Why hedge funds mismanage alpha risk

By Richard Horwitz March 2008 (Magazine)

Why hedge funds mismanage alpha risk

The greatest source of market-driven hedge fund blow-ups is alpha, or manager skill risk. Leslie Rahl, Richard Horwitz and Erin Simpson of Capital Market Risk Advisors suggest this is due to an inadequate management of alpha risk

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