In this paper, we study the optimal dynamic asset allocation strategy for the ELA scheme of DC pension plan during the distribution phase. In an ELA scheme of DC pension plan, the assets are invested in equities and bonds, and are distributed to the plan participants by an actuarial method. The...

In this paper, the stochastic dynamic programming approach is used to investigate the optimal asset allocation for a defined-contribution pension plan with downside protection under stochastic inflation. The plan participant invests the fund wealth and the stochastic interim contribution flows...

In this paper, we study the optimal investment strategy in the DC pension plan during the accumulation phase. During the accumulation phase, a pension member contributes a predetermined amount of money as premiums and the management of the pension plan invests the premiums in equities and bonds...

In this paper, we investigate the problem of immunization of insurers’ surplus when liabilities are financed by a stream of assets. The term structure of interest rates is assumed to be random, as are the streams of assets and liabilities. A new inequality for changes in the portfolio surplus...

This paper proposes and calibrates a consistent multi-factor affine term structure mortality model for longevity risk applications. We show that this model is appropriate for fitting historical mortality rates. Without traded mortality instruments the choice of risk-neutral measure is not unique...

We consider a Heston type inflation model in combination with a Hull–White model for nominal and real interest rates, in which all the correlations can be non-zero. Due to the presence of the Heston dynamics our derived inflation model is able to capture the implied volatility skew/smile,...

This paper uses Hansen and Jagannathan's (1991) volatility bounds to evaluate models with idiosyncratic consumption risk. I show that idiosyncratic risk does not change the volatility bounds at all when consumers have CRRA preferences and the distribution of the idiosyncratic shock is...

Do investors confuse the quality of a firm with its attractiveness as an investment? If so, shares of well-run companies will be bid up too high and subsequently earn negative abnormal returns. Our analysis of Fortune magazine's annual survey of quot;America's Most Admired Companiesquot; for...

Constant proportion portfolio insurance (CPPI) strategies implemented in continuous time on asset prices following geometric Brownian processes are expected utility maximising for investors with HARA utilities. But, in reality, these strategies are implemented in discrete time and asset prices...

In this paper, following the notion of probabilistic risk adjusted performance measures, we introduce that of fuzzy risk adjusted performance measures (FRAPM). In order to deal efficiently with the closing-based returns bias induced by market microstructure noise, as well as to handle their...