have spent a lot of time talking about it.
I agree that games should be crisper. It's the pace of the game; not the time of the game. I think there's a general misunderstanding of that. But I want to say to you, to all of you, the following, because I don't get a lot of letters -- and in our polling, we don't get a lot of that.
Now, the one thing I keep reading from some of you, is about the game and the numbers. The fact is, whether you want to face it or not, if you look at the attendance numbers of our sport, we have set attendance record three or four times in the last five years in the midst of a very soft economy, we are still shooting at 70 million people. Our television ratings are up. Locally, the clubs are doing very well in television right now. I hope, we'll see what happens here, but we have a lot ahead of us, hopefully.
And so, if I look at the attendance numbers in the late '40s and '50s, the best year was 1949, they drew five million people when they were playing games in an hour and 20 minutes.
Now, again I want to reiterate here, I am for faster games. My guys get tired of me talking about it. We have reduced the time. Sunday afternoon, I listened to Greg Maddux pitch a game in Atlanta, two hours and 18 minutes, it reminded me of Bob Buhl's days in Milwaukee. He used to pitch about an hour and four minutes. So it can be done and there are things that we are working on. Pitchers need to stop fiddling around as much and we have some hitters, you know, they look like defensive backs in the National Football League; they have so much equipment on, and they have to stop all of that. There are ways to deal with this. We have talked about it.
But when you talk to fans, and then you do in-depth polling and you do focus groups, it is not a big item to people. It's bigger to me than it is to fans. And I'll repeat. When the average franchise is drawing two and a half million people, and the total television ratings are as good as they are, I think that we have to be very careful that we don't do things to the game, the game itself, intrinsically and inherently, is very good.
Jordan from Tenafly, New Jersey: "Major League Baseball is being handed to the hitters. Offense sells tickets, I love long home runs more than most people but the integrity of the game is being destroyed. Do you think that this is a problem?"
No, I really don't. I don't think the integrity is the problem. I think that there's no question we've had -- everybody has different theories. Everybody I talk to, wherever I am, I like to talk to players of today, players that have played in the past. I spend a lot of time talking to people about it. Some say it's the ball. Some say it's the bat. The new parks are certainly homer-friendly. We have had two expansions in the 90s. We diluted pitching. There are a myriad of factors. Players are bigger and stronger. We have already addressed the steroid issue.
Remember, these players work out, in some cases, every day. Their diets are better, vitamins are better, their medical care is infinitely better. I used to talk to Bobby Brown about that when he was president of the American League. He would compare the medical attention they got in the '40s and early '50s as opposed to today. So there are reasons for it, and as a result of that, you have more home runs, and you have balls flying out of ballparks. But I don't think that diminishes what the players of today have done. I think that's unfair. And, in fact, I think that is not -- there is no logic behind that, other than to say, well, so, and so could have done it. But the fact of the matter, there's only a few guys doing it now. So if it were easy, everybody would be doing it, and they are not. So I think they deserve all of the credit in the world.
Randy from Owensboro, Kentucky: "Has there been any discussion about going back to a more balanced schedule? Rivalries are nice but with six teams in the NL Central, they play each other too many times. Thanks for your thoughts, a Cardinals fan."
Well, I'm the guy that went to the unbalanced schedule. The only story I can tell you, in 1977, I guess we are getting ready for the '77 season, we were in an unbalanced schedule. The Brewers had wound up in the American League East and I was happy with that, but (AL president) Lee MacPhail, we were bringing in Toronto and Seattle and he couldn't make an unbalanced schedule come out. So we agreed after a lot of -- we had a very stormy meeting. Lee MacPhail, I think, if he could have thrown George Steinbrenner and myself out the window, he would have done it. But we agreed to take a one-year hiatus and study and try to get back to the unbalanced schedule.
Because look, Randy, if you go to divisional play which we did in 1969, you play as many games outside your division as inside your division. Somebody can ask the question, "What the hell did you go to divisional play for?" If you're going to win your division -- now there are six teams in there because we have 16 and 14 and he makes a very valid point.
Katy Feeney, who does the schedule, her father before her, and I spend a lot of time talking with her, they are tough problems to solve. But the fact is, it's worked out well. And the unbalanced schedule, it's wonderful. It's the way it's supposed to be. The Yankees are going to play the Red Sox more, the Cardinals are going to play the Cubs more and on and on and on. Everybody likes it. I tell you, I have had no complaints at all from the clubs, and most clubs bitch about schedules all day long. I know, because I was the worst of the whole group. But the unbalanced schedule has really, really worked out well.
"How is the Interleague schedule determined for each team? Why do some teams get to keep the rivalries going and others create a discrepancy revenue?" This is from Jay in Ohio.
Jay, I believe in the geographical rivalries. I love Interleague play. I have often said, the first two people I heard talk about it were Hank Greenberg and Bill Veeck in 1948 and they were absolutely right. When you go and see the White Sox and the Reds and the Cubs and the Mets and the Dodgers and the Angels, you don't want to destroy those. No. 1, every game is sold out between the Cubs and the Sox. The fans like it.
