INTRODUCING HEDGE FUNDS

Douglas Cumming; Sofia Johan; Geoffrey Wood

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198840954.013.1

INTRODUCING HEDGE FUNDS

Douglas Cumming
, Sofia Johan
, Geoffrey Wood

School of Business

Florida Atlantic University
University of Aberdeen
Western University
Trinity College Dublin

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This introduction reviews recent research on hedge funds. The Handbook of Hedge Funds comprises 21 chapters from authors around the world. The chapters describe hedge fund industry governance, flows, limited partnership contracts, compensation, fund strategies, performance, activism, effects on investee firms, misconduct, misreporting, fraud, and financial regulation. Further, the chapters highlight differences with other types of intermediaries, such as private equity funds and mutual funds. The chapters feature both US and international analyses. This introductory chapter summarizes papers that appear in the handbook, provide a theoretical framework for research on hedge funds, and highlight research trends on topic.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Hedge Funds
Pages	1-32
Number of pages	32
ISBN (Electronic)	9780198840954
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198840954.013.1
State	Published - 1 Jan 2021

Keywords

Activism
Financial regulation
Hedge funds
Mutual funds
Private equity funds

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