Practical Risk-adjusted Performance Measurement

PRACTICAL RISK-ADJUSTED PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT

An indispensable to ex-post risk measurement

While many examinations of risk tend towards mathematical complexity, the latest edition of Practical Risk-adjusted Performance Measurement delivers a practical, insightful, and comprehensive discussion of ex-post risk measurement. Filled with implementable and user-friendly content, this book transforms the subject of risk into a straightforward and immensely useful resource.

The book is written from a buy-side, asset management perspective and includes a companion website that hosts supporting documents, worked examples, and a Periodic Table of Risk. In this new edition, readers will also find the most up-to-date measures accompanied by illustrative explanations. From the fundamentals of risk to regression measures, risk-adjusted returns, and the four dimensions of performance, Carl R. Bacon offers readers a roadmap to the selection and implementation of appropriate risk measures in a wide variety of different investment scenarios.

Practical Risk-adjusted Performance Measurement remains the industry-leading guide to the application of risk measures in the real-world. It is ideal for portfolio managers, investment performance analysts, and others who need a one-stop resource to help build their understanding of risk-adjusted performance.