Hedge Fund Operational Due Diligence

Understanding the Risks
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-37234-0
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 618 g

Reihe: Wiley Finance Editions

How to diagnose and monitor key hedge fund operational risks

With the various scandals taking place with hedge funds, now more than ever, both financial and operational risks must be examined. Revealing how to effectively detect and evaluate often-overlooked operational risk factors in hedge funds, such as multi-jurisdictional regulatory coordination, organizational nesting, and vaporware, Hedge Fund Operational Due Diligence includes real-world examples drawn from the author's experiences dealing with the operational risks of a global platform of over 80 hedge funds, funds
of hedge funds, private equity, and real estate managers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scharfman, Jason A

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Anlagen & Wertpapiere
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen Rating, Due Diligence, Unternehmensbewertung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.

Chapter 1. What is Operational Risk?

Chapter 2. The Importance of Operational Due Diligence.

Chapter 10. Looking Ahead: Trends in the Space.

Chapter 3. Who Is Qualified To Perform An Operational Due Diligence Review?

Chapter 4. Creating An Initial Operational Profile.

Chapter 5. Evaluating the Gray Areas: Examples.

Chapter 6. Ten Tips When Performing an Operational Due Diligence Review.

Chapter 7. On-going Operational Profile Monitoring.

Chapter 8. Techniques For Modeling Operational Risk.

Chapter 9. Bridging the Gap: Incorporating Operational Risk Consideration Into the Portfolio

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

JASON A. SCHARFMAN is a Director with Graystone Research at Morgan Stanley. His responsibilities include analyzing and reporting on the operational risks of alternative investments such as hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, and private equity considered for investment. He also makes recommendations to the firm's investment committee based on that analysis. He has written on the subject of operational due diligence and travels and speaks worldwide on hedge fund operational risks.