Hedge Fund industry [electronic resource] : Developments and Practices.
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TextSeries: Global Financial Stability ReportPublication details: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004Description: 1 online resource (13 p.)ISBN: 1451939264 :ISSN: 1729-701XSubject(s): Financial Markets | Financial Stability | Hedge Fund | Hedge Funds | Hedge | France | Germany | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China | Japan | United StatesAdditional physical formats: Print Version:: Hedge Fund industry : Developments and PracticesOnline resources: IMF e-Library | IMF Book Store Abstract: This paper analyzes developments in the hedge fund industry. The significant growth of hedge funds, driven by institutional investors, has heightened the desire by the official sector to better understand hedge funds and their activities. The paper examines how one may achieve a better understanding of hedge funds and their market activities, particularly for financial stability considerations. The paper reviews and updates developments in the hedge-fund industry since the previous IMF study in 1998, and considers what progress has been made to satisfy various recommendations and proposals from that time.
This paper analyzes developments in the hedge fund industry. The significant growth of hedge funds, driven by institutional investors, has heightened the desire by the official sector to better understand hedge funds and their activities. The paper examines how one may achieve a better understanding of hedge funds and their market activities, particularly for financial stability considerations. The paper reviews and updates developments in the hedge-fund industry since the previous IMF study in 1998, and considers what progress has been made to satisfy various recommendations and proposals from that time.
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