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Is Risk Listing a Reliable Risk Management Practice?

Risk Management Guru

More attention should be paid on the risks, recognizing how fundamental a well-balanced coordination between the various management functions is (Waring and Glendon, 1998). ‘Further Thoughts on the Utility of Risk Matrices’ Risk Analysis , 33 (11), pp.2068-2078. ‘What’s Wrong with Risk Matrices?’

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Irrational Behaviour, Rational Investing: How We Overcome Our Biases

Brown Advisory

We focus on delivering attractive long-term performance by investing in a concentrated portfolio of companies that uniquely solve problems for their customers and generate attractive economics for shareholders. The goal of capital allocation is to improve the risk-adjusted returns of our portfolio.

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Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter: August 2023

Brown Advisory

Consequently, the correlations between our financial investments are low (aside from Mastercard and Visa) and this sector doesn’t show up as an outlier risk – notably it is well below our 5% “watch closely” level. Consequently, the cross correlations are high as is factor risk; sectors are a blunt instrument.

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Beyond Bottom-Up

Brown Advisory

On the risk side, our analysts’ fundamental research helps them reduce the probability of a calamitous stock-specific event; likewise, our independent risk monitoring and reporting helps reduce the potential blowback from a calamitous market or economic event.

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Beyond Bottom-Up

Brown Advisory

The following are ways we seek to identify additional risks and opportunities outside traditional analysis: Investigative research. ESG analysis. Quantitative risk analysis and reporting. All charts, economic and market forecasts presented herein are for illustrative purposes only.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

Effective risk analysis, then, requires us to balance competing goals in a portfolio, and to use a combination of quantitative analysis and subjective judgment to guide future decisions. In this discussion, we focus on two primary risks for endowments and foundations— short-term drawdown risk and long-term erosion of principal.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

Effective risk analysis, then, requires us to balance competing goals in a portfolio, and to use a combination of quantitative analysis and subjective judgment to guide future decisions. In this discussion, we focus on two primary risks for endowments and foundations— short-term drawdown risk and long-term erosion of principal.