Thomas Schneeweis & Garry Crowder 
The New Science of Asset Allocation [PDF ebook] 
Risk Management in a Multi-Asset World

A feasible asset allocation framework for the post 2008
financial world

Asset allocation has long been a cornerstone of prudent
investment management; however, traditional allocation plans failed
investors miserably in 2008. Asset allocation still remains an
essential part of the investment arena, and through a new approach,
you’ll discover how to make it work.

In The New Science of Asset Allocation, authors Thomas
Schneeweis, Garry Crowder, and Hossein Kazemi first explore the
myths that plague this field then quickly move on to examine how
the practice of asset allocation has failed in recent years. They
then propose new allocation models that employ liquidity,
transparency, and real risk controls across multiple asset
classes.

* Outlines a new approach to asset allocation in a post-2008
world, where risk seems hidden

* The ‘great manager’ problem is examined with solutions on how
to capture manager alpha while limiting downside risk

* A complete case study is presented that allocates for beta and
alpha

Written by an experienced team of industry leaders and academic
experts, The New Science of Asset Allocation explains how
you can effectively apply this approach to a financial world that
continues to change.

Over de auteur

THOMAS SCHNEEWEIS, PHD, is the Michael and Cheryl Philipp Professor of Finance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is the founding director of the Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets. He is also the founding editor of the Journal of Alternative Investments, cofounder of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association, and a founding Director of the Institute for Global Asset and Risk Management. During his almost forty years of investment management experience, he has been associated with the development of alpha transfer and fund replication products, the creation and development of the Zurich Hedge Fund Indices and the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Benchmark Series, as well as being instrumental in the creation of the Bache Commodity Index. Schneeweis publishes widely in the area of investment management and is often quoted in the financial press.

GARRY B. CROWDER, JD, MBA, is a noted expert in the development and creation of multi-asset portfolio solutions and products. He has designed and implemented asset allocation solutions for leading multinational banks, insurance companies, and family offices. Crowder created and was managing partner of one of the first and largest hedge fund platforms based on managed accounts. In this capacity, he formed and led the team that created the Zurich Hedge Fund Indices and the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Benchmark Series. With over twenty years of investment experience, he is a founding Director of the Institute for Global Asset and Risk Management and has also served in managing director positions at Morgan Stanley Asset Management and Tiger Management LLC.

HOSSEIN KAZEMI, PHD, CFA, is regarded as a leader in the area of asset allocation, and has published over thirty academic and practitioner articles in the area of asset pricing and asset allocation. He is a founding partner of Alternative Investment Analytics, LLC, and White Bear Partners, LLC. Kazemi is a professor of finance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is the Associate Director of the Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets. He is the current Program Director of the Chartered Alternative Analyst Investment Association.