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Managing Growth and Strategic Risk

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The financial crisis has caused multibillion dollar losses and put an end to a long period of strong and steady growth in the investment management industry. More importantly, the crisis has revealed the weaknesses and unsustainability of the growth achieved by several financial institutions.

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Schmit, M., Chao, LS. (2013). Managing Growth and Strategic Risk. In: Pinedo, M., Walter, I. (eds) Global Asset Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137328878_8

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