In this paper we investigate the relation between statistical tracking error measures and assetallocation restrictions expressed as admissible weight ranges. Typically, tracking errors arecalculated as annual standard deviations of return differentials between tracking portfolio andbenchmark. In...

This paper provides a discussion about some recent issues related to the transfer of credit risk (CRT) from the perspective of global liquidity. The CRT market is enormously growing and exhibits major structural shifts in terms of buyers and sellers of protection. I try to address these issues...