Prof M Shackleton, Dr S Nolte, Dr H Lohre
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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
We are pleased to re-advertise this position, since this PhD CASE Studentship obtained an Advanced Quantitative Methods status in the meantime, which means an increased maintenance grant over the 4 years. The PhD Studentship includes now payment of full tuition fees and an annual maintenance grant of at least £16,777 (tax-free) in year 1, and £19,777 in years 2, 3 and 4. The deadline has therefore been extended to the 18th March 2019.
To remain compliant with risk-return targets in the prevailing low-yield environment, many investors have structured their asset allocation to transparent and individual factors. With low interest rates an efficient implementation of such offerings is key, be it passive indexation products or advanced style factor offerings. In this vein, this research project is aimed at theoretically investigating optimal rebalancing of various factor strategies and empirically devising transaction cost models that aid and guide their practical implementation. As such we seek to further the academic profession’s understanding of the underlying economic mechanism and to provide the investment management industry with guideposts to efficiently harvest factor premia. Notably, the PhD student can draw from a proprietary data set of the industry partner that provides a deep history of transaction cost data collected in the implementation of factor-based investment products. Thus, the PhD Candidate will enjoy the unique opportunity to pursue a first-class formal finance education while keeping close ties to the investment management industry. In particular, the PhD student will get comprehensive insight into the Invesco Quantitative Strategies Team with more than 60 investment professionals managing over USD 40bn within a broad range of investment strategies and asset classes.
Application details
The successful candidate will automatically be enrolled into the department’s 4 year PhD programme in Accounting and Finance. The admission criteria are:
• Applicants are normally expected to hold a relevant Master’s degree in finance (with a substantial quantitative component), Master (MSci or MSc) in Mathematics, Statistics or in a related quantitative/econometric cognate subject area.
• We will usually require a performance at distinction level at Master’s degree, typically averaging above 70% overall, which may also be required in a suitable dissertation element.
• Our English language requirements (where required) are for IELTS at 7.0.
• Applicants are advised that a GMAT score may be required.
How to apply
Please send your CV (including marks’ transcripts) and a motivation letter directly to Prof Mark Shackleton ([Email Address Removed]), Dr Sandra Nolte ([Email Address Removed]) and Dr Harald Lohre ([Email Address Removed]); and apply formally to the department’s PhD programme. More details can be found under www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/our-departments/accounting-and-finance/phd/
Please apply before 28th February 2019.
Funding Notes
The PhD Studentship includes now payment of full tuition fees and an annual maintenance grant of at least £16,777 (tax-free) in year 1, and £19,777 in years 2, 3 and 4.
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