Hedge Fund Governance: Evaluating Oversight, Independence, and Conflicts
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0128014121 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
bad governance, estimating the actual dollar losses that can result from bad governance, as well as the operational and investment performance benefits of certain governance practices.Presents methods for evaluating qualifications, conflicts of interests, fees, obligations and liabilities of hedge fund Boards of Directors.Explains techniques for developing a hedge fund governance assessment program, including analyzing legal documentation analysis and financial statements for governance related information. An authoritative reference on governance, it describes the tools needed for developing a flexible, comprehensive hedge fund governance analysis framework. . Hedge Fund Governance: Evaluating Oversight, Independence and Conflicts summarizes the fundamental elements of hedge fund governance and principal perspectives on governance arguments. The author’s global analysis of more than 5,000 hedge fund governance structures enables him to draw realistic conclusions about best practices. He also explores the value consequences of good vs. Uses cas
Addressing this important gap, Scharfman’s deep analysis should be of substantial interest for investors, regulators, service providers and academics alike." --Peter Cornelius, AlpInvest Partners"Finally! This book has been long anticipated because of its key focus on corporate governance in the hedge fund industry. "What explains the wide dispersion of hedge fund returns, even within particular strategies? One factor that has attracted surprisingly little attention is the quality of hedge fund governance. It will be useful to just about any participant in the hedge fund industry, including investors, regulators, lawyers, risk managers, and hedge fund employees at all levels."
Additionally, he holds the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) credentials. Jason Scharfman is the Managing Partner of Corgentum Consulting, LLC. from St. He earned an M.B.A. He is recognized as one of the leading experts in the field of hedge fund operational due diligence. Before founding Corgentum, he oversaw the operational due diligence function
Every HF Investor Should Read This. Great insights.. Five Stars Amazon Customer Excelent. "Essential Hedge Fund Book On Critically Important Topic" according to Magic Michael. Excellent - very interesting read about a highly important corner of hedge fund investing that frankly hasn't receive enough coverage. Really interesting analysis of hedge fund board of directors including great interviews with hedge fund directors. After reading this I'm convinced that governance is not something only for the lawyers and regulators to be worried about but an area that investors can play an active role in analyzing during due diligence. I've read the author's other hedge fund book and this is another great read. I also lik