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Hedge funds :investment and portfolio strategies for the institutional investor. / Jess Lederman and Robert A. Klein, editors. - Burr Ridge, Ill. : Irwin Professional Publishing, c1995. - xv, 283 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The Irwin asset allocation series for institutional investors .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Inroduction: The model for superior performance -- Hedge funds in the investment portfolio: Institutional investment in hedge funds -- Investing in hedge funds: investment policy implications -- Structuring a hedge fund investment portfolio -- Pros and cons of hedge fund investing for wealthy individuals -- Assessing the risks of hedge fund investing -- Understanding and evaluating key sectors of the hedge fund universe: Funds of funds -- Custom hedge funds using long and short managers -- Offshore funds -- Track records length: the Ins and outs of hedge fund size -- Legal, accounting and operational issues: Critical legal and regulatory issues -- Critical accounting, tax and systems issues -- Unrelated business taxable income considerations for tax exempt investors in securities partnerships -- Prime brokerage -- Appendix: Profiling hedge fund styles.

ISBN: 155738861X

LCCN: 95227785

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hedge funds.
Institutional investments.

LC Class. No.: HG6041.H353

Dewey Class. No.: 332.64/5