“RISK BUDGETING FOR PENSION FUNDS AND INVESTMENT MANAGERS USING VAR...

4. “Risk Budgeting for Pension Funds and Investment Managers Using VAR” (Study

Session 15)

a) discuss key market risks for defined benefit plans and defined contribution

plans/money purchase plans;

b) discuss key market risks for an asset management firm;

c) discuss “risk budgeting” for an investor;

f) compare risk budgeting to asset allocation, investment guidelines, standard deviation,

beta, and duration.

Guideline Answer:

Part A

Determine

whether each of

the three

statements by

If incorrect, give one reason why the

Statement

Hammer is

statement is incorrect

correct or

incorrect

(circle one)