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In case you missed it - Direct Construction through Reinforcement Learning and Interpretable AI

For those who were unable to attend, we compiled the key takeaways of the webinar featuring professor Lin William Cong (Cornell University).

Webinar: Inquire Europe sponsored research

Dr. Kristy Jansen (Tilburg University, De Nederlandsche Bank) will present on heterogeneity in the investment strategies of pension funds with similar objectives.

Nostalgic research: Do Smart Investors Outperform?

The next installment in our Nostalgic Research series is ‘Do Smart Investors Outperform Dumb Investors?’, published in 2009.

In case you missed it - ‘Individuals prefer more sustainable investments'

For those who were unable to attend, we compiled the key takeaways of the presentation given by Professor Paul Smeets.

Joint Webinar with Inquire UK

Professor Lin Cong will present on how to optimize investment objectives by using reinforcement learning.

Q&A with Hans Fahlin

How does interest rate equilibrium impact institutional investors? Hans Fahlin, Chairman of Inquire Europe, shares his insights.

In case you missed it – ‘Long-term modeling for investors’

For those who were unable to attend, we compiled the key takeaways of the presentation given by Hens Steehouwer, Head of Research at Ortec Finance.

Webinar: Inquire Europe sponsored research

Dr. Paul Smeets will present on what motivates people to behave pro-socially through sustainable investments.

Inquire UK Practitioner Seminar

On 26th and 28th January 2021 Inquire UK's practioners Seminar will be hosted.

In case you missed it - ‘Disaster Risks in the Age of Climate Change’

For those who were unable to attend, we compiled the key takeaways of the presentation given by Harrison Hong, professor of Economics at Columbia University.

Webinar: Long-term scenario modeling for investors

For the third installment of our webinar series we are pleased to welcome Hens Steehouwer, Head of Research at Ortec Finance.

Call for research proposals

We are looking for proposals that are early stage, covering European issues, using data derived in Europe, conducted by researchers affiliated with European universities.

October marks the 30th anniversary of Inquire Europe.

What will the coming three decades bring?

In case you missed it - 'Macroeconomics of Covid-19'

For those who were unable to attend, we compiled the key takeaways of the presentation given by Lukasz Rachel, Affiliate of the London School of Economics.

Q&A with Marie Brière

How can investors cope with volatility risk and inflation hedging in these unprecedented times? Marie Brière, Board Member of Inquire Europe, provides her in- depth insight.

Webinar: Climate Finance

Inquire Europe will host the second installment of their webinar series on 5 October.

Inquire UK webinar

Join the Inquire UK webinar on 2nd September where you will be hearing from Dori Levanoni, Chief Investment Strategist at First Quadrant.

Nostalgic Research: Flight to Safety

The next installment in our Nostalgic Research series is Flight to Safety, published in 2013.

Webinar: Macroeconomics of Covid-19

We are pleased to announce that Lukasz Rachel will present the first webinar in a new series hosted by Inquire Europe.

Autumn seminar cancelled, new webinar series launches in September

It is with deep regret that we must announce the cancellation of the forthcoming 30th anniversary seminar in Valencia in October 2020.

Call for research proposals Autumn 2020

We are looking for proposals that are early stage, covering European issues, using data derived in Europe, conducted by researchers affiliated with European universities.

An advocate for factor investing

Hans Fahlin, Chairman of Inquire Europe, lends his insight to Dutch trade outlet ‘Pensioen Pro’.

Q&A with Raul Leote de Carvalho

Does the quant investment industry need to consider reforms? Raul Leote de Carvalho, board member of Inquire Europe, provides his perspective in a new, extensive Q&A.

Nostalgic Research: Why Invest in Emerging Markets?

The next installment in our Nostalgic Research series is Why Invest in Emerging Markets? The Role of Conditional Return Asymmetry, published in 2014.

Q&A with Peter Oertmann

The COVID19 pandemic has ignited a global economic crisis. Peter Oertmann, Chairman of the Research Committee of Inquire Europe, took some time to provide his perspective on what is unfolding.

Nostalgic research: Liquidity in 2007

In 2007, the global markets were about to embark on the last financial crisis. What are the parallels we can draw from past research?

Erratic beta puzzles investors

Many institutional investors had hoped that their defensive, low-beta strategies would weather the corona crisis better than they have.

Joint Spring Seminar Riga postponed to March 2021

Due to developing concerns about the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation, the Board of Inquire Europe and the Inquire UK Council have decided to postpone the Joint Spring Seminar 2020 in Riga to March 2021 in Riga.

'Stay ahead of the crowd'

What will the coming decade bring for quant investors? Igor Tulchinsky, founder of the hedge fund WorldQuant, believes that "only firms with a truly unique approach to discovery and decision-making will set themselves apart and stay ahead of the crowd...

Presence on LinkedIn

Inquire Europe has launched a community page at LinkedIn As from this week we will be regularly posting announcements and industry insights. It will serve as a new channel to remain informed of all Inquire Europe activities, insights, and more importantly - the research that we endorse.

Joint Spring Seminar 2020

Leading academics and investors from around the globe will gather 29-31 March in Riga, Latvia to discuss themes such as asset pricing, financial policies, optimal dynamic asset allocation, passive-aggressive trading and commitment risk.

Call for paper 30th anniversary seminar October 2020

Authors, both academics and from the financial industry, are invited to submit papers for presentation at our 30th anniversary seminar. The seminar is devoted to "Challenges for long term asset allocation over the next 30 years"

Henri Servaes Prize Winner Autumn Seminar 2019

The prize committee of Inquire Europe decided to award the prize for the Autumn Seminar 2019 seminar to Henri Servaes (London Business School), for his presentation entitled “The Costs and Benefits of Performance Fees in Mutual Funds”.