I keep saying to the owners, whether some of you like this or not, if you think the format is fair or unfair, the fans like it. Are there some Interleague rivalries that are not good? You bet. There's some Interleague rivalries that are not good, either. I guess we could use the same logic, but we are not going to, because we try to preserve as much of that as we can, and then we are rotating the addition so every team sees everybody else.
You know, I will say this. The Interleague play (attendance) was up 20 percent this year over our average game, and so I'm happy about that. And I also think it puts a lot of excitement in the midst of the season.
And watching and listening to all of the games, listening to the announcers and broadcasters talk about, isn't this great, this is what it's supposed to be the excitement, whether it's Chicago or New York, there's a lot of them, in Cleveland's case, they like to play Cincinnati; Pittsburgh would also like to play Cleveland, we've created some really interesting rivalries that we had not thought of. Boston-Atlanta has worked out well. Atlanta sold out for all three games, for the first time since Opening Day.
So Interleague play has worked out great, but, yes, Jay, no question, because trying to preserve some, it does create a little bit of inequity. That's why we play 162 games, we hope to clear most of that up over the season.
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Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Here is a long/short equity fund that focuses on small caps in Japan and is doing so with accomplishment.
After returning almost 99% last year, the Hayate
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Swiss hedge fund Capital Hedge saw its six month positive return streak end in July according to fund performance information obtained by Opalesque. Both the DPI and KAIROS programs posted negative returns for the month of -1.55% and -4.36% respectively. Both p
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Foundation China Fund, the flagship vehicle of Hong Kong-based Foundation Asset Management reported positive net of fees gains of 5.7% for July, according to performance information obtained by Opalesque. The vehicle slightly underperformed the MSCI China Index
In the week ending 08 Aug, 2014, McKinsey & Co predicted that hedge funds, private equity funds and other alternative investments would grab up to 40% of asset management revenues by 2020. A survey by Cerulli Associates found that alternative mutual funds will hit 14% of total industry assets by 202
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Traditionally in the futures markets products are settled on a T+3 timeline. A simplified definition of T+3 is to say they are settled within three days. A new group of futures products is offering a T+1, or one day settlement option and the products are catchin
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: Giovanni de Francisci runs the Petschek Family Office out of Monaco. He describes his unconventional views on manager selection, the state of the hedge fund industry and investment risks using various colorful similes during a recent
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: Giovanni de Francisci runs the Petschek Family Office out of Monaco. He describes his unconventional views on manager selection, the state of the hedge fund industry and investment risks, using various colorful similes during a recent
This article was authored by Alex Gavrish, founder and CEO of Etalon Investment Research, and author of "Wall Street Back To Basics."
This article was authored by Andrew Beer, founder of Beachhead Capital Management LLC in New York.
A vexing issue with hedge funds is the lack of persistence of returns. Last years winners generally are no more likely to be this
By: Stanley Altshuller, co-Founder and Chief Research Officer at NovusPensions are faced with an ominous future of growing liabilities and declining long-term returns, a trend that could jeopardize a large number of pension funds. The low interest rate environment and stunted expected returns hav
This article was authored by Dr. Vinay Nair, Founder and CEO of Ada Investments, an equities-based investment platform with offices in New York, Mumbai and Rio
By: Alexander Hart, Senior Research Analyst, Federal Street Advisors
With broad equity markets performing exceptionally well over the last five years, there has been much debate over the benefits of active versus passive investment strategies. As strong proponents of fundamental investing, we ha
This article was authored by Andrew Beer, founder of Beachhead Capital Management LLC in New York.
By one estimate, the hedge fund industry managed $2.6 trillion in capital at year-end 2013. Many expect growth to accelerate over
Texas Employees sets 2015 tactical plan for alternatives
From PIOnline.com: Texas Employees Retirement System will invest in up to four new hedge funds in the next fiscal year, which begins Sept. 1. Trustees approved 2015 tactical investment plans for the hedge fund, private equity and in
From Artemis.bm: Its not just hedge funds that are entering the insurance and reinsurance market in search of so-called long-term capital to put to work in their strategies, private equity firms targeting the space are also seeking opportunities to add assets under management. The entry of large pr
From Bloomberg.com: New Yorks real estate world is filled with tales of ordinary people who bought property decades ago and saw values skyrocket to the millions. Seth Weissman is seeking investors to get in early on the next hot neighborhoods.
The veteran of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and hedge
George Soros bets $2bn on stock market collapse
From Newsmax.com: Billionaire investor George Soros has increased his financial bet that U.S. stocks will collapse to more than $2 billion. The legendary hedge fund manager has been raising his negative bet on the Standard & Poor's 500 Inde
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Market Neutral funds increased their market exposure to -1% net short from -6% net short last week, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynchs Hedge Fund Monitor.
The report also added
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Near Term Trend: NeutralFriday's Close: $1,305.50 (- $ 10.20)UPDATE: We remain short from the $1,306.00 region, with a stop at $1.321.20 (daily close only).Keep the stop at the same level as we begin trading in the coming week.