An info-gap approach to managing portfolios of assets with uncertain returns

Journal of Risk Finance

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-287

  Beresford Smith, Bryan ^a   Thompson, Colin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Financial modelling; Information management; Portfolio investment; Uncertainty management

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015444919     PISSN: 15265943     EISSN: 09657967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15265940910959393     Document Type: Article

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