The hedge fund fraud casebook / Bruce Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Bruce, 1947 February 4-

Series:

Wiley Finance

Wiley Finance ; v.571

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Securities fraud--United States.

Securities fraud.

Securities fraud--United States--Cases.

Hedge funds--Corrupt practices.

Hedge funds.

Hedge funds--Corrupt practices--Cases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An in-depth, well-researched look at 100 hedge fund frauds Compared to mutual funds, hedge funds are the James Bonds of the marketplace. They have been relatively unfettered by government regulation, and they play bigger games, take bigger risks, use unorthodox methods, and have the power to capture the public imagination in a way that their lesser counterparts have difficulty approaching. At once fascinating and startling, The Hedge Fund Fraud Casebook provides readers with a broad knowledge of hedge fund regulation through a look at the first 100 cases of proven fraud at hedg

Contents:

The Hedge Fund Fraud Casebook; Contents; Preface: Hedge Fund Life and Death; ALL ROADS START SOMEWHERE ELSE; WHAT'S DOING IN DUE DILIGENCE?; THE SUCCESS OF FAILURE; CREDIT IS THE PROBABILITY OF FAILURE; BAITING FRAUD; Acknowledgments; Introduction; FINANCE IS SCIENCE; FRAUD IS LAW; Part One: Life, Death, and Degeneration; Chapter 1: Historic Roots of Prohibitions against Fraud; Chapter 2: Assumptions Regarding Events and Uncertainties in the Mortality of Hedge Funds; Chapter 3: Uncertainties and Events within the Law Enforcement System; Part Two: Cases and Conclusions; Chapter 4: Cases

Chapter 5: Summary: Case Group CharacteristicsIndex

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612481895

9780470602935

0470602937

9781119199793

1119199794

9781282481893

1282481894

9780470602911

0470602910

OCLC:

606556020