The asset pricing in a granular economy. A few firms are exceedingly large. Results: reduced diversification across stocks and heightened aggregate risk.

London Quant Group
LQG 2024/12/17 – 18:45 – The 2024 Annual Debate – Ed Fishwick & Brunello Rosa – Hybrid
The LQG will debate the motion: This house believes that: “This time is different”. AI and other technologies will boost global growth and justify current asset prices.
LQG 2024/02/13 – 18:30 – Sovereign Credit Default Swaps and the Currency Forward Bias – Giovanni Calice – at BlackRock – IP *OLO* Hybrid
In a setting of defaultable sovereign bonds, the forward bias can be negatively linked to sovereign credit risk…and more.
LQG 2023/11/07 – 18:30 – Is stress testing worth the stress? – David Aikman – at Bloomberg – Hybrid
Stress tests: Are results credible? Are the tests useful or just a tick-box exercise? What is needed for credibility and usefulness?
LQG 2023/10/12 – 18:30 – Evaluating and Comparing Risk Model Performance – Jose Menchero – at Bloomberg – Hybrid
Evaluating and comparing risk model performance for risk forecasting, portfolio construction and return attribution – a comparison framework.
LQG 2023/09/11 – 18:30 – James–Stein for the leading eigenvector – Lisa Goldberg – BlackRock
Lisa Goldberg : James–Stein for the leading eigenvector and how to make each portfolio construction optimisation unique with less error. Lisa’s research identifies and mitigates bias in the leading eigenvector of a sample factor-based covariance matrix estimated in the high-dimension low sample size (HL) regime. …and more!
LQG 2023/07/25 – 18:30 – Measuring ESG returns in credit – Simon Polbennikov – at BlackRock – Hybrid
Simon Polbennikov introduces an approach to measuring the effect of ESG investing in Credit – with cool results! This time it’s different!
LQG 2023/06/13 – 18:30 – Insurance as an asset class – What could possibly go wrong? – Markus Gesmann and Quentin Moore – at Lloyds – Hybrid
Markus Gesmann & Quentin Moore will discuss Insurance as an asset class – What could possibly go wrong?
There is much more to insurance than you thought!
LQG 2023/05/09 – 18:30 – Golden rule of investing – Pim van Vliet – at BlackRock – Hybrid
Gold is a controversial investment. Pim studies the safe haven hypothesis and analyses a strategic allocation to gold, low-volatility stocks, and bonds for a loss-averse investor with a one-year evaluation horizon.
LQG 2023/04/11 – Causal AI for Investment Management: Separating potential from pitfalls- Seminar by Ben Steiner
Ben introduces Causal AI techniques with examples and then discusses applications and the assumptions, limitations and weaknesses to separate success potential from possible or probable pitfalls.
LQG 12/07/22 In-Person and On-Line – Asset Allocation with Crypto: Application of Preferences for Positive Skewness – Andrew Ang
LQG July 2022 seminar delivered in person by Andrew Ang of BlackRock – Asset Allocation with Crypto: Application of Preferences for Positive Skewness – Beware there be dragons!
LQG 14/06/22 The Inflation Poltergeist…it’s baaaaack! Inflation Types and Sources – Their Impact on Consumers and Prices – Dori Levanoni
Explore the types and sources of inflation and then explore the various impacts on assets’ prices. That knowledge can help guide both strategic and tactical asset allocations for both return and risk improvements.
LQG 10/05/22 – On-Line – Multi Asset Class Factor Premia – Stefano Cavaglia, Louis Scott & Kenneth Blay
The significant benefits of using Multi Asset Class Factor Premia for overlay strategies over an investor’s lifecycle
LQG 08/03/22 – On-Line – Risk under uncertainty and price movement – Anish Shah
This paper models weights and parameters as uncertain. Evaluating a portfolio across the range of possibility measures risks better and surfaces latent fragility. Contributions to risk are reported with a center and spread.
LQG 08/02/22 – On-Line – Options in portfolios – David Buckle
LQG 08/02/22 – On-Line – “Enhanced income and costless protection” : Good options, poor choices and the hidden costs of a supposedly free lunch – David Buckle. This seminar aims to stimulate thought and discussion as the analysis’ conclusions are likely to be counter intuitive to some and controversial to others.
LQG 14/12/21 – Annual Debate – 18:30 On-Line only – AI for Stock Selection
The motion: This house believes that AI is better, stronger, faster at picking stocks for investment.
Will be proposed by Ed Fishwick Managing Director at BlackRock and opposed by Desi Ivanova PhD student at the Department of Statistics at the University of Oxford
LQG 12/11/21 – In-Person – 1 Day Autumn Seminar at Goldman Sachs – 6 talks – 9 Speakers
The the 12/11/21 one day / all day LQG autumn seminar – 6 talks delivered by 9 brilliant speakers generously hosted by Goldman Sachs
LQG 12/10/21 – On-Line – AlphaPortfolio: Direct Construction Through Deep Reinforcement Learning and Interpretable AI – Prof. Will Cong
Highlight the utility of deep reinforcement learning in finance and invent “economic distillation” tools for interpreting AI and big data models
LQG 11/05/21 – On-Line – Building Equity Momentum Strategies Using Information From Credit Markets – Arik Ben Dor
Dr. Arik Ben Dor discusses a replicable, successful, enhanced equity momentum strategy built using insights extracted from corporate bond prices.
LQG 09/03/21 – On-Line – Systematic Investing In Credit – a seminar by Simon Polbennikov, Arik Ben Dor and Albert Desclée
9th March 2021 Systematic Investing In Credit an LQG seminar Simon Polbennikov, Arik Ben Dor and Albert Desclée
LQG 26/01/21 – On-Line – The Age Of Financial Repression – Russell Napier
LQG SeminarsENCORE - Engaging New Controversial Original Rigorous EntertainingI guess we're not in Kansas anymore! The return of the age of financial repression Seminar by Russell Napier 26th January 2021 - On-Line In the first LQG seminar of 2021 Russell Napier...
LQG 8/12/20 – On-Line – Practical fund factor analysis – Dori Levanoni
Practical ex-ante fund factor analysis – methodology applied to a simple strategy (FX Carry) and will include snippets of the python code.
20201013 – On-Line – LQG Evening Seminar – Alpha from esoteric markets – Chris Longworth
20201013 – On-Line – LQG Evening Seminar – Alpha from esoteric markets – Chris Longworth – Extracting alpha from esoteric markets – navigating different and challenging markets. Asset selection and portfolio diversification





















