1. Introduction to Alternative Investment Operations -- 2. Trade Operations: Execution, Settlement, and Reconciliation -- 3. Cash Management, Oversight, and Movement -- 4. Compliance Operations and Governance Considerations -- 5. The Role of Service Providers in Alternative Investment Operations...

We jointly model the information choice and portfolio allocation problem of institutional investors who are concerned about their performance relative to a benchmark. Benchmarking increases an investor's effective risk-aversion, which reduces his willingness to speculate and, consequently, his...

Using data for more than 800 college and university endowment funds over 2003-2011, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the spending policies used in practice as well as how frequently and why those mandates are revised over time. Given the long-term and relatively static nature of the...