A Simple Theory of the Financial Crisis; or, Why Fischer Black Still Matters

Tyler CowenIn this month’s Financial Analysts Journal, Tyler Cowen professor of economics at George Mason University, Virginia makes sense of the current financial crisis by drawing on some of Fischer Black’s ideas.

Sponsored Content

Leave a Comment

Sort content by

Russell’s Doman looks to be ‘Intel inside’ retail land

Russell Investments’ newish president and chief executive, Andrew Doman, the first ‘outsider’ to take the top job, has notched up nine months at the firm. The ex-McKinsey & Co executive spoke to GREG BRIGHT about the evolution of Russell. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Not drowning, waving: quants on the comeback trail

Quantitative investing has taken a battering during the global financial crisis, with many big firms suffering lower-than-average performance for much of the past two years. But the stuff that gave quants a compelling story before  investor behavioural biases – is now helping them again. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

What’s the role of an asset consultant post crisis?

Asset consultants have recently started offering medium-term asset allocation advice, often as a separately priced service. Watson Wyatt Worldwide calls it “dynamic strategic asset allocation”. Russell Investments calls it “enhanced asset allocation”. Whatever the term, the advice sits between tactical asset allocation at the short end and strategic asset allocation at the long. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored

QIA buys agribusiness, but not land, to feed Qatar

A food company owned by the $65 billion Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has launched a joint venture in Sudan as part of its strategy to generate profit and secure food supply by investing in overseas agricultural businesses. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

What the world needs now: greater surveillance on exchange rates

The world needs to move back to a rules-based system of oversight over currencies and enhanced global surveillance of national macroeconomic policies, according to a leading Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford, UK. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

ING the latest to hive off funds management

Another big bank is set to hive off its funds management business to shore up its balance sheet, with this week’s announcement of the proposed divestments by ING Group. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Previous