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 | ||
Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Corporation, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
Autore | Anthony C. Ross |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Rand Corporation, 2015 |
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 | 0-8330-8930-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220117403321 |
Anthony C. Ross | ||
[Place of publication not identified], : Rand Corporation, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Strategies for private-sector development and civil-service reform in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq |
Autore | Hansen Michael L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Rand Corporation, 2014 |
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 | ||
[Place of publication not identified], : Rand Corporation, 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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