NYC Mayor's
NYC Mayor's
Office of
Pensions &
Investments
Assessing and Mitigating Risks in Today's Market Environment
Impact on Institutional Investors
June 7, 2011
Ran,ii H. Nagaswomi
Chief Investment Advisor
Mayor's Office of Pensions and Investments
New York City
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Current Policy Portfolio Shaped by History
Living with Lower Returns
Identifying Risks that Matter
Redrawing the Policy Roadmap
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Current Policy Portfolio Shaped by History NYC Mayor's
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Over the past several decades pension systems have
targeted absolute returns at +/- 8%
Given declining bond yields, this led to an overweighting of
equities...
...steadily increasing the absolute risk levels of pension
assets...
...resulting in policy portfolios that perform well primarily in
high growth/low inflation environments [e.g. the 1990s]
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Declining Bond Yields Challenge Overall Plan Returns NYC Mayor's
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20%
18%
16%
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
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0% —6 year Forward Return
—Beginning 10 year Treasury Yield
rJun '00 10 yr Treasury Yield 6.0%
Jun '00 - Dec '10 Return* 5.9%
Correlation of starting yield
to forward return: 0.88
Dec 31 '10 10 yr Tsy Yield 3.3%
Next-5-10 yr Return Est. 3.4%
1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009
Source: St. Louis Fed, Ibbotson, Research Affiliates, NEPC, NYC MOPI
'Merrill Lynch US Treasury Master Annualized Total Return 4
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8% return NYC Mayor's
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All U.S. Pension Plans
Historical Fixed Income Allocations for 8% Mixes
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Equity Concentration Sharply Increased Total Risk Investments
All U.S. Pension Plans
Historical Projected Standard Deviations for 8% Mixes
13% Standard Deviation 8%
6%
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Equity Concentration Means Plan Returns Track
Equities
70%
50%
30%
10%
-10%
-30%
50" Percentage of Portfolios Rolling Annual Returns
—New York Oty Pensions Beta Fbrttotio — awry Component
Correlation: 98% NYC Mayor's
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70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
100% ll
90%
80% -
70% •
60% •
50% •
40%
30% •
20%
10% •
0% • 0% Correlation of U.S. Public and Private Pension Funds to the S&P 500
0-.25 .25-.5 .5-.75
Correlation to S&P 500 98%
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RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING OR THE COSTS OF MANAGING THE PORTFOLIO. ALSO. SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER OR OVER COMPENSATED FOR
THE IMP ACeMTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIOUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS W GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDS7HT.
NO RE ISBEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.
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Living with Lower Returns
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Significant downward revisions to next 5-10 year return
assumptions*
Cash
Inflation Forecast
Growth
Assets
US Large/Small Cap Eq.
Non US Developed Eq.
Emerging Markets Eq.
Private Eq.
Convertibles
Non Core Real Estate
REITs
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2.5%
7.7%
7.7%
8.7%
9.6%
7.1%
7.9%
7.6% Diversifying
Assets
US Fixed Inc
International Fixed Inc
High Yield
Opportunistic Fixed Inc
[Bank Loans, Distressed]
EM Debt
Absolute Return
* Average Forecast of Several Major Pension Consulting Firms 6.17.
7.3%
5.5%
6.6% Inflation Hedging
Assets
TIPS 3.2%
Core Real Estate 6.4%
Commodities 4.3%
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Actuarial investment rates of 8% unachievable with current
policy portfolio, atleast for next 5+ year period
We must also understand 'normal' portfolio returns in 30 year
period [long term] independent of cyclical valuation anomalies
Long term balanced policy portfolio should be built using normal
returns
Short term policy portfolio must begin transition towards long
term portfolio, adjusted for cyclical- valuation opportunities
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Identifying Risks that Matter
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In the last decade, asset diversification tailed just when it was
most needed
Failure of markets or ailure of assumptions?
