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	Miller Risk Advisors - Treynor-Black Revisited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Indeed, the disciplined approach to considering risk and return that is required by the Treynor-Black model may be as important to the successful management of portfolio risk as are the specific numerical results of the model.
		Systematic risk is risk that cannot be eliminated by diversification because it is common to a large number of assets and so market participants must be paid to bear it.
		Hence, all correlation of risk between assets is induced by the factor structure, the specific risks are assumed, by definition, to be independent of one another.
	home.earthlink.net /~millerrisk/Papers/TreynorBlackRevisited.htm (4534 words)

	Welcome to Risk Management Reports
		In contrast to risk assessment, risk management is largely based on politics (response to perceptions) than on science (response to facts), and the conflicts and controversies surrounding risk often come from ignoring the fundamental distinction between facts and values.
		Risk management significantly differs across industries and countries, mainly as a result of the different perceptions, attitudes and values towards specific risks in different social contexts which, in turn, determine also the scope and definition of the process steps in the preceding risk assessment phase, resulting in the mentioned differences in risk assessment methodologies.
		The classical science-based approach to risk management, which focuses on the integrated numerical assessment of the two basic criteria probability of occurrence and extent of damage and comparison to some threshold values, is often received by the public with scepticism or ignorance.
	www.riskreports.com /compass.html (4111 words)

	Specific risk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In finance, a specific risk is a risk that affects a very small number of assets.
		An example would be news that is specific to either one stock or a small number of stocks, such as a sudden strike by the employees of a company you have shares in or a new governmental regulation affecting a particular group of companies.
		Unlike systematic risk or market risk, specific risk can be diversified away.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Specific_risk (120 words)

	Credit Risk - Taming the wild frontier
		Specific risk, on the other hand, is peculiar to an asset and can be eliminated by diversification.
		It is common for a specific type of exposure to be found in a variety of forms throughout the enterprise.
		In any event, the specific risk number produced must be calibrated so that it may be considered as a standard deviation.
	www.financewise.com /public/edit/riskm/ewrm/ewrm-portfolio.htm (2687 words)

	I. Specific and general market risk
		This means that the overall capital requirement would consist of separately calculated charges for the "specific" risk of holding a long or short position in an individual equity, and for the "general market risk" of holding a long or short position in the market as a whole.
		Specific risk has some parallels with, but is broader than, credit risk in the sense that it exists whether the position is long or short.
		General market risk is the risk of a broad market movement unrelated to any specific securities.
	riskinstitute.ch /141730.htm (600 words)

	Tissue specific risk coefficient
		The effective dose concept was designed to estimate risk from exposures where dose was delivered to multiple organs, as in whole- or partial-body external exposures, or from internalized radioactive nuclides.
		To estimate breast cancer risk to an otherwise normal woman, then the breast cancer risk coefficients from the atomic bomb survivors could be used, where the data are tabulated as risk per unit exposure as a function of age from total body exposures to a mixed gamma (predominantly) and neutron field (Land et al.
		Alternatively, one could use risk coefficients used by groups such as the American Cancer Society in their analyses of the risk to women from mammography.
	www.hps.org /publicinformation/ate/q4850.html (569 words)

	Risk Management: Overview of CORE Analysis - FSA30
		Risk management is a straightforward process of identifying and planning, but this process can become very complicated because of the many options available.
		Risk attitudes determine how an owner/operator views specific risks and the potential effects of those risks on their business.
		The risk management process is complicated and the stakes are too high for owner/operators to not rely on the advice of “experts” throughout the process.
	www.uaex.edu /Other_Areas/publications/HTML/FSA-30.asp (2056 words)

	SSRN-Stock Based Compensation: Firm-Specific Risk, Efficiency and Incentives by Vicky Henderson
		Since the executive is risk averse, this unhedgeable firm risk leads them to place less value on the options than their cost to the company, given by their market or Black Scholes value.
		By distinguishing between these two types of risks, we are able to examine the effect of stock volatility, firm-specific risk and market risk on the value to the executive.
		Firm-specific risk generally reduces option value, although if market risk is held fixed and the options are out-of-the-money it is possible for the reverse to hold.
	papers.ssrn.com /sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=299911 (470 words)

