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The Science and Art of Financial Risk
ROLE OF DATA SCIENCE IN THE INVESTMENT PROCESS
ANALYZE
INTERPRET
STRATEGIZE
IMPLEMENT
VISUALIZE
CHALLENGES FOR ALLOCATORS
Cognitive
Bias
Portfolio
Extremes
Insufficient
Resources
Data
and
Product
Overload
Inefficient
Processes
Analysis
in Silos
To Overcome
Our use of technology is a powerful enabler and differentiator – allows us to distill and disaggregate complex and extremely large datasets originating from multiple sources in order to separate signals (desired) from noise (undesired)
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Solutions and Use Cases
Financial Lab Analytical Risk Engine
(FLARE™)
Quantitative Due Diligence (QDD)
and
Investment Due Diligence (IDD)
Available as an automated or fully customized offering with the benefits of interpretation and execution (if desired) by highly experienced risk and capital allocators
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RISK ASSESSMENT
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Identify risk exposures and attribution / contribution
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Multi-factor stress testing and tail risk modeling
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Identify gaps, deficiencies and other potential trouble spots
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Integrate regulatory, compliance and risk tolerance constraints
PORTFOLIO DESIGN/BUILD
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Comprehensive and diversified multi-asset programs
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Specialized and focused programs (Hedge Funds, Alternatives, etc)
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Parameterize/Optimize/Simulate
MODEL PORTFOLIOS
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Wide range of proprietary portfolios for multi-channel use
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Licensing
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Sub-advisory
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White labeling
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PORTFOLIO ADJUSTMENT
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Address gaps and vulnerabilities
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Identify and implement impactful strategy and asset class additions and deletions
MANAGER FILTERING
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Parse large datasets scientifically for outliers
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Risk exposure isolation, targeting, and budgeting
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Impact analysis - alpha contributors and diversifiers
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Rationalization of fees
WHY AP FIN LABS
Speed and Efficiency
Convergence and Integration
Flexibility and Accuracy
POWER
Interpretation and execution by experienced investment and risk professionals
EXPERIENCE
Platform used to make real-time capital allocation decisions as principal since 2016
Not theoretical or agency-based consulting
RELEVANCE
Early adopter of establishing robust frameworks for the inclusion and implementation of alternative investments in multi-asset programs
EXPERTISE
Fully open architecture
Global and unconstrained access to skill-based managers and other forms of intellectual capital