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Author: Lionel Martinelli

Optimal asset allocation for sovereign wealth funds
written by   |   April 23, 2012

In research conducted at EDHEC-Risk Institute as part of the research chair on asset liability management (ALM) techniques for sovereign wealth funds (SWF) management supported by Deutsche Bank, we propose a quantitative dynamic asset allocation framework for sovereign wealth funds, modelled as large long-term investors that manage fluctuating revenues typically emanating from budget or trade surpluses in the presence of stochastic investment opportunity sets. The optimal asset allocation strategy takes into account the stochastic features of the sovereign fund endowment process (where the money is coming from), the stochastic features [...]

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