•Model risk: Over-reliance on mean-variance analysis as the primary
tool to model potential outcomes:
Volatility higher than forecasted
,Downside risk in 'tail' events underestimated
Markets failed to realize 'mean return expectations'
Amid stress, 'normal' correlations among assets soared
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Limits to the Use of Mean-Variance Analysis NYC Mayor's
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Mean Returns May Not be Realized For Long Periods of Time
US Stocks (2000 - 2009)
US Stocks (cumulative excess returns. In)
— Aces limns —Ethos Ron (Apr o0)—.M 2 Sanderd larelaiths
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0.8 • Probability 1 / 120 years
0.4 •
0.0
-0.4
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2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
US Bonds (1965 - 1981)
to Bonds (cumulative moss tokens, In)
Aetna —limbo" Returns (S 56) — il• 2 Slavard WEI=
.6
0.4
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—sass Awn —11xpocied Rakoes (Jan Sek — 2 Simko Orono*
2.0
1.5
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Correlations: Unstable and Environmentally Dependent
Rolling 3-yr Correlation of Monthly Excess Returns
—Global Stenos and Global Nominal Bonds
60%
40%
20%
0%
-20%
40%
.60% Avg Corset a 0.18
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20%
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00 05 75 80 85 90 95
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• Model Risk - failure of mean-variance assumptions
• Environmental risk concentration in high growth/low inflation
sensitive asset classes
■ Risk Budgetinc a necessary complement to Capital Budgeting
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Economic Environments Change... NYC Mayor's
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1930-2009
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
20O0s
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Eco Growth
[Real GDP] Inflation
[CPI]
3.3% 3.2%
ki Positive Economic Indicator
Negative Economic Indicator
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... Driving Asset Returns NYC Mayor's
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1930-2009 Environment*
Eco Growth
[Real GDP] Inflation
[CPI]
3.3% 3.2% Capital Markets Returns*
Equity Long
Treasury Crude
Oil
9.6% 5.7% n/a
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s 4.1 2.2
4.4 2.5 19.3 0.4 1.5
7.8 2.8 0.8
3.2 7.4 5.9 6.1 28.0
3.0 5.1 17.6 12.8 -5.4
3.2 2.9 18.2 8.0 1.7
1.8 2.6 -0.95 6.6 11.9
Positive Economic Indicator Highest Return Asset Class in decode
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•Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Ibbotson SBIII, Deutsche Bank
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Environmental Risk:
Asset Allocation Viewed Through Another Lens
60/40 Equity/Fixed Income
Policy Portfolio
Asset Allocation
Rising
Falling
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Falling Balanced
Portfolio
Growth Inflation
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High High
Growth, Low Non-U.S. EquityEmerging Equity Growth,
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U.S. Equity High
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Venture Capital
Buyouts
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p.00
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:E ii, -0.50 Absolute Return
Inflation Bonds a Core U.S. Fixed -Linked
rX Income
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Growth,
Low Asset classes with
useful environmental
risk diversifying
characteristics Low
Growth,
High
Inflation Inflation -1.50
-1 50 -1.00 -0.50 0.00 0.50 I i ii I.50
Sensitivity to Inflation Expectations
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Risk Budgeting a Necessary Complement to Capital
Budgeting
Risk Budgeting
Consider the portfolio from a total risk perspective rather than total
return NYC Mayor's
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An attempt to determine the contribution to risk by each asset class in
the portfolio, based on
• Asset class volatility assumptions
• Correlations between asset classes
Shows the benefit of diversification
• But also the risk exposures in relation to allocation size
Especially useful if asset classes are bucketed by
• Role they play in total portfolio
• Risk similarity
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Risk Budgeting a Necessary Complement to Capital
Budgeting
Capital [$] Weights
. Equities - Large Cap . 41% • ligh Viet, - 6%
. Equities - hll. - 15% • Beal Estate - 6%
IEquines - Ftivate Eq. - 5% Ill Nominal Govt Bonds - 4%
Equities - EM - 3% MI L Bonds - 3%
El Mortgages - 9% ❑ Convert. Bonds - 1%
. Noninal Bond Agg - 7% Weights NYC Mayor's
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. Equities - Large Cap - 510:.. tigh Yield - 4%
In Equities • htl. • 17% . noel Estate • 6%
IEquities - Pnvate Eq. - 9% El Noninal Govt Bonds - 1%
Equities - EM - 7% • IL Bonds - 0%
. Mongages - 2% ❑ Convert. Bonds - 1%
. Nonital Bond Agg - 2% . Currency - 0%
Equities: 64% Equities: 84%
Source: Bridgewater
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Risk Budgeting:
Specifies the True Role/Risk of Asset Classes
Traditional
Classification
• Equities
• Fixed Income
Aggregate
- High Yield
• Alternatives
Private Equity
Real Estate
Hedge Funds
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Risk Budgeting Classification
[Based on Volatility, Correlations
and Environmental Risk]**
■Growth Assets
Public Equities
Private Equity
- Non Core Real Estate
REITs?
- Combine Equities and Credit as Company
Risk?
•Diversifying Assets
Treasuries [Interest Rates]
Credit
•I6 Corp • HY + Distressed • EM Debt
Hedge Funds
- REITs?
•Inflation Hedging Assets
- Inflation Linked Bonds
- Core Real Estate
- Commodities/Energy
- Timber/Farmland
*Many variations possible. All subjective!
** Risk Buckets as defined by 5I5, MOPI estimate of asset class membership within buckets NYC Mayor's
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Risk Allocation, Not $ Allocation Matters NYC Mayor's
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Classifying Asset
Classes by Risk
Characteristics/Role Capital [$]
Weights Risk
Weights
in Asset Allocation 100% 100%
% Growth Risk
% Diversifying Risk 26% 5%
% Inflation Risk 8% 5%
Long term balanced policy portfolio should be
designed to optimize risk weights
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Identifying Risks That Matter
Accidents happen!
