Hedge Fund Operational Due Diligence: Understanding the Risks

How to diagnose and monitor key hedge fund operational risks

With the various scandals taking place with hedge funds, now more than ever, both financial and operational risks must be examined. Revealing how to effectively detect and evaluate often-overlooked operational risk factors in hedge funds, such as multi-jurisdictional regulatory coordination, organizational nesting, and vaporware, Hedge Fund Operational Due Diligence includes real-world examples drawn from the author's experiences dealing with the operational risks of a global platform of over 80 hedge funds, funds
of hedge funds, private equity, and real estate managers.

Author: Jason A. Scharfman
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 12/01/2008
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780470372340

About the Author

JASON A. SCHARFMAN is a Director with Graystone Research at Morgan Stanley. His responsibilities include analyzing and reporting on the operational risks of alternative investments such as hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, and private equity considered for investment. He also makes recommendations to the firm's investment committee based on that analysis. He has written on the subject of operational due diligence and travels and speaks worldwide on hedge fund operational risks.

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