TY - BOOK AU - Anson,Mark Jonathan Paul ED - CAIA Association. TI - CAIA level I: an introduction to core topics in alternative investments SN - 9780470447024 (cloth) AV - HG 4521 A67.2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Investments KW - Inversiones KW - Securities KW - Valores (Títulos mercantiles) KW - Administración de portafolios KW - Administración de la cartera N1 - What is an alternative asset class? -- Why alternative assets are important: beta drivers and alpha drivers -- The beta continuum -- Classic beta, bespoke beta, alternative beta, fundamental beta, cheap beta, active beta, and bulk beta -- Alpha vs. beta separation in the asset management industry -- The calculus of active management -- Real estate investment trusts -- Introduction to NCREIF and the NCREIF indices -- Real estate as an investment -- Core, value added and opportunistic real estate -- Introduction to hedge funds -- Establishing a hedge fund investment program ER -