| Sovereign wealth funds are building risk monitoring systems based on warning signs such as rising commodity prices to help them reduce the risk in their portfolios in advance of market shocks, according to a panel of experts.
Sung Cheng Chih, former chief risk officer for the government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and currently a consultant to several sovereign institutions, said: “The financial crisis highlighted the importance of preparing for contingencies, with some funds now seeking to create risk dashboards based on pre-agreed signals for portfolio de-risking.”..............................................Full Article: Source
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