Handbook Of Hedge Funds

A comprehensive guide to the burgeoning hedge fund industry Intended as a comprehensive reference for investors and fund and portfolio managers, Handbook of Hedge Funds combines new material with updated information from Francois-Serge L'habitant's two other successful hedge fund books. Handbook of hedge funds Hedge funds are the fastest growing sector of the financial industry, and this trend is set to continue. Non technical yet sophisticated, the Handbook of Hedge Funds removes the veil of secrecy that surrounds these often misunderstood investment vehicles. Blending facts, practical tips, and personal insights, written by an expert in the field, it provides a complete analysis of what hedge funds are, how they operate, and how they should be used in a portfolio. The Handbook of Hedge Funds provides: A discussion on the history and regulation of hedge funds Detailed analysis of hedge fund strategies illustrated by trade examples from successful hedge fund managers A complete guide on the various risk and return statistics used by hedge funds A description of existing hedge fund databases and indices. An overview of how to use hedge funds in portfolio construction New material on structured products and funds of hedge funds This book includes a foreword by Mark Anson, CIO of Hermes Investments. “Lhabitant takes us from the early 1930s to the latest cutting edge research in the field of hedge funds, blending both theoretical and practical information in this handbook and leaving no stone unturned. This new updated text with its panoply of new information, loads of examples and cases for educational purposes is well worth the investment. It is a must for beginners, institutional investors and money managers, lawyers, accountants, academics. In essence the bible of hedge fund books, you cannot ask for better.” —Greg N. Gregoriou, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Finance, State University of New York (Plattsburgh) A comprehensive guide to the burgeoning hedge fund industry Intended as a comprehensive reference for investors and fund and portfolio managers, Handbook of Hedge Funds combines new material with updated information from Francois-Serge L’habitant’s two other successful hedge fund books. This book features up-to-date regulatory and historical information, new case studies and trade examples, detailed analyses of investment strategies, discussions of hedge fund indices and databases, and tips on portfolio construction. Francois-Serge L’habitant (Geneva, Switzerland) is the Head of Investment Research at Kedge Capital. He is Professor of Finance at the University of Lausanne and at EDHEC Business School, as well as the author of five books, including Hedge Funds: Quantitative Insights (0-470-85667-X) and Hedge Funds: Myths & Limits (0-470-84477-9), both from Wiley.