DIVERSIFICATION AND RISK At the heart of the asset management industry, diversification and risk management will be taken up by the presentation of four recent academic papers on this theme and discussed during the panel session that will follow. This event is organized by the QMI/QuantValley Research Project and the International Center for Economics and Finance (ICEF) of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, with the support of Euronext and CFA Society Italy. It will take place: Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Auditorium Santa Margherita, Campo Santa Margherita, Dorsoduro 3689, Venezia Friday 16 May, from 1.45pm to 7.30pm. CFA Society Italy has determined that this program qualifies for 3,5 CE credit hours under the guidelines of the CFA Institute Continuing Education Program. The workshop is free of charge to attend. The program is available at http://www.qminitiative.org/seminars.html, and free registration is available at the same site. -- Monica Billio Dipartimento di Economia, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia Fondamenta San Giobbe 873, 30121 Venezia Tel +39 041 2349170, Fax +39 041 2349176 E-mail billio@unive.it http://venus.unive.it/billio http://ideas.repec.org/e/pbi55.html http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=303041 -- "Nota automatica aggiunta dal sistema di posta. Destina Il 5 per mille per sostenere i giovani ricercatori di Ca' Foscari. E' un buon investimento per il futuro di tutti. E' un atto volontario, non costa nulla e non sostituisce l'8 per mille. Scegli Ca' Foscari: codice fiscale 80007720271 Please note that the above message is addressed only to individuals filing Italian income tax returns."