In this paper we make a distinction between systemic co-jumps and independent idiosyncratic jumps, and examine the impact of their mis-specification on asset allocation. We discuss how jumps mis-specification may lead to jumps mis-estimation and to a suboptimal portfolio. Specifically, we...

The purpose of this paper is to apply a belief rule-based (BRB) system to solve the multiasset class portfolio optimisation problems. The BRB system, was developed on the basis of the concept of belief structures and the evidential reasoning (ER) approach, is a generic non-linear modelling and...

This paper provides a strategy for portfolio risk management by inferring extreme movements in financial markets. The core of the provided strategy is a statistical model for the joint tail distribution that attempts to capture accurately the data generating process through an extremal modelling...

This paper investigates the information content of aggregate hedge fund flow and its predictive power with respect to bond yields. Using a sample of 9,725 hedge funds from 1994 to 2012, we find that fund flow is negatively related to the changes in 10-year Treasury and Moody's Baa bond yields...