Laurens Swinkels

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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Robeco Institutional Asset Management

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1.

The Global Multi-Asset Market Portfolio 1959-2012

Financial Analysts Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2014
Ronald Q. Doeswijk, Trevin Lam and Laurens Swinkels
Independent, Rabobank and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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strategic asset allocation, optimal portfolio, global multi-asset market portfolio

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Strategic Asset Allocation: The Global Multi-Asset Market Portfolio 1959-2011

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 03 Nov 2012
Ronald Q. Doeswijk, Trevin Lam and Laurens Swinkels
Independent, Rabobank and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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strategic asset allocation, optimal portfolio, global multi-asset market portfolio

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Historical Returns of the Market Portfolio

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 02 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2017
Ronald Q. Doeswijk, Trevin Lam and Laurens Swinkels
Independent, Rabobank and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Asset Allocation, Benchmarking, Investing, Market Portfolio

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An Anatomy of Calendar Effects

Journal of Asset Management 13(4), 2012, pp. 271-286
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 24 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2012
Laurens Swinkels and Pim van Vliet
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Robeco Asset Management - Quantitative Strategies
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Calendar effects, Halloween indicator, Holiday effect, January effect, Seasonal patterns, Turn-of-the-month effect, Weekend effect

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The Performance of European Index Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds

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The Performance of European Index Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds

ERIM Report Series Reference
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 18 May 2010
David Blitz, Joop Huij and Laurens Swinkels
Robeco Asset Management - Quantitative Strategies, Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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passive investing, index fund, ETF, dividend taxes, performance evaluation

The Performance of European Index Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds

European Financial Management, Forthcoming
Posted: 14 Feb 2011
David Blitz, Joop Huij and Laurens Swinkels
Robeco Asset Management - Quantitative Strategies, Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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passive investing, index fund, ETF, dividend taxes, performance evaluation

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Return-Based Style Analysis with Time-Varying Exposures

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Return-Based Style Analysis with Time-Varying Exposures

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 Nov 2001
Laurens Swinkels and Pieter Jelle van der Sluis
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and APG Asset Management, GTAA Fund
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Dynamic models, Kalman filter, Mutual funds, Style analysis

Return-Based Style Analysis with Time-Varying Exposures

European Journal of Finance, Vol. 12, Issues 6-7, pp. 529-552, 2006
Posted: 02 Nov 2008
Laurens Swinkels and Pieter Jelle van der Sluis
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and APG Asset Management, GTAA Fund

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Dynamic models, Kalman filter, Mutual funds, Style analysis

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Fundamental Indexation: An Active Value Strategy in Disguise

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Fundamental Indexation: An Active Value Strategy in Disguise

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 29 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2008
David Blitz and Laurens Swinkels
Robeco Asset Management - Quantitative Strategies and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Indexation, Fundamental Indexing, Alternative Beta, Value Premium, Capitalization Weighting, Non-Cap Based Indexing, Portfolio Construction

Fundamental Indexation: An Active Value Strategy in Disguise

Journal of Asset Management, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 264-269, November 2007
Posted: 02 Nov 2008
David Blitz and Laurens Swinkels
Robeco Asset Management - Quantitative Strategies and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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Indexation, Fundamental Indexing, Alternative Beta, Value Premium, Capitalization Weighting, Non-Cap Based Indexing, Portfolio Construction

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The Cross-Section of Stock Returns in Frontier Emerging Markets

Journal of Empirical Finance, Vol. 19, Issue 5, pp. 796-818.
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 13 May 2010 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2012
Wilma de Groot, Juan Pang and Laurens Swinkels
Robeco Asset Management, Shell Asset Management Company and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Alpha, Behavioral finance, Emerging markets, Frontier Markets, Momentum effect, Size effect, Value effect

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Have Pension Plans Changed after the Introduction of IFRS?

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Have Pension Plans Changed after the Introduction of IFRS?

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Jul 2006
Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Defined benefit, Defined contribution, IFRS, Pension funds

Have Pension Plans Changed after the Introduction of IFRS?

