Quintin Rayer: Publication List

Publications in the open literature: journals, conferences, articles and book

  1. A Shaukat, G Trojanowski, and Q Rayer (2023). Written evidence submitted by Dr Amama Shaukat (Brunel University London), Professor Grzegorz Trojanowski (University of Exeter), and Dr Quintin Rayer (P1 Investment Services Ltd.). Response to the call for evidence on the role of natural capital in the green economy by the parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee. CAP0014, 6 pages, 17 November 2023. https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/125004/pdf/. PDF

  2. Q G Rayer (2023). How Extreme Weather Caused by Global Warming Is Driving New Investment Risks. GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals), 19 April 2023. https://www.garp.org/risk-intelligence/sustainability-climate/extreme-weather-investment-risks-041923. PDF

  3. Q G Rayer, K Haustein and P Walton (2023). A Framework for Global Warming Induced Extreme Weather and Water Investment Risks. In: Gramlich, D., Walker, T., Michaeli, M., Esme Frank, C. (eds) Water Risk Modeling. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. Chapter 6, pps 153-187. Print ISBN 978-3-031-23810-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23811-6_6

  4. K Haustein and Q G Rayer (2023). Water Cycle Changes in a Warming World: The Scientific Background. In: Gramlich, D., Walker, T., Michaeli, M., Esme Frank, C. (eds) Water Risk Modeling. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. Chapter 2, pps 15-50. Print ISBN 978-3-031-23810-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23811-6_2

  5. Q Rayer (2022). Yes! ICAN avoid investing in nuclear arms firms… Pax Scotia, September - October 2022 issue 26, p2. Pax Christi Scotland, 29 September 2022. https://www.paxchristiscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/Newsletter-26.pdf. PDF

  6. Q G Rayer and P Andrikopoulos (2022). Towards a definition of ethical investment. DATA REiMAGINED, issue 1, pps9-10. Good Data Hub, 11 August 2022. PDF

  7. Q G Rayer (2022). Old News. Originally published in TRANSFORM magazine August/September 2022 © IEMA, p27, 21 July 2022. https://www.iema.net/articles/old-news-tracing-the-history-of-our-knowledge-about-global-warming. PDF

  8. Q G Rayer and P Walton (2022). Risk-Rating GHG Emissions Offsets Based on Climate Requirements. Chapter 8, pps 161-183. In: Walker T., Wendt S., Goubran S., Schwartz T. (eds) Business and Policy Solutions to Climate Change. Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86803-1_8

  9. Q G Rayer, S Jenkins and P Walton (2022). Defining Net-Zero and Climate Recommendations for Carbon Offsetting. Chapter 2, pps 13-35. In: Walker T., Wendt S., Goubran S., Schwartz T. (eds) Business and Policy Solutions to Climate Change. Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86803-1_2

  10. Q Rayer (2022). Global Warming is not New News. ESG Clarity, 5 pages, 25 February 2022. https://esgclarity.com/global-warming-is-not-new-news/. PDF

  11. Q G Rayer (2022). A load of hot air: Is hydrogen the clean fuel of the future? Originally published in TRANSFORM magazine February/March 2022 © IEMA, p18-19, 27 January 2022. https://www.iema.net/articles/a-load-of-hot-air-is-hydrogen-the-clean-fuel-of-the-future. PDF

  12. Q G Rayer and K Holding (2021). Portfolio Construction Theory, published by Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), London, edition 9, 732 pages, 31 December 2021, copyright CISI 2021. PDF (extract only)

  13. Q Rayer, K Haustein and P Walton (2021). Water Insecurity and Climate Risk: Investment Impact of Floods and Droughts. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 13-17 December 2021. Session: Climate Litigation Relevant Research: Hazards, Impacts, and Attribution Science. Poster GC35F-0755. DOI: 10.1002/essoar.10509120.1. https://agu2021fallmeeting-agu.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx?s=B9-7A-B2-62-04-17-12-B7-26-E1-3A-10-AB-7D-3A-BD. PDF

