Do risk management practices work? Evidence from hedge funds

  • Gavin Cassar and Joseph Gerakos
  • Review of Accounting Studies
  • A version of this paper can be found here.
  • Want to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight category.

    • What are the research questions?

  •  Are there variations in the methods that funds use to manage risk?
  •  Do hedge funds practicing risk management outperform other funds during periods of financial crisis?
  •  Are there differences in the type of risk management practices in terms of performance?
  •  Are there competing explanations that may also explain the outperformance of risk-managed hedge funds?

    • What are the Academic Insights?

    Print Friendly, PDF & Email

    Related Posts