Exogenous Risks

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Which type of geopolitical risk is characterized by sudden or unanticipated events that affect a country's cooperative stance or the ability of non-state actors to globalize?

  • Political risk
  • Exogenous risk (correct)
  • Thematic risk
  • Event risk

What is an example of event risk mentioned in the text?

  • Changes in investor expectations
  • Natural disasters
  • Sudden uprisings
  • United Kingdom's referendum on European Union membership (correct)

What is the impact of the United Kingdom's vote to end its European Union membership on asset classes?

  • Government bonds and the national currency were immediately affected
  • Equities and the national currency were immediately affected
  • Equities and government bonds were immediately affected (correct)
  • All asset classes were immediately affected

What does the predictability of an event change according to the text?

<p>Likelihood, speed of impact, and size of impact on investors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using political calendars in assessing event risk?

<p>To identify set dates for known events (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following factors may increase the likelihood of disruptive action?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what are geopolitical risk monitoring tools?

<p>Tools used by researchers to study geopolitical risks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following risks was described as the most likely to occur and affect a given investment strategy?

<p>Cyber risk (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the velocity of geopolitical risk?

<p>The pace at which geopolitical risk affects an investor portfolio (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the impact of geopolitical risk manifest in investor portfolios?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a cooperative economic tool mentioned in the text?

<p>Common markets (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of nationalization mentioned in the text?

<p>To secure foreign exchange (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization facilitates the global harmonization of tariff rules?

<p>World Trade Organization (WTO) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of voluntary export restraints mentioned in the text?

<p>To assert economic control (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of imposing domestic content requirements on exported goods mentioned in the text?

<p>To assert economic control (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a non-cooperative financial tool mentioned in the text?

<p>Limiting access to local currency markets (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one potential vulnerability created by the dominance of the US dollar in the international system?

<p>Changes in US monetary policy affecting other countries (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization seeks to facilitate economic, political, security, military, educational, and cultural integration between its member states?

<p>Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one potential impact of geopolitical risk and the tools of geopolitics on comparative advantage?

<p>Higher compensation for risk taken by investors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one potential benefit of specialization and exchange between countries?

<p>Increased economies of scale and variety of products available (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is true about discrete impacts?

<p>They only affect one company or sector at a time. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When assessing geopolitical risk for portfolio management, what factors should investors consider?

<p>Likelihood, velocity, and size and nature of impact (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is scenario analysis?

<p>The process of evaluating portfolio outcomes across potential circumstances or states of the world (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one form of a simple quantitative scenario?

<p>A stylized scenario measuring portfolio sensitivity against key factors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one challenge in quantitative scenario analysis?

<p>The secondary and linked impacts of geopolitical risks to securities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of exogenous risk mentioned in the text?

<p>The earthquake and tsunami in Japan (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of the earthquake on Japanese equity markets?

<p>Equities fell (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country decided to phase out nuclear power entirely after the nuclear accident in Japan?

<p>Germany (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a thematic risk mentioned in the text?

<p>Climate change (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the Equifax data breach on the company's equity price?

<p>Equifax's equity price fell (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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