The level of these three risks in a portfolio gives it a unique risk and return fingerprint.
Part of this analysis requires a correlation study to test if the asset class has unique risk.
If an asset class has unique risk, it will exhibit variability in a rolling 3-year correlation analysis similar to Figure 2.
This variability in correlation confirms the presence of unique risk.
Does an asset class provide exposure to a unique investment risk?
Just as a blending of colors can produce cerulean, so a blending of indexes produces a unique shade of risk and return.
This risk is unique neither to Australia nor to the rich world.
People, in consultation with their doctors and other medical professionals, should be allowed to make different decisions reflecting their unique medical needs and risk assessments.
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Launched in 2008 the Groupon brand flourished: It had a killer app, zero competition, the necessary commercial infrastructure, few decision makers, pumped investors, millions of consumers, a unique process and minimal risk of failure.
The agency treats genetically engineered products as though they pose some inherent, systematic, unique risks, when theoretical considerations, risk-assessment experiments and practical experience make it clear that they do not: A quarter-century-old scientific consensus holds that the molecular techniques of genetic engineering are an extension, or refinement, of less precise and predictable techniques for genetically improved products with which consumers and government regulators have long familiarity and comfort.
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When assessing the merits of a generic drug with a unique drug delivery technology, the most significant risk of course is patent protection.
"Given this new data, " Kim said, "it is not clear that the cardiovascular risk seen in Approve makes Vioxx unique in the class of similar drugs marketed in the U.S." Approve is the cancer-prevention study that turned up the heart risk for Vioxx.
While acknowledging that Shariah compliant financial products can be complex, Stuart Levey, the Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, has stated that such practices are monitored byfederal banking agencies and that the risk factors with Islamic banking are not unique.
Big Blue is hooking up with DeCode (nasdaq: DCGN - news - people ) in a pioneering three-year deal to jointly sell an integrated computer system that combines DeCode's unique gene-mining software, which sleuths out genetic risk factors for diseases, with IBM's (nyse: IBM - news - people ) servers and database software.
The new securities would possess a unique combination of attributes, including inflation protection, freedom from default risk, freedom from all taxes, ultimate diversification, and upside potential based upon future improvements in economic policy.
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Key traits to look for include the following: overwhelm, distraction, risk-taking, optimism and overconfidence can all provide their own unique problems when it comes to making financial decisions.
The problem: The biotech revolution was brought about by a unique confluence of academic research and a stock market that was enthusiastic about investing in ultra-high-risk young biotechs.
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To perform as we must in this moment of both risk and opportunity will take the generous support of those who appreciate the growing requirement for our unique contributions.
Movea's unique motion processing capabilities enable customers and partners to quickly add motion intelligence to their products, meaning reduced risk, cost, and Time-to-Market for delivering compelling new motion-based features that create more end-user value.
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The study does not identify the specific causes of these job-related attacks or whether firefighters have an overall greater risk of dying from heart problems than the rest of the population, but does note the unique hazards of the profession.
Using unique alphanumeric identifiers for financial firms would improve OTC derivatives markets, make it easier for regulators to see aggregated risk, and, once systems were changed over, would simplify record keeping, improve operational efficiency for firms and eliminate a lot of reconciliation work, according to a report the BIS issued from the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems and the Technical Committee of IOSCO.
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