In this paper we construct a parsimonious vector autoregression model with durations, trades and quote revisions to compare price impact and information impounding time in four Asian stock exchanges. We conduct simultaneous model selection and estimation using the adaptive lasso approach. We...

This paper provides discussion on factor-based modelling for hedge fund returns, and demonstrates replication via both rolling windows and Kalman filters. In particular, we focus on estimating time-varying hedge fund returns exposure through various asset-based style (ABS) factors. It is shown...