1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910702550703321

Titolo

Information technology and cyber operations : modernization and policy issues in a changing national security environment : hearing before the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, hearing held March 12, 2014

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 62 pages.) : portraits

Soggetti

Cyberspace - Security measures - Government policy - United States

Computer security - Government policy - United States

Intelligence service - Computer networks - United States

Military planning - United States

Legislative hearings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 19, 2014).

Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office

"H.A.S.C. no. 113-87."



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784457903321

Autore

Loader David

Titolo

Fundamentals of fund administration [[electronic resource] ] : a complete guide from fund set up to settlement and beyond / / David Loader

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Burlington, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007

ISBN

1-280-74741-2

9786610747412

0-08-046815-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Elsevier finance

Disciplina

332.6327

Soggetti

Hedge funds - Management

Mutual funds - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-172) and index.

Includes web resources.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Understanding the Investment Environment; Investment funds; Structure of funds; Investment company; Authorised and unauthorised funds; Onshore and offshore funds; Portfolio investment; Markets and investments; Investment drivers; Products and assets used in portfolio management; Chapter 2 Hedge Funds; Market neutral (or relative value) funds; Long/short funds; Tactical trading; Global asset allocation funds; Event-driven funds; Short-selling funds; Arbitrage funds; Tax issues; Regulatory issues; Business issues

Investment issues Marketing issues; Operational issues; Defining responsibilities; Fund set-up summary; Chapter 3 Mutual Funds and OEICs; Background; OEICs; Dilution levy; Share classes; Currency class shares; Different rights; Advantages over unit trusts; Hedge vs mutual funds: A comparison; Chapter 4 Private Equity; Definition of carried interest; Venture capital funds; Fund administration; Chapter 5 Unit Trusts; Origins of the unit trust; Buying and selling units; Charges; Chapter 6 The Role of the Fund Administrator; Reconciliation; Administration workflow; Hedge fund administration



Structure Global reach and location; Business considerations; Technology; Fees; Fund launches; Accounting; Compliance services; Summary; Chapter 7 Portfolio Administration; Assets of the fund; Margin and collateral; Asset trades; Income and entitlements; Unmatched transactions; Unsettled transactions; Claims; Chapter 8 NAV, Pricing and Valuations; Pricing of funds; Hedge fund pricing; Pricing assets; Pricing controls; Equalisation; Summary; Glossary of Fund Administration Terms; Useful Websites and Suggested Further Reading; Websites; Suggested further reading; Appendix 1

Regulatory differences Fees; Investment strategies and application; Pricing and liquidity; Types of investor; Appendix 2; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book fills a gap in the lack of books that cover the administration and operations functions related to funds. With the growth of hedge funds globally there is more and more requirement for fund administration services, and the success of the fund administration is crucial to the success of the funds themselves in a highly competitive market. As the focus on operational risk, cost effective support and administration of trading and investment and the ability to design, develop and deliver added-value services for clients grows there is a need for a comprehensive analysis of what happens f