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Doctoral Student Research Grants
The Journal of Investment Consulting announces doctoral research grants on topics that examine recent research in topics relevant to investment consulting and private wealth management. Research proposals are invited from doctoral students on the following topics: alternative investments, asset allocation, currency management, extreme value theory and modeling tail risk, investment due diligence, manager search and selection, monolithic and flash trading, performance measurement, portfolio construction, regime-switching models, risk management, retirement planning, small-cap investing, stress-testing investment portfolios, and wealth management.
The Journal of Investment Consulting editorial advisory board will review all submitted proposals. IMCA will provide $5,000 funding for approved proposals; the deliverable is a paper submission for publishing consideration in the Journal of Investment Consulting. The publication’s editorial advisory board will review all resulting paper submissions via its blind review process. Submit research proposals via e-mail in either PDF or Word format to: Debbie Nochlin, Managing Editor, Journal of Investment Consulting |
VOL. 12, NO. 2, 2011
The Masters Series
“Creating Solutions from a Lifetime of Learning Experiences: Talking Investments with Martin L. Leibowitz, PhD" The Pension Crisis “A Brief Critical Review of Australia’s Retirement Savings System,” Ron Bird and Jack Gray “A Discount Rate for Public Pension Plans,” Mark J. P. Anson, PhD, JD, CFA®, CAIA, CPA “Decision-Making and Solvency-Based Dynamic Asset Allocation at the ABN AMRO Pension Fund,” Cees Dert and Geraldine Leegwater “Dynamic Beta: Getting Paid to Manage Risks,” Timothy B. Barrett, CFA®, Donald Pierce, CFA®, James Perry, CAIA, and Arun Muralidhar, PhD “Estonia’s Multi-Pillar Pension System: Solid First Miles of the Marathon,” Pertti Rahnel, Kaarel Roosa, and Katrin Rahe, CFA® “Japan’s Reform of Its Pension System for Sustainability,” Yuji Kage "The Most Effective Parts of Defined Contribution, Taken from around the World,” Don Ezra, MA, FIA “Pension Funds in the Netherlands,” Angelien A. G. Z. Kemna, PhD, Eduard H. M. Ponds, PhD, and Onno W. Steenbeek, PhD |