Towards a dead end? EMU bond market exposure and manager performance

GS Konstantinov, FJ Fabozzi - Journal of International Money and Finance, 2021 - Elsevier
Using factor models we empirically investigate the performance of European Monetary
Union (EMU) bond managers. We find that (1) alpha is time varying,(2) bond managers …

Further examination of the 1/N portfolio rule: a comparison against Sharpe-optimal portfolios under varying constraints

SM Nor, SMN Islam - Economic annals-XXI, 2017 - ceeol.com
Practical trading constraints (such as asset bounds and transaction costs) are known to
affect the efficient frontier of an investment portfolio. In this study, we investigate out-of …

On the Dynamics of EMU Bond Portfolios: Is the Diversification of Risk Factors Driving to Convergence of Fund Exposure?

G Konstantinov - The Journal of Investing, 2017 - joi.pm-research.com
We show that the persistent style of European Monetary Union (EMU) bond portfolios
generates significant crowdedness in common factors—curve level and steepness. Despite …