Book description
Hedge Funds of Funds: A Guide for Investors is a comprehensive guide to investing in hedge funds of funds. Written by an experienced practitioner in clear, concise and jargon free language, this book gives an inside view of this often opaque area and empowers readers with the tools to get to the bottom of how hedge funds of funds really work.
Key features include:
A full description of the skill sets and facets needed in all areas of a hedge funds of funds;
A wide-ranging set of questions to ask when assessing every area of a hedge fund of funds;
Advice on every part of the process when investing in a hedge fund of funds, from short-listing through to mandate design and benchmarking;
Two comprehensive practical examples of investment reports on both a hedge fund and a hedge fund of funds;
A comprehensive analysis of recent developments in the field;
A glossary of hedge fund terminology to help the reader de-code the jargon associated with the area.
This book is essential reading for all those interested in developing depth to their understanding of how to invest in hedge funds of funds and how they, in turn, invest with hedge funds.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
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Part I: An Introduction to Hedge Funds and Hedge Funds of Funds
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Chapter 1: Introduction
- 1.1 ABOUT THIS BOOK
- 1.2 OVERVIEW
- 1.3 WHAT ARE HEDGE FUNDS?
- 1.4 HOW DO HEDGE FUNDS GENERATE ABSOLUTE RETURNS?
- 1.5 WHO INVESTS IN HEDGE FUNDS?
- 1.6 WHERE'S THE CATCH?
- 1.7 WHAT ARE HEDGE FUNDS OF FUNDS?
- 1.8 THE GROWTH OF HEDGE FUNDS
- 1.9 CONCLUSION
- 1.10 GLOSSARY FOR CHAPTER 1
- 1.11 SUMMARY OF IDEAS FOR CHAPTER 1
- Chapter 2: Hedge Fund Strategies
- Chapter 3: The Benefits and Risks of Investing in Hedge Funds
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Chapter 4: Investing in Hedge Funds Through a Hedge Fund of Funds
- 4.1 OVERVIEW
- 4.2 WHAT DO HEDGE FUNDS OF FUNDS DO?
- 4.3 THE ROLE OF THE HEDGE FUND OF FUNDS MANAGER
- 4.4 HEDGE FUND OF FUNDS VS DIRECT INVESTMENT: BENEFITS AND DOWNSIDES
- 4.5 HEDGE FUND OF FUNDS VS MULTI-STRATEGY HEDGE FUNDS
- 4.6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION OF PART I
- 4.7 GLOSSARY FOR CHAPTER 4
- 4.8 SUMMARY OF IDEAS FOR CHAPTER 4
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Part II: Hedge Funds of Funds in Action
- Chapter 5: Core Functions and Capabilities of Hedge Funds of Funds
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Chapter 6: The Hedge Funds of Funds Investment Process
- 6.1 OVERVIEW
- 6.2 STRATEGY ANALYSIS AND ALLOCATION
- 6.3 SOURCING AND CAPACITY NEGOTIATION
- 6.4 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS AND FILTERING
- 6.5 QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
- 6.6 REFERENCING AND OPERATIONAL DUE DILIGENCE
- 6.7 PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION FOR HEDGE FUNDS OF FUNDS
- 6.8 CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND THE DECISION PROCESS
- 6.9 SUMMARY
- 6.10 SUMMARY OF IDEAS FOR CHAPTER 6
- Chapter 7: The Hedge Funds of Funds Risk, Monitoring and Portfolio Management Processes
- Chapter 8: An Example of a Hedge Fund of Funds' Investment Report
- Part III: Evaluating, Selecting and Investing in Hedge Funds of Funds
- Part IV: Further Topics in Hedge and Funds of Funds
- Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: Hedge Funds of Funds: A Guide for Investors
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2008
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470062050
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