Understanding Investment Funds: Insights from Performance and Risk Analysis - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1349445339 ISBN 13: 9781349445332

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

In light of recent financial crises, the role of investment funds is a recurring subject for discussion. Traditional methods must be adapted with the objective to strengthen scientific knowledge of investment funds. This book provides new insights, ideas and empirical evidence to improve tools and methods for fund performance analysis.

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LAURENT BODSON Affiliate Professor in Finance, HEC-University of Liege, Belgium PHILLIPE COGNEAU Associate Researcher, HEC-University of Liege, Belgium GEORGES HÜBNER Deloitte Chair of Portfolio Management and Performance, HEC-University of Liege JANG SCHLITZ Associate Professor, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg MARC BOISSAUX Research Assistant, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg MICHEL TERRAZA Professor of Economics, University of Montpellier 1, France RACHIDA HENNANI Research Assistant, University of Montpellier 1, France MOHAMED-ALI LIMAM PhD Student, University of Montpellier 1, France FALK LAUBE Researcher/Trader, R.G. Niederhoffer Capital Management, Inc., USA JULES SADEFO KAMDEM Assistant Professor, University of Montpellier 1, France ALFRED MBAIRADJIM MOUSSA Research Assistant, University of Montpellier 1, France CAROLE TORQUE Teacher and Consultant in Statistics, University of Paris Dauphine/Syrokko, France.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349445339
• ISBN 13: 9781349445332
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Terraza V., Razafitombo H.