Frank J. Fabozzi‚ CFA Yale University and Journal of Portfolio Management Sergio M. Focardi The Intertek Group Petter N. Kolm Yale University Trends in Quantitative Finance Statement of Purpose The Research Foundation of CFA Institute is a not-for-profit organization established to promote the development and dissemination of relevant research for investment practitioners worldwide. The Research Foundation of CFA Institute and the Research Foundation logo are trademarks owned by The
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In today’s society‚ especially with adolescents‚ trends are always changing. There is always a new trend randomly popping up. That theory also holds true when considering substance abuse trends. Substance abuse is often defined as‚ “Overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance‚ especially alcohol or drugs” (Substance abuse‚ n.d.). New drugs like K2 and Molly/MDMA have become popular with adolescents (Johnston‚ O’Malley‚ Bachman‚ & Schulenberg‚ 2012). The use of Marijuana has also been
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TechnoloCharlotte Cole XCOM 285 November 23‚ 2012 Technology Trendy Communication Technology changes constantly and it may be difficult for businesses to always be able to keep up with the new technological trends that arise. Many companies do what they are able to and try to use technology as much as they can to promote their business and communicate with their current and potential customers. In today’s technological world we have the internet‚ cellphones‚ and social media to communicate
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Human Services Trends In An Introduction to Human Services‚ managed care is said to be “A set of tools or methods designed to manage resources and deliver human services‚ especially in the areas of health care and mental health.” (Woodside 2011) Before managed care‚ help for clients was provided on a fee-for-service basis‚ the cost of which was paid for by the client‚ the client’s insurance provider‚ or a client-care-providing organization or agency. Managed care is defined by Barron’s (2006)
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POPULATION TRENDS IN CHINA SL TYPE II Aim: In this task‚ you will investigate different functions that best model the population of China from 1950 to 1995. The following table 1 shows the population of China from 1950 to 1995. Year 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 Population in Millions 554.8 609.0 657.5 729.2 830.7 927.8 998.9 1070.0 1155.3 1220.5 Define all relevant variables and parameters clearly. Use technology to plot the data points from the above table on
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Trends in Ancient Civilizations Over the course of human history‚ humans and our ancestors have made tremendous strides. From Homo habilis making the first stone tools to the Egyptians building The Pyramids of Giza‚ human history is nothing short of intriguing. If it wouldn’t have been for each stride made by our ancestors we probably wouldn’t live in the world that we live in today. When the Neolithic Era began in 9600 BCE‚ human civilizations gradually started to spring up all over the world.
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Tourism industry is one of the most dynamic and fast developing sector which has a huge impact on economy. This sector is significantly effected by global economy therefore tourism and travelling also move downward in case of crisis in the financial circumstances. In this essay I would like to present some examples‚ how tourism has been effected by crisis in the main Arabic countries and Greece. Besides‚ it will be outined how airlines sector has been changed in the last five years. In
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consider the importance of the human resource. Important issues in human resource management include performance appraisals‚ performance management systems‚ managing turnover‚ and safety and health management. Close attention should also be paid to trends and challenges that are on the horizon for human resource management. Performance Management Performance metrics are an important part of human resources management. Performance metrics give employees a chance to find out what they have succeeded
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ICT trends for emerging Zimbabwe - 12 Jan 2012 Mr Atwell Mukusha – President‚ Computer Society of Zimbabwe (CSZ) and Chairman‚ Computer Suppliers Association of Zimbabwe (COMSA) 2nd Runner Up Top ICT Businessman of the Year 2011 at ICT Achievers Awards 2011. The Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector is one of the fastest growing in Zimbabwe. Fuelled by heavy investments‚ telecommunication infrastructures have improved drastically. Over the past five years‚ Zimbabweans have embraced
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New Trends In Tourism Consumption Submitted by Author –Namrata Mandwale Co-Author – Archana Gaur Introduction - Tourism industry is very old industry in the world and plays major role to increase revenues of country. Economy of some countries largely depends on tourism. Along with being significant contributor to GDP and foreign exchange‚ tourism also
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