Friday, September 09, 2005

Short-Term Focus Can Be Riskier: Report


Between 1995 and 2005, the companies in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indexes that experienced the largest one-day drops in share price were the companies that focused on short-term risk management, a new report has found.

An excessive focus on short-term risk management can be hazardous to corporate health, suggests a new report from Deloitte & Touche LLP.

The analysis, of U.K.-based businesses, may also serve up lessons for publicly traded companies in the United States and the rest of the world.

See full Article.