  14. Q G Rayer and P Walton (2021). Risk-Rating GHG Emissions Offsets based on Climate Requirements. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 13-17 December 2021. Session: Advancing Equitable Science Policy: Frameworks, Stories, and Best Practices. Poster SY25F-13. DOI: 10.1002/essoar.10509119.1. https://agu2021fallmeeting-agu.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx?s=E6-F6-A6-36-BE-D0-AA-25-D9-F2-8D-40-8E-D7-6C-BC. PDF

  15. Q G Rayer and P Andrikopoulos (2021). Towards a definition of Ethical Investment. Presented at the 20th ABIS (Academy of Business in Society) Annual Colloquium on Driving Impact through Responsible Investing, 23 November 2021, online (abstract). PDF

  16. Q G Rayer (2021). Fifty shades of hydrogen, how to address 'clean fuel' hydrogen in fossil divestment policies, Citywire New Model Adviser®, issue 711, p8-11, 25 October 2021. PDF

  17. Q G Rayer, K Haustein and P Walton (2021). Water Insecurity and Climate Risk: Investment Impact of Floods and Droughts. In: Walker T., Gramlich D., Vico K., Dumont-Bergeron A. (eds) Water Risk and Its Impact on the Financial Markets and Society. Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham., Print ISBN 978-3-030-77649-7, Online ISBN 978-3-030-77650-3. Ch 6, pps 157-188. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-77650-3_6. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-77650-3_6

  18. Q G Rayer (2021). A moral approach to climate-friendly investing. Pax Christi Scotland, blog. Available at https://www.paxchristiscotland.org/a-moral-approach-to-climate-friendly-investing/, 5 pages, 21 July 2021. PDF

  19. Q G Rayer (2021). A dirty business. Originally published in TRANSFORM magazine June/July 2021 © IEMA, p19, 28 May 2021. https://transform.iema.net/article/dirty-business. PDF

  20. Q Rayer (2021). What climate questions should advisers ask fund houses? ESG Clarity, 2 pages, 20 April 2021. https://www.esgclarity-intelligence.com/what-climate-questions-should-advisers-ask-fund-houses/. PDF

  21. Q G Rayer (2021). Climate investment risk: floods and droughts. The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 210, February, p10-13, 3rd March 2021. PDF

  22. C Waller, P Jordan, C Chatelin, Q Rayer, W Robins (editor) (2021). Roundtable: four specialists on incorporating ESG well and going green by 2030. 2 March 2021. https://citywire.co.uk/new-model-adviser/news/ifas-must-challenge-colossal-greenwashing/a1468633.

  23. Q Rayer, K Haustein and P Walton (2021). Corporate climate polluters must pay for damage. Climate News Network, 4 pages, 25 February 2021. PDF

  24. Q G Rayer (2021). Portfolio Construction Theory, published by Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), London, edition 8, version 8.1, 738 pages, 18 January 2021, copyright CISI 2021. PDF (extract only)

  25. Q G Rayer (2020). Fossil Fuels: divest or engage? The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 209, December, p14-15, 27th December 2020. PDF

  26. Q G Rayer and P Walton (2020). Bulk offsetting: half measures. Originally published in TRANSFORM magazine December 2020 © IEMA, p16-17, 11 December 2020. https://transform.iema.net/article/bulk-offsetting-half-measures. PDF

  27. Q G Rayer and P Walton (2020). Better than nothing… but so many 'buts', CII The Journal https://thejournal.cii.co.uk/blog/better-than-nothing-but-so-many-buts/, 23 November 2020. Republished with kind permission of the Personal Finance Society. PDF.

