Quantitative Portfolio Optimisation, Asset Allocation and Risk Management

MIKKEL RASMUSSEN has an MSc in Economics and has worked both as a risk management consultant and equity portfolio manager. He currently manages Japanese equities at AEGON Asset Management in the Netherlands.

• PART 1: A BASIS FOR QUANTITATIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Asset Management Basics Asset Return Asset Risk Asset Pricing PART 2: MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY Efficient Portfolios and Quantitative Portfolio Optimisation Estimating Model Parameters PART 3: QUANTITATIVE ASSET ALLOCATION Quantitative Portfolio Construction and Asset Allocation Quasi-Random Monte Carlo Simulated Asset Allocation (QRMCSAA) Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation QRMCSAA Applied to Sector Rotation PART 4: QUANTITATIVE RISK MANAGEMENT Tracking Error, Information Ratio and Active Management Value Added Sector Risk Model Value at Risk Extreme Value Theory