Discover how quantitative analysis can illuminate hedge fund performance, offering insights into risk metrics and benchmarks ...

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Performance measures must align with portfolio use and features. Avoid Sharpe and similar ratios due to flaws; consider alternatives like trimmed alpha, median returns, and value at risk. CAGR is ...

As they say, you manage what you measure. Accordingly, an entire industry has developed around performance measurement and performance management. Popular tools include the Balanced Scorecard, ...

Industry Insights from Thomson Reuters Institute, a part of Thomson Reuters. Hours billed and revenue in the door are still the metrics by which the majority of law firms measure success. And why not?

Every student of management knows that performance measurement is an essential element of effective management. To paraphrase the great management scholar Peter Drucker, you can't manage something if ...

Let’s say a client asks you, “What was the best-performing fund last year?” Or perhaps they want to know, “What was the performance of the S&P 500 last year?” Processing Content Before answering, it ...

For a financial performance measure to be good, it should generally rise when good things happen and decline when bad things happen. And it should motivate high-quality decision-making. This may seem ...