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)

  1. (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

Synonyms

  • Risikokonzentration (risk concentration)
  • Konzentrationsrisiko

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • klumpig (lumpy)
  • Restrisiko (residual risk)

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