UBS Alternative Investments February 2011 Hedge Fund Education Series This publication is a compendium of all previously published reports in the series. Part 1 What are Hedge Funds? Part 2 Inside the Black Box Part 3 Asset Characteristics of Hedge Funds Part 4 Important Hedge Fund Strategies Part 5 Implementing a Hedge Fund Portfolio Please click the links above to jump directly to a section. UBS Financial Services Inc. (UBS FS) is pleased to provide you with information about
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What is the role of “hedge funds” in the financial market? “Hedge fund” is a term used to describe a diverse group of financial institutions‚ which play an important role in our financial system. There is a wide variety of definitions given for a hedge fund. Money Central Investor defines it as “a risky investment pool…that seeks very high returns by taking very great risks”‚ and Goldman Sachs & Co. adds that they “use of investment and risk management skills to seek positive returns regardless
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Chapter 17 1. Why are mutual funds popular with individual investors? Able to enjoy economies of scale by incurring lower transaction costs and commissions. Provide opportunities for small investors to invest in a liquid and diversified portfolio of financial securities. 2. What is the purpose of index funds? How does this differ from other equity mutual funds? Why are index funds growing in popularity? Index funds are funds in which managers buy securities in proportions similar to those
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Management and the Hedge Fund industry | | | | | | Introduction The Hedge fund industry is surrounded by much controversy and debate; and that for many years. Lack of oversight‚ excessive returns‚ unclear impact on the market and more‚ are all subjects of concerns for market participants and the public. According to Priya Jestin on Hedge Fund Street‚ “on an average day‚ between 18 and 22 percent of all trading on the New York Stock Exchange is related to hedge funds”. The increasing
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Hedge Funds & Vulture Funds - Their existence and their impact on the Indian Economy The funds have given a plenty of opportunity for people to diversify their portfolios but they are very mysterious. Let us have a look in the context of Indian economy what effects does this mysterious funds have on the country. Submitted By: Pralabh Bhargava (07BS2905) Rishikant (07BS3437)   ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL HYDERABAD BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE It is Certified that this project report
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LUFTHANSA: TO HEDGE OR NOT TO HEDGE 1. If the DM/US$ exchange rate were 2.4DM/US$ in January 1986‚ what would be the all in cost of the aircraft purchase under each alternative? What would be the all in cost of the aircraft purchase under each alternative if the exchange rate were 3.4DM/US$? Consider both fully hedging the cost and hedging exactly one half of the cost (why may you only want to hedge part of the purchase price?). 1. Do nothing and wait and see what the exchange rate is like
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strategy used by Barclays capital for its Hedge fund returns and measures used by it to gain the trust of their investors Table of Contents: 1. Aims and objective 2. Introduction 3. Justification of study 4. Literature review 5. Hypothesis 6. Methodology 7. Conclusion 8. Bibliography Aims and objectives: * An analysis of the strategy used by the Barclays bank to get high returns from its hedge funds * A critical review of how they
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Wonderful World of Hedge Funds The world of hedge funds has been feared by many for the strategies that hedge fund managers employ. Every manager has a different strategy. These strategies differ greatly from the strategies of mutual funds‚ which the general public perceives as safer. The opportunity to make large amounts of money is less‚ but mutual funds tend to be a safer place to park your money. Alfred Winslow Jones laid the foundation for modern-day hedge funds‚ while John Meriwether and
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trends in the hedge fund and private equity industry and the growing overlap between the two. - The line between some types of hedge funds and private equity LBO funds are being blurred in recent times. But most hedge fund strategies are still quite distinct from the LBO investing model. - In the early year’s hedge funds active in the LBO arena would try to buy defaulted or near default bonds and then resell them in weeks or months later at a profit. But in recent times hedge funds have started
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acquisitions (M&A) in recent years. The line between some types of hedge funds and LBO funds blurred in the last few years‚ but most hedge fund strategies remained quite distinct from the LBO investing model. For many years‚ hedge funds active in the distressed arena tried to buy defaulted or near-default bonds and then resell them weeks or months later at a profit. The blurring of the line between LBO and hedge funds began when hedge funds specializing in bankruptcy started hanging onto their distressed
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