Hedge Funds Of Funds

Hedge Funds of Funds: A Guide for Investors is a
comprehensive guide to investing in hedge funds of funds. Written
by an experienced practitioner in clear, concise and jargon free
language, this book gives an inside view of this often opaque area
and empowers readers with the tools to get to the bottom of how
hedge funds of funds really work.
Key features include:
* A full description of the skill sets and facets needed in all
areas of a hedge funds of funds;
* A wide-ranging set of questions to ask when assessing every
area of a hedge fund of funds;
* Advice on every part of the process when investing in a hedge
fund of funds, from short-listing through to mandate design and
benchmarking;
* Two comprehensive practical examples of investment reports on
both a hedge fund and a hedge fund of funds;
* A comprehensive analysis of recent developments in the
field;
* A glossary of hedge fund terminology to help the reader
de-code the jargon associated with the area.
* This book is essential reading for all those interested in
developing depth to their understanding of how to invest in hedge
funds of funds and how they, in turn, invest with hedge
funds.

Dr. Chris Jones, London, UK is Chief Investment Officer of Key Asset Management, one of Europe's oldest hedge fund houses managing over $1bn in assets. He has been investing in hedge funds in a professional capacity since 1994, and previously worked in this area at Sanlam, State Street Global Advisors and Liberty Ermitage. Prior to this, he has worked in trading and asset management capacities at Société Générale and Crédit Lyonnais. Chris frequently appears in the hedge fund trade press and on CNBC commenting on hedge funds, and regularly educates pension plan trustees and other industry professionals in this area.
Chris has presented lectures, conference papers and seminars at universities in North America, Europe and Australasia and has published several papers on trading and investment strategies, risk management and hedge funds. He has a BA in Mathematics from Oxford University and a PhD in Finance from the University of Cambridge, where he has an ongoing Visiting Associate position and is an occasional Lecturer.