Proposals for Better Management of Non-Financial Risks within the European Fund Management Industry

Proposals for Better Management of Non-Financial Risks within the European Fund Management Industry - December 2012

About the Authors

Noël Amenc is professor of finance at EDHEC Business School and director of EDHEC-Risk Institute. He has conducted active research in the fields of quantitative equity management, portfolio performance analysis, and active asset allocation, resulting in numerous academic and practitioner articles and books. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Portfolio Management and serves as associate editor of the Journal of Alternative Investments and the Journal of Index Investing . He is a member of the scientific board of the French financial market authority (AMF), the Monetary Authority of Singapore Finance Research Council and the Consultative Working Group of the European Securities and Markets Authority Financial Innovation Standing Committee. He co-heads EDHEC-Risk Institute’s research on the regulation of investment management. He holds a master’s in economics and a PhD in finance. Frédéric Ducoulombier is associate professor of finance at EDHEC Business School and director of EDHEC Risk Institute–Asia. He has held positions in programme design, management, and internationalisation. He notably created the executive education arm of EDHEC-Risk Institute and co-fathered its PhD in Finance programme. He has also researched regulatory issues pertaining to financial markets and instruments as well as real estate investment and risk management. He co-heads EDHEC-Risk Institute’s research effort into the regulation of investment management. He holds a master’s in management from IESEG School of Management, a graduate certificate in East Asian Studies from a Université de Montréal/McGill University programme, and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst® designee.

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