A study of the hedge fund industry: an overview of the Asian-Pacific region.

by Kam Tsz-Chung, Narayanan Kamakodi. === Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-46). === ABSTRACT --- p.ii === TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii === ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iv === Chapter === Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 === Asi...

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Other Authors: Kam, Tsz-Chung.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2000
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Online Access:http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5890173
http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-322922
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Summary:by Kam Tsz-Chung, Narayanan Kamakodi. === Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-46). === ABSTRACT --- p.ii === TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii === ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iv === Chapter === Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 === Asian Crisis 1997 --- p.1 === Project Objectives --- p.2 === Report Structure --- p.2 === Methodology --- p.3 === Chapter II. --- ESSENTIALS OF HEDGE FUNDS --- p.4 === What is a Hedge Fund? --- p.4 === Common Characteristics of Hedge Funds --- p.5 === Comparison of Hedge Funds and Traditional Investment Tools --- p.7 === Popular Misunderstanding --- p.7 === Eight Investment Styles --- p.8 === Fund Structures --- p.12 === Fees --- p.13 === The Rule of Game --- p.13 === Risk Hedging Mechanism by Hedge Fund --- p.14 === Difference Between Hedge Fund and Mutual Fund --- p.14 === Chapter III. --- HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY --- p.16 === Evolution of Hedge Funds --- p.16 === "Number, Size, and Location of Hedge Funds" --- p.16 === Recent Performance --- p.17 === Closing Down of Tiger Management LLC --- p.18 === Supervision and Regulation --- p.18 === Hedge Fund Managers --- p.21 === Hedge Fund Institutions --- p.21 === Chapter IV. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.22 === Returns of Hedge Funds --- p.22 === Chapter V. --- CASE STUDY ON A FAMOUS HEDGE FUND --- p.24 === Long-Term Capital Management --- p.24 === Chapter VI. --- PERSPECTIVES IN ASIAN-PACIFIC REGION --- p.28 === A Survey on Hedge Funds --- p.28 === An Interview with a Hedge Fund Manager in Hong Kong --- p.31 === An Interview with a Fund Manager in Hong Kong --- p.33 === An Interview with the Financial Secretary of HKSAR Government --- p.36 === Chapter VII. --- RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION --- p.37 === General Roles of Hedge Funds in the Financial Market --- p.37 === Specific Roles of Hedge Funds in Asian-Pacific Region --- p.38 === Conclusion --- p.38 === Recommendation --- p.39 === APPENDIX --- p.41 === BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.45