The Hedge Fund Book: A Training Manual for Professionals and Capital-Raising Executives (Wiley Finance) [Hardcover]

An accessible guide to effectively operating in the hedge fund arena

Hedge funds are now in the news more than a thousand times a day and yet it is hard to find clear, factual information about how they operate, raise capital, and invest. The Hedge Fund Book provides real–world case studies of various hedge fund managers providing a solid foundation in specialized hedge fund knowledge for both financial professionals and those aspiring to enter this field.

It provides an analysis of funds within different phases of their life cycles and investment processes, and examines each cycle in ways that would be informational for marketers as well as investors, bankers, and financial professionals who would like to learn more about day–to–day hedge fund operations

• Addresses everything you need to know about this popular segment of the financial industry within a case study format
• Each chapter contains several types of investment and situational analyses, insights and best practices along with a review and "test your knowledge section"
• Written by a successful hedge fund consultant and head of one of the largest hedge fund networking groups in the industry with more than 30,000 members
• This book is required reading for participants within the hedge fund industry′s leading designation program, the CHP Designation

If you′re looking to gain a better understanding of hedge funds, look no further than The Hedge Fund Book.

That′s why author Richard C. Wilson—head of the largest hedge fund networking group in the industry—has created The Hedge Fund Book. Filled with extensive interviews of various hedge fund managers, real–world case studies, review questions, and much more, this one–of–a–kind resource provides a solid foundation in specialized hedge fund knowledge for both financial professionals and those aspiring to enter this field.

Page by page, The Hedge Fund Book offers expert analysis of funds within different phases of their life cycles and investment processes, and examines each cycle in ways that would be informative for marketers as well as investors, bankers, and financial professionals who would like to learn more about day–to–day hedge fund operations. Along the way, this accessible guide will show you:

• How hedge fund managers can immediately increase their operational effectiveness

• Over 100 ways you can improve your hedge fund business or marketing processes with direct advice and interviews with industry veterans and hedge fund managers

• Why most hedge fund managers struggle to raise capital and how being proactive within the right areas can allow a small team to raise a large amount of capital

• How to implement governance best practices that will improve investor confidence, enhance decision–making processes, and decrease the risk of some types of fraud

• How hedge funds are improving their business structure and processes without spending millions on infrastructure

• How to start a hedge fund without over–spending or killing your chances of raising capital in the future

• How to emulate the best practices of larger hedge funds, which have learned many lessons the hard way

Along with the information found here, there is also a series of over fifty video resources that act as a supplement to this training manual. Throughout the book, there are references to these resources, and the complete list of videos available may be seen at HedgeFundTraining.com/Videos.

Whether you′re looking to gain a better understanding of hedge funds from a professional perspective or studying for the Certified Hedge Fund Professional (CHP) Designation Program, this book has the information you need to succeed in such a fast–moving field.