Barra TotalRisk System
Maximize total performance by managing firm-wide risk.

Fund managers have long recognized the importance of evaluating risk-return tradeoffs in their investment decisions. However, historically this has only been done at the portfolio or asset level. The landscape is now changing in the investment community. Today, asset managers and institutional funds perceive the value of managing risk centrally at the aggregate level.

Barra TotalRisk is an enterprise risk management solution that enables investment organizations to measure risks consistently across portfolios and product lines. As a result, asset managers can deliver higher risk adjusted returns and better reporting to clients. Pension funds can budget risks wisely to meet financial obligations. Custodian banks and consultants can provide valuable risk advisory services to trustee clients.

TotalRisk combines superior risk technology and client services to enable effective firm-wide risk management.

Industry-Leading Models: Barra's integrated model offers detailed risk decomposition and superior forecasting power across equity and fixed income assets.

Integrated Data: TotalRisk includes pre-packaged industry standard data and risk models to ensure timely product implementation and efficient data consolidation.

Comprehensive Coverage: Instrument coverage includes stocks, bonds, exchange-traded and OTC derivatives, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, inflation-protected bonds, money market instruments, and structured products.

Scalable Technology: Distributed computing in a 3-tiered architecture, combined with advanced fault-tolerant software, ensures maximum scalability and continuous operation.

Dedicated Service: Experienced professional services consultants provide onsite support and training to ensure efficient product deployment.