Klumpenrisiko
German
Etymology
Klumpen (“clump/lump”) + Risiko (“risk”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈklʊmpn̩ˌʁiːziko]
- Hyphenation: Klum‧pen‧ri‧si‧ko
Noun
Klumpenrisiko n (strong, genitive Klumpenrisikos, plural Klumpenrisikoe)
- (finance, banking, business) cluster risk, concentration risk (the risk of loss arising from an excessive concentration of exposure to a single counterparty, sector, or region)
- Die Bank geriet in Schieflage, weil sie durch die einseitige Kreditvergabe an die Baubranche ein massives Klumpenrisiko angehäuft hatte.
- The bank got into trouble because it had accumulated a massive cluster risk through one-sided lending to the construction industry.
- Um ein Klumpenrisiko im Portfolio zu vermeiden, investierte der Fondsmanager in verschiedene Anlageklassen weltweit.
- In order to avoid a concentration risk in the portfolio, the fund manager invested in different asset classes worldwide.
Declension
Declension of Klumpenrisiko [neuter, strong]
Synonyms
- Risikokonzentration (risk concentration)
- Konzentrationsrisiko
Antonyms
- Risikostreuung (risk spreading)
- Diversifikation (diversification)
Coordinate terms
- Ausfallrisiko (default risk; becomes critical when clustered)
- Portfoliomanagement (tasked with preventing clusters)
- Jahresüberschuss (net income; threatened by cluster risks)
- Zahlungskraft (solvency; can be wiped out by a single large default)
- Abhängigkeitsverhältnis (dependency relationship)
Related terms
- klumpig (lumpy)
- Restrisiko (residual risk)
References
- “Klumpenrisiko” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Klumpenrisiko” in Duden online