Alternative Investments – Instruments, Performance , Benchmarks, and Strategies
Instruments, Performance, Benchmarks, and Strategies
Gebonden Engels 2013 9781118241127Samenvatting
A comprehensive guide to alternative investments that reveals today′s latest research and strategies
Historically low interest rates and bear markets in world stock markets have generated intense interest in alternative investments. With returns in traditional investment vehicles relatively low, many professional investors view alternative investments as a means of meeting their return objectives. Alternative Investments: Instruments, Performance, Benchmarks, and Strategies, can put you in a better position to achieve this difficult goal.
Part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, Alternative Investments provides an in–depth discussion of the historic performance, benchmarks, and strategies of every major alternative investment market. With contributions from professionals and academics around the world, it offers valuable insights on the latest trends, research, and thinking in each major area. Empirical evidence about each type of alternative investment is featured, with research presented in a straightforward manner.
Examines a variety of major alternative asset classes, from real estate, private equity, and commodities to managed futures, hedge funds, and distressed securities
Provides detailed insights on the latest research and strategies, and offers a thorough explanation of historical performance, benchmarks, and other critical information
Blends knowledge from the conceptual world of scholars with the pragmatic view of practitioners in this field
Alternative investments provide a means of diversification, risk control, and return enhancement and, as such, are attractive to many professional investors. If you′re looking for an effective way to hone your skills in this dynamic area of finance, look no further than this book.
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<p>PART I Introduction 1</p>
<p>1 Alternative Investments: An Overview 3<br /> H. Kent Baker and Greg Filbeck</p>
<p>2 The Role of Alternative Investments in Strategic Asset Allocation 19<br /> Douglas Cumming, Lars Helge Haß, and Denis Schweizer</p>
<p>3 Trends in Alternative Investments 37<br /> Erik Benrud</p>
<p>4 Alternative Investments and Due Diligence 53<br /> Gökhan Afyono lu</p>
<p>PART II Real Estate 77</p>
<p>5 REITs and the Private Real Estate Market 79<br /> Shaun A. Bond and Qingqing Chang</p>
<p>6 Commercial Real Estate 99<br /> Peter Chinloy</p>
<p>7 Real Estate Investment Trusts 119<br /> Brad Case</p>
<p>8 Mortgaged–Backed Securities 143<br /> Eric J. Higgins</p>
<p>9 Mezzanine Debt and Preferred Equity in Real Estate 163<br /> Andrew R. Berman</p>
<p>10 Real Estate Appraisal and Valuation 185<br /> Jeffrey D. Fisher and Demetrios Louziotis, Jr.</p>
<p>11 Performance of Real Estate Portfolios 213<br /> David Geltner</p>
<p>PART III Private Equity 239</p>
<p>12 Venture Capital 241<br /> Tom Vanacker and Sophie Manigart</p>
<p>13 Mezzanine Capital 263<br /> Sameer Jain and Phillip Myburgh</p>
<p>14 Buyout Funds 281<br /> Christian Rauch and Mark Wahrenburg</p>
<p>15 Distressed Debt Investing 303<br /> Michelle M. Harner, Paul E. Harner, Catherine M. Martin, and Aaron M. Singer</p>
<p>16 Performance of Private Equity 323<br /> Christoph Kaserer and Rüdiger Stucke</p>
<p>17 Private Equity: Risk and Return Profile 345<br /> Axel Buchner, Arif Khurshed, and Abdulkadir Mohamed</p>
<p>PART IV Commodities and Managed Futures 363</p>
<p>18 Investing in Commodities 365<br /> Claudio Boido</p>
<p>19 Performance of Commodities 381<br /> Andrew Clark</p>
<p>20 Commodity Futures and Strategic Asset Allocation 399<br /> Yongyang Su, Marco C. K. Lau, and Frankie Chau</p>
<p>21 Managed Futures:Markets, Investment Characteristics, and Role in a Portfolio 419<br /> Davide Accomazzo</p>
<p>22 An Overview of Managed Futures Performance: 1983 to Post–2008 Credit Crisis 437<br /> Kai–Hong Tee</p>
<p>PART V Hedge Funds 453</p>
<p>23 Investing in Hedge Funds 455<br /> Hunter M. Holzhauer</p>
<p>24 Performance of Hedge Funds 475<br /> Dianna Preece</p>
<p>25 Hedge Funds and Risk Management 495<br /> Theodore Syriopoulos</p>
<p>26 Hedge Funds and the Financial Crisis 521<br /> Jing–Zhi Huang and Ying Wang</p>
<p>27 Hedge Funds: Replication and Nonlinearities 541<br /> Mikhail Tupitsyn and Paul Lajbcygier</p>
<p>28 Fund–of–Funds: A Tale of Two Fees 567<br /> Kartik Patel</p>
<p>Answers to Discussion Questions 587</p>
<p>Index 619</p>
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