Dear Q Group members,

You are invited to attend a seminar “Market Insights form the Risk Side of the Coin” given by Olivier d’Assier, Managing Director of Applied Research for APAC at Axioma, at 5pm Thursday 12 October, at Data61 Demonstration Lab (710 Collins Street, Docklands) in Melbourne.

Speaker: Olivier d’Assier, Managing Director of Applied Research for APAC at Axioma

In this talk, Olivier d’Assier, Managing Director of Applied Research for APAC at Axioma, will discuss the major drivers of the change in risk of global equity market with a particular focus on Australia. Looking at market events through the lens of a fundamental multi-factor risk model to attribute its returns to sources of systematic premia, he will provide a comprehensive picture of how the risk environment impacts investor portfolios. Key topics covered include market volatility, correlation, and factor returns. In the second part of the talk, Olivier will focus on Sector and Style (a.k.a. smart beta) strategies and how each can be analyzed for suitability and timing.

Agenda: Thursday 12 October

5:00pm Pre-drinks and food

5:30pm Seminar starts

6:30pm Networking

Registration:

Please use the following link for RSVP

mailto:qrsvp@qgroup.org.au?subject=[Melbourne]_I_would_like_to_attend_seminar_12_October_2017