Corrosion and its consequences for reinforced concrete structures / / Raoul François, Stéphane Laurens, Fabrice Deby

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910583385403321
• Autore: François Raoul
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, England ; ; Oxford, England : , : ISTE Press : , : Elsevier, , 2018; ©2018
• ISBN: 0-08-102345-6; 1-78548-234-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs, graphs
• Collana: Structures Durability in Civil Engineering Set
• Disciplina: 620.1362
• Soggetti: Concrete - Deterioration; Reinforced concrete - Mechanical properties
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Endowment Model of Investing : Return, Risk, and Diversification

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808184903321
• Autore: Leibowitz Martin L. <1936->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Somerset : , : Wiley, , 2010; ©2010
• ISBN: 9786612548611; 9780470608425; 0470608420; 9781282548619; 1282548611; 9781118266533; 1118266536; 9780470608449; 0470608447
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 pages)
• Collana: Wiley Finance ; ; v.534.
• Altri autori (Persone): BovaAnthony <1978->; HammondP. Brett
• Disciplina: 332.67253
• Soggetti: Institutional investments; Portfolio management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: EFFICIENT FRONTIER ANALYSIS -- THE ALPHA EFFECT -- APPENDIX -- CHAPTER 6 - Expanding the Alpha Core -- INHERENT CONSTRAINTS ON ALTERNATIVE ASSETS -- BUILDING AN ALPHA CORE -- MAXIMUM-RETURN ALPHA CORES -- THE FLOWER DIAGRAM -- EXPANDING THE ALPHA CORE -- MOVING BEYOND BETA DOMINATION -- DUAL ACTIVE-ALLOCATION ALPHAS -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 7 - Alpha-Driven Efficient Frontiers -- THE EFFICIENT FRONTIER IN ALPHA SPACE -- INCREASING THE ALPHA CORE PERCENTAGE -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 8 - The Societal Efficient Frontier -- STANDARD EFFICIENT FRONTIERS -- THE SWING ASSET FRONTIER -- THE CONCEPT OF A SOCIETAL FRONTIER -- TOTAL BETAS AND THE DIVERSIFICATION PARADOX -- DRAGON RISK CONSTRAINTS AND CLIMBING THE ALPHA ; WALL -- A SOCIETAL FRONTIER OF QUANTUM RISK STATES -- ACTIVE ALPHAS AND OTHER RISK-AND-RETURN TRADEOFFS -- SOCIETAL GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9 - Equilibration -- BETA DOMINATION AND CONSTRAINED ALTERNATIVES -- ALPHA DECAY UNDER BETA DOMINATION -- REALIZED RETURNS VERSUS GOING-FORWARD ALPHAS -- SHARPE RATIO DECAY -- SEQUENTIAL ALPHA EROSION -- EQUILIBRATION ACROSS THE SOCIETAL FRONTIER -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10 - Shortfall Risks and Efficient Frontiers -- IMPORTANCE OF SHORTFALL RISK IN PORTFOLIOS -- EFFICIENT FRONTIERS USING FIXED ALPHA CORES -- SHORTFALL PROBABILITIES -- SHORTFALL REGIONS IN A RISK-AND-RETURN SPACE -- SHORTFALLS RELATIVE TO THE RISK-FREE BASELINE -- SHORTFALL PROBABILITIES ALONG THE EFFICIENT FRONTIER -- MULTIPLE HORIZON COMPARISONS -- APPENDIX -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 11 - Convergence of Risks -- END-OF-PERIOD SHORTFALL PROBABILITIES -- WITHIN-PERIOD STOP-LOSS PROBABILITIES -- HIGH WATERMARK SHORTFALLS -- CHANGING THE THRESHOLDS AND HORIZONS -- SHORTFALL PROBABILITIES ALONG THE EFFICIENT FRONTIER -- ACCEPTABLE RISK-AND-RETURN REGIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.; STRESS BETAS AT THE ASSET LEVEL -- SHORT TERM VULNERABILITY OF DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIOS -- BETA PATHWAYS FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSET CLASSES -- APPENDIX -- CHAPTER 18 - The Endowment Model: Theory and Experience -- THEORETICAL BETA-BASED RISKS -- HISTORICAL RISK CHARACTERISTICS -- ALPHA AND BETA RETURNS -- CONCLUSION -- CHAPTER 19 - Diversification Performance: Under Stress (2008) and over the Long ... -- A SEMI-DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO -- VOLATILITIES AND VOLATILITY RATIOS -- INDIVIDUAL AND PORTFOLIO CORRELATIONS WITH U.S. EQUITY -- HISTORICAL BETAS -- BETA-BASED AND ALPHA RETURNS -- STRESS BETA THEORY -- 2008 RESULTS AND STRESS BETAS -- CONCLUSION -- PART Four - Asset Allocation and Return Thresholds -- CHAPTER 20 - Asset Allocation and Return Thresholds in a Beta World -- PERCENTILES IN RETURN AND BETA SPACE -- THE PERCENTILE FAN -- MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM BETAS FOR RETURN TARGETS -- THE CHARACTERISTIC PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDING THE RISK-FREE RATE -- MULTIYEAR HORIZONS -- BETA REGIMES -- SHORTFALL LINES -- ALPHA CORES AND STRESS BETAS -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 21 - Key Takeaways -- About the Authors -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: A cutting-edge look at the endowment model of investing. Many larger endowments and foundations have adopted a broadly diversified asset allocation strategy with only a small amount of traditional U.S. equities and bonds. This technique, known as the "endowment model of investing," has demonstrated consistent long-term performance and attracted the attention of numerous institutional and individual investors. With The Endowment Model of Investing Leibowitz, Bova, and Hammond take a closer look at the endowment model with customary research sophistication and attention to detail. Thro.