SS&C Blog

BLOGS. April 12, 2022

Investment Performance & Risk: Presenting the Whole Picture

Over the years, there has been significant growth in the breadth and depth of analysis undertaken by performance and risk teams across our industry, as both fund managers and clients seek to better understand the returns generated in their portfolios. Performance, attribution analysis and ex-post risk statistics have all been increasingly used to assess the decision-making and risk-reward payoffs resulting from managers’ investment decisions. Along with this has been an increase in the use of ex-ante risk analysis utilizing factor models, stress testing, VAR and other measures to provide deeper insight into portfolio construction and potential investor outcomes.