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There is nothing normal about risk September 2009 Bruce Curwood Director, Investment Strategy - Canada The past ten years have been a roller coaster ride for most institutional investors, causing most to search for a better understanding of the market events that occurred and a new direction for managing risk within their funds. Many question... Why conventional approaches of assessing and managing risk didn't work this time? What they missed in the process? How they can learn from these events? What to focus on in the future? In the first of a three-part series, Bruce Curwood addresses these questions and others of interest. It also highlights some of the issues the current credit crisis illuminated such as the importance of risk management to good governance. Request this research A note about our research Our proprietary research is made available to our institutional clients, and many of these published papers are available to other institutional investors as well. If you are not a Russell client, but are an institutional investor, we welcome you to request this research piece. We only require your contact information on a short request form. For more information about our research, please contact David or Gerry:     West Coast David Rothenberg Managing Director 866-926-5934 East Coast Gerry Lillis Director 866-459-4128 Nothing contained in this material is intended to constitute legal, tax, securities, or investment advice, nor an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment, nor a solicitation of any type. The general information contained in this publication should not be acted upon without obtaining specific legal, tax, and investment advice from a licensed professional. Russell Investment Group is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide, including Russell Investments, and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Date of first use: September 2009 USI-4908			Related information Risk management is the cornerstone of investing By Bruce Curwood "Mostly brick" and "Not yet a bonfire" By Bruce Curwood & Don Ezra Request this research Printer friendly version of this page