We construct portfolios with an alternative selection criterion, the Omega function, which can be expressed as the ratio of two partial moments of the returns distribution. Finding Omega-optimal portfolios, in particular under realistic constraints like cardinality restrictions, requires to...

In this paper we propose an efficient initialization of a deterministic Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) scheme. PSO has showed to be promising for solving several unconstrained global optimization problems from real applications, where derivatives are unavailable and the evaluation of the...

This chapter is an investigation on the determinants of Green Bonds capital returns, with a focus on market and macroeconomic variables. These instruments are showing an exponential growth, as tested by Initiative Climate Bonds. In our study we observe Borsa Italiana market over the period...