261-5111-00L  Asset Management: Advanced Investments (University of Zurich)

SemesterFrühjahrssemester 2018
DozierendeUni-Dozierende
Periodizitätjährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch
KommentarDer Kurs muss direkt an der UZH belegt werden.
UZH Modulkürzel: MFOEC207

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KurzbeschreibungComprehension and application of advanced portfolio theory
LernzielComprehension and application of advanced portfolio theory
InhaltThe theoretical part of the lecture consists of the topics listed below.

- Standard Markowitz Model and Extensions MV Optimization, MV with Liabilities and CAPM.
- The Crux with MV
Resampling, regression, Black-Litterman, Bayesian, shrinkage, constrained and robust optimization.
- Downside and Coherent Risk Measures
Definition of risk measures, MV optimization under VaR and ES constraints.
- Risk Budgeting
Equal risk contribution, most diversified portfolio and other concentration indices
- Regime Switching and Asset Allocation
An introduction to regime switching models and its intuition.
- Strategic Asset Allocation
Introducing a continuous-time framework, solving the HJB equation and the classical Merton problem.