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Book SynopsisThis unique and detailed
Handbook provides a comprehensive source of analysis and research on alternative investment funds in the EU, the US and other leading jurisdictions.
Expert contributors offer an unparalleled perspective on the contemporary alternative funds industry, the main areas of regulatory policy concern surrounding its activities, and the role that alternative funds have played in recent financial crises, as well as an account of the rules governing their operation in selected jurisdictions.
Providing insight and analysis of the contemporary investment funds industry at a time of crisis and transition, the Research Handbook on Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Alternative Investments will be a valuable tool for scholars, practitioners and policy makers alike.
Contributors include: J. Adams, P. Athanassiou, A. Brav, T. Bullman, L. Chincarini, D.K. Das, A. Erskine, F. Goltz, N. Greene, D. Harrison, A. Hankova, M. Jickling, W. Jiang, H. Kim, V. Krepely Pool, M. Lamandini, N. Lang, F.-S. Lhabitant, H. McVea, T. Oatley, L. Phalippou, D. Schroeder, M. Stromqvist, W.K. Winecoff, P. Yeoh
Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction PART I: FOUNDATIONS 1. Hedge Funds – An Introduction Ludwig Chincarini 2. Europe’s Hedge Fund Industry – An Overview Andrea Hankova and François-Serge Lhabitant 3. Sovereign-wealth Funds – A Paradigm Shift in Capital Flows in the Global Economy Dilip K. Das 4. Private Equity Funds’ Performance, Risk and Selection Ludovic Phalippou PART II: REGULATORY ISSUES 5. Alternative Investments and Retail Investors – A Bold but Risky Experiment Harry McVea 6. Hedge Fund Reporting Felix Goltz and David Schröder 7. Hedge Fund Activism Alon Brav, Wei Jiang and Hyunseob Kim 8. Hedge Funds and the Detection of Managerial Fraud Veronika Krepely Pool 9. Self-regulation – What Future in the Context of Hedge Funds? Marco Lamandini 10. Hedge Fund Regulation through Competition Law Principles – Some Reflections David Harrison PART III: ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS – FAILURES AND FINANCIAL CRISES 11. Lessons of Long-Term Capital Management and Amaranth Advisors Mark Jickling 12. Hedge Funds and their Impact on Systemic Stability Maria Strömqvist 13. Sovereign Default Risks in the Economic and Monetary Union and the Role of Vulture Funds Peter Yeoh PART IV: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 14. US Regulation of Investment Advisers and Private Investment Funds – A Concise Overview Nathan Greene and John Adams 15. German Alternative Investment Fund Regulation – Wrong Answers to the Wrong Questions? Norbert Lang 16. Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Alternative Investment in Australia Alex Erskine 17. The EU’s AIFM Directive and its Impact – An Overview Phoebus Athanassiou and Thomas Bullman 18. The Domestic Rooting of Financial Regulation in an Era of Global Capital Markets Thomas Oatley and W. Kindred Winecoff Index
