An appropriate metric for the success of an algorithm to forecast the variance of the rate of return on a capital asset could be the incremental profit from substituting it for the next best alternative. We propose a framework to assess incremental profits for competing algorithms to forecast...

An appropriate metric for the success of an algorithm to forecast the variance of the rate of return on a capital asset could be the incremental profit from substituting it for the next best alternative. We propose a framework to assess incremental profits for competing algorithms to forecast...

Die Dissertation umfasst drei Artikel aus den Bereichen Asset Liability Management und Asset Management. Im ersten Artikel entwerfen wir einen Liability Benchmark, welcher zur Beurteilung der Anlage von Pensionskassen dient. Die relative Rendite der Strategischen Asset Allokation (SAA) im...

This study investigates the relationship between governance, investment performance and asset allocation of pension funds in Switzerland. Our sample includes survey data from 139 Swiss occupational pension plans for which we develop a governance metric comprising attributes of organisational...