BARRA Releases Portfolio Risk Analysis Software in Windows.BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 1995--BARRA Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BARZ) today released its new Windows-based equity portfolio risk characterization and optimization software Free and Open Source software
The BARRA Aegis System is an interactive, Windows-based set of tools that helps equity money managers and plan sponsors to assess risk/return tradeoffs and to fully utilize their insights to help build superior portfolios. "In 1975 BARRA set the standard for risk analysis," said Andrew Rudd, chairman and chief executive officer of BARRA. "The Aegis release extends that standard and gives the investment community even more power to analyze their portfolios." The BARRA Aegis System combines BARRA's core risk analysis and optimization products into a Windows environment (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. . These tools help investors analyze and attribute the risks and sensitivities of individual securities and portfolios invested in single-country markets. The optimization tools, which have been significantly upgraded with this release, aid in designing index funds or portfolios tilted toward certain factors. The Aegis System offers many benefits, including the ability to: -0- -- Assess risk/return tradeoffs through interactive, on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. manipulation of data and graphics. -- Examine portfolio characteristics relative to any benchmark or market. -- Specify multiple screening criteria on BARRA, third-party or user databases to produce well-defined universes. -- Directly access fundamental data including balance sheet, income statement and market-derived items. -- Interactively value derivatives and examine their impact on a portfolio. -- Tailor reports and graphs to fit client communication needs. -- Examine multiple accounts to control return dispersion. -- Perform sensitivity analysis of portfolio risk/return by experimenting with potential asset trades. -0- BARRA, founded in 1975, provides innovative analytical models, software and services that enable its more than 800 clients worldwide to make superior investment and trading decisions. BARRA's software and services analyze equity, fixed income, currency and other financial markets. Based in Berkeley, Calif., BARRA also has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Montreal, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Yokohama, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Sydney. Information on BARRA is also available on-line at http://www.barra.com. CONTACT: BARRA Frank Freitas, 510/548-5442 (Product Manager) Susanna Cesar, 510/649-4638 (Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most ) |
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