June 2013
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
11h 3m
English
book
Mastering Illiquidity: Risk management for portfolios of limited partnership funds
by Thomas Meyer, Peter Cornelius, Christian Diller, Didier Guennoc
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Abbreviations
| ABS | asset-backed security |
| ACR | adjusted current ratio |
| ADIA | Abu Dhabi Investment Authority |
| AIF | alternative investment fund |
| AIFM | alternative investment fund manager |
| ALM | asset liability management |
| AMH | adaptive market hypothesis |
| AuM | assets under management |
| AVM | asset value model |
| B | bow factor |
| bps | basis points |
| C | contributions, drawdowns, capital calls of funds |
| CalPERS | California Public Employees' Retirement System |
| CalSTRS | California State Teachers' Retirement System |
| CAPM | capital asset pricing model |
| CC | committed capital |
| CDO | collateralized debt obligation |
| CFA | cash flow adjustment |
| CFaR | cash-flow-at-risk |
| CFO | collateralized fund obligation |
| CIC | China Investment Corporation |
| CR | current ratio |
| D | distributions, capital repayments of funds |
| DB | defined benefit plan |
| DC | defined contribution plan |
| DCF | discounted cash flows |
| DMM | default mode model |
| EIOPA | European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority |
| ESG | environmental, social and corporate governance |
| ESMA | European Securities and Markets Authority |
| EUR | euro |
| EVCA | European Venture Capital and Private Equity Association |
| FoF | fund-of-funds |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FRI | fixed interest rate |
| FRN | floating-rate note |
| G | growth rate |
| GIC | Government of Singapore Investment Corporation |
| GP | general partner |
| HMC | Harvard Management Corporation |
| HNW | high net worth |
| iCaR | invested-capital-at-risk |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standard |
| IIRR | interim IRR |
| IMF |
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