Nick Motson

City University London - Sir John Cass Business School

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London, EC1Y 8TZ

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The Gross Truth About Hedge Fund Performance and Risk: The Impact of Incentive Fees

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 19 Nov 2007
Chris Brooks, Andrew Clare and Nick Motson
University of Reading - ICMA Centre, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
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hedge fund, returns, alpha, beta, fees, performance

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An Evaluation of Alternative Equity Indices - Part 1: Heuristic and Optimised Weighting Schemes

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 01 Apr 2013
Andrew Clare, Nick Motson and Steve Thomas
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
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Alternative equity indices, risk-adjusted performance, Monte Carlo simulation

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Diversification Returns, Rebalancing Returns and Volatility Pumping

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 19 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2016
Keith Cuthbertson, Simon Hayley, Nick Motson and Dirk Nitzsche
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
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Diversification, rebalancing, volatility pumping

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Are Investors Better Off with Small Hedge Funds in Times of Crisis?

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Jul 2015
Andrew Clare, Dirk Nitzsche and Nick Motson
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
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Hedge fund performance, Size, Age

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Heads We Win, Tails You Lose. Why Don't More Fund Managers Offer Symmetric Performance Fees?

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 17 Nov 2014
Andrew Clare, Nick Motson, Richard Payne and Steve Thomas
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
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An Evaluation of Alternative Equity Indices - Part 2: Fundamental Weighting Schemes

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 01 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2013
Steve Thomas, Andrew Clare and Nick Motson
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
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Fundamentally-weighted equity indices, risk-adjusted performance, Monte Carlo simulation

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Was 2016 the Year of the Monkey?

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Feb 2017
Andrew Clare, Nick Motson and Steve Thomas
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School, City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
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Market capitalisation-weighted indices, Alternative equity indices, Smart Beta

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How Many Alternative Eggs Should You Put in Your Investment Basket?

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 15 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2008
Andrew Clare and Nick Motson
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
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Alternative asset classes, portfolio diversification, diversifiable risk

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Do UK Retail Investors Buy at the Top and Sell at the Bottom?

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 05 Feb 2016
Andrew Clare and Nick Motson
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
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investor timing, mutual fund performance, fund cash flows

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Locking in the Profits or Putting It All on Black? An Empirical Investigation into the Risk-Taking Behaviour of Hedge Fund Managers

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Feb 2009
Andrew Clare and Nick Motson
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
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hedge fund, risk, fees, high-water mark, portfolio choice

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Locking in the Profits or Putting it All on Black? An Investigation into the Risk-Taking Behaviour of Hedge Fund Managers

Journal of Alternative Investments, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2009
Posted: 27 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2009
Andrew Clare and Nick Motson
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City University London - Sir John Cass Business School

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hedge fund, risk, return, fees, performance, high-water mark, agency conflicts, benchmarking, portfolio choice