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CONTENTS OF THE VOLUME
Foreword
Tanya Beder
Tribeca Investments LLC
Intelligent Hedge Fund Investing: An Introduction
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Barry Schachter
SECTION 1: CHALLENGES TO HEDGE FUND INVESTORS
Introduction
Barry Schachter
Hedge Funds vs Common Sense
Harry M. Kat
City University, London
Understanding Risks Embedded in Portfolios of Hedge Funds
Boris Arabadjiev (bio)
Credit Suisse Asset Management
Indexing Hedge Fund Indices
Noël Amenc (bio); Lionel Martellini (bio); Mathieu Vaissié (bio)
EDHEC
The Benefits and Costs of Illiquidity
Hilary Till (bio)
Premia Risk Consultancy, Inc.
Threading a Rope Through a Needle: How Does a Large-Scale Investor Approach Hedge Funds?
Leola B. Ross (bio)
Russell Investment Group
SECTION 2: MEASURING HEDGE FUND PERFORMANCE
Introduction
Barry Schachter
Maximum Drawdown: Further Results
Emmanuel Acar (bio); Amy Middleton (bio)
Bank of America
The Alternative Sharpe Ratio
Bernard Lee (bio); Youngju Lee (bio)
Imperial College; Allianz Hedge Fund Partners
AIRAP: Alternative Views on Alternative Investments
Milind Sharma (bio)
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers
How "Sharpe" are Funds of Funds?
Youngju Lee (bio); Bernard Lee (bio)
Allianz Hedge Fund Partners; Imperial College
SECTION 3: IDENTIFYING AND ESTIMATING HEDGE FUND RISKS
Introduction
Barry Schachter
Alternative Approaches to Estimating VaR for Hedge Fund Portfolios
Turan G. Bali (bio); Suleyman Gokcan (bio)
Zicklin School of Business; Citigroup Alternative Investments
A Quantitative Analysis of Hedge Fund Style and Performance
Claus Bang Christiansen (bio); Peter Brink Madsen (bio); Michael Christensen (bio)
Aarhus School of Business
An Analysis of the Risk Factors Underlying Hedge Fund Returns
John Okunev (bio); Derek White (bio)
Principal Global Investors
A Critical Examination of Historical Hedge Fund Returns
Nolke Posthuma (bio); Pieter Jelle van der Sluis (bio)
ABP Investments; Free University Amsterdam and ABP Investments
SECTION 4: HEDGE FUNDS IN PORTFOLIOS
Introduction
Barry Schachter
Optimal Hedge Fund Style Allocation Under Higher Moments
Jean-François Bacmann (bio); Sébastien Pache (bio)
RMF Investment Management; Ernst and Young
Evaluating Gains from Diversifying into Hedge Funds Using Dynamic Investment Strategies
Niclas Hagelin (bio); Bengt Pramborg (bio)
Stockholm University School of Business and the Swedish National Debt Office; Stockholm University School of Business
Evaluating Hedge Fund Investments: The Role of Pure Style Indices
Francois-Serge Lhabitant (bio)
Union Bancaire Privée
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