This book offers essential information on the life and career of the recently deceased Giorgio P. Szegö, particularly his important contributions in various areas of mathematical programming and applications to financial markets. It highlights the developments in the fields of stability theory and dynamical systems brought about by his work in the early 1960s and 1970s, then moves on to address his valuable contributions to portfolio theory in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and, finally, examines his work in the field of risk management and the role of financial regulation in the late 1990s. The book explores Giorgio P. Szegö’s contributions in diverse research areas ranging from global optimization, theory of stability and dynamical systems to applications of financial mathematics to portfolio theory, risk measurement and financial regulation. It also covers his consulting work for such major international institutions as the IMF, World Bank and OECD.

Euro Bonds: Markets, Infrastructure and Trends presents the most recent developments in the Euro bond market. It discusses the problems of the Euro countries, the proposed solutions advocated by European as well as international institutions and investors. Particular emphasis is given to systemic risk and contagion as well as to specific innovative instruments such as structured financial products which protect various classes of investors.This self-contained title provides an organized and comprehensive overview of the current financial situation in Europe and accords the reader the opportunity to understand fully what is happening in the Euro financial market today, as well as some of the possible exit strategies from the crisis. It may be used as an advanced textbook by postgraduate students as well as ambitious undergraduates in finance and economics. It is also useful for non-experts in finance who wish to have an overview of problems in the Euro zone.

The volume provides information on the career and life of Marida Bertocchi, and is representative of her broad research interests on the development of numerical algorithms and their applications in energy, finance and logistics. It includes some of her early publications, her significant papers on the development and application of stochastic optimization to financial and logistics problems, and her later work on robust optimization for risk management in renewable energy systems, finance and logistics and modelling mortality risk.

The volume provides information on the career and life of Marida Bertocchi, and is representative of her broad research interests on the development of numerical algorithms and their applications in energy, finance and logistics. It includes some of her early publications, her significant papers on the development and application of stochastic optimization to financial and logistics problems, and her later work on robust optimization for risk management in renewable energy systems, finance and logistics and modelling mortality risk.