  28. Q G Rayer (2020). Extreme weather climate investment risk, The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 208, October, p18-19, 30th October 2020. PDF

  29. Q G Rayer (2020). Should OxCAN promote Parliamentary Petitions? Yes, Ox can! OxCAN (Oxford Climate Alumni Network), 2 pages. 28 October 2020. https://www.oxfordclimatealumni.com/post/should-oxcan-promote-parliamentary-petitions-yes-ox-can. PDF

  30. Q G Rayer (2020). Is it Moral to use Taxes to Support Fossil Fuels? OxCAN (Oxford Climate Alumni Network), 3 pages. 28 October 2020. https://www.oxfordclimatealumni.com/post/is-it-moral-to-use-taxes-to-support-fossil-fuels. PDF

  31. Q G Rayer and P Walton (2020). Dr Quintin Rayer and Dr Pete Walton: Bulk offsetting is better than nothing, but…, Professional Adviser, 5 pages. 12 October 2020. https://www.professionaladviser.com/opinion/4021263/dr-quintin-rayer-dr-pete-walton-bulk-offsetting. PDF

  32. Q G Rayer (2020). Interview on boohoo for Citywire Wealth Manager ESG Review. In chapter 1, ESG Comes of Age, p5-6. 8 October 2020. https://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/ezine/citywire-esg-review-2020?p=1&utm_campaign=ESG-suppl&utm_source=ezine&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1310-ESG-suppl-WM.

  33. Q G Rayer (2020). Divesting from Fossil Fuels, Justice & Peace Scotland, a Commission of the Scottish RC Bishops’ Conference, blog, available at https://www.justiceandpeacescotland.org.uk/Blog/itemid/3175/amid/676/divesting-from-fossil-fuels, 2 pages, 30 September 2020. PDF

  34. Q G Rayer (2020). A Survey of UK-Based Ethical and Sustainable Fund Managers’ Investment Processes Addressing Plastics in the Environment. In: Walker T., Goubran S., Sprung-Much, N. (eds) Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective. Wiley-Blackwell. Print ISBN 978-1-119-40259-6, Online ISBN 978-1-119-40255-8. Ch 16, pps 269-297. DOI: 10.1002/9781119402619. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781119402619.ch16

  35. Q G Rayer (2020). Ethical and Sustainable Investing and the Need for Carbon-Neutrality. In: Walker T., Goubran S., Sprung-Much, N. (eds) Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective. Wiley-Blackwell. Print ISBN 978-1-119-40259-6, Online ISBN 978-1-119-40255-8. Ch 13, pps 213-232. DOI: 10.1002/9781119402619. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781119402619.ch13

  36. S Waters and Q G Rayer (2020). Zero-hours work: facing the ethical challenge, CII The Journal https://thejournal.cii.co.uk/blog/zero-hours-work-facing-the-ethical-challenge/, 14 September 2020. Republished with kind permission of the Personal Finance Society. PDF.

  37. S Waters and Q G Rayer (2020). Zeroing in. Originally published in TRANSFORM magazine September 2020 © IEMA, p15, 28 August 2020. https://transform.iema.net/article/zeroing-ethical-working-contracts. PDF

  38. Q G Rayer (2020). Ethical investing and the plastics pollution plague, The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 207, August, p15-16, 24th August 2020. PDF

  39. Q G Rayer and K Haustein (2020). Time to settle up? Originally published in The Actuary, ©The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, www.theactuary.com, 5 August 2020, p34-35. PDF

  40. Q G Rayer (2020). Investment portfolio stress-testing, EMBARK platform article, https://embarkgroup.co.uk/insights/investment-portfolio-stress-testing/ 3 pages, 7 July 2020. PDF

  41. Q G Rayer (2020). The price of conscience: analysing ethical performance, The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 206, June, p10-11, 26th June 2020. PDF

  42. Q G Rayer, P Pfleiderer, K Haustein (2020). Global Warming and Extreme Weather Investment Risks. In: Walker T., Gramlich D., Bitar M., Fardnia P. (eds) Ecological, Societal, and Technological Risks and the Financial Sector. Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham., Print ISBN 978-3-030-38857-7, Online ISBN 978-3-030-38858-4. Ch 3, pps 39-68. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38858-4_3. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38858-4_3

  43. Q G Rayer (2020). Managers must use 'credible threat' of divestment to engage boards, Citywire New Model Adviser®, https://citywire.co.uk/new-model-adviser/news/managers-must-use-credible-threat-of-divestment-to-engage-boards/a1357540?section=new-model-adviser, 15 May 2020. PDF

