内容简介
TheofficialstudytextfortheLevelICharteredAlternativeInvestmentAnalyst(CAIA)examTheCharteredAlternativeInvestmentAnalyst(CAIA)designationisthefinancialindustry′sfirstandonlygloballyrecognizedprogramthatpreparesprofessionalstodealwiththeever–growingfieldofalternativeinvestments.ThesecondeditionofCAIALevelI:AnIntroductiontoCoreTopicsinAlternativeInvestmentscontainscomprehensiveinsightsonthealternativeinvestmentissuesapotentialLevelIcandidatewouldneedtoknowaboutastheypreparefortheexam.Theinformationfoundherewillhelpyoubuildasolidfoundationinalternativeinvestmentmarkets—withcoverageofeverythingfromthecharacteristicsofvariousstrategieswithineachalternativeassetclasstoportfoliomanagementconceptscentraltoalternativeinvestments.UsesinvestmentanalyticstoexamineeachalternativeassetclassExaminesquantitativetechniquesusedbyinvestmentprofessionalsAddressestheuniqueattributesassociatedwiththealternativeinvestmentspaceOffersanonlinestudyguideoutlininglearningobjectivesandkeywordsThisbookisamust–haveresourceforanyonecontemplatingtakingtheCAIALevelIexam.Soifyou′rereadytotakeyourfirststeptowardtheCAIAcharter,takethetimetounderstandtheinsightsofferedhere.
作者简介
TheCAIAAssociationisanindependent,not-for-profit,globalorganizationcommittedtoeducationandprofessionalisminthefieldofalternativeinvestments.Itofferstwoexams(LevelIandLevelII)tofinancialprofessionalsinthisgrowingfield.Uponsuccessfulcompletion,individualsaredesignatedCharteredAlternativeInvestmentAnalyst(CAIA)CharterHolders.TheCAIAAssociationhasmembersfromoverseventy-fivecountriesonsixcontinents.MarkJ.P.Anson,PhD,CAIA,isaManagingPartneratOakHillInvestmentManagement,LP.Dr.AnsonpreviouslyservedasPresidentandExecutiveDirectorofInvestmentServicesatNuveenInvestments,ChiefExecutiveOfficeratHermesPensionManagementLimited,andChiefInvestmentOfficeratCaliforniaPublicEmployees'RetirementSystem.Hehaspublishedover100researcharticlesinprofessionaljournals,haswontwoBestPaperAwards,istheauthorofsixfinancialtextbooks,andsitsontheeditorialboardsofseveralfinancialjournals.DonaldR.Chambers,PhD,CAIA,istheAssociateDirectoroftheLevel1CurriculumattheCAIAAssociationandistheWalterE.Hanson/KPMGProfessorofFinanceatLafayetteCollegeinEaston,Pennsylvania.Dr.ChamberspreviouslyservedastheDirectorofAlternativeInvestmentsatKarpusInvestmentManagement.KeithH.Black,PhD,CAIA,istheAssociateDirectoroftheLevelIICurriculumattheCAIAAssociation.HewaspreviouslyanAssociateatEnnisKnuppand,beforethat,anAssistantProfessoratIllinoisInstituteofTechnology.HosseinKazemi,PhD,CAIA,isaCofounderofandtheProgramDirectorfortheCAIAAssociation.Dr.KazemiisaProfessorofFinanceattheUniversityofMassachusettsAmherst,anAssociateDirectoroftheCenterforInternationalSecuritiesandDerivativesMarkets,andanAssociateEditoroftheJournalofAlternativeInvestments.
