A closer look at risk

With Asian equity markets in the doldrums, the need for sophisticated asset management systems has never been clearer, and has prompted a greater interest in risk budgeting systems from the region’s buy-side firms, writes Clive Davidson

The downturn and volatility in the financial markets, increased competition from global players, and the growing demand for more transparency on risk is presenting asset managers in the region with a number of challenges. As a result, firms are looking for sophisticated tools that can help them with their portfolio design and asset allocation, and increasingly for risk budgeting as well