Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Program -- Risk Sensitive Investment Management with Affine Processes: A Viscosity Approach M. Davis and S. Lleo -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Analytical Setting -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Factor Dynamics -- 2.3 Asset Market Dynamics -- 2.4 Portfolio Dynamics...

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