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Research Institute for Capital Markets (ISK)

The Research Institute for Capital Markets (ISK) is a cooperation between WU (Department of Finance, Accounting and Statistic), POK Pühringer Foundation, and ZZ Asset Management. The aim of the Research Institute is to develop strategies and study methods and instruments which contribute to successful asset management for university endowments. Typical research questions include:

  • The utilization of appropriate investment strategies for both asset and liability portfolio management

  • The relevance of long-term investment horizons

  • The implementation of dynamic asset and risk management strategies for the optimization of portfolio returns

  • The analysis of connections between macro-economic factors and the long term dynamic of the risk premia in different asset classes

  • Engagement in alternative asset

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Alina Steshkova - Dissertation recognized as one of the three best in the prestigious FIRM Research Award competition

The Frankfurt Institute for Risk Management and Regulation (FIRM) awards this honor to the best dissertations in the field of "Financial Markets and Intermediaries," celebrating outstanding research completed in 2022 or 2023 at universities within the European Monetary Union.

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Irina Zviadadze is Engelbert-Dockner-Fellow at the Institute for Capital Market Research (ISK)

We are pleased to welcome Irina Zviadadze as Engelbert Dockner Fellow at the Research Institute for Capital Markets (ISK). Professor Zviadadze will visit WU from June 5 to 21, 2024.

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