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Risk Management


How Do Shareholder Loans and Intangible Assets Impact PE Financials?

Investment professionals must carefully consider how shareholder loans and intangible assets influence financial ratios, as these factors materially shape the post-buyout financial landscape.

Modeling Climate Risk in a Changing World

Modeling climate risk remains one of the most challenging endeavors in risk management today.

Abnormal FX Returns and Liquidity-Based Machine Learning Approaches

Navigating FX market volatility requires more than traditional analysis. Liquidity-aware models and machine learning techniques can provide an edge in detecting and forecasting abnormal returns.

Beyond the Marketing Pitch: Understanding Hedge Fund Risks and Returns

Hedge funds can serve as legitimate diversifiers, but blind allocation is risky. Traditional risk measures like standard deviation and correlation don’t always capture the full picture.

What Is the Future of Investing? Augmented Intelligence

How can we design a financial system that integrates AI with human intelligence?

Women and Finance: How Embracing Risk Can Unlock Greater Success

The key to embracing risk? Balance prudence with action, preparation with confidence, and strategy with boldness.

Beyond Bank Runs: How Bank Liquidity Risks Shape Financial Stability

For financial analysts, understanding bank liquidity risks is essential not just for assessing individual banks but also for evaluating broader market conditions.

Did Real Assets Provide an Inflation Hedge When Investors Needed it Most?

Real assets' first test in modern times started in 2021. Did they perform as hoped?

The Modern Family Office: Balancing Legacy, Innovation, and Risk

Family offices are adopting innovative operational models, empowering next-generation leadership, and prioritizing risk management to safeguard their legacy and drive sustainable growth.

The Discounted Cash Flow Dilemma: A Tool for Theorists or Practitioners?

Discounted cash flow valuation offers a tempting sense of numerical clarity, but 80% of that “value” can rest on uncertain terminal assumptions. Fragile, indeed.