Fundamentals of fund administration
Subtitle: a complete guide from fund set up to settlement and beyond
By: David Loader
Series: Wiley finance; Wiley finance series
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford, UK; Burlington, Mass
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780080468150
Subjects: Hedge funds; Management
Notes: EAN: 9786610747412 (electronic bk.).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; title: Copyright Page; title: Table of Contents; title: Introduction; title: Chapter 1 Understanding the Investment Environment; title: Investment funds; title: Structure of funds; title: Investment company; title: Authorised and unauthorised funds; title: Onshore and offshore funds; title: Portfolio investment; title: Markets and investments; title: Investment drivers; title: Products and assets used in portfolio management; title: Chapter 2 Hedge Funds; title: Market neutral (or relative value) funds; title: Long/short funds; title: Tactical trading; title: Global asset allocation funds; title: Event-driven funds; title: Short-selling funds; title: Arbitrage funds; title: Tax issues; title: Regulatory issues; title: Business issues; title: Investment issues; title: Marketing issues; title: Operational issues; title: Defining responsibilities; title: Fund set-up summary; title: Chapter 3 Mutual Funds and OEICs. Background; title: OEICs. Dilution levy; title: Share classes; title: Currency class shares; title: Different rights; title: Advantages over unit trusts; title: Hedge vs mutual funds: A comparison; title: Chapter 4 Private Equity; title: Definition of carried interest; title: Venture capital funds; title: Fund administration; title: Chapter 5 Unit Trusts; title: Origins of the unit trust; title: Buying and selling units; title: Charges; title: Chapter 6 The Role of the Fund Administrator; title: Reconciliation; title: Administration workflow; title: Hedge fund administration; title: Structure; title: Global reach and location; title: Business considerations; title: Technology; title: Fees; title: Fund launches; title: Accounting; title: Compliance services; title: Summary; title: Chapter 7 Portfolio Administration; title: Assets of the fund; title: Margin and collateral; title: Asset trades; title: Income and entitlements; title: Unmatched transactions; title: Unsettled transactions; title: Claims; title: Chapter 8 NAV, Pricing and Valuations; title: Pricing of funds; title: Hedge fund pricing; title: Pricing assets; title: Pricing controls; title: Equalisation; title: Summary; title: Glossary of Fund Administration Terms; title: Useful Websites and Suggested Further Reading; title: Websites; title: Suggested further reading; title: Appendix 1. Regulatory differences; title: Fees; title: Investment strategies and application; title: Pricing and liquidity; title: Types of investor; title: Appendix 2. Index; title: Last Page.