Chair on Asset Allocation and Socially Responsible Investment

Vision and Purpose

The ICN chair for asset allocation and socially responsible investment seeks to rethink the concept of sustainability in the field of asset management and promote responsible investment across society and industry.

Our vision

The chair aims at understanding the impact of demographic changes, the advent of AI and climate changes on investment and show how these factors can impact positively the allocation of financial resources for the good of society.

Our vision is to provide practitioners and individuals with the tools necessary to make optimal investment decisions in the midst of major technical and environmental changes while maintaining an awareness of sustainability.

Mission

Research-Driven Education

Leverage cutting-edge research to educate students and practitioners and increase awareness of the general public to the issues of sustainable investment.

AI and Asset Allocation

Explore how AI technology can enhance asset selection and allocation and how it reshapes the classic Finance theory of return/risk tradeoff.

Demographics and Asset Allocation

Explore how the phenomenon of aging populations in industrialized countries will affect asset allocation and public pension systems.

Climate change and Asset Allocation

Rethink how climate change affects the asset allocation problem and construct a new investment approach that goes beyond the traditional risk-return trade off.