Leverage over Beverages: The Risk/Reward of Vol Targeting

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Most pension plans and other institutional investors with long-term liabilities are faced with an enormous mismatch between the return assumptions in their actuarial models and the combination of sky-high equity valuations and rock-bottom bond yields. Some have chosen to address their funding gaps by adding leverage to their portfolios. Topics of this include:
- Different types of leverage - Implicit vs explicit, recourse vs non-recourse
- Hidden leverage in private investments
- Volatility targeting - pro-cyclical vs counter-cyclical
- Leverages towards concentrated vs diversified investments and market fragility
The conversation was greatly enhanced by a series of questions from our friend Mike Green
(Logica Capital) - who we hope will join us in the coming weeks. Special thanks to Mike and others that have participated with their questions.
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