Pensions, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 244-255
Posted: 06 Dec 2011
Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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defined benefit, defined contribution, IFRS, pension funds

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The Economic Value of Fundamental and Technical Information in Emerging Currency Markets

ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2007-096-F&A, EFA 2008 Athens Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 29 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
Thijs D. Markwat, Dick J. C. van Dijk, Laurens Swinkels and Gerben J. de Zwart
Robeco Asset Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam - Erasmus School of Economics - Econometric Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and APG Asset Management
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emerging markets, foreign exchange rates, structural exchange rate models, technical trading, heterogeneous agents

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Strategic and Tactical Allocation to Commodities for Retirement Savings Schemes

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Strategic and Tactical Allocation to Commodities for Retirement Savings Schemes

CentER Discussion Paper No. 2003-20
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Aug 2003
Theo Nijman and Laurens Swinkels
Tilburg University - Center and Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Asset Liability Management, Commodities, Optimal portfolio choice, Pension funds, Strategic asset allocation, Tactical asset allocation

Strategic and Tactical Allocation to Commodities for Retirement Savings Schemes

THE HANDBOOK OF COMMODITY INVESTING, Fabozzi, Fuss, Kaiser, eds., pp. 522-546, 2008
Posted: 02 Nov 2008
Theo Nijman and Laurens Swinkels
Tilburg University - Center and Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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Asset Liability Management, Commodities, Optimal portfolio choice, Pension funds, Strategic asset allocation, Tactical asset allocation

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Market Timing: A Decomposition of Mutual Fund Returns

ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2003-074-F&A
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 06 Nov 2003
Laurens Swinkels, Marno Verbeek and Pieter Jelle van der Sluis
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management and APG Asset Management, GTAA Fund
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market timing, mutual funds, performance evaluation, pensioenfondsen

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Do Countries or Industries Explain Momentum in Europe?

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Do Countries or Industries Explain Momentum in Europe?

ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2002-91-F&A, EFA 2002 Berlin Meetings Presented Paper
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Mar 2002
Theo Nijman, Marno Verbeek and Laurens Swinkels
Tilburg University - Center and Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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country risk, industry risk, momentum effect, portfolio selection, technology adoption

Do Countries or Industries Explain Momentum in Europe?

Journal of Empirical Finance, Vol. 11, pp. 461-481, 2004
Posted: 19 Dec 2005
Theo Nijman, Marno Verbeek and Laurens Swinkels
Tilburg University - Center and Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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country risk, industry risk, momentum effect, portfolio selection

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Can Exchange Traded Funds be Used to Exploit Country and Industry Momentum?

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2012
Laura Andreu, Laurens Swinkels and Liam Tjong-A-Tjoe
University of Zaragoza - Faculty of Business and Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Alpha, Country momentum strategies, Exchange traded funds, Industry momentum strategies, Transactions costs

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Emerging Markets Inflation-Linked Bonds

Financial Analysts Journal, Vol 68, Issue 5, pp. 38-56.
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 28 Jun 2011 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2016
Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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allocation, bonds, emerging debt, emerging markets, fixed income, inflation, inflation-linked bonds

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Performance Evaluation of Polish Mutual Fund Managers

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Performance Evaluation of Polish Mutual Fund Managers

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2008
Pawel Rzezniczak and Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Emerging Markets, Mutual funds, Performance Evaluation, Poland

Performance Evaluation of Polish Mutual Fund Managers

International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 26-42
Posted: 26 Jan 2009
Pawel Rzezniczak and Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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Emerging Markets, Mutual funds, Performance Evaluation, Poland

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Can Mutual Funds Time Investment Styles?

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Can Mutual Funds Time Investment Styles?

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 26 Jul 2007
Laurens Swinkels and Liam Tjong-A-Tjoe
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Mutual funds, performance evaluation, style timing

Can Mutual Funds Time Investment Styles?

Journal of Asset Management, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 123-132, 2007
Posted: 02 Nov 2008
Laurens Swinkels and Liam Tjong-A-Tjoe
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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Mutual funds, performance evaluation, style timing

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Empirical Evidence on the Currency Carry Trade, 1900-2012

Journal of International Money and Finance 51, pp. 370-389, 2015
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 15 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2016
Nikolay Doskov and Laurens Swinkels
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Currency carry trade, Currency crisis, Foreign exchange, Forward discount

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Incorporating Uncertainty About Alternative Assets in Strategic Pension Fund Asset Allocation

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Incorporating Uncertainty About Alternative Assets in Strategic Pension Fund Asset Allocation

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 16 Jun 2008
Wilma de Groot and Laurens Swinkels
Robeco Asset Management and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Alternative investments, Asset allocation, Liability driven investing; Robust optimization; Uncertainty

Incorporating Uncertainty about Alternative Assets in Strategic Pension Fund Asset Allocation

Pensions, Vol. 13, Issues 1-2, pp. 71-77, 2008
Posted: 02 Nov 2008
Wilma de Groot and Laurens Swinkels
Robeco Asset Management and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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Alternative investments, Asset allocation, Liability driven investing, Robust optimization, Uncertainty

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Detecting Management Behaviour by Analyzing Mutual Fund Returns: A Case Study

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 27 Jun 2006
Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Mutual funds, Risk factors, Style analysis

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Create Better Diversified High-Conviction Equity Portfolios Using the Portfolio Diversification Index

