Alternative alternatives risk returns and investment strategy

"In the aftermath of the financial crisis, investors are searching for new opportunities and products to safeguard their investments for the future. Riding high on the wave of new financial opportunities are Alternative Alternatives (AA). However, there is a dearth of information on what Altern...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Blessing, Sona (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley 2011.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Wiley finance series.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627756806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Alternative Alternatives; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; A Note on How to Use This Book; Introduction; Epilogue; 1 Timberland; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Statistics on Investable Timberland; 1.3 Asset Characteristics; 1.4 Investment Drivers; 1.5 Return Drivers; 1.6 Perceived Risk; 1.7 Real Risks; 1.8 Measuring Risk and Returns: Science, Art, 'Boots on the Ground'; 1.9 Investment Objective; 1.10 Investment Strategy; 1.11 In Practice; 1.12 Country Case Studies; 1.13 Species Case Study; 1.14 Emergence and Outlook; 1.15 2010 And Beyond
  • 1.16 Opportunities and Challenges Facing Timberland Investors1.17 Conclusion; 2 Insurance Linked Risk Transfer; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Classification; 2.3 Asset Characteristics; 2.4 Risks; 2.5 Return Drivers; 2.6 Constraints; 2.7 The Players; 2.8 Evolution; 2.9 Non-Life Insurance Linked Risk Transfer; 2.10 In Practice; 2.11 Life Insurance Linked Risk Transfer; 2.12 Pandemic-related Insurance Investing - Extreme Mortality Risk; 3 Asset-Based Lending; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Aviation Finance, Loan-Based Lending, Leasing; 3.3 Ship Financing, Leasing, Investing; 3.4 Trade Finance
  • 3.5 Litigation led Investing3.6 Lending Against Hospital Receivables; 3.7 Film Financing; 3.8 Music Investing; 3.9 Appendix; 4 Collectables; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Investing in Art; 4.3 Case Study Series (with Philip Hoffman, The Fine Art Fund Group); 4.4 Investing in Photography; 4.5 Investing in Wine; 4.6 Investing in Vintage Cars; 5 Extraction Strategies; 5.1 Volatility Investing; 5.2 Behaviour Finance; 6 Place in a Portfolio; Further Reading; Index