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When Lehman Brothers collapsed in the fall of 2008, hedge funds using Lehman as a prime broker found themselves unable to withdraw assets and many were forced to close. The dangers inherent in prime finance—the business relationship between prime brokers and their clients, namely hedge funds—increase the likelihood of widespread financial collapse. When Prime Brokers Fail is a detailed look at the relationship between hedge funds and their brokerages and the risks multiplied in extraordinary markets. This relationship has been the source of unexpected risk for banks lending to highly leveraged funds, as well as funds with assets at struggling banks…. More >>
When Prime Brokers Fail: The Unheeded Risk to Hedge Funds, Banks, and the Financial Industry
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When Prime Brokers Fail: The Unheeded Risk to Hedge Funds, Banks, and the Financial Industry
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Hedge Hunters: Hedge Fund Masters on the Rewards, the Risk, and the Reckoning
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One of Amazon.com’s Best Books of 2007
Top 10 Editor’s Picks: Finance and Investing
The hedge fund industry’s top managers have a penchant for high returns and low profiles. The combination makes them a regular focus of the media, eager to know what makes them tick. Now, thanks to Katherine Burton, who’s been covering these noteworthy traders for Bloomberg News for more than a decade, we know considerably more about them. With candor and detail, the industry’s most successful hedge fund managers describe the events that shaped their personal journeys, the strategies they use to produce returns even in uncooperative markets, and the attributes that make a smart investor. Hedge Hunters offers a r… More >>
Hedge Hunters: Hedge Fund Masters on the Rewards, the Risk, and the Reckoning
The Hedge Fund Compliance and Risk Management Guide
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The Hedge Fund Compliance and Risk Management Guide provides you with a broad examination of the most important compliance and risk management issues associated with today’s hedge funds. Straightforward and accessible, this invaluable resource covers everything from how hedge funds continue to generate lucrative returns to why some use sophisticated instruments and financial engineering to get around fundamental regulatory laws…. More >>
The Hedge Fund Compliance and Risk Management Guide