Hype:

Alternative investments gain popularity with plan sponsors – (The Retirement Savings Challenge)

Have Managed Futures Funds Turned a Corner? – (Chief Investment Officer)

Are CTAs one another’s Competition? – (AI Source)

Shh…. Managed Futures post best quarter performance since 2008 – (Attain Alternatives Blog)

ETFs:

Say Hello to another Managed Futures ETF (FUTS) – (ETF)

Are Managed Futures ETFs for you? – (Wall Street Sector Selector)

Research:

Alternative routes into hedge funds: liquid alternatives and managed accounts – (Hedge Week)

Us Fund Services 2014 – (HedgeWeek)

Bizarre:

Non profits and charities have to register as CPO’s with CFTC? – (Wall Street Journal)

U.S. farmers latest to sue Syngenta over GMO corn rejected by China – (Reuters)