The two days seminar will build on the lessons learned from the “one in a generation” financial crisis that has impacted the global asset management industry. As assets under management have been shattered in the recent two years, Risk Managers are re-visiting the paradigms prevailing in the industry and questioning the applicability of the consecrated risk measures in the new “market regime”.

The seminar will start by reviewing the recent happenings that have shattered the financial markets and question the implications on risk management. Certain fundamental market standards – like differentiating between absolute and relative risk / return performance metrics will be discussed and challenged in a group discussion format.

Key analytical concepts – of both traditional and innovative nature will be exhibited via concrete case studies and their applicability will be discussed in group debates. Attendees will use course material coupled with their own experience to solve real life situations as drawn from recent happenings in the asset management industry.

The course will attempt to achieve a congruence of risk practices – termed as “best practices”, separating the specific requirements of various asset management functions: mutual funds, hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, defined contributions / defined benefits plans and not the least insurance/ re-insurance businesses.

While centered on risk quantification methodologies, the seminar will draw on attendees´ collective experience and expertise in defining the best suited processes and support systems geared to quantify, limit and control financial risks in asset management firms.

Attendees will leave the seminar with a deeper understanding of modern risk management practices as applied to asset management activities and will have gained an understanding on why and where the traditional risk models failed in light of the deep financial crisis that has shattered the industry.

Who should attend

• Investment Managers
• Hedge Fund Managers
• Investment Advisors
• Risk Managers in Asset Management companies
• Internal Auditors of Asset Management companies
• Compliance Officers of Asset management companies
• Regulators of Asset management Companies