{"id":2468,"date":"2026-08-24T16:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/?post_type=iqkap_preis&#038;p=2468"},"modified":"2026-08-24T16:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:32:13","slug":"iqam-research-prize-2027","status":"publish","type":"iqkap_preis","link":"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research-award\/iqam-research-prize-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IQAM-Forschungspreis 2027<\/h1>\n\n\n        <div class=\"contentNavigation\">\r\n            <ul class=\"menu\">\r\n                                    <li class=\"\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research-award\/iqam-research-prize-2027\/#content-wrapper\">2027<\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                                        <li class=\"\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research-award\/iqam-research-prize-2024\/#content-wrapper\">2024<\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                                        <li class=\"\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research-award\/2022\/#content-wrapper\">2022<\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                                        <li class=\"\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research-award\/forschungspreis-2020\/#content-wrapper\">2020<\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                                        <li class=\"\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research-award\/2018\/#content-wrapper\">2018<\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                                        <li class=\"\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/iqam-research.de\/en\/research-award\/2016\/#content-wrapper\">2016<\/a>\r\n                    <\/li>\r\n                                <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call for Paper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IQAM Research, DekaBank\u2019s private institute for quantitative capital market research based in Frankfurt, is pleased to announce the sixth IQAM Research Prize. The prize recognizes outstanding and innovative research in quantitative capital markets and investment management. We welcome original contributions that combine academic rigor with practical relevance for institutional investors and portfolio managers.<br>Submissions may be theoretical, empirical, methodological, or implementation-oriented. In particular, we encourage research that demonstrates a transparent connection between methodological innovation and real-world investment decisions, including realistic consideration of estimation risk, transaction costs, liquidity, capacity, model risk, and implementation constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:<br>\u2022 Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, and agentic AI in investment research and portfolio management<br>\u2022 Alternative data, multimodal data, news, earnings calls, textual disclosures, and satellite or web-based data in asset pricing and investment strategies<br>\u2022 Quantitative investment strategies across equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, volatility, and derivatives<br>\u2022 Cross-asset and multi-asset strategies, global tactical asset allocation, and dynamic portfolio allocation<br>\u2022 Factor investing, factor timing, macro- and style-factor allocation, and the robustness of factor premia across market regimes<br>\u2022 Equity market-neutral, statistical arbitrage, relative-value, and alternative risk-premia strategies<br>\u2022 Fixed-income and credit portfolio management, including liquidity, credit risk, curve strategies, inflation-linked assets, and sustainable fixed income<br>\u2022 Risk management, tail-risk hedging, volatility forecasting, drawdown control, scenario analysis, stress testing, and regime detection<br>\u2022 Climate risk, transition risk, biodiversity risk, ESG data, sustainable investing, and climate-aware portfolio construction<br>\u2022 Geopolitical risk, macroeconomic uncertainty, supply-chain risk, and extreme-event modelling in asset allocation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eligibility and Evaluation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Call for Papers is open to academics and practitioners worldwide. Individual and joint submissions are welcome.<br>The Scientific Board of IQAM Research will evaluate submissions based on:<br>\u2022 Originality and scientific quality<br>\u2022 Methodological rigor and robustness<br>\u2022 Practical relevance for institutional investment management<br>\u2022 Economic significance after realistic implementation considerations<br>\u2022 Clarity, transparency, and reproducibility of the research design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Submission deadline: 31 October 2026<br>\u2022 Award ceremony: May 2027<br>\u2022 Location: DekaBank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prize Money<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IQAM Research Prize 2027 is endowed with a total of EUR 5,000:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u2022 First Prize: EUR 2,500<br>\u2022 Second Prize: EUR 1,500<br>\u2022 Third Prize: EUR 1,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participation Conditions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Submission format<br>Papers must be submitted electronically in PDF format to iqam-research@deka.de by the submission deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Authorship and submissions<br>Each author may submit only one paper as the corresponding author. There is no restriction on co-authorship in additional submissions, provided that the author is not designated as the corresponding author for more than one paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Publication status<br>At the time of submission, the paper must not have been accepted for publication in an academic journal. Working papers, preprints, and papers under review are eligible, provided that their current publication status is disclosed upon submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Presentation at the symposium<br>Authors of papers selected for a prize agree to present their work at the IQAM Research Prize Symposium at DekaBank in Frankfurt am Main in May 2027. DekaBank will cover reasonable travel and accommodation expenses for one presenting author, subject to prior approval and DekaBank\u2019s applicable travel-expense policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Public communication<br>Authors of prize-winning papers agree that DekaBank and IQAM Research may publish the author\u2019s name, photograph, institutional affiliation, paper title, and prize category in connection with the IQAM Research Prize on the websites www.iqam-research.de and www.deka.de, as well as in related communications concerning the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Publication of research summaries<br>IQAM Research and DekaBank may publish non-confidential extracts, abstracts, or summaries of selected papers, always with appropriate attribution to the respective authors. Any publication beyond extracts, abstracts, or summaries requires the prior consent of the author(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. Confidentiality and third-party rights<br>Participants are responsible for ensuring that submitted papers do not contain confidential information, personal data, trade secrets, or third-party material for which the necessary rights, permissions, or approvals have not been obtained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8. Data protection<br>Personal data will be processed exclusively for purposes related to the administration, evaluation, communication, and organisation of the IQAM Research Prize, in accordance with applicable data-protection law and the relevant DekaBank privacy notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9. Eligibility of DekaBank employees<br>Employees of DekaBank, including interns and working students, are not eligible to participate. Members of the Scientific Board, Jury, and persons directly involved in the organisation or evaluation of the IQAM Research Prize are also excluded from participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10. Notification of winners<br>Prize winners will be notified by email. If a selected participant cannot be reached within a reasonable period or is unable to meet the presentation requirement, IQAM Research reserves the right to select an alternative winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11. Jury decision<br>The decisions of the Jury are final. There is no legal entitlement to the award of a prize, and legal recourse is excluded, to the extent permitted by applicable law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12. Questions<br>For questions regarding the IQAM Research Prize or the submission process, please contact IQAM Research at iqam-research@deka.de.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IQAM-Forschungspreis 2027 Call for Paper IQAM Research, DekaBank\u2019s private institute for quantitative capital market research based in Frankfurt, is pleased to announce the sixth IQAM Research Prize. 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