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问题如下:
Strategy 2 is most likely preferred to Strategy 1 for meeting the objective of:
选项:
A.protecting inflation.
B.funding future liabilities.
C.minimizing the correlation of the fund’s domestic bond portfolio and equity portfolio.
解释:
A is correct.
Floating-coupon bonds provide inflation protection for the interest income because the reference rate should adjust for inflation. The purchase of fixed-coupon bonds as outlined in Strategy 1 provides no protection against inflation for either interest or principal. Strategy 1 would instead be superior to Strategy 2 in funding future liabilities (better predictability as to the amount of cash flows) and reducing the correlation between the fund’s domestic bond portfolio and equity portfolio (better diversification).
看到有问必答有个同学提的关于策略1的问题,正好想确认下:Strategy 1 would instead be superior to Strategy 2 in funding future liabilities (better predictability as to the amount of cash flows),这句话是否可以理解为购买久期2年的公司债相对于1个月的国债来说,未来的现金流收入更有确定性(久期更长的公司债coupon收益是更加确定的~,而1个月后国债就到期了,所以我们还需要继续做其他策略,来满足funding future liabilitieis)?如果是的话,这里的前提假设应该是持有到期的策略?