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Hedge Funds and the Law, 3rd Edition

Hedge Funds and the Law, 3rd Edition

Author: Dick Frase
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414087507

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780414049758
Published In: August 2021
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Hedge Funds and the Law provides a comprehensive guide to setting up and operating hedge funds. This book covers all the key legal, regulatory, and tax matters that need to be considered and covered when setting up a fund and explains how a fund should be operated so as to comply with the laws and regulations within its jurisdiction. Topical issues around hedge funds and current problems in the market are summarised, along with the principal characteristics of a hedge fund, who typically invests in hedge funds and why. The book also discusses what the future may hold in terms of greater regulation and the challenges that these changes will bring.

Updates in the new edition include:

A new chapter on hybrids and liquidity
A new chapter on seeding and equity
Coverage of AIFMD & MiFiD II
Chapter 11 has been expanded to include derivatives
Chapter 12 has been expanded to include downstream, onshore funds, double tax treaties and rebates
A new chapter on ERISA compliant funds
Chapter 17 has been split into separate chapters and covers Brexit

Introduction
Key issues in establishing and structuring hedge funds
UCITS: absolute return funds
Closed ended hedge funds
Marketing
Reporting
Leverage
Valuation
Delegation
Remuneration
The depositary function
Enforcement
Tax efficiency and its role in the hedge fund industry
Liquidity and fund closures
US regulatory regime for hedge funds and managers
Impact of US regulation on EU hedge fund managers
Impact of EU regulation on US hedge fund managers
Brief summaries of the legal regime for fund structuring, fund management and fund marketing in other leading jurisdictions