Hedge Funds
Our Hedge Funds section contains a selection of titles covering hedge fund investing, hedge fund risk and more.
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Edited By Mark Berman
The Credit Crisis is reshaping the hedge fund industry. At a time when proposals to regulate hedge funds and impose restrictions on their investment managers are at the top of the political agenda in Europe and the US, prime brokers continue to curtail funding, which impacts hedge fund trading and profitability, while investors are returning, slowly, to these critical AI pooled investment vehicles.
Beyond the legislative and regulatory agendas, the Credit Crisis has shown how critical it is to understand the intricacies of the hedge fund-prime broker relationship, notably in areas such as hypothecation, disclosure of risk factors, key provisions of the prime brokerage agreement and knowing what to do, and how fast to act, when things go wrong.
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By Daniel Broby
To capture revenue opportunities, senior executives in fund management companies have to apply best practice and understand operational issues. This is not as easy as it sounds. Executives have numerous calls on their time and their core focus should always be investment performance. This guide allows senior executives to manage their time as effectively as possible and maximise its effectiveness.
This book gathers together accepted industry best practice for structure, operations and procedures. With A Guide to Fund Management you the reader can spend less time rummaging through industry white papers and more time on the strategic direction of the firm adding more value to your clients.
Check out Daniel Broby’s latest interview about Best Practices in Fund Management here
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By Alex Krutov
The rapid growth of the market for insurance-linked securities has highlighted the need for information on the types of these securities and the issues involved in their structuring, pricing, trading, and managing on a portfolio basis.
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Edited By Stefania Perrucci
'This stellar cast of experts provides in one accessible volume the background needed to understand the meltdown in subprime mortgages and the ensuing crisis in the credit markets’ -David J. Grais, Partner, Grais & Ellsworth LLP
’The US mortgage market is complex but its understanding is a must for all investment professionals. The collaborative efforts of the authors provides a comprehensive yet easy to follow treatment of the relevant topics’ - Ron D’Vari, CEO of NewOak Capital
’Mortgage and Real Estate Finance covers the spectrum from basics of MBS to modeling, valuation, and risk assessment. The authors are leading experts in their fields, with long and well-regarded careers in the finance industry. The contents of this book are essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the details of the secondary mortgage market, as well as the role of mortgage securitization in the recent housing crisis and the financial markets more broadly’ - Glenn Boyd, Head, US Securitization Research, Barclays Capital
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By Mark Berman
This new introductory text, clearly explains what a hedge fund is, how it interacts with service providers, how it operates and - particularly appropriate to today’s markets - what happens when things go wrong.
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Edited By Mark Berman
“This is a wonderful book for sophisticated readers. It provides dry but critically important information. What is more, it is a quick read. You can assimilate the information in an afternoon.“
Glyn Holton, Contingency Analysis
Hedge Funds and Prime Brokers explores the ever-changing and dynamic hedge fund-prime broker relationship through the use of a panel comprising of some of the world’s experts in investment, law and regulation.
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Edited By Greg N. Gregoriou and Dieter G. Kaiser
This outstanding collection of contributions from international academics and practitioners will help institutional investors navigate the complexities of hedge fund investment and CTAs
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Edited By Virginia Reynolds Parker
Available now in a fully revised and updated second edition, Managing Hedge Fund Risk is the market-leading guide on risk for the hedge fund industry.
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Edited By Barry Schachter
Focusing on the wide range of hedge fund strategy choices and their associated challenges and risks, this title presents a wealth of new research to guide you past the potential pitfalls and develop your risk assessment skills.
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Edited By Leslie Rahl
The only title that focuses solely on hedge fund transparency and offers a balanced perspective that appreciates both the needs of institutional investors and hedge fund managers.
