Headed by Bernstein, the quantitative equity and equity derivatives strategies group at Merrill Lynch is noted for their proprietary research on market segmentation and style investing. In this book, he highlights the macroeconomic, microeconomic and expectational factors that can affect equity market segment performance. The first section focuses on the definition and identification of market segments and reviews the major equity market segments that concern today's institutional investors. Part two analyzes the historical result of each segment of style strategy within the context of the economic and expectational framework. Lastly, it describes current issues and problems in equity markets and their implications for pension plan sponsors.
The Handbook of Equity Style Management, Third Edition includes new chapters on: The major approaches to defining, managing, and assessing equity style U.S. and non-U.S. equity style indexes The behavioral aspects of equity style Tactical ...
PRAISE FOR SECTORS & STYLES "This is a GEM of a book. Catalano has a three-pronged approach to investing: government, economics, and markets.
This groundbreaking book lifts the veil to uncover the common sources of active returns and reveals their beta-like properties.