We study a concept of dynamic leverage which is a risk measure generalizing traditional value at risk type measures. This measure is suited for hedge funds and can be applied to quantify risk in a fund of hedge funds. Dynamic leverage depends on the level of fund volatility, time horizon and...

Alternative Risk Premia investment products have attracted substantial interest of institutional investors in the recent decade, as they are supposed to provide risk premia other than traditional equity and bond premia in which investors already have exposure to. This article reviews the...

This study aims at analyzing the ability of managers of Alternative Risk Premia (ARP) portfolios to outperform benchmarks and to deliver alphas. Using a sample of more than 200 ARP indices, we first distinguish performance between allocation strategy and picking ability. Our first results show...

Hedge fund managers' risk-taking choices are determined by their compensation structure. Most existing studies focus on how the incentive fee and the high-water mark provision affect managers' risk-taking. We build a simple model to show that managers' risk-taking is negatively related to their...

In the last two decades, the application of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) has increased in its pace and more penetration particularly after the 2007-08 financial crisis. Such application was largely driven due to regulatory push. However, ERM is more to offer than just regulatory compliance

This article discusses some of the challenges present in embedding Enterprise Risk Management issues like corporate governance, independence of CRO, challenges in implementing three lines of defense model, lack of risk knowledge in the first line of defense, lack of risk qualification in the...

Purpose: This study sought to explore the effect of capital management risk on value of the firm among private equity financial firms in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach: Anchored on the agency theory and guided by positivism research philosophy, descriptive research design as well as causal...

Purpose: This study sought to explore the effect of capital management risk on value of the firm among private equity financial firms in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach: Anchored on the agency theory and guided by positivism research philosophy, descriptive research design as well as causal...

This third chapter of the course focuses on the importance of strategy and corporate governance. Both play a very crucial role in the success of risk management. Most companies in the past have failed due to either poor strategies or not finding enough risks within their strategy. The classic...

Supply Chain Finance is as a portfolio of financing and risk mitigation practices and techniques to optimize the management of the working capital and liquidity invested in supply chain processes and transactions. SCF techniques existing on the market can be divided into three categories:...