Preview of the 2013 Risk Management Conference.
Five years after the global economic meltdown, financial institutions around the world still struggle with managing risk brought on primarily by regulatory uncertainty, according to a report.
Feel unable to take advantage of market conditions.
The new multi-asset portfolios are nimble and move in real time.
How vulnerable is your portfolio? Risk Management Conference keynote gives us a preview of his talk.
The financial turbulence of the last decade didn’t just damage portfolio performance; it dealt a blow to longstanding approaches about how to manage it, forcing a re-evaluation of traditional approaches to asset allocation and risk management. Institutional investors have entered a new world of higher volatility, higher correlations and rock-bottom yields, with danger looming when rates finally do rise.
$150 million policy pushes risk to insurer.
The past few weeks have been dominated by news reports about tornadoes that have ripped through Oklahoma, causing devastation in their wake. People have died, personal property has been lost, and communities have been torn apart. While there are things that one can do to prepare for a tornado, at times, these activities are not sufficient and loss does ensue. What about those who actively choose to chase tornadoes? They put themselves in harm’s way in pursuit of a ringside seat. While tornado chasers often say they can model how a tornado evolves and, therefore, place themselves on the safe side of the storm, the loss of three prominent storm chasers suggests that even the best planning at times fails.
Are plan sponsors putting the right things at the top of the shopping list?
There are many ways to tackle the subject of risk, but before you do, it’s best to figure out what risk means to you.