Hedge Hunters - (Bloomberg) by Katherine Burton (Paperback)

About the Book

This revised and updated edition of the bestselling work on hedge funds deals with the changes the market has experienced recently. Burton has updated each chapter with a discussion of how the funds were affected by the economic downturn.

Book Synopsis

The story of the survival of hedge funds and managers in the aftermath of crisis

Hedge Hunters has been one of the most important and best-selling books on hedge funds since its debut in November 2007. Since then, the financial markets have been turned upside down, posing unprecedented challenges to hedge fund managers. This revised and updated edition deals with those changes with all the insight and knowledge that made the original edition so successful. Katherine Burton has written a new preface and has updated each chapter with a discussion of how the fund was affected by the downturn, the manager's strategies for coping with the ongoing turbulence, and how the fund survived.

Review Quotes

"Well-written. . . . Burton breaks new ground by profiling thirteen up-and-coming managers selected by ten acknowledged 'leaders and legends.'" (Publishers Weekly)

"A fine introduction to hedge funds for both the interested reader and those contemplating a career in this area of investment." (Library Journal)

About the Author

Katherine Burton has been a reporter at Bloomberg News since 1993, covering hedge funds and investment management. Before joining Bloomberg, she wrote for the International Herald Tribune and U.S. News & World Report. She has an MBA from New York University and is a winner of the 2001 Society of American Business Editors and Writers Award for breaking news, and the 2005 New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Award for Excellence in Journalism for business writing.