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Opinion, March 2011
To predict or to adapt?
According to Fabrice Foy, Quantitative Analyst at CCR-AM, we should do the exact opposite of the classical theory: the stock price does not reflect fundamentals, and if it deviates from its fundamental value, it does not necessarily tend to revert (...)
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Interview , March 2010
Gideon Ozik «funds with extensive media-coverage tend to underperform»
According to a recent research paper released by Gideon Ozik & Ronnie Sadka, US Hedge funds tend to underperform following extensive media coverage
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Opinion, February 2010
The «French Quants» must relearn to code!
In France, many financial engineers feel some aversion for IT. Some, fascinated by models, don’t consider for a second writing thousands of lines of code…
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Note, November 2009
Risk evaluation and multifractal Var
The use of «multifractal processes» for risk calculation in finance allows us to use the concept of «scale invariance» and its implications developed in fluid mechanics…
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Reading, November 2007
A fractal view of the markets, Benoit Mandelbrot
In an uncompromising book, Benoit Mandelbrot, French graduate from Ecole Polytechnique, denounces the inconsistency of the orthodox theory of finance and presents his fractal vision of the markets

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Note, February 2015
Global pension fund assets reach new highs
Global institutional pension fund assets in the 16 major markets grew by over 6% during 2014 (compared to around 10% in 2013) to reach a new high of US$36 trillion, according to Towers Watson’s Global Pension Assets Study released (...)
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Note, January 2015
2014 Sees Alternative Assets Industry Near $7tn in Value
Preqin launches its 2015 Global Alternatives Reports, which reveal significant growth in assets held by private equity, hedge fund, private debt, real estate and infrastructure fund managers. Total industry assets now stand at $6.91tn, up from $6.22tn as of this point last (...)
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Note, January 2015
Hedge Funds Deliver Worst Annual Performance Since 2011
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark gained just 3.78% in 2014, the lowest annual return since the 1.85% loss seen in 2011
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Note, January 2015
Stocks Look Strongest in 2015, Institutional Investors Say in Worldwide Study by Natixis Global Asset Management
Institutional investors from around the world expect stocks to be the bestperforming assets in 2015, according to a survey by Natixis Global Asset Management.
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Note, December 2014
Building Minimum Variance Portfolios with low risk, low drawdowns and strong returns
This paper provides an introduction to the STOXX Minimum Variance Indices and aims to achieve three things : i) an overview of minimum variance investing ii) the methodology for the construction and maintenance of the STOXX Minimum Variance Indices, highlighting the unique (...)
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