- CFA Exams
- Dec. 2020 Level 1
- Study Session 17. Alternative Investments
- Reading 50. Introduction to Alternative Investments
Reading 50. Introduction to Alternative Investments
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Learning Outcome Statements
| Reading 50. Introduction to Alternative Investments | |
|---|---|
| 1. Alternative investments a. compare alternative investments with traditional investments; b. describe categories of alternative investments; c. describe potential benefits of alternative investments in the context of portfolio management; | |
| 2. Hedge funds d. describe hedge funds, private equity, real estate, commodities, infrastructure, and other alternative investments, including, as applicable, strategies, sub-categories, potential benefits and risks, fee structures, and due diligence; e. describe, calculate, and interpret management and incentive fees and net-of-fees returns to hedge funds; f. describe issues in valuing and calculating returns on hedge funds, private equity, real estate, commodities, and infrastructure; | |
| 3. Private equity d. describe hedge funds, private equity, real estate, commodities, infrastructure, and other alternative investments, including, as applicable, strategies, sub-categories, potential benefits and risks, fee structures, and due diligence; e. describe, calculate, and interpret management and incentive fees and net-of-fees returns to hedge funds; f. describe issues in valuing and calculating returns on hedge funds, private equity, real estate, commodities, and infrastructure; | |
| 4. Real estate d. describe hedge funds, private equity, real estate, commodities, infrastructure, and other alternative investments, including, as applicable, strategies, sub-categories, potential benefits and risks, fee structures, and due diligence; e. describe, calculate, and interpret management and incentive fees and net-of-fees returns to hedge funds; f. describe issues in valuing and calculating returns on hedge funds, private equity, real estate, commodities, and infrastructure; | |
| 5. Commodities and other altenative investments d. describe hedge funds, private equity, real estate, commodities, infrastructure, and other alternative investments, including, as applicable, strategies, sub-categories, potential benefits and risks, fee structures, and due diligence; e. describe, calculate, and interpret management and incentive fees and net-of-fees returns to hedge funds; f. describe issues in valuing and calculating returns on hedge funds, private equity, real estate, commodities, and infrastructure; | |
| 6. Risk management overview g. describe risk management of alternative investments. |