NO.PZ2023010409000007
问题如下:
Bern Zang is the recently hired chief investment officer of the
Janson University Endowment Investment Office. The Janson University Endowment
Fund (the Fund) is based in the United States and has current assets under
management of $12 billion. It has a long-term investment horizon and relatively
low liquidity needs. The Fund is overseen by an Investment Committee consisting
of board members for the Fund. The Investment Office is responsible for
implementing the investment policy set by the Fund’s Investment Committee.
The Fund’s current
investment approach includes an internally managed fund that holds mostly
equities and fixed-income securities. It is largely passively managed with
tight tracking error limits. The target asset allocation is 55% equities, 40%
fixed income, and 5% alternatives. The Fund currently holds private real estate
investments to meet its alternative investment allocation.
Describe how each
of the following common characteristics of institutional investors supports the
Fund’s allocation to private real estate:
i. Scale
ii. Investment horizon
iii. Governance framework
选项:
解释:
i. Scale
The Janson University Endowment Fund has current assets under management of $12 billion which is considered a large institutional investor. Large scale can help the endowment to have professional investment personnel so that invest in private real estate can be realized. Also investment in private real estate would have a minimum investment amount, having 12 billion of asset under management can fulfill this requirement. Finally, a large scale of asset can let the endowment have more access to the broad universe of alternatives investment like private real estate.
ii. Investment horizon
Investment in private real estate would require long time horizon to gernerate income and withdraw principal. The endowment has a long-term investment horizon and relatively low liquidity needs.
iii. Governance framework
Investment in alternatives like private real estate would require a sufficient governace framewordk. The Fund is overseen by an Investment Committee consisting of board members for the Fund. The Investment Office is responsible for implementing the investment policy set by the Fund’s Investment Committee.