January 2008
Intermediate to advanced
289 pages
6h 55m
English
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Index
Note: Page references in italics refer to Figures; numbers in bold refer to end of chapter and Glossary definitions
absolute return 5, 7–8, 12, 261
administration lite service 86
AIMA (Alternative Investment Management Association) 174
alpha 18, 30, 39, 40, 221, 246, 261
alternative 248
alternative alpha 248
Alternative Investment Expert Group 11
Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) 174
anti-fraud analysis 48
anti-trust protocol 70
mandate 39
risks 24
VaR and 100
asset based style 250
attribution analysis 39, 78, 190
audit 86
audited financials 170
back office 81
back-up policy 171
bell curved distribution 99
benchmarking hedge fund of funds 188–9
benefit scheme 181
benefits of investing in hedge funds 35–7, 56
beta 17, 30, 39, 40, 159, 221, 227, 228, 229, 230, 261
bimodal distributions 99
Board of Directors 66
bonus structure 168
CALPERS 10
provision 62
capital guaranteed hedge funds of funds 223–7
cash 189
cash balance 161
cash management 88–9, 130, 200
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 65, 157, 165
Chief Investment Officer (CIO) 65, 157, 165
Chief Operating Officer (COO) 65
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