Francois Lhabitant

Education

• LL.M. in Tax Law (2014), University of Geneva.
• Ph.D. in Finance (1998), M.Sc. in Banking and Finance (1994) and B.Sc. in Economics (1993), H.E.C. University of Lausanne.
• Computer Engineer Degree (1989), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
• French scientific baccalaureate (1983) at Lycée Victor Duruy (Paris).

Companies

• SFI Adjunct Professor SFI Swiss Finance Institute (2010)
• CEO and CIO (Hedge Funds) A European Family Office (2004)
• Professor of Finance EDHEC Business School (2002 — 2022)
• Advisory Board Member Several large hedge funds active in the credit/distressed securities space (2014 — 2020)
• Visiting Associate Professor of Finance The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2006 — 2020)
• Visiting Professor of Finance University of Lausanne (2001 — 2009)
• Assistant Professor of Finance Thunderbird School of Global Management (1998 — 2004)
• Head of Quantitative Analysis and Risk Management UBP (2002 — 2004)
• Head of Quantitative Risk Management UBP (2000 — 2002)

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• Best Specialist Fund of Hedge Funds over 5 years, Hedge Funds Review, 2017
• Best Multi-Strategy No-Bias Fund (1-year), Banco Swiss Hedge Funds Awards, 2017
• Best Long/Short Equity Fund (5-year), Banco d’or (Best 3 managers of the decade), Banco Swiss Hedge Funds Awards, 2016
• Best Multi-Strategy No-Bias Fund (10-year), Best Long/Short Equity Fund (1-year and 3-year), Banco Swiss Hedge Funds Awards, 2015
• Best in Risk Control Investing, Wealth and Finance International, 2015
• Best Equity Fund (1-year and 3-year), Banco Swiss Hedge Funds Awards, 2014
• Nominated as Best Allocator in Hedge Funds, eFinancial News, 2014
• Best Equity Hedged Fund of Hedge Funds, Bilanz Hedgegate Awards, 2013
• Best Multi-Strategy No-Bias Fund (1-year), Banco Swiss Hedge Funds Awards, 2013
• Best Multi-Strategy Fund (5-year), Best Equity Fund (1-year), Banco Swiss Hedge Funds Awards, 2012
• Single Family Office of the Year, Spear’s Wealth Management Awards, 2010
• Special Mention - 40 Rising Stars in European Wealth Management, Wealth Bulletin (2008)
• Fame Research Fellow (2002)
• Deloitte & Touch Chair on Risk Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium (2001)
• H.E.C. University of Lausanne annual research prize (1995)
• Investmentstiftung für Personalvorsorge (Zurich) annual research prize (1994)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the French Finance Association (AFFI), the American Finance Association (AFA), the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE), the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).
• Regular presenter or keynote speaker in academic and industry conferences.
• Former member of the European Advisory Board of the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE).
• Former member of the Curriculum Committee – Hedge Funds of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA).
• Former member of the Investor Steering Committee of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
• Former member of the Scientific Council of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, the French regulatory body.

Books

• Hedge Funds: Myths and Limits, March 2002 at John Wiley & Sons, London, ISBN 0-470-84477-9, 280 pages.
• Doing Business in Emerging Europe, March 2003 at Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN: 0-333-99301-2 (co-authored with Y. Zoubir), 240 pages.
• Hedge Funds: Quantitative Insights, June 2004, at John Wiley & Sons, London, ISBN 0-470-85667X, 384 pages.
• La gestion alternative, June 2004, at Editions Dunod, Paris, ISBN 2100081586, 302 pages.
• Commodity Trading Advisors: Risk, Performance Analysis, and Selection, September 2004 at John Wiley & Sons, London, ISBN: 0-471-68194-6 (co-edited with G. Gregoriou, V. Karavas and F. Rouah).
• Hedge Funds: Mitos y límites. Fondos de inversión especulativos de alto riesgo, May 2006, at Ediciones Gestión 2000, Barcelona, ISBN 8496426963, 407 pages (in Spanish)
• Hedge Funds, May 2006, at Kais System, Seoul, ISBN 8995238275, 282 pages (in Korean)
• The Handbook of Hedge Funds, December 2006, at John Wiley and Sons, London, ISBN: 0-470-02663-4, 640 pages
• Stock Market Liquidity: Implications for Market Microstructure and Asset Pricing, January 2008 at John Wiley and Sons, ISBN: 978-0470181690 (co-edited with G. Gregoriou), 528 pages.
• Hedge Funds: Origines, Stratégies, Performances, May 2008 at Editions Dunod, Paris, ISBN: 978-2100513437, 391 pages
• CAIA Level II: Advanced Core Topics In Alternative Investments, November 2009, John Wiley and Sons (co-authored), ISBN: 978-0-470-69426-8, 480 pages.
• Portfolio Diversification, September 2017, ISTE Press – Elsevier, ISBN: 9781785481918, 274 pages.
• Global Asset Management, forthcoming 2021, at John Wiley and Sons, London. (co-authored with D. Mirlesse), 288 pages