"Integrating ESG in Systematic Investing is unique in two respects. Firstly, given that ESG scores and policies are relevant at firm level, the book looks at integrating ESG in both equity and credit markets. Secondly, the book examines ESG through a fully quantitative and systematic lens, as...

We extend the study of Ben Dor, Dynkin, Hyman, Houweling, Leeuwen and Penninga [2007] on the behaviour of corporate bond spreads to the realm of credit default swaps using a new estimation technique. The quasi-maximum likelihood approach we employ can accommodate the stochastic nature of the...

An innovative approach to post-crash credit portfolio management Credit portfolio managers traditionally rely on fundamental research for decisions on issuer selection and sector rotation. Quantitative researchers tend to use more mathematical techniques for pricing models and to quantify credit...