1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910265221103321

Autore

Derossi Tommaso

Titolo

Newcits : investing in UCITS compliant hedge funds / / authors, Tommaso Derossi, Michele Meoli, Silvio Vismara ; edited by Filippo Stefanini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-119-20726-6

1-283-23959-0

0-470-97949-6

9786613239594

1-119-99198-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (109 p.)

Collana

Wiley Finance

Disciplina

332.64524

Soggetti

Investments - European Union countries

Hedge funds - European Union countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Originally published in Italian I fondi Newcits, c2010 by Il Sole 24 ORE S.p.A."

"This English language edition translated by Filippo Stefanini."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half Title page""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: The Crisis of 2008 and the Way Out""; ""Chapter 1: From UCITS Directive to UCITS III Provisions""; ""1.1 Product Directive""; ""1.2 Management Company Directive""; ""1.3 Additional Regulatory Limits Imposed by UCITS III""; ""1.4 The Next Step: Ucits IV Directive and New Provisions by EU""; ""1.5 Simplification of the Notification Procedure""; ""1.6 Replacement of the Simplified Prospectus with the Key Investor Document""; ""1.7 Management Company Passport""; ""1.8 Master-Feeder Structures""

""1.9 Mergers Between UCITS""""1.10 New EU Directive on Alternative Investments""; ""Chapter 2: Business Models for the Production of Newcits and Managed Accounts""; ""Chapter 3: Analysis of the Operational Model of UCITS III Products""; ""3.1 Luxembourg SICAVs"";



""3.2 CSSF 07/308 Circular: Guidelines for Luxembourg UCITS""; ""3.3 Swing Pricing""; ""3.4 Depositary Bank, Administrator and Lack of Prime Broker""; ""Chapter 4: Hedge Funds Investment Strategies and Limits Set by UCITS III""; ""4.1 Long/Short Equity""; ""4.2 Relative Value""; ""4.3 Directional Trading""

""4.4 Event-Driven (or Special Situation)""""4.5 Other Strategies""; ""4.6 Limits Imposed by UCITS III""; ""4.7 "Synthetic" Short Selling and Contracts for Difference""; ""4.8 Synthetic Newcits""; ""Chapter 5: The Early Stages of the Newcits Industry""; ""5.1 Description of Sample""; ""5.2 Implemented Strategies""; ""5.3 Fee Structure""; ""5.4 Performance Analysis""; ""5.5 Tracking Error and Tracking Error Volatility""; ""5.6 Multivariate Regression Analysis on Panel Data""; ""5.7 Exposure to Risk Factors for Each Strategy""; ""5.8 Contribution by Factor to the Historical Returns""

""5.9 Liquidity Comparison""""5.10 Performance Contribution Analysis at Industry Level""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Acronyms""; ""Index""

2.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00498011

Autore

STROH, Friedrich

Titolo

Deutsche Wortgeschichte. 2. / herausgegeben von Friedrich Maurer und Friedrich Stroh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 1959

Edizione

[2.,neubearbeitete Aufl]

Descrizione fisica

613 p. ; 23 cm.

Disciplina

430

Soggetti

Lingua tedesca - Storia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911020330403321

Autore

Bartholomew David

Titolo

Building on knowledge : developing expertise, creativity and intellectual capital in the construction professions / / David Bartholomew

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

ISBN

9786612034497

9781282034495

1282034499

9781444301403

1444301403

9781444301410

1444301411

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Disciplina

624.068

690.071

Soggetti

Building - Superintendence - Study and teaching

Contractors - Training of

Contractors - In-service training

Architects - Training of

Architects - In-service training

Engineers - Training of

Engineers - In-service training

Leadership

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One: Foundations; Chapter One: Introduction; Paradoxical professionals; New context, new issues; What is in this book; Chapter Two: Knowledge at Work; How we learn; What makes an expert; Varieties of knowledge; Putting the pieces together; Chapter Three: Strategic Frameworks; Starting points; Frameworks for thinking; Finding conviction; Chapter Four: The Challenges of Change; Why initiatives fail; Difficulty is normal; Chapter Five: Leadership and Other Roles; Action starts where the buck stops;



Practical leadership; Other roles

Knowledge-conscious managementChapter Six: Knowledge Audit and Beyond; Finding square one; Audit techniques; From audit to action plan; Putting plans into practice; Part Two: Tools and Techniques; Chapter Seven: The Knowledge-Friendly Office; Environments matter; Designing the knowledge-friendly office; Workplaces for teams; Chapter Eight: Expanding Networks; It's not what you know . . .; Help from IT; Designing networking tools; Chapter Nine: Learning from Peers; See one, do one, teach one; Mentoring in different contexts; Chapter Ten: Learning from Practice

Practice: the invisible lab and unsung teacherWindows of opportunity; Foresight: learning from invention; Hindsight: learning from mistakes - and success; Choosing cases; Chapter Eleven: Communities of Practice; Encouraging enthusiasts; Creating communities; Chapter Twelve: Organisational Memory; The indispensability of the written word; Deciding what to record, and how; Capturing knowledge; Documenting knowledge; Software frameworks; Chapter Thirteen: Personal Knowledge Management; Equipment for the mind gym; Developing personal expertise; Building a bionic memory

Chapter Fourteen: SynergiesIT-enabled synergies: networking directories, knowledge bases and business systems; Creating and sharing knowledge: foresight, hindsight and knowledge bases; Multiple synergies: communities of practice, knowledge bases and mentoring; Part Three: Knowledge Management in Practice; Chapter Fifteen: Introduction to the Case Studies; The case studies; Recurring patterns; Chapter Sixteen: Case Study: Aedas; Starting points; MIS; Aedas Studio; Knowledge audit; Emerging knowledge systems; Commentary; Chapter Seventeen: Case Study: Arup; Starting points; Projects; Future

CommentaryChapter Eighteen: Case Study: Broadway Malyan; Starting points; Business Process; Who's Who; Contact database; Induction process; Commentary; Chapter Nineteen: Case Study: Buro Happold; Starting points; The prototype; The final design; Assessing the results; Commentary; Chapter Twenty: Case Study: Edward Cullinan Architects; Starting points; Knowledge strategy; Commentary; Chapter Twenty-One: Case Study: Feilden Clegg Bradley; Starting points; Hindsight reviews; Yellow Pages; Knowledge base; Commentary; Chapter Twenty-Two: Case Study: Penoyre & Prasad; Starting points

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Sommario/riassunto

This guide shows design practices and other construction professionals how to manage knowledge successfully. It explains how to develop and implement a knowledge management strategy, and how to avoid the pitfalls, focusing on the techniques of learning and knowledge sharing that are most relevant in professional practice. Expensive IT-based 'solutions' bought off-the-shelf rarely succeed in a practice context, so the emphasis here is on people-centred techniques, which recognise and meet real business knowledge needs and fit in with the organisational culture.  Knowledge is supplanting p