To better understand the full range of investments available, this book identifies different asset classes and current hot topics such as new financial instruments, innovations, and strategies in a changing global environment. Asset class, which can be labeled as either traditional or alternative investments, is examined in three areas: (1) trends -- description of the current topic/instrument/strategy in the chosen asset class; (2) opportunities -- identification of what is new and/or where to invest or arbitrage, i.e., location; and (3) risks -- determination of the risks (peculiar to the location) and how international investors can manage/reduce/eliminate them.
Contents: General Issues of International Investments: International Investment: Current State and Challenges from the US Perspective (H-G Fung et al.); Socially Responsible Investing: Growth and Development in International Financial Markets (S A Law & J Yau); Traditional Investments: Global Equity Investments and Analysis (L T W Cheng); Exchange-Traded Funds (Y-M Tse); Global Fixed Income Markets and Portfolio Management (X-Q E Xu); Alternative Investments: Hedge Funds (J Yau & G K Yeung); International Real Estate (G A Patterson); Global Perspectives on Venture Capital and Private Equity (X-Q E Xu); Managed Futures (A Ates & G H K Wang); Derivatives: Credit Derivatives: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities (G-Y Zhang); Currency Derivatives and Emerging Market Currencies: Strategies, Perspectives, and Trends (A L Loviscek).