Largely exempt from regulation and shrouded in secrecy, "hedge funds" are one of the most controversial institutions in modern finance. Presenting a balanced view of the subject. De Brouwer explains their workings using case study material from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, from 1997 to 1998. He also considers the future of hedge funds, their role for institutional investors, as well as policy proposals to limit their destabilizing effects.
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Review of the hardback: 'How to escape the maze of international financial crises? Do the overgrown hedges need to be trimmed back? De Brouwer's book is a timely and useful contribution to the debate.' Jeffrey Frankel, Harvard University
Review of the hardback: 'The definitive work on hedge funds. Although they are integral parts of today's global markets ... a relatively small number of hedge funds,at times, could undermine the integrity of financial markets' Professor Eisuke Sakakibara, Global Security Research Center, Keio University
Review of the hardback: 'The definitive work on hedge funds. Although they are integral parts of today's global markets ... a relatively small number of hedge funds,at times, could undermine the integrity of financial markets' Professor Eisuke Sakakibara, Global Security Research Center, Keio University
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Largely exempt from regulation and shrouded in secrecy, hedge funds are one of the the most controversial institutions in modern finance. De Brouwer here presents a nuanced and balanced view of the subject. Explains the workings of hedge funds using case study material from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand from 1997 and 1998. Also considers the future of hedge funds, their role for institutional investors, as well as policy proposals to limit their destabilising effects.
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Hedge funds are private collective investment vehicles for the very rich and, more recently, entities like university endowments, pension funds and insurance companies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ringgit positions, large macro hedge funds, aggregate monthly return, aggressive trading tactics, short baht positions, hedge fund positions, destabilise financial markets, ringgit market, counterparty risk management, swap funding, large concentrated positions, artificial portfolio, proprietary trading desks, prop desks, destabilising speculation, bank outflows, regional financial markets, leveraged institutions, macro funds, leveraged players, feedback traders, establishing short positions, rational speculators, market integrity, hedge fund returns Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Working Group, New Zealand, United States, Van Hedge, Hang Seng Index, New York, Federal Reserve, Soros Fund Management, Investment Company Act, Securities Act, George Soros, Long-Term Capital Management, Reserve Bank of Australia, Securities Exchange Act, Bank of Thailand, Commodity Exchange Act, Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group, Hcdgc Funds, Malaysian Prime Minister New!
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Hedge funds are private collective investment vehicles for the very rich and, more recently, entities like university endowments, pension funds and insurance companies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ringgit positions, large macro hedge funds, aggregate monthly return, aggressive trading tactics, short baht positions, hedge fund positions, destabilise financial markets, ringgit market, counterparty risk management, swap funding, large concentrated positions, artificial portfolio, proprietary trading desks, prop desks, destabilising speculation, bank outflows, regional financial markets, leveraged institutions, macro funds, leveraged players, feedback traders, establishing short positions, rational speculators, market integrity, hedge fund returns Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Working Group, New Zealand, United States, Van Hedge, Hang Seng Index, New York, Federal Reserve, Soros Fund Management, Investment Company Act, Securities Act, George Soros, Long-Term Capital Management, Reserve Bank of Australia, Securities Exchange Act, Bank of Thailand, Commodity Exchange Act, Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group, Hcdgc Funds, Malaysian Prime Minister New!
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- Exchange Rate Policies in Emerging Asian Countries (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia) by Stefan Collignon on page 218, and Back Matter
- Financial Integration in East Asia (Trade and Development) by Gordon de Brouwer in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Financial Markets and Policies in East Asia (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia) by Gordon De Brouwer in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Financial Services (Aspects of Britain) by Central Office of Information in Back Matter
- Options, Futures and Other Derivatives (6th Edition) by John C. Hull in Back Matter
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- Financial Geography: A Banker's View (Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking) by Risto Laulajainen in Back Matter
- Financial Governance in East Asia: Policy Dialogue, Surveillance and Cooperation (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia) by Gordon De Brouwer on page 134
- Aktives Investmentportfolio-Management: Optimierung von Portfolios aus derivatebasierten dynamischen Investmentstrategien (German Edition) by Christian Ohlms in Back Matter
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