Launch of a Research Program in Behavioral Finance
Under the CIFRE plan (industrial contracts for training through research), Koris International launches a research program in Behavioral Finance through a PhD entitled "Behavioral Finance Approach for Risk Assessment in Quantitative Portfolio Management”, conducted by the PhD (...)
10 out of 13 Lyxor Indices ended the month of November in positive territory, led by the CTA Long Term Index (+4.2%), the L/S Equity Market Neutral Index (+1.7%) and the CTA Short Term Index (+1.6%). The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index posted a positive performance close to 1% in (...)
Risk factors: taking risk budgeting one step further
An increasing number of pension funds are opting to invest in ‘alternative’ or ‘smart beta’ indices to supplement their passive management activities. Several competing methods currently exist, each with their own objectives. Analysing the risk contribution of each factor by (...)
An example of Quantitative Strategy: The Low Volatility approach
Low volatility indices and, more broadly, products based on quantitative strategies aiming to select only low-volatility stocks, have met with growing success with the financial community and investors. However, most of these indices have major drawbacks that cannot always (...)
Assessment of the true risks of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
According to EDHEC-Risk Institute, any discussion of the risks inherent in ETFs should go beyond merely hypothesising about potential risks, and should also take into account the empirical evidence provided by the existing academic research on (...)
Spanish banks: cost of risk manageable in 2020 but watch the shape of any recovery
Spanish banks’ reassuring Q1 results showed that they should be able to withstand rising cost of risk in 2020, thanks to strong pre-provision profits. But uncertainties abound, and the risk of a longer-than-anticipated economic contraction (...)
Neuberger Berman adapts Sharpe’s ratio to insurance management and prudential risk measurement
This new risk indicator, based on a concept derived from the classic Sharpe ratio, integrates the already existing range of prudential risk measures into the analysis of the strategic asset allocation process and its (...)
ESG bucks the trend of declining growth among world’s largest asset managers
The pace of change within the investment industry is accelerating, under pressure from regulatory activity, fee compression and the high cost of technology. Amidst this change, there is growing appreciation among fund managers of the importance of sustainability and of (...)
Sovereign Investors pivot away from Europe towards China
Invesco released its seventh Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management Study, an annual in-depth report on the complex investment behaviour of sovereign wealth funds and central banks, which this year shows disenchantment with Europe among sovereign (...)
BofA Merrill Lynch June Fund Manager Survey: Bears all around
Average cash balance soars to 5.6% from 4.6% for each of the last three months, marking the biggest jump in cash since the debt ceiling crisis in 2011; allocation to cash jumps 10ppt from last month to net 43% (...)