Prof. Dr. Rudi Zagst


  Contact

Address:
Zentrum Mathematik
Technische Universität München
Boltzmannstr. 3
85748 Garching b. München

Telephone:
+49 89 289-17404

Room:
03.10.057

E-Mail:


  Short CV

Rudi Zagst studied business mathematics at the University of Ulm. After his dissertation in the field of stochastic dynamic optimization, he started his professional career at the HypoVereinsbank AG. There, he worked as Head of Product Development in the Institutional Investment Management before transferring to Allfonds International Asset Management GmbH as Head of Consulting and finally becoming Managing Director of the RiskLab GmbH - Private Research Institute for Financial Studies in 1997.

Since 1992 Prof. Zagst has held various teaching positions at the Universities of Ulm, St. Gallen Augsburg, Munich and Singapore. After his qualification as a university lecturer at the University of Ulm in 2000, Prof. Zagst was appointed a Professor of Mathematical Finance at the Munich University of Technology in 2001 and has been the Director of the Center of Mathematics and Head of the Institute for Mathematical Finance there since 2002.

Prof. Zagst was also appointed a member of the Faculty for Economics as well as the President of risklab germany in 2003. In 2004 Prof. Zagst was appointed Deputy Chairman of the joint Elite graduate program “Finance & Information Management” of the Augsburg University and the Munich University of Technology and has also been a member of the steering committee of the Munich Chapter of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) since 2004 as well as a member of the PRMIA Academic Advisory Committee since 2005. In 2007 Prof. Zagst was appointed a member of the Fitch Academic Advisory Board (FAAB). The main focus of his research lies in the areas of financial engineering and risk and asset management.

In 2007, Prof. Zagst was awarded "Professor des Jahres 2007" (Professor of the Year 2007) by the magazine Unicum Beruf for linking practice and education in an outstanding way.


