Concept explainers
(a)
To determine:
The appropriateness of using the market index, benchmark normal portfolio and median of the manager universe for evaluating the performance of the acme pension plan
Introduction:
Market Index: It is the weighted average of several stocks from a section of the stock market. It is calculated on the selected stock's price.
Benchmark: In this, from all the stocks that a manager usually chooses, weighted as the manager would weight them in a portfolio.
b(i)
To determine:
The importance and computation of the performance measure of Sharpe ratio, Treynor ratio and Jensen's alpha.
Introduction:
Sharpe performance: It's a measure of risk adjusted portfolio performance. It is a ratio which helps in computing the reward-to-volatility ratio.
Treynor Performance: It is developed by Jack Treynor. It is also known as reward to volatility ratio.
Jensen's alpha: It is based on
b(ii)
To determine:
The assumption of each measure in regard to the relevant risks taken by them for evaluating the portfolio performance.
Introduction:
Systematic risk is the risk given by beta.
Total risk is the risk given by standard deviation.

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