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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

Formally, this is often referred to as “capital sufficiency” planning and more informally, it is often called spend-rate planning. DEFINING RISK When it comes to managing institutional portfolios, most CIOs, committees and advisors adopt one of two philosophical approaches.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

Formally, this is often referred to as “capital sufficiency” planning and more informally, it is often called spend-rate planning. The first approach is to determine an acceptable level of risk—often termed a “risk budget”—and then seek to maximize potential return within that risk constraint.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

It can also refer to direct investments in privately held companies. The summaries in this document do not purport to be complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the Offering Materials pertaining to any investment opportunity, copies of which will be provided to each prospective investor upon request.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

It can also refer to direct investments in privately held companies. Risk-for-riskanalysis to funding capital. Liquidity management and a budget for allocating to private investments in a disciplined way. These examples are different approaches hedge funds can take in an effort to deliver diversified outcomes.

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Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: August 2023

Brown Advisory

For as much as we are cognisant of factor risks, the backward-looking nature of these models – and unpredictable embedded covariance matrices – means we are careful to not over-interpret the results. Both “risks” faded in the models quickly; the events had already happened. The future is rarely the same as the past.