KPI of the Day – Investment: # Sortino ratio
Definition
Measures the risk-adjusted return of a security or fund’s performance, without penalizing it for upward price changes.
KPI of the Day – Investment: % Modified Sharpe ratio
Definition
It represents the Sharpe ratio, in the context of assets that are not normally distributed (i.e. portfolio is composed of hedge funds, high yield bonds etc).
KPI of the Day – Investment: % Final bid against published offering
Definition
Measures the final bid as a percentage of the published offering.
KPI of the Day: % Administrative expense per gross premium
Definition
Measures the amount of administrative expense as a percentage of the gross premium.
Working with initiatives in PM – Check and Act vs. Study and Act
In one of my previous updates I reviewed the history of the Deming cycle and its relevance for Performance Management. One of the most important benefits of managing performance in organizations is that it facilitates a structured process of improving the achieved results, which is the essence of performance.