  44. Q G Rayer (2020). Ethical investing and performance: the price of conscience, The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 205, April, p12-13, 20th April 2020. PDF

  45. Q G Rayer (2020). The rules of engagement, Originally published in TRANSFORM magazine April 2020 © IEMA, p26-27, 3 April 2020. https://transform.iema.net/article/ethical-investment-rules-engagement. PDF

  46. Q G Rayer and P Walton (2020). Net-zero is only meaningful emissions target for ESG funds, Citywire New Model Adviser®, issue 672, p32-33, 16 March 2020. PDF

  47. Q G Rayer (2020). Selecting ethical or sustainable investment funds, The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 204, February, p10-11, 18th February 2020. PDF

  48. Q G Rayer (2019). Portfolio Construction Theory, published by Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), London, edition 7, version 7.1, 726 pages, 31 December 2019, copyright CISI 2019. PDF (extract only)

  49. Q G Rayer (2019). Ethical investing: portfolio tilting and corporate engagement, The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 203, December, p12-13, 23rd December 2019. PDF

  50. Q G Rayer and P Walton (2019). A target for carbon-neutrality, STEP Journal, vol 27, issue 9, p68-69, November 2019, www.step.org/journal. PDF

  51. Q G Rayer (2019). Ethical investing approaches: screening and best-in-class, The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 202, October, p8-10, 18th October 2019. PDF

  52. Q G Rayer (2019). Climate-friendly investing, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 10 October 2019. PDF

  53. Q G Rayer, P Walton, M Appleby, S Beloe, E Heaven, and A Seery (2019). Zero tolerance, www.thepfs.org, Autumn 2019, 27 September 2019, p44-45. PDF, republished with kind permission of the Personal Finance Society.

  54. Q G Rayer, P Pfleiderer and K Haustein (2019). Global warming and extreme weather investment risks, Emerging Risks in Finance: Challenges and Opportunities for Investors, Institutions and Regulators, Conference and Joint Academic/Practitioner Workshop, Presented by: T Walker and D Gramlich, Concordia University, John Molson School of Business, Montreal, Canada, 20-21 September 2019 (abstract). PDF

  55. Q G Rayer (2019). The roots of ethical investing, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 5 pages, 19 September 2019. PDF

  56. Q G Rayer and P Walton (2019). Net Zero Carbon 10, Achieving Net Zero International Conference, 9-11 September 2019, Wadham College, University of Oxford, poster. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27067.28969. PDF

  57. Q G Rayer (2019). Denying the deniers - global warming is no myth, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 29 August 2019. PDF

  58. Q G Rayer (2019). A short history of ethical investing, The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 201, August, p12-14, 16th August 2019. PDF

  59. Q G Rayer (2019). The need for carbon-neutrality, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 1 August 2019. PDF

  60. Q G Rayer, P Walton, M Appleby, S Beloe, E Heaven, and A Seery (2019). Sustainable investing: a target for progress towards carbon-neutrality, Citywire Wealth Manager®, issue 496, p28-29, 18th July 2019. PDF

  61. Q G Rayer (2019). Good ethics is good business, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 11 July 2019. PDF

  62. Q G Rayer and T Harrison (2019). Fossil divestment: investing against global warming, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 27 June 2019. PDF

  63. Q G Rayer (2019). Introducing sustainable "ESG" investing, The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 200, June, p10-11, 19th June 2019. PDF

  64. Q G Rayer and M Pallister (2019). How faith shapes ethical investing, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 5 pages, 30 May 2019. PDF

  65. Q G Rayer (2019). Faith-based Investing, Justice & Peace Scotland, a Commission of the Scottish RC Bishops’ Conference, blog, available at https://www.justiceandpeacescotland.org.uk/Blog/itemid/2772/amid/676/faith-based-investing, 2 pages, 10 May 2019. PDF

  66. Q G Rayer (2019). Fossil divestment and engagement, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 2 May 2019. PDF

  67. Q G Rayer (2019). P1’s Continuing Journey on Ethical Investing, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 5 pages, 18 April 2019. PDF

