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Global Asset Allocation: New Methods and Applications
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Reveals new methodologies for asset pricing within a global asset allocation framework.Contains cutting-edge empirical research on global markets and sectors of the global economy.Introduces the Black-Litterman model and how it can be used to improve global asset allocation decisions.
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HEINZ ZIMMERMANN is a professor of finance at the Universität Basel, Switzerland, and heads the department of finance at the Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum. He also holds the Chair in international corporate finance at the WHU Koblenz, Germany, as a visiting professor. Zimmermann received his doctorate at the Universität Bern, Switzerland, and became a professor at the Universität St. Gallen in 1989. He is managing editor of the Journal of Financial Markets and Portfolio Management. He has been awarded with the Latsis Prize (1989), the Award for Financial Innovation (1992), and the Graham and Dodd Award for Excellence in financial writing (1993).

WOLFGANG DROBETZ is an assistant professor of finance at the Universität Basel, Switzerland. He is also a lecturer of finance at the Universität St. Gallen, Switzerland, and the Otto Beisheim Graduate School of Management (WHU), Germany. Drobetz was head of research at Vescore Solutions, St. Gallen. He holds a doctorate from the Universität St. Gallen, a diploma in commerce from the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria, and an MA in economics from the University of Virginia.

PETER OERTMANN is the managing director and CEO of Vescore Solutions, St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is also a lecturer at the Universität St. Gallen, Switzerland, where he earned his doctorate in 1997. Oertmann holds a diploma in quantitative management from the Universität Bielefeld, Germany, and a master's in finance from the University of Georgia.
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Chapter 1- The Global Economy and Investment Management.

Chapter 2- International Asset Pricing, Portfolio Selection, and Currency Hedging: An Overview.

Chapter 3- The Anatomy of Volatility and Stock Market Correlations.

Chapter 4- The Correlation Breakdown in International Stock Markets.

Chapter 5- Global Economic Risk Profiles: Analyzing Value and Volatility Drivers in Global Markets.

Chapter 6- Testing Market Integration: The Case of Switzerland and Germany.

Chapter 7- Emerging Market Investments: Myth or Reality?

Chapter 8- The Structure of Sector and Market Returns: Implications for International Diversification.

Chapter 9- The Value-Growth Enigma: Time-Varying Risk Premiums and Active Portfolio Strategies.

Chapter 10- Integrating Tactical and Equilibrium Portfolio Management: Putting the Black-Litterman Model at Work.

Bibliography.

Notes.

Index.

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