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Organised by an academic research centre for the benefit of professionals, the EDHEC-Risk Days is an annual conference taking place in London, which presents the research conducted by EDHEC-Risk Institute and EDHEC Business School and discusses it with the institutional investment and fund manager communities. 

The conference enables participants to gain access to the latest conceptual advances and research results in investment and risk management and to discuss their implications and applications with researchers who combine expertise of advanced financial techniques with a sound awareness of their industry relevance.

The event is structured to appeal to institutional investors, traditional and alternative investment managers and policy-makers. The conference includes three major events that will allow professionals to review major industry challenges, explore state-of-the art investment techniques and benchmark practices to research advances.

 
On the first day, the Passive Investment and Smart Beta Conference will focus on passive investment and smart beta strategies. The latest research results on smart beta risk allocation solutions, factor-based investment strategies, robustness and live performance of smart beta as well as current misconceptions in smart beta investing will be presented. The conference will also be the occasion to discover the results of the latest European ETF survey.

On the second day, the Institutional Money Management Conference will present research of great interest to institutional investors on new frontiers in retirement solutions, multi-dimensional risk and performance analysis, active allocation and smart beta, hedge fund investing and multi-asset allocation solutions.

Day two will also include the Infrastructure Forum presenting the latest research results on infrastructure investing from the EDHEC Infrastructure Investment Institute. The forum will open with a round table including the participation of industry experts and will look at how investors invest in infrastructure.