  Courses

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  Publications
Antes, S., F. El Moutafich, B. Schmid and R. Zagst (2009):
Modeling and pricing of credit derivatives using macroeconomic information
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Bernhart, G., S. Höcht, M. Neugebauer, M. Neumann and R. Zagst (2009):
Asset correlations in turbulent markets and their implications on asset management
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Ernst, C., M. Grossmann, S. Höcht, S. Minden, M. Scherer and R. Zagst (2009):
Portfolio selection under changing market conditions
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Escobar, M., B. Goetz, L. Seco and R. Zagst (2009):
Pricing of Spread Options on Stochastically Correlated Underlyings
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Escobar, M., Kiechle, A., Seco, L. and R. Zagst (2009):
The Price of Liquidity in Constant Leverage Strategies
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Höcht, S., K.H. Ng, J. Wiesent and R. Zagst (2009):
Fit for Leverage - Modelling of Hedge Fund Returns in View of Risk Management Purposes
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Höcht, S. and R. Zagst (2009):
Pricing Credit Derivatives under Stochastic Recovery in a Hybrid Model
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Höcht, S. and R. Zagst (2009):
Pricing Distressed CDOs with Stochastic Recovery
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Kolbe, A. and R. Zagst (2009):
Valuation of Mortgage-Backed Securities and Mortgage Derivatives: A Closed-Form Approximation
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Kolbe, A. and R. Zagst (2009):
Valuation of Reverse Mortgages under (limited) Default Risk
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Scherer, M. and R. Zagst (2009):
Jarrow-Lando-Turnbull model
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Schlösser, A. and R. Zagst (2009):
Crash-NIG copula model: regime-switching credit portfolio modeling through the crisis
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Aigner, P., S. Albrecht, G. Beyschlag, T. Friederich, M. Kalepky and R. Zagst (2008):
What Drives PE? Analyses of Success Factors for Private Equity Funds
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Aigner, P., G. Beyschlag, T. Friederich, M. Kalepky and R. Zagst (2008):
Optimal Risk-Return Profiles for Portfolios including Stocks, Bonds, and Listed Private Equity
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Antes, S., M. Ilg, B. Schmid and R. Zagst (2008):
Empirical Evaluation of Hybrid Defaultable Bond Pricing Models
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Bernhardt, E., A. Kolbe and R. Zagst (2008):
Optimal Portfolios with Mortgage-Backed Securities
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Escobar, M., B. Goetz, L. Seco and R. Zagst (2008):
Pricing of a CDO Option on Stochastically Correlated Underlyings
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Höcht, S., K.H. Ng, C. Roesch and R. Zagst (2008):
Asset Liability Managment in Financial Planning
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Höcht, S., K.H. Ng, J. Wolf and R. Zagst (2008):
Optimal Portfolio Allocation with Asian Hedge Funds and Asian Reits
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Kolbe, A. and R. Zagst (2008):
A Hybrid-Form Model for the Prepayment-Risk-Neutral Valuation of Mortgage-Backed Securities
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Kraus, J. and R. Zagst (2008):
Stochastic Dominance of Portfolio Insurance Strategies
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Poeschik, M. and R. Zagst (2008):
Inverse Portfolio Optimization under Constraints
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Scherer, M. and R. Zagst (2008):
Modeling and pricing credit derivatives
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Scheuenstuhl, G. and R. Zagst (2008):
Integrated Portfolio Management with Options
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Schmitt, C. and R. Zagst (2008):
VaR and Risk Measures
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Schöttle, K., R. Werner and R. Zagst (2008):
Comparison and robustification of Bayes and Black-Litterman models
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Höcht, S. and R. Zagst (2007):
Generalized Maximum Expected Utility Models for Default Risk - A Comparison of Models with Different Dependence Structures
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Kalemanova, A., B. Mayer and R. Zagst (2007):
Asset Allocation with Credit Instruments
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Kalin, D. and R. Zagst (2007):
Portfolio Optimization Under Liquidity Cost
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Zagst, R., T. Meyer and H. Hagedorn (2007):
Integrated Modelling of Stock and Bond Markets
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Dirnstorfer, S., A. Grau and R. Zagst (2006):
Moving Window Asian Options: Sparse Grids and Least-Squares Monte Carlo
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Gong, X., M. Huber, S. Lanzinner and R. Zagst (2006):
Zertifikate - Mehrwert für Privatanleger?
Abstract
Schmid, B., R. Zagst and S. Antes (2006):
Pricing of Credit Derivatives
Abstract
Garschhammer, C. and R. Zagst (2004):
Ein stochastisches Modell zur Ertragsoptimerung bei Versicherungen
Abstract
Zagst, R. and J. Roth (2004):
Three-Factor Defaultable Term Structure Models
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Zagst, R., J. Kehrbaum and B. Schmid (2003):
Portfolio Optimization Under Credit Risk
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Zagst, R. (2002):
Interest Rate Management
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Zagst, R. (2002):
Using Scenario Analysis for Risk Management
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Zagst, R. (2001):
Public Private Partnership: Zwei Welten - ein Ziel
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Zagst, R., J. Kehrbaum and B. Schmid (2001):
Asset und Liability Management unter Berücksichtigung von Kreditrisiken
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Scheuenstuhl, G. and R. Zagst (2000):
Portfoliosteuerung bei beschränktem Verlustrisiko
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Schmid, B. and R. Zagst (2000):
A Three-Factor Defaultable Term Structure Model
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Kalin, D. and R. Zagst (1999):
Portfolio Optimization: Volatility versus Shortfall Constraints
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Zagst, R. (1999):
Stochastische Optimierung
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Mayer, S. R. and R. Zagst (1998):
Hedging Barrier Options with Standard Products
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Zagst, R. (1998):
Benchmark Optimization for Complex Interest-Rate Portfolios
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Zagst, R. (1998):
Do You Regret? Asset Allocation bei beschränktem erwarteten Verlustpotential
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Zagst, R. and J. Kehrbaum (1998):
Portfolio Optimization Under Limited Value at Risk
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Scheuenstuhl, G. and R. Zagst (1997):
Asymmetrische Renditestrukturen und ihre Optimierung im Portfolio Management mit Optionen
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Zagst, R. (1997):
Effiziente Value at Risk Berechnung für Rentenportfolios
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Zagst, R. (1997):
Modernes Risikomanagement komplexer Rentenportfolios
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Zagst, R. (1997):
Value at Risk (VaR): Viele Wege führen ans Ziel. Teil 1: Methoden mit vollständiger Bewertung
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Zagst, R. (1997):
Value at Risk (VaR): Viele Wege führen ans Ziel. Teil 2: Methoden mit approximativer Bewertung
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Zagst, R., G. Gopalan and W. Schmid (1997):
Estimation of the Term Structure and its Application to Risk Management
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Zagst, R. and J. Kehrbaum (1997):
Downside Up: Optimierung komplexer Zinsportfolios bei beschränktem Verlustpotential
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Scheuenstuhl, G. and R. Zagst (1996):
Optimal Optioned Portfolios with Confidence Limmits on Shortfall Constraints
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Zagst, R., F. Hermann and W. Schmid (1996):
Univariate und bivariate GARCH-Modelle zur Schätzung des Beta-Faktors
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Nonnenmacher, D. J. F. and R. Zagst (1995):
A New Form of Jensen's Inequality and its Application to Statistical Experiments
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Zagst, R. (1995):
The Effect of Information in Separable Bayesian Semi-Markov Control Models and its Application to Investment Planning
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Rieder, U. and R. Zagst (1994):
Monotonocity and Bounds for Convex Stochastic Control Models
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Zagst, R. (1992):
Blackwell-Informativität in stochastischen Kontrollmodellen
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Zagst, R. (1990):
Learning Effects in Economic Models Under Uncertainty
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