RBC Global Services Adds RiskMetrics Software To New Risk Management Tool

RBC Global Services says it now offers BENCHMARK RiskManager, a web enabled risk management tool using RiskMetrics software that aims to provide clients with estimation techniques to help identify and measure sources of risk within investment portfolios. "Risk management has

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RBC Global Services says it now offers BENCHMARK RiskManager, a web-enabled risk management tool using RiskMetrics software that aims to provide clients with estimation techniques to help identify and measure sources of risk within investment portfolios.

“Risk management has proven to be an integral part in the investment decision making process over the past decade,” explains Fred Francis, vice-president, Securities Finance & Global Products for RBC Global Services. “With BENCHMARK RiskManager, investment managers can now better understand the sources of investment risk within their portfolio. This insight allows them to anticipate the impact of market-shifting events, make more effective decisions about asset allocation and ultimately achieve better risk-adjusted returns.”

Expanding the BENCHMARK platform to include RiskManager from RiskMetrics Group, this new tool aims to integrate market and portfolio data across asset classes to form a comprehensive source of investment information. RBC says managers can create various investment scenarios and stress test market changes to see the potential impact on their portfolio as well as generate on-demand customized reports of their portfolios’ risk exposure using multiple VaR methodologies.

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