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DEFINING RISK When it comes to managing institutional portfolios, most CIOs, committees and advisors adopt one of two philosophical approaches. The first approach is to determine an acceptable level of risk—often termed a “riskbudget”—and then seek to maximize potential return within that risk constraint.
The first approach is to determine an acceptable level of risk—often termed a “riskbudget”—and then seek to maximize potential return within that risk constraint. Alternately, they can determine a target or required rate of return, and then adjust risk up or down to meet that return goal.
Hedge funds can include a number of strategies: long-short, trading-oriented, global macro, event-driven and activist. This can mean liquidity is less available initially and comes later in the fund life from distributions when companies are sold or other types of liquidity events occur after the companies grow and mature.
Hedge funds can include a number of strategies: long-short, trading-oriented, global macro, event-driven and activist. This can mean liquidity is less available initially and comes later in the fund life from distributions when companies are sold or other types of liquidity events occur after the companies grow and mature.
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