Hedge funds and systemic risk / / Lloyd Dixon, Noreen Clancy, Krishna B. Kumar
| Hedge funds and systemic risk / / Lloyd Dixon, Noreen Clancy, Krishna B. Kumar |
| Autore | Dixon Lloyd S |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Corporation, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (147 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.64524 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ClancyNoreen
KumarKrishna B |
| Collana | Rand Corporation monograph series |
| Soggetto topico |
Hedge funds - United States
Mutual funds - United States |
| ISBN |
0-8330-7786-4
0-8330-7788-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Potential Contribution of Hedge Funds to Systemic Risk; Research Methods; Organization of This Report; CHAPTER TWO: Background on the Hedge Fund Industry; Overview of the Hedge Fund Industry; Legal Structure and Role in the Financial System; Number of Hedge Funds and Assets Under Management; Restrictions on Investor Withdrawals from Hedge Funds; Characteristics of Hedge Fund Investors
Distribution of Funds in the Industry, by Size and Characteristics of Hedge Fund Advisers Hedge Fund Returns and Investment Strategies; Attributes of Hedge Funds That Amplify and Mitigate Their Potential Contribution to Systemic Risk; CHAPTER THREE: The Collapse of Long-Term Capital Management; Factors Leading to the Collapse of Long-Term Capital Management; The Rescue of Long-Term Capital Management; The Aftermath of the Collapse of Long-Term Capital Management; Lessons from the Collapse of Long-Term Capital Management; CHAPTER FOUR: Hedge Funds and the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008. Factors Underlying the Financial Crisis Hedge Fund Contribution to the Financial Crisis Through the Credit Channel; Impact of Hedge Fund Losses on Creditors; The Failure of the Bear Stearns Hedge Funds; Hedge Fund Contribution to the Financial Crisis Through the Market Channel; Hedge Fund Contribution to the Buildup of the Housing Bubble; Hedge Fund Deleveraging; Short Selling; Hedge Fund Runs on Investment Banks; Assessment of Hedge Fund Contributions to the Financial Crisis; CHAPTER FIVE: Potential Hedge Fund Threats to Financial Stability and Reforms to Address Them Potential Hedge Fund Threats to Financial Stability Lack of Information on Hedge Funds; Lack of Appropriate Margin in Derivatives Trades; Runs on Prime Brokers; Short Selling; Compromised Risk-Management Incentives; Lack of Portfolio Liquidity and Excessive Leverage; Financial Reforms That Address Hedge Fund Contributions to Systemic Risk; Reforms That Address Lack of Information on Hedge Funds; Reforms That Address Lack of Appropriate Margin in Derivatives Trades; Reforms That Address Hedge Fund Runs on Prime Brokers; Reforms That Address Short Selling Reforms That Address Risk-Management Incentives Reforms That Address the Liquidity and Leverage of Hedge Fund Portfolios; Summary; CHAPTER SIX: Conclusion; APPENDIX: Regulatory Reforms That Address Potential Systemic Risks; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220157003321 |
Dixon Lloyd S
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Corporation, 2012 | ||
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Making an impact in the Kurdistan region -- Iraq : summary of four studies to assess the present and future labor market, improve technical vocational education and training, reform the health sector, and build data collection capacity
| Making an impact in the Kurdistan region -- Iraq : summary of four studies to assess the present and future labor market, improve technical vocational education and training, reform the health sector, and build data collection capacity |
| Autore | Anthony C. Ross |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Human services - Iraq - Kurdistān
Labor market - Iraq - Kurdistān Vocational education - Iraq - Kurdistān Technical education - Iraq - Kurdistān Health care reform - Iraq - Kurdistān Social Welfare & Social Work - General Social Welfare & Social Work Social Sciences |
| ISBN |
9780833089304
0833089307 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220117403321 |
Anthony C. Ross
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| RAND Corporation, 2015 | ||
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Strategies for private-sector development and civil-service reform in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq
| Strategies for private-sector development and civil-service reform in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq |
| Autore | Hansen Michael L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Collana | RAND Corporation monograph series Strategies for private-sector development and civil-service reform in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil service - Iraq - Kurdiståan
Public service employment - Iraq Manpower policy - Kurdiståan - Iraq Economic development - Iraq - Kurdiståan Government - Non-U.S Law, Politics & Government Government - Asia |
| ISBN | 0-8330-8633-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Summary -- Introduction -- Methods, information sources, and data -- Employment in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq -- Fostering private-sector development: taking advantage of private investment and reforming the enabling environment -- Fostering private-sector development: outsourcing and privatization of government functions -- Skills and education of civil-service employees -- The civil-service compensation system and personnel policies -- Strategies for voluntary civil-service separation -- Conclusions -- Appendixes -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220099803321 |
Hansen Michael L
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| RAND Corporation, 2014 | ||
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