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问题如下:
The Fordhart portfolio has a market valueof $2 billion. After his annual meeting
with its investment committee, DuBord notesthe following points:
■ Fordhart must spend 3% of itsbeginning-of-the-year asset value annually to meet legal obligations.
■ The investment committee seeks exposureto private equity investments and requests that DuBord review the CFQ PrivateEquity Fund as a potential new investment.
■ Enrollment is strong and growing, leadingto increased operating revenues from tuition.
■ A recent legal settlement eliminated anannual obligation of $50 million from the portfolio to support a biodigesterused in the university’s Center for Renewable Energy. \
DuBord instructs his second junior analystto formulate new allocations for
Fordhart. This analyst proposes theallocation presented in Exhibit 2.
Discuss two reasons why the proposed assetallocation is inappropriate for Fordhart.
解释:
The proposed asset allocation for Fordhartis inappropriate because:
1 Given the increasing enrollment trendsand recent favorable legal settlement, Fordhart will likely require lowerliquidity in the future. The proposed allocation shifts Fordhart’s portfolioaway from risky assets (decreases the relative equity holdings and increasesthe relative bond holdings).
2 The proposed 10% allocation to privateequity creates an overly concentrated position in the underlying investment. A10% allocation to the CFQ Private Equity Fund is $200 million (10% ofFordhart’s $2 billion). The CFQ Private Equity Fund has assets under management(AUM) of $500 million. Hence, Fordhart would own 40% of the entire CFQ PrivateEquity Fund. This position exposes both Fordhart and the CFQ fund to anundesirable level of operational risk.
答案中没有对这个定量要求的考虑