	Specific risk of HIV infection
		Questions in the HIV Prevention and Safe Sex Forum are being answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Senior Health Research Leader at the Battelle Center for Public Health Research and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington, and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Center of AIDS and STD, University of Washington.
		For example, some male to female transsexuals seek out primarily heterosexual male partners prior to surgery (they are women in men's bodies, after all, and their sexual tastes tend to reflect that).
		And my advice about the lack of medical/epidemiologic need for HIV testing (i.e., too low risk to worry about it) is always tempered by recognition that some people require it anyway for peace of mind.
	www.medhelp.org /forums/HIV/messages/41.html (611 words)

	Retail Payment Instrument Specific Risk Management
		The depositary is exposed to credit risk if the customer does not have sufficient funds in his or her account to cover the returned check.
		For example, when the merchant swipes the bankcard, the issuer can deny authorization of the transaction if the consumer is over his or her credit limit, is delinquent, or if the card has been reported as stolen.
		Financial institutions offering TEL origination services on behalf of their customers should adopt the appropriate NACHA risk management practices and may be exposed to substantial risk if originating payments for merchants engaged in fraudulent or deceptive business practices.
	www.ffiec.gov /ffiecinfobase/booklets/Retail/retail_03g.html (2741 words)

	Market risk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Market risk is the risk that the value of an investment will decrease due to moves in market factors.
		Market risk can also be contrasted with Specific risk, which measures the risk of a decrease in one's investment due to a change in a specific industry or sector, as opposed to a market-wide move.
		A section on market risk is mandated by the SEC in all annual reports submitted on Form 10-K.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Market_risk (232 words)

	speculativebubble.com topic on the fundamentals of Risk
		Systematic risk factors — effect all assets in that class.
		Non systematic or specific risk — effect company or industry as opposed to the market overall.
		Specific risk - The risk associated with buying only one stock (the market has a good day but your stock doesn't).
	www.speculativebubble.com /risk.shtml (177 words)

	RiskMetrics Group - Hypothesis Test of Default Correlation and Application to Specific Risk
		Individual credit spread movement (idiosyncratic risk) and credit migration of obligors (transition/default risk) are two main sources of specific risk.
		The most important systematic market risk factors for the fixed income portfolio are the yield curve and average credit spreads across ratings, which are in turn correlated to the stock market index.
		Specifically, we test whether the credit migration correlation of obligors is significantly larger than zero and whether the correlation between the credit migration events and the systematic market risk factors is significantly larger than zero.
	www.riskmetrics.com /hypoovv.html (1289 words)

	HRT Raises Risk for Specific Breast Cancers - Cancer information on MedicineNet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The study also confirms previous findings that the therapy is associated with a greater risk of lobular cancer vs. ductal cancer.
		Women who used medium potency estrogen-progestin combination therapy had a higher risk of either lobular or tubular breast cancer than of ductal cancer, compared with women who did not use hormone therapy.
		They also found that other factors, such as body mass index, number of births, and age at menopause, were associated with a similar risk of developing these three forms of breast cancer.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=59888 (388 words)

	Issue Specific Risk Assessment Among Multiple Common Sites: A Unique Strategy for 27 Remote Canadian Coast Guard ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Canadian Coast Guard is conducting ecological risk assessments at 27 remote lightstations on the BC coast.
		Four "risk issues" are common to all sites: 1) ubiquitous heavy metals in surface and near surface soils; 2) sub surface petroleum hydrocarbons; 3) waste incineration areas; and 4) waste dumps.
		Where low risk conclusions are reached at worst case sites, results are extrapolated to the balance of the sites.
	www.riskworld.com /abstract/2001/SRAam01/ab01aa139.htm (322 words)

