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Managing Risk in a Fund of Hedge Funds post 2008 – A personal perspective two years on

Managing Risk in a Fund of Hedge Funds post 2008 – A personal perspective two years on. Bernard Minsky Head of Portfolio Analysis and Risk Management June 2010. Agenda. A chronology – 2006 to 2010 Risk management before 2008 Our view in December 2008 Fifteen minutes of fame

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Managing Risk in a Fund of Hedge Funds post 2008 – A personal perspective two years on

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  1. Managing Risk in a Fund of Hedge Funds post 2008– A personal perspective two years on Bernard Minsky Head of Portfolio Analysis and Risk Management June 2010

  2. Agenda • A chronology – 2006 to 2010 • Risk management before 2008 • Our view in December 2008 • Fifteen minutes of fame • Brave New World or Animal Farm • Not just about risk management • Concluding thoughts 2

  3. A chronology – 2006 to 2010 3

  4. IAM risk management before 2008    4

  5. Our view in December 2008: Macro events 5

  6. Our view in December 2008: Industry issues 6

  7. Our view in December 2008: IAM challenges 7

  8. Our view in December 2008: A changed industry 8

  9. Our view in December 2008 – IAM Response 9

  10. Fifteen minutes of fame 10

  11. Brave New World or Animal Farm • Rewrote Risk Policy for new board to approve • Founded Risk and Compliance Committee as sub-committee of the Board • Changed reporting line for Head of Due Diligence • Introduced quantitative risk budgeting process • Subscribe to risk aggregation service, and background checking service • Revamped monitoring of existing managers to align with governance change • Overcoming scepticism within the firm • Finding resources to produce the analyses • Gaining manager support to increase portfolio transparency • Allowing portfolio managers to manage, yet • Justifying the controls as markets ease and avoiding pro-cyclicality 11

  12. New risk budgeting process 12

  13. Risk budgets Portfolio Construction Optimal strategy weights Approved manager suitability Rigorous testing through IAM Software Portfolio Management Committee approval 13 Source: IAM.

  14. Correlation Co-Drawdown Downside risk measurement rather than dispersion measurement Co-drawdown is the probability of the column fund suffering a loss at the same time a row fund suffers a loss. Source: IAM. 14

  15. Not just about risk management 15

  16. Enhancing portfolio construction Portfolio Construction Optimal strategy weights Approved manager suitability Rigorous testing through IAM Software Portfolio Management Committee approval Rigorous Testing Process 16

  17. Historical backtest Simulated forecast Stress test Future views and confidence Manager contribution All-weather manager Bell-weathermanager Negative Positive Neutral Mixed Contribution to Negative Months Contribution to Positive Months Backtests and forecasts 17

  18. Concluding thoughts • Was this an Ancient Greek Tragedy? • Hubris, Nemesis and Catharsis • Or a painful learning experience? • Bespoke portfolios work • Keynes was right about the long term • Liquidity, transparency and simplicity • Process, process and process • Maintain your own equilibrium • Have a thick skin, but admit your failings • Be part of the solution not the problem • Stand up for what you believe 18

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