Olivier Clapt has been head of Multi-Asset quantitative research at Candriam since 2019. Pior to that, he was head of Quantitative Alternative Research since 2010, having joined Candriam in 1999 as a quantitative alternative management analyst. He began his career After leaving university he spent a year in front-office IT for Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Marchés.
Olivier holds an engineering degree in applied mathematics from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) in Rouen in France.
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Olivier Clapt, Asset Allocation, Research Paper
Although navigating by the stars can seem brave and adventurous, we would not recommend it on financial markets. Better be equipped with a solid compass !
Research Paper, Asset Allocation, Olivier Clapt
Asset allocation: Agility tips
Ever wondered what to do with your portfolio allocation: leave it untouched through market ups and downs, or rebalance? When precisely? What’s the right balance? Our Quant research team has laid out the facts clearly for you in this study.
Asset Allocation, Olivier Clapt, Research Paper
Illiquid investments – But how much?
As 2022 opened, we all thought of Covid, war, oil prices, transient inflation... What do you see on the horizon now? Wheat supply crisis? Quantitative tightening? Sustained inflation?
Research Paper, Asset Allocation, Olivier Clapt
How should I determine my allocation to illiquids?
Distinctly different investments need a distinctly different approach…
How can I ‘’do the math” and compare illiquid investments, such as real estate and private debt, with traditional asset classes such as equities and bonds?