Hedge funds

This 10th edition of the Banque de France’s Financial Stability Review is a special issue dedicated to hedge funds, whose growing contribution to fi nancial transactions has been drawing much attention.

With the aim to shed light on the multiple issues at play, the review brings together pieces from a large group of professional and economists representing various business areas: financial institutions, academia, supervisory authorities and central banks. It also includes a comprehensive bibliography. The combination of views expressed here provides useful insights on the most relevant topics in terms of
financial stability and regulation and will probably contribute to shaping the debate regarding the challenges brought by hedge funds
to the world economy.