Includes index.

The hedge fund alternative -- Cutting through the black box : transparency & disclosure -- The operational risk crisis -- Best practices in hedge fund valuation -- Does size matter? -- Directional investing through global macro and managed futures -- Profiting from the corporate life cycle -- Evaluating arbitrage and relative value strategies -- The time is now for equity market-neutral -- Long-short strategies in the technology sector -- The expansion of European hedge funds -- The dynamic world of Asian hedge funds -- Hedge fund indices : in search of a benchmark.