Wealth management constitutes an important aspect of today's banking world, but very little is known about what explains the differences among banks in their ability to attract new assets under management. Using a unique panel database of Swiss private banks, we test the hypothesis that the...

We solve the problem of optimal risk management for an investor holding an illiquid, alpha generating fund and hedging his position with a liquid futures contract. When the investor is subject to a drawdown constraint, he is forced to reduce the total risk of his portfolio after a drawdown. In...