内容简介
AuniqueperspectiveonappliedinvestmenttheoryandriskmanagementfromtheSeniorRiskOfficerofamajorpensionfundInvestmentTheoryandRiskManagementisapracticalguidetotoday'sinvestmentenvironment.Thebook'ssophisticatedquantitativemethodsareexaminedbyanauthorwhousesthesemethodsattheVirginiaRetirementSystemandteachesthemattheVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity.Inadditiontoshowinghowinvestmentperformancecanbeevaluated,usingJensen'sAlpha,Sharpe'sRatio,andDDM,hedelvesintofourtypesofoptimalportfolios(onethatisfullyinvested,onewithtargetedreturns,anotherwithnoshortsales,andonewithcappedinvestmentallocations).Inaddition,thebookprovidesvaluableinsightsonrisk,andtopicssuchasanomalies,factormodels,andactiveportfoliomanagement.Otherchaptersfocusonprivateequity,structuredcredit,optimalrebalancing,dataproblems,andMonteCarlosimulation.Containsinvestmenttheoryandriskmanagementspreadsheetmodelsbasedontheauthor'sownreal-worldexperiencewithstock,bonds,andalternativeassetsOffersadown-to-earthguidethatcanbeusedonadailybasisformakingcommonfinancialdecisionswithanewlevelofquantitativesophisticationandrigorWrittenbytheDirectorofResearchandSeniorRiskOfficerfortheVirginiaRetirementSystemandanAssociateProfessoratVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity'sSchoolofBusinessInvestmentTheoryandRiskManagementempowersboththetechnicalandnon-technicalreaderwiththeessentialknowledgenecessarytounderstandandmanagerisksinanycorporateoreconomicenvironment.
作者简介
StevenPetersonistheDirectorofResearchandSeniorRiskOfficerfortheVirginiaRetirementSystemandanAssociateProfessoratVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity'sSchoolofBusiness.Heisdirectlyresponsibleforthemeasurement,forecasting,andattributionofriskatboththeprogramandplanlevels,withriskbroadlydefinedtoincludevariousmarketandnonmarketrisks.PetersonhasdoneconsultingforCrestarInvestmentBank,SunTrustBank,FordMotorCompany,VirginiaCenterforUrbanDevelopment(VCUCenterforPublicPolicy),VirginiaDepartmentofSocialServices,VirginiaDivisionofChildSupportEnforcement,LandAmerica,VirginiaRetirementSystem,andVirginiaDepartmentofCorrections.