Chapter 8 Introducing Performance Measurement

In this chapter, we explain the role of performance measurement in the investment process and for the management of financial institutions in general. We demonstrate how to

  • calculate money- and time-weighted performance measures for assessing overall portfolio performance
  • define customised equity style benchmarks
  • calculate and use classic risk adjusted performance measures for comparing portfolios
  • perform attribution analysis using classic equity portfolio attribution tools
  • calculate and use RAROC risk adjusted return on capital measures to compare performance at a company level

Finally, we explain the basic portfolio optimisation process and its place in the investment performance cycle.

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