Hedge Funds and the Law

Banking / Finance

Hedge Funds and the Law

Edited by Peter Astleford · Dick Frase
Sweet & Maxwell U.K. November 2009

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780414041370
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
Publication
November 2009
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Hedge Funds: Law and Practice provides a comprehensive guide to setting up and operating hedge funds.

  • Covers all the key legal, regulatory and tax matters that need to be considered and covered when setting up a fund
  • Looks at the way in which hedge funds must comply with the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction in which they are domiciled
  • Discusses the topical issues with hedge funds and the current problems with the market
  • Provides a general background on hedge funds
  • Discusses the regulatory initiatives of the US and EU Looks to the future, the likelihood of further regulation and the consequences of this for practice
  • Examines the legal regime for funds in the UK, US, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore

Table of Contents

Editor's Introduction: Overview of the recent tumult surrounding the industry

The hedge fund industry, where it is going and likely future trends
Global initiatives on hedge funds
Voluntary codes in relation to hedge funds
Enforcement: a comparison between the SEC and the FSA
Key issues in establishing and structuring hedge funds
Tax efficiency and its role in the hedge fund industry
UCITS and non-UCITS retail funds: the move to absolute returns
Litigation in the hedge fund world; a shield and a sword
Corporate activism and its place as an investment strategy for hedge funds
Fund raising: a look at the major investor groups and their role and perspective
  • Pension funds
  • Fund of funds
  • Institutional investors
  • HNW individual investors
  • Family offices
 
Initial public offerings, practice and procedure for hedge fund managers and hedge funds
Procedures and strategies for the effective dissolution of hedge funds (bankrupt hedge funds)
The legal regime for fund structuring, fund management and fund marketing in selected leading jurisdictions
  • UK
  • US
  • Luxembourg
  • France
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Hong Kong
  • China
  • Russia
  • Japan
  • Singapore
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