Analysis
Optimizing Bond Portfolio for a German Pension Fund
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Your task is to analyze the current bond portfolio (provided in a dataset), calculate key risk metrics (duration, convexity, yield to maturity), and recommend a new allocation that reduces interest rate risk by 20% while maintaining a target yield of at least 2.5%. You must also assess the impact of a parallel yield curve shift of +100 bps and a steepening scenario. Success is a detailed report with a proposed portfolio, risk metrics, and rationale.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
How should the pension fund rebalance its bond portfolio to reduce interest rate risk while maintaining sufficient yield to meet future obligations?
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply duration and convexity to measure interest rate risk
- Construct a bond portfolio that matches liability duration
- Analyze yield curve shifts and their impact on bond prices
- Integrate credit risk considerations in fixed-income portfolio management
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