Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 235 g
Reihe: Wiley Finance Series
Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 235 g
Reihe: Wiley Finance Series
ISBN: 978-0-470-97627-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
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Preface by Massimo Mazzini.
Introduction: The Crisis of 2008 and theWay Out.
1 From UCITS Directive to UCITS III Provisions.
1.1 Product Directive.
1.2 Management Company Directive.
1.2.1 Simplified Prospectus.
1.3 Additional Regulatory Limits Imposed by UCITS III.
1.3.1 The Prohibition on Borrowing and Short Selling.
1.3.2 Prohibition on Investment in Commodities.
1.4 The Next Step: UCITS IV Directive and New Provisions by EU.
1.5 Simplification of the Notification Procedure.
1.6 Replacement of the Simplified Prospectus with the Key Investor Document.
1.7 Management Company Passport.
1.8 Master-Feeder Structures.
1.9 Mergers between UCITS.
1.10 New EU Directive on Alternative Investments.
2 Business Models for the Production of Newcits and Managed Accounts.
3 Analysis of Operational Model of UCITS III Products.
3.1 Luxembourg SICAVS.
3.1.1 Harmonized and Non-Harmonized UCITS.
3.1.2 Self-Managed and Hetero-Managed SICAV.
3.2 CSSF 07/308 Circular: Guidelines for Luxembourg UCITS.
3.2.1 Structure of the Risk Management Unit.
3.2.2 Activities of the Risk Management Unit.
3.2.3 Determination of the Global Exposure for Non-Sophisticated UCITS.
3.2.4 Determination of the Global Exposure for Sophisticated UCITS.
3.2.5 The Counterparty Risk.
3.2.6 Limits of Concentration risk.
3.3 Swing Pricing.
3.3.1 The Swing Factor.
3.3.2 Pros and Cons of Swing Pricing.
3.3.3 Pros and Cons of Full and Partial Swing.
3.3.4 Operational Implications.
3.4 Depositary Bank, Administrator and Lack of Prime Broker.
3.4.1 The Role of the Administrator.
3.4.2 The Lack of Prime Broker.
4 Hedge Funds Investment Strategies and Limits Set by UCITS III.
4.1 Long/Short Equity.
4.1.1 Equity Market Neutral.
4.2 Relative Value.
4.2.1 Convertible Bond Arbitrage.
4.2.2 Fixed Income Arbitrage.
4.2.3 Mortgage-Backed Securities Arbitrage.
4.3 Directional Trading.
4.3.1 Global Macro.
4.3.2 Managed Futures (CTA or Systematic Futures Trading).
4.4 Event-Driven (or Special Situation).
4.4.1 Merger Arbitrage.
4.4.2 Distressed Securities.
4.5 Other Strategies.
4.5.1 Statistical Arbitrage.
4.5.2 Index Arbitrage.
4.5.3 Volatility Arbitrage.
4.5.4 Multi-Strategy.
4.6 Limits Imposed by UCITS III.
4.6.1 Considerations.
4.6.2 Background.
4.6.3 Characteristics of the UCITS III Funds Appreciated by Investors.
4.6.4 Main UCITS Rules.
4.6.5 Additional Rules to Consider.
4.6.6 Collateral Management Guidelines.
4.7 "Synthetic" Short Selling and Contracts for Difference.
4.8 Synthetic Newcits.
5 The Early Stages of the Newcits Industry.
5.1 Description of Sample.
5.2 Implemented Strategies.
5.3 Fee Structure.
5.4 Performance Analysis.
5.5 Tracking Error and Tracking Error Volatility.
5.6 Multivariate Regression Analysis on Panel Data.
5.7 Exposure to Risk Factors for each Strategy.
5.8 Contribution by Factor to the Historical Returns.
5.9 Liquidity Comparison.
5.10 Performance Contribution Analysis at Industry Level.
Conclusions.
References.
Acronyms.
Index.