Top hedge fund investors: stories, strategies, and advice

The Bernie Madoff fraud scandal and the poor performance of many hedge funds in the past year is leading institutions to re-examine how they go about selecting hedge funds. Hedge Fund Investors will reveal the philosophies and strategies of institutional investors who invest hundreds of billions in hedge funds. Despite recent market downturn and problems with a large number of hedge funds, institutional investors still have about $1.5 trillion invested in hedge funds. Hedge Fund Investors will chronicle the challenges and rewards these institutions face in allocating assets, managing risks, and selecting hedge fund managers. The book will profile a variety of different investors: the pioneersin hedge fund investing, managers for high net-worth individuals, fund of funds investors, global investors, pension funds, and foundations and endowments.The book will discuss the recent market problems and how that has impacted hedge fund investors, particularly focusing on the types of hedge funds that weathered the storm and those funds, or strategies, that collapsed in the market debacle. Readers will gain insight into how hedge funds figure into a broader portfolio, how to differentiate hedge fund strategies and managers, how to select a hedge fund, and how to manage existing hedge fund investments. This bookwill provide value to anyone involved in placing money with hedge funds and with hedge funds who seek to better understand their institutional clients.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-50129-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 14/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés