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Hedge Funds: A Resource for Investors

Simone Borla, Denis Masetti

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About the Authors.A Word of Thanks.Introduction.1. Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments in Europe.The Birth of Hedge Funds.Hedge Funds.Main Characteristics of the Industry.Hedge Fund Strategies.2. Hedge Fund Advantages and Opportunities.Advantages of Hedge Funds for Institutional Clients: Elements of Portfolio Selection.Advantages of Hedge Funds for Private Clients: Second Generation Funds of Funds and Structured Products.New Prospects for Hedge Funds: Insurance Policies and Pension Funds.Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds.Market Potential.3. The European Market.Marketing Opportunities-The Reasons for the Boom.Market Opportunities, Laws and Fiscal Considerations in the Major European Countries.The Major European Countries.Offshore Domiciles for Hedge Funds.Future Prospects.4. Information in the World of Hedge Funds.Associations and Organisations.Publications.Research Web Sites.Information Sites.Hedge Fun d Indices.Glossary.Index.

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About the Authors.A Word of Thanks.Introduction.1. Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments in Europe.The Birth of Hedge Funds.Hedge Funds.Main Characteristics of the Industry.Hedge Fund Strategies.2. Hedge Fund Advantages and Opportunities.Advantages of Hedge Funds for Institutional Clients: Elements of Portfolio Selection.Advantages of Hedge Funds for Private Clients: Second Generation Funds of Funds and Structured Products.New Prospects for Hedge Funds: Insurance Policies and Pension Funds.Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds.Market Potential.3. The European Market.Marketing Opportunities-The Reasons for the Boom.Market Opportunities, Laws and Fiscal Considerations in the Major European Countries.The Major European Countries.Offshore Domiciles for Hedge Funds.Future Prospects.4. Information in the World of Hedge Funds.Associations and Organisations.Publications.Research Web Sites.Information Sites.Hedge Fun d Indices.Glossary.Index.

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About the Authors.A Word of Thanks.Introduction.1. Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments in Europe.The Birth of Hedge Funds.Hedge Funds.Main Characteristics of the Industry.Hedge Fund Strategies.2. Hedge Fund Advantages and Opportunities.Advantages of Hedge Funds for Institutional Clients: Elements of Portfolio Selection.Advantages of Hedge Funds for Private Clients: Second Generation Funds of Funds and Structured Products.New Prospects for Hedge Funds: Insurance Policies and Pension Funds.Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds.Market Potential.3. The European Market.Marketing Opportunities-The Reasons for the Boom.Market Opportunities, Laws and Fiscal Considerations in the Major European Countries.The Major European Countries.Offshore Domiciles for Hedge Funds.Future Prospects.4. Information in the World of Hedge Funds.Associations and Organisations.Publications.Research Web Sites.Information Sites.Hedge Fun d Indices.Glossary.Index.

Key concepts: Alternative beta, Fund of funds, Global assets under management, Business, Institutional investor, Hedge accounting, Hedge fund, Open-end fund

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