Hedge fund investing: A quantitative approach to hedge fund manager selection and de-selection

C De Souza, S Gokcan - The Journal of Wealth Management, 2004 - pm-research.com
Hedge fund strategies have histor-ically been shown to deliver good risk-adjusted returns
and further have proven to enhance the risk/return profile of a generic portfolio of traditional …

[PDF][PDF] Dynamic leverage

C De Souza, M Smirnov - Journal of Portfolio Management, 2004 - academia.edu
Dynamic leverage as defined here depends on the level of fund volatility, time horizon and
distance in terms of NAV to a defined critical liquidation level for a fund. We present models …

Allocation methodologies and customizing hedge fund multi-manager multi-strategy products

C De Souza, S Gokcan - The Journal of Alternative Investments, 2004 - pm-research.com
There is little published research which presents a systematic investment methodology for
allocating capital among hedge fund strategies. The result is that while there is a general …

[PDF][PDF] Hedge Fund Volatility: It's Not What You Think It Is1

C De Souza, S Gokcan, PDCA Investments - stat.wharton.upenn.edu
Many academic and practitioner studies claim that hedge funds offer a superior risk/return
profile when compared to traditional asset classes, while having low to moderate correlations …

Creating weight-inclusive climates in fitness spaces

…, S Lee, J Leedeman, DE Clifford - Kinesiology …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Research shows that physical activity (PA) -related professionals perpetuate weight stigma
and discrimination in their practices by holding antifat attitudes. Given the adverse outcomes …

Promoting body size diversity in university recreation centers

L Zuest, SM Lee, J Leedeman, S Li, DE Clifford - Quest, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
… ); rejecting the notion that people in larger bodies are less capable or not healthy (Souza,
Citation2015); and investing time in getting to know patrons (Souza & Ebbeck, Citation2018). …

Transport coefficients and fluctuations in disordered solids: A field theoretic study.

CV De Souza - 1992 - elibrary.ru
This thesis looks at the general area of electron behavior in random disordered media in a
field theoretic context. Specifically, we investigate the electron conductivity and its fluctuations …

Health and weight attitudes of university recreation center leaders

…, L Zuest, J Leedeman, S Li, DE Clifford - Journal of American …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Emerging research suggests weight-neutral approaches to health promotion are
effective in supporting overall health, but they have been minimally adopted within physical …

WIT FITS: Effects of Weight Stigma Intervention on Exercise Professionals' Attitudes Toward Fatness: A Randomized Controlled Trial

…, J Fogaça, N Squires, DE Clifford - Recreational Sports …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Exercise professionals often hold anti-fat attitudes, which contribute to weight stigma and
discrimination in physical activity contexts. This study examined the effects of an online weight …

Weight Inclusive Thinking for Fitness Spaces (WIT FITS): A Pilot Study on the Effects of an Online Intervention on Exercise Professionals' Anti-Fat Attitudes

…, S Lee, R Lau, J Fogaça, DE Clifford - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
To address widespread weight stigma across the physical activity landscape, scholars have
emphasized the need to provide exercise professionals with educational programs that help …