Hedge Fund Structure, Regulation, and Performance Around the World

by Douglas Cumming, Sofia A. Johan, Na Dai

Hedge funds and their managers have been vilified in recent times for their high-risk activities and relative lack of regulatory oversight. A recurrent concern shared by market participants and regulators around the world is that the increasing size of the hedge fund industry coupled with potential agency problems, activist investment practices, and herding behavior may exacerbate financial instability. However, while it is frequently suggested...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199862567
• ISBN13: 9780199862566
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"