Research
All research papers related to asset management
Quant Note
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 (...)
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
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…
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…
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,
November 2014
Top investment managers’ assets reach record levels
Assets managed by the world’s largest 500 fund managers rose by almost 12% to reach a record US$76 trillion in 2013, surpassing the previous high of over US$69 trillion set in 2007. The Pensions & Investments / Towers Watson World 500 researchshows that due to consistent (...)
Note,
October 2014
Hedge fund capital inflows steady as volatility increases
Total hedge fund capital increased to a record level in the third quarter as financial market volatility increased into quarter-end, with inflows concentrated in Event Driven and Fixed Income-based Relative Value Arbitrage strategies, according to the latest HFR Global Hedge (...)
Note,
October 2014
EDHEC-Risk Institute publication shows that smart beta risks can be controlled while benefitting from smart beta performance
A new EDHEC-Risk Institute publication entitled “Risk Allocation, Factor Investing and Smart Beta: Reconciling Innovations in Equity Portfolio Construction,” drawn from the Amundi ETF & Indexing research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute on “ETF and Passive Investment (...)
Note,
October 2014
BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Fretting Over Monetary Policy as End of U.S. QE Looms
Concerns over the imminent end of quantitative easing in the U.S. have left investors much less confident in the outlook for the global economy and corporate profitability, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for (...)
Note,
October 2014
US Energy infrastructure: The MLP example
Among infrastructure assets, energy infrastructure assets such as pipelines, storage facilities or processing plants, are experiencing a rapid growth, especially in the USA. Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) have played a key role in facilitating investment in US energy (...)
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