Robert called Peter at the city’s Building and Construction Trades Council. Peter is responsible for negotiating partnerships between the local union building trades and building contractors. Having worked with Peter in the past, Robert knew that he and Peter could figure out a way to meet each other’s needs. Robert set up a meeting. In [...]
Our study demonstrates that the increase of high-yield volatility effected by the desmoothing of the monthly return series moves the asset classes and the efficient frontier in a risk/return chart to the right. Evidence shows that consequently the composition and the risk-return profile of the optimal portfolios also change. While the weight of high yield [...]
Risks are triggered by, for example, new management structures or reporting lines, new strategies and commercial agreements (including mergers, agency or distribution agreements). The complexity of this risk is illustrated by UK retailer Marks & Spencer’s expansion into overseas markets. Unhappily for its managers and shareholders, the strategy failed to deliver the anticipated results. When [...]