  68. Q G Rayer (2019). Introducing ethical investing, The Private Investor, the newsletter of the UK Shareholders' Association, issue 199, April, p12-13, 12th April 2019. PDF

  69. Q G Rayer and T Harrison (2019). Fossil divestment: investing to save the climate, Citywire Wealth Manager®, issue 482, p30, 11th April 2019. PDF

  70. Q G Rayer (2019). Downside protection: how to stress-test portfolio diversification, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 14 March 2019. PDF

  71. Q G Rayer (2019). Fossil engagement: if you won’t divest, at least do this..., Citywire Wealth Manager®, issue 478, p41, 14th March 2019. PDF

  72. Q G Rayer (2019). Exploring Value-at-Risk, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 28 February 2019. PDF

  73. Q G Rayer and P Walton (2019). Divesting from fossil fuel firms can send a message on climate change, Citywire New Model Adviser®, issue 620, p21, 14 January 2019. PDF

  74. Q G Rayer and P Walton (2019). COP 2018, Climate Change and P1’s Fossil Divestment Programme, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 10 January 2019. PDF

  75. Q G Rayer (2018). 'What about zero?' asks Dr Quintin Rayer, Head of Ethical Investing at P1, CISI, The Review, p11, 20 December 2018, Q4 2018. PDF

  76. Q G Rayer (2018). Extreme weather: towards pricing climate risk, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 6 December 2018. PDF

  77. Q G Rayer (2018). Why ethical investing matters, Justice & Peace Scotland, a Commission of the Scottish RC Bishops’ Conference, blog, available at https://www.justiceandpeacescotland.org.uk/Blog/itemid/2651/amid/676/why-ethical-investing-matters, 1 page, 29 November 2018. PDF

  78. Q G Rayer (2018). Ethical investing and the scourge of plastics, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 15 November 2018. PDF

  79. Q G Rayer (2018). Stress-testing P1’s models and helping clients appreciate risk, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 18 October 2018. PDF

  80. W F Rayer and Q G Rayer (2018). Intelligent conversation? www.thepfs.org, Autumn 2018, 28 September 2018, p46-48. PDF, republished with kind permission of the Personal Finance Society.

  81. L Tse and Q G Rayer (2018). Artificial Intelligence in investment and wealth management, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 20 September 2018. PDF

  82. Q G Rayer (2018). Ethical Investing, Carbon-Neutrality and the Internet-of-Things, International Conference on the Internet-of-Things and Smart Machinery (IoTsm 2018), Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, 5-6 September 2018, 8 pages. PDF

  83. Q G Rayer (2018). Market crises: people and politics, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 16 August 2018. PDF

  84. Q G Rayer and R J Millar (2018). Investing in the climate, Physics World, volume 31, issue 8, p17, August 2018. DOI: 10.1088/2058-7058/31/8/25. PDF

  85. Q G Rayer (2018). Portfolio Construction Theory, published by Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), London, edition 6, version 6.1, 702 pages, 31 July 2018, copyright CISI 2018. PDF (extract only)

  86. Q G Rayer (2018). Human nature, financial crises and investing in the face of uncertainty, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 26 July 2018. PDF

  87. Q G Rayer (2018). Why benchmark selection is a form of client communication, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 21 June 2018. PDF

  88. Q G Rayer (2018). In search of really ethical real estate funds for retail investors, Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, volume 8, issue 4, p329-348. The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in the Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 19th June 2018, http://www.tandfonline.com/, DOI: 10.1080/20430795.2018.1481641. Link, Submitted Version

  89. Q G Rayer (2018). Why ethical investors should target carbon-neutrality, International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment Sensing (SEES 2018), Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 18-19 June 2018, 7 pages. PDF

  90. Q G Rayer (2018). Steady as she goes, STEP (Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners) Journal, volume 26, issue 5, p74-75, June 2018, www.step.org/journal. PDF

  91. Q G Rayer and R J Millar (2018). Hurricanes hit company share prices, Citywire New Model Adviser®, issue 596, p18, 11 June 2018. PDF

