17 April 2013

Quantitative Finance is Not Dead, Just Evolving (Video)

Posted In: Alternative Investments, Derivatives, Quantitative Methods, Risk Management

After the Great Recession, some quantitative finance watchers stated that the discipline was dead. Yet, some practitioners — such as Attilio Meucci, CFA, of SYMMYS — are evolving new ways for coping with the real world’s complexities. Meucci’s sense of humor shines through in this interview, in which he discusses what is, by definition, the greatest financial risk and how to deal with it. How risks and risk management are evolving is a cutting-edge topic and one sure to be discussed at SYMMYS Advanced Risk & Portfolio Management Bootcamp, 12–17 August 2013, in New York City.

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Jason Voss, CFA

Jason Voss, CFA, tirelessly focuses on improving the ability of investors to better serve end clients. He is the author of the Foreword Reviews Business Book of the Year Finalist, The Intuitive Investor and the CEO of Active Investment Management (AIM) Consulting. Voss also sub-contracts for the well known firm, Focus Consulting Group. Previously, he was a portfolio manager at Davis Selected Advisers, L.P., where he co-managed the Davis Appreciation and Income Fund to noteworthy returns. Voss holds a BA in economics and an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Colorado.

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