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Description for Hedge Funds
Hardcover. This title looks at the workings of hedge funds showing their successes and failures. Well known hedge funds are scrutinized through research and interviews with fund managers, consultants, regulators, and central banks. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Like the courtesans of a bygone age, hedge funds cater to the wealthy and project an aura of mystery and excitement. But as the Long Term Capital Management debacle showed, their activities affect us all.
Far from neutralising risk, as their name might suggest, some are simply vehicles for large-scale speculation - raiding currencies, disrupting bond markets, and embarrassing governments.
This book looks in detail at the secret world of hedge funds, how they work, the larger than life characters who run them, their private passions and the risks they run.
Like the courtesans of a bygone age, hedge funds cater to the wealthy and project an aura of mystery and excitement. But as the Long Term Capital Management debacle showed, their activities affect us all.
Far from neutralising risk, as their name might suggest, some are simply vehicles for large-scale speculation - raiding currencies, disrupting bond markets, and embarrassing governments.
This book looks in detail at the secret world of hedge funds, how they work, the larger than life characters who run them, their private passions and the risks they run.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471899730
SKU
V9780471899730
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Peter Temple
PETER TEMPLE worked as an investment analyst in fund management and broking for 18 years, before turning full time to writing in 1988. He writes widely on financial topics, mainly for a private investor readership. His articles are published in the Financial Times, the Investors Chronicle, Shares magazine, International Fund Investment, and a variety of other publications and websites. ... Read more
Reviews for Hedge Funds
"... a wonderful book." (Personal Finance, September 2001) "Peter Temple's book is a good starting point. Read it before you open that next tempting new prospectus from the glitzy investment bank." (The Independent, 2nd May 2001) "... the book is an excellent primer for students of finance and would-be masters of the universe." (Sunday Times, 1st ... Read more