  92. Q G Rayer (2018). Does 'low risk' really mean low risk? DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 17 May 2018. PDF

  93. Q G Rayer (2018). The importance of ethical investing, St Hugh's Chronicle, St Hugh's College Oxford, October 2016-September 2017, p37-39, 3rd May 2018. PDF

  94. Q G Rayer (2018). The alchemy of risk (and communicating risk to clients), DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 19 April 2018. PDF

  95. Q G Rayer (2018). How to select sustainable funds, Citywire New Model Adviser®, issue 588, Adviser Workshop feature, p16, 16 April 2018. PDF

  96. Q G Rayer (2018). Why clean money matters, The Actuary, ©The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, www.theactuary.com, 12 April 2018, p18-19. PDF

  97. Q G Rayer (2018). Ethical investing: the unlikely route to alpha? Citywire New Model Adviser®, issue 585, p25, 26 March 2018. PDF

  98. Q G Rayer (2018). The price of conscience: analyses supporting ethical out-performance, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 22 March 2018. PDF

  99. Q G Rayer (2018). Market crises: should we discuss them more — including with our clients? CISI, The Review of Financial Markets, issue 16, p66-69, 16 March 2018, Q1 2018. PDF

  100. Q G Rayer (2018). The price of conscience: arguments for ethical out-performance, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 22 February 2018. PDF

  101. Q G Rayer and R J Millar (2018). Investing in extreme weather conditions, Citywire Wealth Manager®, issue 429, p36, 8th February 2018. PDF

  102. Q G Rayer (2018). How P1 'walk the talk' on ethical, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 8 February 2018. PDF

  103. Q G Rayer (2018). Portfolio Construction Theory, published by Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), London, edition 5, version 5.1, 618 pages, 7 February 2018, copyright CISI 2018. PDF (extract only)

  104. Q G Rayer (2018). Saving our seas, Citywire New Model Adviser®, issue 576, p19, 22 January 2018. PDF

  105. Q G Rayer (2018). Selecting funds for ethical and sustainable investment, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 11 January 2018. PDF

  106. Q G Rayer (2017). Why ethical investing matters, Personal Finance Professional, www.thepfs.org, Winter 2017, 7 December 2017, p44-46. PDF, republished with kind permission of the Personal Finance Society.

  107. Q G Rayer (2017). What is 'Tilting' and 'Influence and Engagement' in sustainable investing? DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 20 November 2017. PDF

  108. Q G Rayer (2017). Approaches to Ethical & Sustainable Investing: Screening and Best-in-Class, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 4 pages, 26 October 2017. PDF

  109. Q G Rayer (2017). Anticipating market crises, The Actuary, ©The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, www.theactuary.com, October 2017, p20-21. PDF

  110. Q G Rayer (2017). Green Dollars, STEP (Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners) Journal, volume 25, issue 8, p52-53, October 2017, www.step.org/journal. PDF

  111. Q G Rayer (2017). A brief history of ethical investing, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 19 September 2017. PDF

  112. Q G Rayer (2017). Business ethics: moving beyond just compliance, Economia, 3 pages, 12 September 2017. PDF

  113. Q G Rayer (2017). An introduction to ESG investing (for advisers with ethically minded clients), DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 23 August 2017. PDF

  114. Q G Rayer (2017). Why ethical investment is crucial and not just 'nice to have', DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 27 July 2017. PDF

  115. Q G Rayer (2017). The fundamentals of market crises: avoiding a financial black hole, Investment Week, https://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/opinion/3012856/the-fundamentals-of-market-crises-avoiding-a-financial-black-hole, 4 pages, 29 June 2017. PDF

  116. Q G Rayer (2017). Crisis management: IFAs must discuss market risks with clients, Citywire New Model Adviser®, issue 553, p37, 26 June 2017. PDF

  117. Q G Rayer (2017). Implementing a Portfolio Stress-testing Programme, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 21 June 2017. PDF

  118. Q G Rayer (2017). Should Ethical Investors Target Carbon-Neutrality? Proceedings of the 12th Annual Green Economics Institute, Green Economics Conference, St Hugh's College, Oxford University 10-12 June 2017, p271-275. PDF

  119. Q G Rayer (2017). The Need for Really Ethical Real Estate Funds, Proceedings of the 12th Annual Green Economics Institute, Green Economics Conference, St Hugh's College, Oxford University 10-12 June 2017, p276-279. PDF

  120. Q G Rayer (2017). Testing ground, Personal Finance Professional, www.thepfs.org, Summer 2017, 9 June 2017, p38-39. PDF, republished with kind permission of the Personal Finance Society.

