Diversification within Hedge Funds: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

He was previously a Member of Senior Management at Union Bancaire Privée (Geneva), taking charge of quantitative risk management for trading desks, and then managing all quantitative research and institutional portfolio management activities in the area of alternative investments. He was formerly a Director at UBS / Global Asset Management. On the academic side, Mr. Lhabitant is a Professor of Finance at the University of Lausanne and at EDHEC Business School. His specialist skills are in the areas of alternative investment (hedge funds) and emerging markets. He is the author of five books on these two subjects and has published numerous research and scientific popularisation articles. He is a member of the Scientific Council of the Autorité des Marches Financiers, the French regulatory body.