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Topology makes it way into performance and risk

Topology makes it way into performance and risk

by admin | Feb 24, 2012 | rates of return, Returns, risk

Yesterday, TSG held a luncheon in NYC, where Jed Schneider, CIPM, FRM reviewed some of the findings from our recent Performance Attribution survey. As with all of these research projects, some very interesting insights can be drawn. And since this...
M-squared’s view of negative Sharpe ratios

M-squared’s view of negative Sharpe ratios

by admin | Feb 3, 2012 | M-squared, Modigliani, risk, risk-adjusted return, Sharpe ratio

In TSG’s January newsletter, I expanded upon a recent blog post where I introduced a couple graphics in an attempt to “make sense out of” negative Sharpe ratios. Two pillars of the investment performance community, Carl Bacon and Steve Campisi,...
Let’s take risk reporting to the next level

Let’s take risk reporting to the next level

by admin | Jan 25, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, risk, Sharpe ratio, Standard Deviation

The Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS(R)) now require compliant firms to include the 3-year, annualized standard deviation for the composite and its benchmark. And while this was a somewhat controversial move, it’s here, so we live with it. But, why...
The many faces of standard deviation

The many faces of standard deviation

by admin | Jan 19, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, risk, Standard Deviation

Confusion abounds when it comes to standard deviation. Some of the issues include:Equal-weighted or asset-weighted?Divide by “n” or “n-1”?Is it a measure of variability, volatility, or dispersion?Is it a measure of risk?What’s the best...
Lessons from a former CEO, U.S. Senator, and Governor, on how to avoid risk hurdles

Lessons from a former CEO, U.S. Senator, and Governor, on how to avoid risk hurdles

by admin | Jan 18, 2012 | risk, risk management

In yesterday’s WSJ we saw yet another article regarding MF Global Holdings and its former CEO, Jon Corzine (“MF Probe Targets Back-Office Unit”) . This time we learn that just about everyone in the company has been interviewed by federal prosecutors,...
Marrying Performance and Risk

Marrying Performance and Risk

by admin | Jan 17, 2012 | GIPS, Global Investment Performance Standards, M-squared, Modigliani, risk

I have been invited to join the CFA Institute’s Jonathan Boersma and Neuberger Berman’s Leah Modigliani to speak on the subject of risk, at an evening event at the NYSSA (New York Society of Security Analysts). The program takes place at 6...
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