A Practitioner's Guide to Alternative Investment Funds 3rd Edition

This extensively revised title is a comprehensive single volume resource
for all those involved in the setting up and operation of funds. Written in
jargon-free language by one of the foremost practitioners in the area, this
new edition has been extensively revised to cover all current regulatory and legislative developments.

Featuring:

• The new UK financial services infrastructure and the role of the FCA
• The alternative investment fund managers directive and its implications
• The Dodd-Frank act and the JOBS act in the US
• Other post-credit crisis developments in governance and best practice
• Hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds and other unregulated collective investment schemes
• Coverage of liquidity, stress testing, governance and risk

1 Fundamental Concepts
2 Dramatis Personae
3 Asset Classes
4 Structuring Alternatives
5 Management and Advisory Relationships
6 Marketing Alternative Investment Funds
7 Marketing in the UK
8 Marketing in the US
9 Investment Process and Fund Governance
10 Liquidity
11 Fees
12 Taxation Principles and Concepts
13 UK Taxation Issues
14 US Taxation Issues
15 Developments and Trends