Hedge fund due diligence : professional tools to investigate hedge fund managers / Randy Shain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shain, Randy, 1965-

Series:

Wiley finance series.

Wiley finance series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hedge funds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hedge Fund Due Diligence provides a step-by-step methodology that will allow you to recognize and avoid questionable hedge funds before its too late. Based on a framework that hedge fund investigative expert Randy Shain has refined over the course of his successful career, this book offers an overview of due diligence into hedge fund management, how information on managers can be obtained, and why this information is essential to your investment endeavors.

Contents:

Hedge Fund Due Diligence; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Hedge Fund Growth-What It Means to the Institution; DEMAND FOR HEDGE FUNDS; WHAT ABOUT REGULATION? IS REGULATION THE ANSWER?; RECAP; Chapter 2 What Is Due Diligence? What Are the Various Types of Due Diligence?; RECAP; Chapter 3 What Kinds of Hedge Fund Failures Does the Press Discuss? Why Do Most Hedge Funds that Fail, Really Fail?; BUSINESS FORCES; INCOMPETENCE/DEMEANOR ISSUES; SIDEBAR: MANAGED ACCOUNTS, A CURE-ALL?; RECAP; Chapter 4 Can the Chances of Investing in Future Failures Be Lessened/Prevented? How?

INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES: FELLING THE TOUGHEST OF THE TOUGH TIMING ISSUES; RECAP; Chapter 5 Investigative Background Reports-The Beginning: Identify Your Target; WHY A MIDDLE NAME CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOU; WHAT YOU SHOULD ASK THE MANAGER; MODERN-DAY IDENTIFICATION DILEMMAS: THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES; THE HOW TO OF SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION; HOW TO WINNOW; OTHER HELPFUL SOURCES; NON-LEXIS SOURCES; WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU JUST CANNOT COMPLETELY CONFIRM A SOCIAL; MERLIN. NOT SO MAGICAL ANYMORE; TIP 1: KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS; TIP 2: ERRONEOUS ADDRESSES; TIP 3: RELEASES

TIP 4: STUPID INVESTIGATOR TRICKS RECAP; Chapter 6 The Courts; HOW TO ENSURE YOUR COURT SEARCHES ARE COMPLETE; COURT SEARCHES: THE BEGINNING; HOW FAR BACK YOU CAN LEGALLY SEARCH; ONLINE SOURCES: FEDERAL COURTS; BANKRUPTCIES, DEFINED; HOW TO USE PACER; OTHER TIPS; ONLINE SOURCES: STATE COURTS; MANUAL SOURCES: STATE COURTS; DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION; STATUS OF A SUIT; LIENS/JUDGMENTS; CASE STUDIES; A PI PRACTICE THAT WILL KILL YOU; AVOIDING A TAX LIEN; WOOD RIVER POSTSCRIPT; METHODS OF CONDUCTING COURT SEARCHES; LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURT SEARCHES: AN INSIDE LOOK; HOW TO READ A LAWSUIT; THE DOCKET

THE COMPLAINT DOES THIS SUIT NAME MY HEDGE FUND MANAGER?; INTERVIEWS OF LITIGANTS; WARNING SIGNS: YELLOW AND RED FLAGS FROM LITIGATION RESEARCH; RECAP; Chapter 7 News Media: Is Nexis Your Only Option?; THE SERVICES; SOME CHEAT SHEETS; ORDER OF OPERATION; THE MECHANICS; A SECOND CAUTION AGAINST A BAD IDEA; CONTEXT IS KEY; RECAP; Chapter 8 Regulatory Bodies; ARE HEDGE FUNDS REALLY UNREGULATED?; SEC, NASD, AND NFA NAMES AND NUMBERS; DETAILS; INVESTMENT ADVISER REGISTRATION DEPOSITORY* (IARD); SEC EDGAR; REGULATORY DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS; RECAP; Chapter 9 Credentials Verifications

WHAT TO ASK MANAGERS/QUESTIONNAIRES WHAT TO VERIFY; HOW TO VERIFY SCHOOLING; HOW TO VERIFY PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT; THE WORK NUMBER; HOW TO VERIFY MILITARY ACTIVITY; HOW TO VERIFY LICENSES; EXAMPLES FROM THE ARCHIVES; CREATING A TEMPLATE; RECAP; Chapter 10 Corporate Records: Not Just D&B Anymore; CORPORATE RECORDS: THE LIBRARIES; INCORP; ALLBIZ; COMPNY; COMPNY; THE SEARCH STRING; DUN & BRADSTREET; RECAP; Chapter 11 The Internet: What It Can Do and What It Can't; WHAT THE INTERNET CAN DO; LIMITS/NOT SO GOOD FOR; SPECIFIC SITES; RECAP; Chapter 12 Public Records-Is That All There Is?

WHY DO INTERVIEWS AT ALL?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-293) and index.

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

ISBN:

9786611217372

9781118039243

1118039246

9781119196907

1119196906

9781281217370

1281217379

9780470258101

0470258101

OCLC:

608622338