The Black-Litterman (BL) model has been proposed as an alternative to Markowitz's average-variance model for the structuring of financial asset portfolios, allowing the incorporation of perspectives of fundamental analysts and guaranteeing a high degree of diversification. This model is applied...

We assess the benefits of using frequency-domain information for active portfolio management. To do so, we forecast the bond risk premium and equity risk premium using a methodology that isolates frequencies (of the predictors) with the highest predictive power. The resulting forecasts are more...

1. Introduction -- 2. The impact of index design on asset management.-3. Pros and cons of Active management -- 4. Searching for market drivers: Factor investing -- 5. Hybrids increasingly blurring active/passive line -- 6. The need for a change: Sustainable finance -- 7. The next challenge: ESG...