  121. Q G Rayer (2017). Artificial portfolio stress-testing and how advisers add value to this process, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 24 May 2017. PDF

  122. Q G Rayer (2017). A flaw in the ointment? The Actuary, ©The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, www.theactuary.com, May 2017, p20-21. PDF

  123. Q G Rayer and Dickson, W (2017). Hypothesis: Risk, like Mass and Energy, Can Neither be Created nor Destroyed. Discuss, CISI, The Review of Financial Markets, issue 13, p6-8, Quarter 2, May 2017. PDF

  124. Q G Rayer (2017). Managing risk: historical portfolio stress testing, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 4 May 2017. PDF

  125. Q G Rayer (2017). Banishing the ethical investing myth of underperformance, Citywire New Model Adviser®, issue 542, p32, 10 April 2017. PDF

  126. Q G Rayer (2017). Spotting the next crisis: is it time for managers to pay more attention? Citywire Wealth Manager®, issue 393, p18, 6 April 2017. PDF

  127. Q G Rayer (2017). Testing times, part 2, STEP Journal, April 2017, volume 25, issue 3, p66-69, www.step.org/journal. PDF

  128. Q G Rayer (2017). Testing times, Accounting and Business, UK Edition, 04/2017, p24-25, April 2017. PDF

  129. Q G Rayer (2017). The different types of portfolio stress testing, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 9 March 2017. PDF

  130. Q G Rayer (2017). A more detailed look at portfolio stress-testing, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 13 February 2017. PDF

  131. Q G Rayer (2017). The increasing value of stress-testing portfolios, Citywire Wealth Manager®, issue 384, p12, 2 February 2017. PDF

  132. Q G Rayer (2017). Portfolio construction theory, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, London, CISI Level 7 Chartered Wealth Management exam workbook, Edition 4, version 4.1, 604 pages. PDF (extract only)

  133. Q G Rayer (2017). Managing risk: stress-testing investment portfolios, DISCUS (Discretionary Investment Services Coming Under Scrutiny) platform article, 3 pages, 26 January 2017. PDF

  134. Q G Rayer (2017). Exploring ethical and sustainable investing, CISI, The Review of Financial Markets, issue 12, p4-10, January 2017. PDF (print version) PDF (online version)

  135. Q G Rayer (2016). Testing times, STEP Journal, October 2016, volume 24, issue 8, p62-63, www.step.org/journal. PDF

  136. Q G Rayer (2016). An investigation of hypothetical variance-covariance matrix stress-testing, J. Risk Management in Financial Institutions, ISSN 1752-8887 (print), ISSN 1752-8895 (online), Vol 9, No 3, Summer 2016, p264-288 (25). PDF

  137. Q G Rayer (2015). Dissecting portfolio stress-testing, CISI, The Review of Financial Markets, issue 7, p2-7, September 2015. PDF

  138. Q G Rayer (2001). Computational Fluid Dynamics guidelines for best working practice, NAFEMS Int. Journal of CFD Case Studies, Vol 3, p109-142. PDF

  139. Q G Rayer and G D Snowsill (2000). FLUENT validation for incompressible flow through a 0.5 aspect ratio orifice and compressible flow through a sharp-edged slit, NAFEMS Int. Journal of CFD Case Studies, Vol 2, p49-67. PDF

  140. Q G Rayer (2000). CFD validation of incompressible cross-flow discharge coefficients, NAFEMS Int. Journal of CFD Case Studies, Vol 2, p19-48. PDF

