Liability Aware Allocation
A harder question for pension and insurance-oriented allocation roles.
How does portfolio construction change when the investor has liabilities rather than just a return target?
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Strategic versus tactical allocation, risk parity and rebalancing rules. 1 question
A harder question for pension and insurance-oriented allocation roles.
How does portfolio construction change when the investor has liabilities rather than just a return target?
Duration and curve positioning, spread decisions and index construction. 1 question
The dominant framework for pension and insurance mandates.
A pension fund is 95% funded. Explain liability-driven investing and what the fund is actually trying to manage.
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