Handbook of Alternative Assets
Since the first edition of the Handbook of Alternative Assets was published, significant events-from the popping of the technology bubble and massive accounting scandals to recessions and bear markets-have shifted the financial landscape. These changes have provided author Mark J. P. Anson with an excellent opportunity to examine alternative assets during a different part of the economic cycle than previously observed in the first edition.\ Fully revised and updated to reflect today's...
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Since the first edition of the Handbook of Alternative Assets was published, significant events—from the popping of the technology bubble and massive accounting scandals to recessions and bear markets—have shifted the financial landscape. These changes have provided author Mark J. P. Anson with an excellent opportunity to examine alternative assets during a different part of the economic cycle than previously observed in the first edition.Fully revised and updated to reflect today's financial realities, the Handbook of Alternative Assets, Second Edition covers the five major classes of alternative assets—hedge funds, commodity and managed futures, private equity, credit derivatives, and corporate governance—and outlines the strategies you can use to efficiently incorporate these assets into any portfolio. Throughout the book, new chapters have been added, different data sources accessed, and new conclusions reached.Designed as both an introduction to the world of alternative assets and as a reference for the active investor, the Handbook of Alternative Assets, Second Edition will help you match alternative assets with your various investment goals.
Ch. 1What is an alternative asset class?3Ch. 2Why alternative assets are important : beta drivers and alpha drivers15Ch. 3Introduction to hedge funds31Ch. 4Establishing a hedge fund investment program71Ch. 5Due diligence for hedge fund managers97Ch. 6Risk management part I : hedge fund return distributions135Ch. 7Risk management part II : additional hedge fund risks169Ch. 8Regulation of hedge funds203Ch. 9Hedge fund benchmarks and asset allocation229Ch. 10Hedge fund incentive fees and the "free option"251Ch. 11Top ten hedge fund quotes265Ch. 12Introduction to commodities277Ch. 13Investing in commodity futures305Ch. 14Commodity futures in a portfolio context333Ch. 15Managed futures353Ch. 16Introduction to venture capital379Ch. 17Introduction to leveraged buyouts419Ch. 18Debt as private equity part I : mezzanine debt455Ch. 19Debt as private equity part II : distressed debt477Ch. 20The economics of private equity501Ch. 21Performance measurement for private equity523Ch. 22Trends in private equity553Ch. 23Introduction to credit derivatives579Ch. 24Collateralized debt obligations609Ch. 25Collateralized fund obligations : intersection of credit derivative market and hedge fund world653Ch. 26Corporate governance as an alternative investment strategy669