  141. Q G Rayer (1999). CFD validation of incompressible cross-flow discharge coefficients, NAFEMS Seminar 'Industrial CFD and the move towards coupled analysis', Kenilworth, UK, 6th October 1999, 30 pages. PDF

  142. Q G Rayer and G D Snowsill (1998). Validation of FLUENT against incompressible and compressible flow through orifices, S546/010/98, Institute of Mechanical Engineers, CFD in Fluid Machinery Design Seminar, ISSN 1357-9193, ISBN 1-86058-165-X, p79-91. PDF

  143. Q G Rayer, D W Johnson and R Hide (1998). Thermal convection in a rotating fluid annulus blocked by a radial barrier, Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 87, 3-4, p215-252. DOI: 10.1080/03091929808221148. PDF

  144. Q G Rayer (1997). An investigation of heat transfer by waves in a rotating fluid annulus blocked by a radial barrier, Proceedings of the 5th UK National Heat Transfer Conference, Imperial College, London, 17-18 September 1997. PDF

  145. Q G Rayer (1997). Simulation of source-sink flows in a rotating fluid annulus, 39th British Applied Mathematics Colloquium, Edinburgh, 1-4 April 1997 (abstract in proceedings and presentation). Abstract: PDF. Slides: PDF. Script: PDF.

  146. D Baeza, S Ahmed, B G Sherlock and Q G Rayer (1997). The differentially heated, rotating cylindrical annulus: a numerical solution, 35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit., January 6-9, 1997, Reno, Nevada, AIAA 97-0722, 15 pages. DOI: 10.2514/6.1997-722. PDF

  147. S Ahmed, B G Sherlock and Q G Rayer (1995). Numerical prediction of three-dimensional thermally driven flows in a rotating frame, Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics, Ed. M Deville, S Gavrilakis and L Ryhming, Vol. 53, p1-7. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-322-89838-8_1. PDF

  148. Q G Rayer (1995). Thermal convection in a rotating fluid annulus blocked by a conducting barrier, 4th UK National Conference on Heat Transfer, Manchester, UK, IMechE Conference Transactions, ISBN 0-85298-950-4, ISSN 1356-1448, p177-181. PDF

  149. B G Sherlock, Q G Rayer and S Ahmed (1995). Numerical simulation of fluid flows in a differentially heated rotating annulus, Proceedings of the IMACS European Simulation Meeting on Simulation Tools & Applications, Gyor, Hungary, p114-119. PDF

  150. Q G Rayer, B G Sherlock and S Ahmed (1995). Simulation of the flow in a differentially heated rotating fluid annulus, Syst. Anal. Modelling Simulation, Vol. 18-19, p149-152. PDF

  151. Q G Rayer, B G Sherlock and S Ahmed (1995). Numerical simulation of flow in a differentially heated rotating fluid, ICFD Conference on Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics, 3-6 April 1995, Oxford, UK (poster). DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18049.53600. PosterPDF AbstractPDF

  152. Q G Rayer (1994). A numerical investigation of the flow in a fully blocked differentially heated rotating fluid annulus, J. Modern Physics C, - Physics & Computers, Vol. 5, No. 2, p203-206. DOI: 10.1142/S0129183194000155. PDF

  153. Q G Rayer (1993). A numerical investigation of the flow in a fully blocked differentially heated rotating fluid annulus, 2nd IMACS Conference on Computational Physics, October 6-9, 1993, St Louis. MO. Abstract: PDF Slides: PDF Script: PDF

  154. Q G Rayer (1992). An experimental investigation of heat transfer by large scale motions in rotating fluids, DPhil thesis, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford, UK, 12th March 1992, 250 pages. Abstract & Contents Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 Ch5 Ch6 Ch7 Ch8 Refs

  155. R Hide, Q G Rayer, D W Johnson and R M Small (1989). The influence of Coriolis forces on thermal convection in rotating fluids in containers of various shapes and topological characteristics, EGS XIV General Assembly, Barcelona, 13-17 March 1989 (poster). DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24760.42245. JPEG