Program Autumn Seminar 2019 now available

From 13 - 15 October the Autumn Seminar will be held in Krakau, Poland. The title of the seminar is "Investing with Machine Learning & New Techniques”. The program is now available.

David Rapach Prize Winner Joint Spring Seminar 2019

The prize committee of Inquire Europe decided to award the prize for the Joint Spring Seminar 2019 seminar to David Rapach (Saint Louis University), for his presentation entitled “Sparse Macro Factors”.

Joint Spring Seminar 2019

From 24 - 26 March the joint spring seminar of Inquire Europe and Inquire UK will be held in Windsor - Berkshire. The program of the seminar entitled "New data, new methods" is now available.

Benjamin Hübel Prize Winner Autumn Seminar 2018

The prize committee of Inquire Europe decided to award the prize for the Autumn Seminar 2018 seminar to Benjamin Hübel (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg).

Research Published in Top Finance Journals

Since 2000 a total of 111 research projects were sponsored by Inquire Europe. We are very proud that about 60% of our sponsored research projects has been published in academic literature.

Program Autumn Seminar 2018 now available

From 30 September - 2 October the Autumn Seminar will be held in Budapest. The title of the seminar is "ESG Exposure and Portfolio Construction”. The program is now available.

Guest Invitations Autumn seminar 2018

We stimulate our members to invite guests to the seminar. This helps us to promote Inquire, it’s research and activities. Do you want to invite a guest to join you at the seminar?

Stanislava Nikolova Prize Winner Joint Spring Seminar 2018

The prize committee of Inquire Europe decided to award the prize for the Joint Spring Seminar 2018 seminar to Stanislava Nikolova (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), for her presentation titled "The Bond Pricing Implications of Rating-Based Capital Requirements"

Martin Martens Prize Winner Autumn Seminar 2017

The prize committee of Inquire Europe decided to award the prize for the Autumn 2017 seminar to Martin Martens (Robeco), for his presentation titled "Carry investing on the yield curve"

Guest invitations Autumn Seminar 2017

We stimulate our members to invite guests to the seminar. This helps us to promote Inquire, it’s research and activities. Do you want to invite a guest to join you at the seminar?

Zhongjin Lu and Scott Murray Prize Winners Joint Spring Seminar 2017

The joint prize committee of Inquire Europe and Inquire UK have decided to award the prize for the Spring 2017 seminar to Zhongjin Lu (University of Georgia) and Scott Murray* (Georgia State University) for the presentation titled “Bear Beta”.

Magnus Dahlquist Prize Winner Autumn Seminar 2016

The prize committee of Inquire Europe decided to award the prize for the Autumn 2016 seminar to Magnus Dahlquist (Stockholm School of Economics), for his presentation titled "On Asset Allocation of a Default Pension Fund"

Video registrations Autumn Seminar now available

From 2 - 4 October 2016 the Autumn Seminar 2016 was held at Villa Kennedy in Frankfurt. The video registrations and all seminar materials are available, for Inquire Europe member companies only, on our website.

Young Professionals to join the Autumn Seminar 2016

To create a mix of "juniors" and "seniors" at the seminar members are given the opportunity to have a “Young Professional” within their organization to join a seminar of Inquire Europe. Do you want to bring a "young professional" to the Autumn Seminar?

Program Autumn Seminar 2016 now available

From 2 - 4 October the Autumn Seminar of Inquire Europe will be held in Frankfurt. The program of the seminar entitled "Investing for retirement provision" is now available

Gonçalo Faria Prize Winner Joint Spring Seminar 2016

The joint prize committee of Inquire Europe and Inquire UK have decided to award the prize for the Spring 2016 seminar to Gonçalo Faria for his presentation titled “The correlation risk premium term structure”.

Video registrations Joint Spring Seminar now available

From 13 - 15 March 2016 the Joint Spring Seminar 2016 was held at the Okura in Amsterdam. The video registrations and all seminar materials are available, for Inquire Europe & UK member companies only, on our website.

CQA Spring Conference 2016

Inquire Europe is affilited with Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA). For no additional fee, a limited number of Inquire Europe members may participate in the CQA seminars. The program for the spring conference on 6 - 7 April 2016 is now available.

Pierre Collin-Dufresne Prize Winner Autumn Seminar 2015

The prize committee of Inquire Europe decided to award the prize for the Autumn 2015 seminar to Pierre Collin-Dufresne (Swiss Finance Institute, EPFL), for his presentation titled "Do prices reveal the presence of informed trading?"

Video registrations Autumn Seminar now available

From 4 - 6 October we celebrated our 25th anniversary in Athens. The video registrations and all seminar materials are available, for Inquire Europe member companies only, on our website.

CQA Fall Conference 2015

Inquire Europe is affilited with Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA). For no additional fee, a limited number of Inquire Europe members may participate in the CQA seminars. The program for the fall conference on 16 - 17 September 2015 is now available.

Inquire anniversary seminar

Inquire Europe was funded 1990. The Group was established to bring together investment professionals interested in understanding and developing quantitative solutions to financial and investment problems. From 4 - 6 October we will celebrate our 25th anniversary in Athens with a seminar on "Liquidity & Trading". The program and invitations for the anniversary seminar will be available in July 2015.

Semyon Malamud Prize Winner Joint Spring Seminar 2015