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The Law of Hedge Funds: A Global Perspective, 2nd Edition
This fully revised new edition provides absorbing details about the changes to the global hedge fund industry since the first edition was published.
Publication Language: English
Published: May 23, 2018
Publisher: LNUK
This fully revised new edition provides full details on the changes to the global hedge fund industry since the first edition was published.
It will aid hedge fund managers, in-house counsel and other industry participants in ensuring that they are well versed in the changes in the laws and regulatory regimes and assist them in achieving high standards of compliance and governance.
New for this edition:
- New chapters about AIFMD, Prime Brokerage and UCITS
- Expanded international perspective to encompass Australia, China, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Singapore, the Netherlands and Switzerland
Introduction
Key issues in establishing and structuring hedge funds
UCITS: absolute return funds
Closed ended hedge funds
Marketing
Reporting
Leverage
Valuation
Delegation
Remuneration
The depositary function
Enforcement
Tax efficiency and its role in the hedge fund industry
Liquidity and fund closures
US regulatory regime for hedge funds and managers
Impact of US regulation on EU hedge fund managers
Impact of EU regulation on US hedge fund managers
Brief summaries of the legal regime for fund structuring, fund management and fund marketing in other leading jurisdictions