The narrator of this harrowing and hilarious novel is Wil Carson, a former Protestant ex-thug from Northern Ireland. Wils adolescent hatred of Catholics is inherited from his bigoted father, but his sardonic twist on life as a no-hoper from the Backstreets of East Belfast is all his own. When the opportunity of a lifetime arisesa chance to travel to America as part of a church-sponsored peace projectWil decides to swallow his prejudices and go along with the program. But his goodwill only goes so far, and a series of tragi-comic events lands him in a Wisconsin penitentiary. Wils stint behind bars leaves him plenty of time to review his past deeds, ponder the choices hes made, and reflect on a life of mixed blessings and curses. The Rainbow Singer offers a unique slant on Northern Irelands ethnic strife as well as an utterly original and distinct new voice in fiction.

The Rainbow Singer: A Novel

Comics & Graphic Novels

Kerr, Simon

Graphic Novels

Hyperion

This book provides a road map to setting up a hedge fund in Europe. The processes that need to take place are described, and the key decisions that have to be made are identified in it. There are a number of important service providers that have to be appointed. This book not only tells you who they are but also gives you the questions to ask the potential providers to differentiate between them. Chapter 1. The Launch Environment (written by Simon Kerr of HFI) 1 Chapter 2. Managing The Launch Project (by Peter Northcott of KB Assoc) 11 Chapter 3. Hedge Funds And Public Relations (Henrietta Hirst of City Savvy) 43 Chapter 4. Regulatory Incubation With The Pioneer - Sturgeon Ventures (Seonaid Mackenzie) 57 Chapter 5. Setting Up A Hedge Fund In Europe - The Auditor and Accountant's Perspective (Bernadette King & Melanie Pittas of haysmacintyre) 71 Chapter 6. Fund Administration For European Hedge Funds (Peter Jakubicka of Circle Partners) 105 Chapter 7. Prime Brokerage For European Hedge Funds (James Skeggs of SocGen Prime Services) 127 Chapter 8. Legal Services For European Hedge Funds (Gus Black and Craig Borthwick of Dechert LLP) 153 Chapter 9. IT Services & Consultancy For Hedge Funds (Tom Woollard of Edge Technology) 197 Chapter 10. Perspective Of An Experienced Hedge Fund COO (Pseudonymous) 215 Chapter 11. New Managers From An Investor's Perspective (Anthony Lawler of GAM) 225 Chapter 12. Backers Of Early-Stage Hedge Funds (Hedge Fund Insight) 239 The book contains guidance on the project management of getting a hedge fund to market from a European base. Often a new hedge fund manage may have had limited exposure to services that are available to small hedge fund fund management companies. Should you engage a PR company, are you allowed to talk to the media, if you can how do you do it to your advantage? Is it worthwhile setting up your own regulated vehicle, or should you start out under a regulatory umbrella company? These are the kind of questions answered directly in the book. Fund Administrators differ in what they can do for a hedge fund managers beyond calculating a NAV. Do you need risk measurement capability from a third party or not? What middle office services would complement your Portfolio Management System? Getting these high level questions right sets a new hedge fund firm off in the right way for the medium-to-long term. The key service providers covered include lawyers and prime brokers who share their experience on the structural issues that have to be settled. There is a significant technological infrastructure required to set up a hedge fund in Europe - and the considerations behind the choices to be made are fully reflected. This book takes you through the start up process from all sides, including the insights from a hedge fund staffer that has been through the process several times over. You can learn from his mistakes without having to make them yourself. Funds cannot launch and prosper without investors. The last two chapters give the perspective of a seasoned investor in hedge funds and a list of investors that are prepared to commit to a hedge fund in it's early stages of development. The list has full contact details for the key decision makers.

Successfully Launching A Hedge Fund In Europe: Practical Guidance For New Managers

Business & Money

King, Bernadette

Northcott, Peter

Hirst, Henrietta

Mackenzie, Seonaid

Pittas, Melanie

Jakubicka, Peter

Skeggs, James

Black, Gus

Borthwick, Craig

Investing

Hedge Fund Insight

Instant Insights: Supporting cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa (Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights, 29)

Engineering & Transportation

Chiurugwi, Dr Tinashe

Midgley, Ian

Boyd, L. A.

Kamwaga, Johnson

Njau, Peter

van Gevelt, Terry

Canales, Claudia

Marcheselli, Max

Abdoulaye, Dr T.

Bamire, A. S.

Akinola, A. A.

Alene, A.

Menkir, A.

Manyong, V.

Kamara, Dr Alpha Y.

Leiser, Willmar L.

Weltzien-Rattunde, H. Frederick

Weltzien, Dr Eva

Haussmann, Prof. Bettina I.G.

Engineering

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

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