Risk Management with Benchmarking

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Suleyman Basak

London Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Alex Shapiro

New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance

Lucie Tepla

INSEAD

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Date Written: October 2001

Abstract

Portfolio theory must address the fact that in reality, portfolio managers are evaluated relative to a benchmark, and therefore adopt risk management practices to account for the benchmark performance. We capture this risk management consideration by allowing a prespecified shortfall from a target benchmark-linked return, consistent with growing interest in such practice. In a dynamic setting, we demonstrate how a risk averse portfolio manager optimally under- or overperforms a target benchmark under different economic conditions, depending on his attitude towards risk and choice of the benchmark. Investors can therefore achieve their desired gain/loss characteristics for funds under management through an appropriate combined choice of the benchmark and money manager.

Keywords: Benchmarking, Investments, shortfall Risk, Tracking Error, value-at-risk

Suggested Citation

Basak, Suleyman and Shapiro, Alex and Tepla, Lucie, Risk Management with Benchmarking (October 2001). NYU Working Paper No. S-CDM-01-04, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1295827

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