Athanassiou, Phoebus --- "Research Handbook on Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Alternative Investments" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012) [2012] ELECD 229

Editor(s): Athanassiou, Phoebus

Title: Research Handbook on Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Alternative Investments

Series: Research Handbooks in Financial Law series

Topics: Corporate Governance; Financial Economics and Regulation; Finance and Banking Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 29 February 2012

Number of pages: 520

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849802789

ISBN (soft cover): 9781781002926

EISBN: 9781849806084

Abstract/Description:

This unique and detailed Handbook provides a comprehensive source of analysis and research on alternative investment funds in the EU, the US and other leading jurisdictions.

Expert contributors offer an unparalleled perspective on the contemporary alternative funds industry, the main areas of regulatory policy concern surrounding its activities, and the role that alternative funds have played in recent financial crises, as well as an account of the rules governing their operation in selected jurisdictions.

Providing insight and analysis of the contemporary investment funds industry at a time of crisis and transition, the Research Handbook on Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Alternative Investments will be a valuable tool for scholars, practitioners and policymakers alike.