There was a very interesting programme on BBC2 on how risk is managed (or rather mismanaged) in the financial markets. The City Uncovered with Evan Davis is well worth watching – even if just to understand how human nature sacrifices risk in the pursuit of performance.

It’s well summed up Evan Davis’ closing statement: “If you think you’ve got risk licked – you haven’t”.

Tags: Performance, risk

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