Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 1

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 1
Author: Frank J. Fabozzi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2000-06-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781883249779

In the turbulent marketplace of the New Economy, portfolio managers must expertly control risk for investors who demand better and better returns even from the safest investments. Finance and investing expert Frank Fabozzi leads a team of experts in the discussion of the key issues of fixed income portfolio management in the latest Perspectives title from his best-selling library. Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management covers topics on the frontiers of fixed income portfolio management with a focus on risk control, volatility framework for the corporate market, risk management for fixed income asset management, and credit derivatives in portfolio management. Other important topics include: attribution of portfolio performance relative to an index; quantitative analysis of fixed income portfolios; value-at-risk for fixed-income portfolios; methodological trade-offs. The book also provides a variety of illustrations.

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 4

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 4
Author: Frank J. Fabozzi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2003-09-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0471486159

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 4 is a valuable practitioner-oriented text that addresses the current developments as well as key strategies and central theories in this field. Filled with insightful articles that focus on three important areas of fixed income portfolio management–fixed income analysis and strategies, credit risk and credit derivatives, and structured products–this volume contains hard-won practical knowledge and theory that will allow you to navigate today’s market with poise and confidence. Written by experienced fixed income professionals, this comprehensive volume offers in-depth analysis on a wide range of fixed income portfolio management issues, including: Risk/return trade-offs on fixed income asset classes Consistency of carry strategies in Europe The Euro benchmark yield curve Quantitative approaches versus fundamental analysis for valuing corporate credit The implication of Merton models for corporate bond investors The valuation of credit default swaps Framework for secondary market collateralized debt obligation valuation For the financial professional who needs to understand the advanced characteristics of fixed income portfolio management, Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 4 offers the most current thinking from the most experienced professionals in this field. Increase your knowledge of this market and enhance your financial performance for years to come with Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 4.

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 4

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 4
Author: Frank J. Fabozzi
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-09-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780471268055

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 4 is a valuable practitioner-oriented text that addresses the current developments as well as key strategies and central theories in this field. Filled with insightful articles that focus on three important areas of fixed income portfolio management–fixed income analysis and strategies, credit risk and credit derivatives, and structured products–this volume contains hard-won practical knowledge and theory that will allow you to navigate today’s market with poise and confidence. Written by experienced fixed income professionals, this comprehensive volume offers in-depth analysis on a wide range of fixed income portfolio management issues, including: Risk/return trade-offs on fixed income asset classes Consistency of carry strategies in Europe The Euro benchmark yield curve Quantitative approaches versus fundamental analysis for valuing corporate credit The implication of Merton models for corporate bond investors The valuation of credit default swaps Framework for secondary market collateralized debt obligation valuation For the financial professional who needs to understand the advanced characteristics of fixed income portfolio management, Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 4 offers the most current thinking from the most experienced professionals in this field. Increase your knowledge of this market and enhance your financial performance for years to come with Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 4.

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 3

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 3
Author: Frank J. Fabozzi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 3 is a valuable practitioner-oriented text that addresses current developments as well as key strategies and central theories in this field. Composed of sixteen articles written by experienced fixed income professionals, this volume contains hard-won practical knowledge and theory that will allow you to navigate today's market with poise and confidence. This comprehensive volume offers in-depth analysis of a wide range of fixed income portfolio management issues, including: The art of decision making in fixed income portfolio management A disciplined approach to emerging markets debt investing Default and recovery rates in emerging markets Butterfly spread trading Loan versus pool level prepayment models A case study demonstrating the value of credit-driven analysis in the mezzanine CMBS market An introduction to credit derivatives for portfolio managers redit default swaps . . . and much more. For the financial professional who needs to understand the nuances of the latest fixed income products and techniques for fixed income portfolio management, Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 3 offers the most current thinking from the most experienced professionals in this field. Increase your knowledge of this market and enhance your financial performance over the long term with Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 3.