Speed limits, road signs and seat
belts don't prevent them..
.. but they foster discipline,
reducing the instances of a really
bad outcome!
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Agenda:
Current Policy Portfolio Shaped by History
Living with Lower Returns
Identifying Risks that Matter
Redrawing the Policy Roadmap
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Significant downward revisions to next 5-10 year return assumptions
Risk/decision making tools must be broadened
...But...
Near term, de-risking not possible/advisable
Equity markets not recovered to pre-credit crisis levels
Bonds unattractive
Sponsor contributions already pressured
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...Hence...
Explicitly distinguish between short term
and long term policy portfolios
Long term policy portfolio must be
designed to achieved the desired risk
profile and balance across environments
Short term policy portfolio managed for
valuation opportunities and cash flow
needs - always with a strong directional
view to long term policy goals
We have our current location, we need a
roadmap and a destination!
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Asset Allocation Policy Roadmap
Current
Portfolio NYC Mayor's
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Long Term
Balanced
Policy
Portfolio
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• Achieves the desired risk
profile [broadly defined]
• Achieves balance across
economic environments
• Maximizes the return/
risk opportunity set
• Designed today [and
updated in future] based
on equilibrium, not next
5- 10 year returns
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Asset Allocation Policy Roadmap
(Current
Portfolio
K Short
Term
)(1-3 yr)
Policy
Portfolio
11111 2011 Next 1-3 years
• First step towards long
term portfolio
• Marginally reduces equity
concentration
• Takes advantage of
diversification opportunities
that do not involve
substantial return give up
• Realistic about staffing,
decision making
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Long Term
Balanced
Policy
Portfolio
111111
Next 5-10 years
• Achieves the desired risk
profile [broadly defined]
• Achieves balance across
economic environments
• Maximizes the return
/risk opportunity set
• Designed today [and
updated in future] based
on equilibrium not next 5-
10 year returns
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Asset Allocation Policy Roadmap
(Current
Portfolio
K Short
Term
1-3 yr)
Policy
Portfolio
2011 Next 1-3 years
• First step towards long
term portfolio
• Marginally reduces equity
concentration
• Takes advantage of
diversification opportunities
that do not involve
substantial return give up
• Realistic about staffing,
decision making
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Converging to
Long Term
Portfolio]
I Next 3-5 years
• More meaningful exposures
to diversifying and inflation
sensitive asset classes
• Meaningful reductions in
equity concentration
• Rising bond yields will
eventually enable
diversification without
giving up liquidity NYC Mayor's
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Balanced
Policy
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Next 5-10 years
• Achieves the desired risk
profile [broadly defined]
• Achieves balance across
economic environments
• Maximizes the return
/risk opportunity set
• Designed today [and
updated in future] based
on equilibrium not next 5-
10 year returns
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Asset Allocation Policy Roadmap NYC Mayor's
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Risk
Buckets Current Short Term Intermediate
Term Long Term
Balanced Policy
Portfolio
Growth 90% 80-85% 60-75% 50-70%
Diversifying 5% 5-10% 10-20% 20-30%
Inflation 5% 5-10% 5-15% 10-25%
Sensitive
Overall Risk/ Std. Dye.: 12 - 13% Std. Dem.: 11 - 12% Std. Dev.: 10 - 12% Std. bev.: (10%
Downside Risk Max Loss: 40% Max Loss: 35 - 40% Max Loss: 20 - 35% Max Loss: 15 - 20% ?
[Credit crisis] [Very little change]
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Significantly improve balance between policy portfolio target
returns and risk level/ risk diversification
Expand decision making tools:
Risk budgeting
Downside risk
Environmental scenarios
Liquidity
,Liability sensitivity
Define long term balanced policy portfolio based on:
- 'Normal' return expectations
- Downside risk mitigation
-Environmental balance
Broadest investment opportunity set
Valuation, board governance and staffing should drive pace of
change towards long term balanced policy portfolio
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Future issues:
• Building tactical flexibility to changes in valuation
• Deciding the optimal allocation to risk sourced from active
management
• Stress testing returns in various market/economic scenarios
• Reducing/managing downside risk
■ Managing liquidity as alternative allocations increase
• Understanding liability sensitivity to economic environments
■ Staffing and governance
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NYC Mayor's
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Assessing and Mitigating Risks in Today's Market Environment
Impact on Institutional Investors
June 7, 2011
Ranji hi. Nagaswami
[email protected]
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Appendix NYC Mayor's
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"It's the Asset Allocation Policy, *,4%,$#er* NYC Mayor's
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•Asset Allocation Policy explains about 100% of the level of return
across funds (Ibbotson)
•Asset Allocation Policy explains 90% of the variability of actual
returns of a fund over time (Brinson; Ibbotson)
• Asset Allocation Policy explains about 40% of the return difference
among funds (Ibbotson)
Sources:
Gary P. Brinson: Bran D. Singer: and Gilbert L. Beebower; 'Determinants of Portfolio Performance: An Update': Financial Analysts Journal May-June 1991
Ibbotson and Kaplan, Does Asset Allocation Policy Explain 40, 90. or 100 Percent Performance ). Financial Analyst's Journal January/February 2007
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Initial Conclusions: Open Questions/Issues
Policy Roadmap
Current
Portfolio
2011 Short
Term
3 yr
Policy
Portfolio
• Likely to retain equity
concentration near term,
recognize exposure to sharp
equity declines remains
greatest risk
• Evaluate cost and efficacy
of hedging some of this tail
risk?
