Guide to hedge funds what they are, what they do, their risks, their advantages

Hedge fund managers are the new ""masters of the universe."" The best earn more than 1 billion a year and are so sought after that they can afford to turn investor money away. The funds they run have, to some extent, established an alternative financial system, replacing banks as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Coggan, Philip, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2011.
Edición:2nd ed
Colección:Economist series.
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Sumario:Hedge fund managers are the new ""masters of the universe."" The best earn more than 1 billion a year and are so sought after that they can afford to turn investor money away. The funds they run have, to some extent, established an alternative financial system, replacing banks as lenders to risky companies, acting as providers of liquidity to markets and insurers of last resort for risks such as hurricanes, and replacing pension funds and mutual funds as the most significant investors in many companies-even in some cases buying companies outright. The revised and updated second edition of thi
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (162 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781283306560
9786613306562
9781118163320