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Recent Events: The beginning of the year saw the official opening of EDHEC-Risk Institute’s offices in Singapore and in London. The aim of these events was to underline the relevance of the research conducted by EDHEC- Risk Institute for financial institutions and end investors and to present these two new geographical platforms for generating and disseminating academic insights into investment management issues of global importance and particular relevance for professionals in Asia and Europe: Official inauguration of EDHEC Risk Institute—Asia on January 21 in Singapore EDHEC-Risk Institute marked its official Asian debut at an exclusive ceremony and reception held at its newly opened Singapore premises on January 21. The grand opening was placed under the auspices of Mr Heng Swee Keat, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and His Excellency Olivier Caron, Ambassador of France to Singapore, who delivered keynote speeches on the occasion. Mr Heng Swee Keat used the opportunity to warn against the risks of property bubbles in Asia and announce that the regulator would require local banks and significant insurers to set up risk management committees following their next annual general meetings. Also speaking at the event were GIC Chief Risk Officer and Group Executive Committee Member Dr Sung Cheng Chih, who presented his views on current challenges faced by long-term investors, and AXA Investment Managers Global Head of Investment Solutions and Board Member Mr Thibaud de Vitry, who explained why his organisation would be supporting the Institute’s research in Asia. The roll of speakers was completed by Mr Olivier Oger, Dean of EDHEC Business School and Professor Noël Amenc, Associate Dean for Development and Director of EDHEC-Risk Institute. Grand opening of EDHEC Risk Institute–Europe held in London on April 6 EDHEC-Risk Institute hosted an exclusive reception on the evening of April 6 at its newly-opened London premises to mark the launch of EDHEC Risk Institute– Europe. The event, attended by chief executive officers and senior representatives of major financial institutions, was opened by Olivier Oger, Dean of EDHEC Business School and Professor Noël Amenc, Director of EDHEC- Risk Institute, and was also an opportunity to present EDHEC-Risk Institute’s new corporate film. Through a number of presentations and testimonials, the event underlined the relevance of research conducted by EDHEC-Risk Institute for financial institutions and end-investors, with Pauline Skypala, Editor of FTfm, and Liam Kennedy, Editor of Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE), discussing the importance of EDHEC-Risk Institute’s research for their respective readers. With the support of the financial industry, EDHEC Risk Institute—Europe aims to maintain its position as the leading academic institution fostering innovation and high professional standards in the investment industry. On April 18, the first in a series of special events presenting the new Investment & Pensions Europe EDHEC-Risk Institute Research Insights quarterly supplement was held in London: EDHEC-Risk Institute Partner News - Issue nº 5 - April 2011 - 12
Presentation of Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE) supplement “EDHEC-Risk Institute Research Insights” EDHEC-Risk Institute and Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE) have established a partnership to produce a special editorial supplement to provide IPE readers with insights into the latest developments in institutional investment research. At a special presentation held in London on April 18, Noël Amenc, Director, EDHEC-Risk Institute, and Liam Kennedy, Editor, Investment & Pensions Europe, presented the IPE EDHEC-Risk Institute Research Insights supplement and discussed research-based solutions to some of the key challenges currently facing institutional investors. The Spring 2011 issue of Investment & Pensions Europe EDHEC-Risk Institute Research Insights may be downloaded here. In this issue, EDHEC-Risk’s researchers look at two of the key challenges facing institutional investors today: selecting the right benchmark for passive investment and holding a portfolio that provides an optimal risk-return tradeoff. Additional articles address the optimal design of debt programmes for corporates and the optimal dynamic asset allocation for sovereign assets given different drivers of economic risks as well as varying levels of debt. Finally, we report the results of separate European surveys of institutional investors on exchange-traded funds and indices, both equity and fixed-income. Summary: • Alternative weighting schemes: conditions for optimality • Efficient indexation: an alternative to cap-weighted indices • Indices in institutional investment management: results of a European survey • Institutional investors’ views on exchange-traded funds • Inflation-linked corporate bonds and the optimal design of debt programmes • Integrated approach to sovereign wealth risk management Forthcoming Events Private Equity Seminar: • Private Equity and Investment Returns over the Last 30 Years May 10, 2011 – London, United Kingdom Private Equity and Investment Returns over the Last 30 Years I N V I T A T I O N May 10, 2011 - 10 Fleet Place - London A special presentation of the conclusions of a recent study conducted by Professor Florencio Lopez de Silanes that examines the determinants of private equity returns using a newly constructed worldwide database of 7,500 investments made over thirty years. For further information, or to register for the above seminar, please contact Séverine Anjubault at severine.anjubault@edhec-risk.com or on +33 (0)4 93 18 78 63. Executive Seminars: • New Forms of Passive Equity Investing Seminar May 17, 2011 – Zurich, Switzerland May 18, 2011 – San Francisco, United States May 26, 2011 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands June 15, 2011 – Copenhagen, Denmark A seminar, exclusively reserved for institutional investors, drawing on the expertise developed at EDHEC-Risk Institute to equip participants with both the technical and conceptual tools enabling them to better understand the limits and benefits of traditional and alternative equity benchmarks. • CFA Institute/EDHEC-Risk Institute Alternative Asset Allocation Seminar – London June 28-30, 2011, London, United Kingdom Institute EDHEC-Risk Institute Partner News - Issue nº 5 - April 2011 - 13 -
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