Hedge Funds Overview - Inhouse
Short course
Inhouse
Description
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Type
Short course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Inhouse
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Duration
1 Day
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Start date
Different dates available
To provide a good overview of Hedge Funds assuming no prior knowledge. Suitable for: Fund Managers · Fund Administration Staff · Marketing and Sales Managers and IFAs · Private Bankers · Custodians and Depositaries · Prime Brokers · Lawyers and Accountants (CPD credit) · Compliance Officers
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Subjects
- Risk
- Financial Risk
- Risk Management
- Hedge Fund
- Market
- Credit
- Financial
- IT risk
- Financial Training
- Fund Manager
- Sales Training
Course programme
Hedge Funds Overview Training Course
Content
Introduction
- Hedge Funds defined. Lock-ups, Gates, Hurdle Rates, Side Pockets
- The pursuit of Absolute Return & Performance Fees.
- How large is the Hedge Fund Universe? The numbers in context.
- Where are they? Domicile, Onshore vs Offshore.
- Asset Class performance or Manager value-added? The search for Alpha
Hedge Fund Tactics, Counter-Parties & Competition
- Tactics-Leverage and Short Selling. Regulatory intervention & increased transparency.
- Where is the competition? The reaction from the traditional Fund Managers.
- External Relationships- Prime Brokerage, Custodians, Fund Administrators
- UCITS III - Hedge Funds 'lite'
Issues for Hedge Fund Investors
- Rationale for Hedge Funds in an Investors' Portfolio. Is it still there?
- The non-correlated Asset Class, Survivorship Bias, Drawdown.
- The changing Investor base - Institutions are now the target market
- Leverage, Risk and Transparency.
- Risk-adjusted performance measurement.
- Institutionalisation of Hedge Funds, Index Providers - Benchmark Risk
Risk Management for Hedge Funds
- Market, leverage and Credit risk.
- Political and legal risk
- Gap and liquidity risk, Mark-to-market risk,.
- Why do Hedge Funds Fail? Do not forget Operational Risk
- Tools for the Analysis of Financial Risk- from VaR to Stress Testing.
- The Regulator's Standpoint
Additional information
Hedge Funds Overview - Inhouse