LEADER 04232nam 2200637 450 001 9910459985603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-12-802512-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000270833 035 $a(EBL)1834661 035 $a(OCoLC)895047451 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001410386 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11797935 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001410386 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11374630 035 $a(PQKB)11588433 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1834661 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1834661 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10961189 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL657909 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000270833 100 $a20141110h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHedge fund governance $eevaluating oversight, independence, and conflicts /$fJason Scharfman 210 1$aSan Diego, California ;$aWaltham, Massachusetts ;$aOxford, England :$cAcademic Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (387 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-26629-8 311 $a0-12-801412-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $a""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Biography""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1 - Introduction to Hedge Fund Governance""; ""Introduction to the concept of governance""; ""Why should investors care about hedge fund governance?""; ""Governance: a vague concept?""; ""How should investors think about hedge fund governance?""; ""What hedge fund entities are investors looking at to promote good governance?""; ""Distinguishing between governance and due diligence""; ""Is governance controlled by the hedge fund board of directors?"" 327 $a""Governance outside of hedge funds""""The origins of hedge fund governance lie in corporate governance""; ""Historical perspectives on corporate governance""; ""Investor-driven governance""; ""Governance in the Prewar Period""; ""The Postwar Era of Governance From the 1960s""; ""Focus on Insider Trading in the United States""; ""Rise of the Class Action Lawsuit""; ""1970s: The Decade of Governance""; ""Rise of Agency Theory""; ""1980s Onwarda???The Growth of Modern Corporate Governance Reforms""; ""A Growth in Governance Failures and Frauds at Large Corporations"" 327 $a""Defining hedge fund governance""""A universal definition of governance?""; ""Is governance defined by perspective?""; ""Who is responsible for hedge fund governance?""; ""Is governance primarily an investment-related concept?""; ""Distinguishing between governance and hedge fund activists""; ""Hedge fund governance: a working definition""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2 - Hedge Fund Board of Directors: A Governance Proxy?""; ""Introduction to the hedge fund board of directors""; ""Are vitriolic director criticisms merited? Clarifying a modest proposal"" 327 $a""Introduction to regulatory governance"" 330 $a Hedge Fund Governance: Evaluating Oversight, Independence and Conflicts summarizes the fundamental elements of hedge fund governance and principal perspectives on governance arguments. An authoritative reference on governance, it describes the tools needed for developing a flexible, comprehensive hedge fund governance analysis framework. Case studies and interviews with professional fund directors shine a bright light of pragmatism on this framework. The author's global analysis of more than 5,000 hedge fund governance structures enables him to draw realistic conclusions about best practices. 606 $aHedge funds$xEvaluation 606 $aHedge funds$xLaw and legislation 606 $aHedge funds$xManagement 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHedge funds$xEvaluation. 615 0$aHedge funds$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aHedge funds$xManagement. 676 $a332.645 700 $aScharfman$b Jason$0913668 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459985603321 996 $aHedge fund governance$92286535 997 $aUNINA