	Pennsylvania Code (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		(a) Except as specified in § 250.405 (relating to when to perform a risk assessment), a person shall perform a risk assessment when using a site-specific standard under Subchapter D (relating to site-specific standards) to determine if there are unacceptable exposures to humans or unacceptable exposures to ecological receptors, or both.
		If methodologies are not specified in Subchapter C or this subchapter, the risk assessment shall be conducted in accordance with the methodology specified in EPA or ASTM guidelines approved by the Department.
		The report for a risk assessment to develop site-specific standards shall discuss the degree of uncertainty associated with the risk assessment.
	www.pacode.com /secure/data/025/chapter250/subchapFtoc.html (1556 words)

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		This value is provided to assist the risk assessor determine the importance of radioactive decay and daughter ingrowth in the risk evaluation.
		Risk assessments of waste sites require that contaminants be screened to identify those chemicals that may pose an ecological hazard.
		For example, tutorials on communicating risk information to the stakeholders involved in the remediation process and on incorporating risk assessment into the data quality objective process may be added.
	www.osti.gov /inforum98/rais.html (6081 words)

	Stroke-specific Risk Factors
		The risk factors for stroke are mostly the same as those for heart disease. Below are additional stroke risk factors:
		Peripheral artery disease is the narrowing of blood vessels carrying blood to leg and arm muscles.
		People with this problem have a higher risk of carotid artery disease, which raises their risk of stroke.
	www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=3017968 (381 words)

	Is inflammatory bowel disease an independent and disease specific risk factor for thromboembolism? -- Miehsler et al. ...
		Conclusions: IBD is a risk factor for TE.
		Risk factors for venous thromboembolism among middle-aged men: "The study of men born in 1913", Arch Intern Med 1999;159:1886–90.
		Homocystein in inflammatory bowel disease: a risk factor for thromboembolic complications.
	gut.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/53/4/542 (4350 words)

	Risk Management Specific Interest Group
		The PMI Risk Management SIG (RiskSIG) provides forums for the professional exchange of ideas on a myriad of topics related to the management of risk in projects.
		The Risk Management SIG is in the forefront of developing concepts and ideas.
		We are expanding the "state of the art" and practice of risk management.
	www.risksig.com (429 words)

	AIDS-related glomerulopathy: occurrence in specific risk groups. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The study confirms the important risk of i.v.
		On the other hand, 30% of adult Haitians with AIDS had FSS or diffuse MH, although i.v.
		drug use is not an important risk factor in this population.
	www.aegis.com /aidsline/1987/oct/M87A0355.html (450 words)

	WeatherData - Weather risk management services, software and products
		Our comprehensive weather risk management and monitoring system combines a dedicated team of experienced meteorologists and business analysts with robust software to help you manage the impact of weather on your people, your property and, ultimately, your bottom-line profitability.
		At WeatherData, we work closely with you to plan and implement a weather risk management solution that is tailored to your specific enterprise requirements.
		In one simple screen, you can quickly comprehend the current weather at each facility, rail or highway mile that is pertinent to your business operations and supply chain.
	www.weatherdata.com /products/skyguard.php (647 words)

	Specific risk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Regarding bond and stock, there are two risk "market general risk"and "specfic risk".
		Can anyone suggest how to measure specific risk by internal model?
		And how do you think about 50% floor rule of specific risk(BIS market risk regulation).
	www.contingencyanalysis.com /archive/archive2/0000004a.htm (39 words)

	Risk Management Specific Interest Group (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Risk Management Specific Interest Group (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)
		Members share their "Lessons Learned," practical ideas and real life solutions that you can take back to your organization.
		We are now an AMAZON partner get all your reading needs, save money and support the RiskSIG!
	www.risksig.com.cob-web.org:8888 (426 words)

	AIR Press Kit: Site-Specific Risk Analysis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Corporate facilities are at risk from seismic activity around the globe.
		AIR can performed a detailed seismic analysis of any facility to estimate probability distributions of damage and resulting monetary loss due to potential future earthquakes.
		Send questions or comments about this web site to Webmaster
	www.air-worldwide.com /_public/html/presskit_sitespecific.asp (126 words)

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