Portfolio Theory and Performance Analysis by Noel Amenc, Vero... - 9780470858745

Portfolio Theory and Performance AnalysisAuthor(s): Noel Amenc, Veronique Le Sourd\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780470858745, 978-0470858745\nSynopsis\nFor many years asset management was considered to be a marginal activity, but today, it is central to the development of financial industry throughout the world. Asset management's transition from an \""art and craft\"" to an industry has inevitably called integrated business models into question, favouring specialisation strategies based on cost optimisation and learning curve objectives. This book connects each of these major categories of techniques and practices to the unifying and seminal conceptual developments of modern portfolio theory. In these bear market times, performance evaluation of portfolio managers is of central focus. This book will be one of very few on the market and is by a respected member of the profession.\nAllows the profes