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 1

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 1
Author: Frank J. Fabozzi
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000-06-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781883249779

In the turbulent marketplace of the New Economy, portfolio managers must expertly control risk for investors who demand better and better returns even from the safest investments. Finance and investing expert Frank Fabozzi leads a team of experts in the discussion of the key issues of fixed income portfolio management in the latest Perspectives title from his best-selling library. Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management covers topics on the frontiers of fixed income portfolio management with a focus on risk control, volatility framework for the corporate market, risk management for fixed income asset management, and credit derivatives in portfolio management. Other important topics include: attribution of portfolio performance relative to an index; quantitative analysis of fixed income portfolios; value-at-risk for fixed-income portfolios; methodological trade-offs. The book also provides a variety of illustrations.

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 2

Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 2
Author: Frank J. Fabozzi
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-03-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781883249854

Frank Fabozzi leads an international team of fixed income experts in analyzing subjects varying from active portfolio management against an index to credit analysis and debt covenants in emerging markets. This second volume is a captivating and systematic investment tool that presents practical techniques developed by today's best and brightest fixed-income practitioners.

Strategic Fixed Income Investing

Strategic Fixed Income Investing
Author: Sean P. Simko
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2012-12-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118479475

Build a fixed income portfolio that will weather volatility and instability Designing a fixed income portfolio is an essential skill of any investment manager or advisor. This book outlines the critical components to successfully navigate through stable and turbulent markets, using real-life lessons from a seasoned institutional asset manager. The first section includes commentary on the changing fixed income market and overall economy, while the second section outlines the processes to navigate these ever-evolving markets including portfolio construction, the Federal Reserve, credit analysis and trade execution. Ladder Methodology is highlighted and the book discusses its pros and cons, gives examples of both well-constructed and poorly executed laddered bond portfolios and offers alternatives to traditional asset classes. Benefit from lessons learned, providing real life examples of market scenarios and trades Prepare fixed income portfolios that can weather any storm Written by Sean P. Simko, an expert on fixed income investing, who shares his investing experiences from the past 16 years Outlines the key principles of the Ladder strategy From strategy to execution, Strategic Fixed Income Investing offers the road map to help investment managers prepare portfolios that will insulate investments against adverse market conditions.

Advanced Bond Portfolio Management

Advanced Bond Portfolio Management
Author: Frank J. Fabozzi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2006-03-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0471785768

In order to effectively employ portfolio strategies that can control interest rate risk and/or enhance returns, you must understand the forces that drive bond markets, as well as the valuation and risk management practices of these complex securities. In Advanced Bond Portfolio Management, Frank Fabozzi, Lionel Martellini, and Philippe Priaulet have brought together more than thirty experienced bond market professionals to help you do just that. Divided into six comprehensive parts, Advanced Bond Portfolio Management will guide you through the state-of-the-art techniques used in the analysis of bonds and bond portfolio management. Topics covered include: General background information on fixed-income markets and bond portfolio strategies The design of a strategy benchmark Various aspects of fixed-income modeling that will provide key ingredients in the implementation of an efficient portfolio and risk management process Interest rate risk and credit risk management Risk factors involved in the management of an international bond portfolio Filled with in-depth insight and expert advice, Advanced Bond Portfolio Management is a valuable resource for anyone involved or interested in this important industry.

Quantitative Credit Portfolio Management

Quantitative Credit Portfolio Management
Author: Arik Ben Dor
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2011-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118117697

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 risk and relative value. The information found here bridges these two approaches. In an intuitive and readable style, this book illustrates how quantitative techniques can help address specific questions facing today's credit managers and risk analysts. A targeted volume in the area of credit, this reliable resource contains some of the most recent and original research in this field, which addresses among other things important questions raised by the credit crisis of 2008-2009. Divided into two comprehensive parts, Quantitative Credit Portfolio Management offers essential insights into understanding the risks of corporate bonds—spread, liquidity, and Treasury yield curve risk—as well as managing corporate bond portfolios. Presents comprehensive coverage of everything from duration time spread and liquidity cost scores to capturing the credit spread premium Written by the number one ranked quantitative research group for four consecutive years by Institutional Investor Provides practical answers to difficult question, including: What diversification guidelines should you adopt to protect portfolios from issuer-specific risk? Are you well-advised to sell securities downgraded below investment grade? Credit portfolio management continues to evolve, but with this book as your guide, you can gain a solid understanding of how to manage complex portfolios under dynamic events.