Essays about: "Optimal asset allocation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words Optimal asset allocation.
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1. Portfolio Strategies Under Different Inflationary Regimes
University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)Abstract : In 2023, the topic of ongoing inflation is being discussed almost daily as it has become inevitable. The global economy is facing significant uncertainty and downward pressure as several leading developed nations adopted expansionary fiscal policies and quantitative easing monetary policies during the pandemic. READ MORE
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2. Robust Portfolio Optimization with Correlation Penalties
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : Robust portfolio optimization models attempt to address the standard optimization method's high sensitivity to noise in the parameter estimates, by taking an investor's uncertainty about the estimates into account when finding an optimal portfolio. In this thesis, we study robust variations of an extension of the mean-variance problem, where an additional term penalizing the portfolio's correlation with an exogenous return sequence is included in the objective. READ MORE
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3. The Black-Litterman Asset Allocation Model - An Empirical Analysis of Its Practical Use
University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)Abstract : Modern portfolio theory has its attractive characteristics of promoting diversification in a portfolio and can be seen as an easy alternative for setting optimal weights for portfolio managers. Furthermore, as portfolio managers try to beat a defined benchmark for their portfolio the Black-Litterman model allows them to include their own prospects on the future return of markets and securities. READ MORE
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4. An Empirical Study of Modern Portfolio Optimization
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : Mean variance optimization has shortcomings making the strategy far from optimal from an investor’s perspective. The purpose of the study is to conduct an empirical investigation as to how modern methods of portfolio optimization address the shortcomings associated with mean variance optimization. READ MORE
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5. What is the Optimal Allocation Level to Real Estate in a Swedish Mixed-Asset Portfolio Including both Direct and Indirect Real Estate?
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : We use mean-variance analysis to examine the optimal allocation to real estate for institutional investors investing in Swedish assets and whether direct real estate provides diversification benefits to a mixed-asset portfolio. The study takes the perspective of institutional investors interested in dividing the real estate asset class into the two asset categories direct real estate and indirect real estate. READ MORE