We investigate the relationship between size and momentum across a wide range of international equity markets. A distinction is made between relative momentum where assets are ranked according to their performance against each other, and absolute momentum (or trend following) where assets are...

Although there has been a substantial flow of money over the last twenty years into index tracking funds and ETFs, the vast majority of equity investment in mutual funds is still being managed on an active, discretionary basis. In the US and the UK active management still accounts for around 75%...

A significant part of the development in pension provision in many countries is the emergence of ‘Target Date Funds' or TDFs. In this paper we examine the proposition of de-risking through life and the guidance offered by TDFs in the decumulation phase following retirement. We investigate the...