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[Converging to
Long Term
Portfolio as
Markets Change]
• Liquidity needs will only grow,
illiquid weights must be
scrupulously monitored
• Fees may rise sharply, alpha
discipline must rise equally
sharply NYC Mayor's
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Long Term
10+ year
Policy
Portfolio
• Work with consultants to
design the desired risk
profile encompassing
relevant risk metrics
• What economic
environments should we be
most concerned about?
• Write a new Strategic IPS
highlighting policy guidelines
[risk, return, role of asset
classes] for long tert87asset
allocation
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Risky 'Tail Events' More Likely NYC Mayor's
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Expected "Mean" Returns: Declining
Tail-Risk Underestimation:
12/1/07-11/30/08 [Source: NEPC]
4 SD event for high yield bonds (0.006% probability)
3 SD event for most equities (0.3% probability)
3 SD event for well diversified portfolio
95% chance of realizing mean returns +/- 2 SD 67% chance of realizing tan returns +/- 1 SD
1
99% chance of realizing mean returns +/- 3 SD
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"Tails"
[Chance of
"Rare"
Events]:
Rising
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Asset Allocation Tools: Mean-Variance Analysis NYC Mayor's
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Limits to the use of mean/variance analysis
■ Expected return, standard deviation and correlation are critical estimates
but notoriously unreliable
r Recent markets have violated fundamental assumptions behind this investment tool
r Mean/variance analysis works best for liquid assets in liquid markets
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One standard deviation around expected return covers only 2/3 of the estimate, and
two standard deviations is not a great measure of how bad things can get
Correlations are inherently unstable and in down markets soar to 1.0 for similar risk
assets
Correlations can show diversification benefits of alternative investments, but is not
precise enough to determine sizing
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Valuation [PIE Multiple] Change
a Significant Driver of Historical Returns NYC Moyor'S
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Fundamental Drivers of Return
n Components of SOP 500 Annualized Returns by Decade
I. Val.., Ltange
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[Image 1] The image shows a document titled "Asset Allocation Policy Roadmap." It appears to be a slide or a page from a presentation or a report. The document outlines a policy roadmap for asset allocation, which includes steps such as "Current Portfolio," "Intermediate Portfolio," and "Long Term Portfolio." There are also notes and bullet points detailing the policy's objectives and considerations, such a
[Image 2] The image shows a document with a title that reads "Initial Conclusions: Open Questions Issues." The document appears to be a slide or a page from a presentation or report. It contains a flowchart with three main sections: "Short Term," "Medium Term," and "Long Term." Each section has a series of bullet points that outline various strategies or considerations for different time frames. The text is
[Image 3] The image displays a slide from a presentation, which appears to be a PowerPoint slide. The slide has a title at the top that reads "Limitations to the use of mean-variance analysis." Below the title, there is a paragraph of text that discusses the limitations of using mean-variance analysis for long periods of time.
The slide features three line graphs, each representing different time periods.
[Image 4] The image shows a page from a document, specifically a slide from a presentation. The slide is titled "Asset Allocation Tools: Mean-Variance Analysis." It contains text that explains the limitations of using mean-variance analysis for asset allocation, stating that it is not suitable for estimating the risk of investments. The text also mentions that the tool is best used for liquid assets in liqu
[Image 5] The image appears to be a graph or chart, possibly from a financial or economic report. It shows a line graph with two lines, one in black and the other in gray, which seem to represent two different data sets over time. The vertical axis is labeled "Correlation," and the horizontal axis is labeled "Equity Concentration." The graph includes a title at the top that reads "Equity Concentration Means
[Image 6] The image appears to be a photograph of a document, specifically a slide from a presentation. The slide is titled "Redrawing the Policy Roadmap" and contains text that discusses the importance of short-term policies and the need for a clear direction and destination. The text is written in a formal, academic style, and there are no visible names, dates, places, or logos. The slide is numbered "27"