Rittereiser / Kochard Top Hedge Fund Investors

Stories, Strategies, and Advice
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-63712-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Finance Editions

A professional's guide to the world of hedge fund investing
Throughout the financial crisis of 2008, many hedge fundssuffered massive losses and were often blamed for the extrememarket upheavals. In the wake f the crisis, hedge funds remain asource of fascination for the media, legislators, and investors,mostly due to misunderstanding. Historically portrayed as riskyinvestment funds for the very wealthy run by swashbuckling traders,the truth is hedge funds are simply an investment vehicle designedto generate superior returns and reduce an investor's overallportfolio risk.
Investors have good reasons to remain fascinated with hedgefunds. Although many individual funds have underperformed orcollapsed, hedge funds as a whole have provided solid returns whilereducing risks. Savvy institutions have invested in hedge funds formany years and have made them a large and powerful force in themarkets. Investing in hedge funds requires sophisticated knowledge,understanding, skill, access, and experience. Individuals andinstitutions, whether they are new to hedge funds or need toimprove, can find those attributes in the stories of the successfulhedge fund investors profiled in Hedge Fund Investors.
Hedge Fund Investors chronicles the challenges andrewards these investors face, in selecting hedge fund managers,managing risks, and constructing portfolios. In revealingconversations, leading hedge fund investors who place hundreds ofbillions of dollars in hedge funds, share their philosophies,strategies, and advice.
* Profiles a variety of different investors from the pioneers inhedge fund investing to managers for high net-worth individuals andfund of funds investors
* Discusses winners and losers in the recent market decline,problematic hedge fund strategies, and how these current eventswill change future strategies
* Provides lessons, insights, and advice beneficial to all hedgefund investors
Engaging and informative, Hedge Fund Investors will provevaluable to anyone involved in placing money with hedge funds, aswell as hedge funds who seek to better understand theirclients.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rittereiser, Cathleen M.

Kochard, Lawrence E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
About the Authors.
Part One: Evolution of the Hedge Fund Industry andInvesting.
Chapter 1: The Truth about Hedge Funds: From MisunderstoodInvestment Vehicle to Household Word.
Chapter 2: The Investment Process: Best Practices of SuccessfulHedge Fund Investors.
Chapter 3: The Hedge Fund Investment Landscape: A Snapshotin Time.
Part Two: Top Hedge Fund Investors: Stories andStrategies.
Chapter 4: Author of the Hedge Fund Investing Story: RichardElden, Founder and Former Chairman, Grosvenor CapitalManagement.
Chapter 5: The Predictive Value of Performance: Frank Meyer,Founder and Former Chairman, Glenwood Capital Investments.
Chapter 6: The Best Qualities of Limestone: James R. Hodge,President and Chief Investment Officer, Permal Asset ManagementInc.
Chapter 7: An Asymmetrical Talent: Mark J. P. Anson, ManagingPartner and Chair of the Investment Committee, Oak Hill InvestmentManagement.
Chapter 8: Early Endowment CIO and Entrepreneur: Louis W.Moelchert, Jr., Managing Partner, Private Advisors, LLC.
Chapter 9: An Ambassador of the Highest Standard: ChristopherFawcett, Co-Founder, Senior Partner, Fauchier Partners.
Chapter 10: A Risk Management Mastermind: Deepak Gurnani, Headof Hedge Funds, Investcorp.
Chapter 11: A Driver of Returns: Kathryn A. Hall, Chairman,Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Hall CapitalPartners.
Chapter 12: A Better Way: Ted Seides, Co-Founder,Protégé Partners.
Chapter 13: The Quality of the People: A Review and Preview.
Notes.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

CATHLEEN M. RITTEREISER is the coauthor of Foundation and Endowment Investing (Wiley) and informs and educates institutional investors as a writer, speaker, and consultant. An alternative investments marketing executive with over twenty years' experience, Rittereiser has held positions with leading financial firms, including Symphony Asset Management and Merrill Lynch. She received a BA from Franklin & Marshall College and an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business.
LAWRENCE E. KOCHARD, PHD, CFA, is Chief Investment Officer of the Georgetown University endowment and teaches at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown. He is a leader in the foundation and endowment investing community and coauthor of Foundation and Endowment Investing (Wiley). Previously, Kochard was managing director of equity and hedge fund investments for the Virginia Retirement System, an adjunct finance professor at the University of Virginia, and a vice president with Goldman Sachs. He holds an MA and PhD in economics from the University of Virginia and is a CFA.