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 Mar 2010
Dominiek P. Crezée and Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Business Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Diversification, Portfolio construction, Risk reduction

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Is Risk Arbitrage Compensated? Evidence from the European STRIPS Market

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 28 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2010
Joop Huij, Miles Livingston and Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Arbitrage, Bonds, Risk Arbitrage, Strips

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Equity Solvency Capital Requirements: What Institutional Regulation Can Learn from Private Investor Regulation

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 29 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2018
David Blitz, Winfried G. Hallerbach, Laurens Swinkels and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Asset Management - Quantitative Strategies, Robeco Asset Management, Quantitative Investment Research, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Robeco Asset Management - Quantitative Strategies
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Capital requirements, Equities, Insurance, Pensions, Regulation, Solvency II

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The Case for Local Fair Value Discount Rates Under IFRS

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The Case for Local Fair Value Discount Rates Under IFRS

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 15 Feb 2011
Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Accounting, Discount Rate, Fair Value, IFRS, Pension Accounting, Pension Fund

The Case for Local Fair Value Discount Rates Under IFRS

Pensions, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 107-114, 2011
Posted: 28 Jun 2011
Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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accounting, discount Rate, fair value, IFRS, pension accounting, pension fund

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The Zodiac Calendar and Equity Factor Returns

China Accounting and Finance Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 15 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2016
Janice Phoeng and Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Calendar Effects, Factor investing, Stock market returns, Zodiac calendar

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Frontier and Emerging Government Bond Markets

Emerging Markets Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 10 Oct 2015
Vanja Piljak and Laurens Swinkels
University of Vaasa - Department of Accounting and Finance and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Bonds, Emerging markets, Frontier markets, Diversification

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Why Don't Latvian Pension Funds Diversify More Internationally?

ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2005-078-F&A
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 02 Nov 2005
Laurens Swinkels, Diana Vejina and Rainers Vilans
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
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Home Bias, Emerging Markets, International Investing, Pension Funds

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Simulating Historical Inflation-Linked Bond Returns

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 09 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2018
Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Asset allocation, Bonds, Fixed income, Inflation-linked bonds, Inflation, Investing, Simulation

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Diversity of Dutch Pension Fund Boards

Pensions: An International Journal 17(3), pp. 137-143
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 22 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2016
Laurens Swinkels and Vinzenz Ziesemer
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Diversity, Governance, Pension Funds

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Performance Evaluation of Balanced Pension Plans

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Performance Evaluation of Balanced Pension Plans

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Mar 2010
Laura Andreu and Laurens Swinkels
University of Zaragoza - Faculty of Business and Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Balanced Pension Plans, Market Timing, Performance Evaluation, Stockpicking

Performance Evaluation of Balanced Pension Plans

Quantitative Finance, Vol. 12, Issue 5, pp. 819-830
Posted: 10 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2012
Laura Andreu and Laurens Swinkels
University of Zaragoza - Faculty of Business and Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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Accounting for Market Risk in Microfinance Investments

International Journal of Sustainable Economy 7(4), pp. 262-279, 2015
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 May 2015 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2016
Lieveke Helwig and Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Accounting-beta, Market-beta, Microfinance, Responsible investing

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Board Diversity and Self-Regulation in Dutch Pension Funds

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 31 Dec 2016
Lin Shi, Laurens Swinkels and Fieke van der Lecq
HEC-ULg University of Liège, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Fundamental Indexation for Developed, Emerging, and Frontier Government Bond Markets

Journal of Asset Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Mar 2017
Vanja Piljak and Laurens Swinkels
University of Vaasa - Department of Accounting and Finance and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Bond Markets, Currencies, Emerging Markets, Fixed Income, Investing

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The Composition of the Global Real Economy and Public Equity Markets

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 18 Apr 2015
Laurens Swinkels and Yan Xu
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and Business
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Economic growth, Equity market, GDP, Investments

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Can Implied Volatility Predict Returns on the Currency Carry Trade?

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 59, pp. 14-26, October 2015
Posted: 13 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2016
Tom Egbers and Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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Currency carry trade, Exchange rates, Implied Volatility, Market timing, VIX, VXY

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High-Conviction Equity Portfolio Optimization

The Journal of Risk, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 57-70, 2010
Posted: 08 Feb 2011
Dominiek P. Crezée and Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Business Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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Momentum Investing: A Survey

Journal of Asset Management, Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 120-143, 2004
Posted: 02 Nov 2008
Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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Alpha, Equity Investing, Momentum, Return Continuation, Transactions Costs

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International Industry Momentum

Journal of Asset Management, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 124-141
Posted: 21 Oct 2002
Laurens Swinkels
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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industry effects, international investing, momentum strategies, portfolio management