Abstract: Traditional performance attribution may work well for long-only strategies, but it can be inaccurate and even misleading when applied to hedge fund strategies. Risk-based performance attribution, while more difficult to perform, provides a more accurate picture of the drivers of hedge fund performance.

This presentation will start with a general overview of performance analysis, before moving on to factor analysis and risk-based performance attribution.

Bio: Michael B. Miller is the founder and CEO of Northstar Risk. Before starting Northstar, he was the Chief Risk Officer for Tremblant Capital and before that the Head of Quantitative Risk Management at Fortress Investment Group.

Mike is the author of Quantitative Financial Risk Management and Mathematics and Statistics for Financial Risk Management. He is also the co-author, along with Emanuel Derman, of The Volatility Smile. Mike is an adjunct professor at Columbia University and the co-chair of the Global Association of Risk Professional’s Research Fellowship Committee. Before starting his career in finance, he studied economics at the American University of Paris and the University of Oxford.