{"product_id":"investment-manager-analysis-9780471478867","title":"Investment Manager Analysis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eInvestment Manager Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis is a book that should have been written years ago. It provides a practical, thorough, and completely objective method to analyze and select an investment manager. It takes the mystery (and the consultants) out of the equation. Without question, this book belongs on every Plan Sponsor''s desk.\u003cbr\u003e Dave Davenport, Assistant Treasurer, Lord Corporation, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Equity Manager Search\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn insightful compendium of the issues that challenge those responsible for hiring and firing investment managers. Frank Travers does a good job of taking complicated analytical tools and methodologies and explaining them in a simple, yet practical manner. Anyone responsible for conducting investment manager due diligence should have a copy on their bookshelf.\u003cbr\u003e Leon G. Cooperman, Chairman and CEO, Omega Advisors, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvestment Manager Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides a good overview of the important areas that purc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART ONE: Before the Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1: Setting Investment Guidelines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2: Investment Manager Sourcing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3: Request for Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART TWO: Equity and Fixed Income Manager Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4: Performance Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5: Risk Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6: Portfolio Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7: Information Gathering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8: Initial Interview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9: Attribution Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10: Style Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11: On-Site Meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12: Investment Manager Scoring Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 13: Background Checks and Contracts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 14: Fixed Income Manager Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART THREE: Alternative Investment Manager Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 15: Hedge Fund Manager Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402606158167,"sku":"9780471478867","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/investment-manager-analysis-9780471478867","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}