Academic Institutes

Yale International Center for Finance

Director: William Goetzmann, william [dot] goetzmann [at] yale [dot] edu

From the Institute’s Website: The International Center For Finance at the Yale School of Management provides active support for research in Financial Economics by its fellows and disseminates their work to the world’s academic and professional communities. More about our goals can be found on our mission page. The Center’s fellowship is comprised of leading scholars in and outside of the Yale School of Management who work on key empirical and theoretical problems in Financial Economics. We also support an active doctoral program with a concentration in Finance at the Yale School of Management. At the MBA level, the Yale SOM Security Analysis Workshop provides current student investment research.  More… 

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MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering

Director: Andrew Lo, alo [at] mit [dot] edu

From the Institute’s Website: MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering (LFE) is an MIT research center created as a partnership between academia and industry, designed to support and promote quantitative research in financial engineering and computational finance.  The principal focus of the LFE is the quantitative analysis of financial markets using mathematical, statistical, and computational models. The goal of LFE is not only to spur advances in financial engineering, but also to develop better ways to teach students and executives how to apply financial technology in corporate settings..  More…

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Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance

Research Director: Neil Shepherd, neil [dot] shephard [at] economics.ox.ac.uk

From the Institute’s Website: The Institute intends to serve as the world’s leading centre for academic research in quantitative finance, with a particular emphasis on alternative investments.  It is an interdisciplinary initiative across the University, involving engagement with its major divisions and departments, including researchers from the Departments of Economics, Engineering Science, and Statistics, as well as the Mathematical Institute, the Computing Laboratory and the Saïd Business School.  More…

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Edhec Asset Management Research Centre

Director: Noel Amenc, noel [dot] amenc [at] edhec [dot] edu

From the Institute’s Website: The EDHEC-Risk web site is based on a simple idea but one which provides a structure for all of EDHEC’s financial research activities: “How to enable professionals to get the most out of asset management research?“. As a consequence, EDHEC-Risk does not aspire to be the best academic research site nor the one that offers the most exhaustive information on the asset management industry. EDHEC-Risk, with its joint academic and professional expertise, is endeavouring to be the most useful site for practitioners who are keen to take advantage of research results to improve their investment and risk management processes.  More…

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The Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM), University of Massachusetts Amherst

Director: Thomas Schneeweis, schneeweis [at] som [dot] umass [dot] edu

From the Institute’s Website: The Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM) seeks to enhance the understanding of the field of alternative investments through research, education, and networking opportunities for our member donors, industry professionals and academics.  The goals of CISDM are to facilitate research in international investment and derivative markets, to promote interactions between the academic and business communities, and to make available educational material on international financial markets to financial and nonfinancial firms.  More…

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BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre, London Business School

Director: Narayan Naik, nnaik [at] london [dot] edu

From the Institute’s Website: Key Aims: To undertake research into all aspects of hedge fund investing, including the impact of hedge funds on the asset markets they invest in; To encourage others to conduct research, for example through visiting research fellowships and through invitations to present research at London Business School; To encourage better understanding of hedge funds.  More…

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Alternative Investment Research Centre, Cass Business School

Director: Harry Kat, harry [at] airc [dot] info

From the Institute’s Website: The Alternative Investments Research Centre (AIRC) aims to generate practical answers to practical questions concerning alternative investments and their role in investment portfolios. The AIRC does so by acting as a clearing-house for data and research ideas between the alternative investment industry and academia. With the help of its corporate members, the AIRC builds and maintains databases for the various types of alternative investments and allows its associate researchers to access these data for qualifying research projects.  More…

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