Joseph Mhofu is a fixed income portfolio manager for Reuel Capital. Mhofu is reviewing the portfolios of several pension clients that have been assigned to him to manage. Two of these portfolios are Woodlands Groove and LETS pension plan has the following characteristics: Sector Singapore treasury Singapore agencies Singapore Corporates Singapore mortgages Singapore ABS Woodlands Groove Allocation (ii) LETS Allocation 10.1% 14.5% 20.9% 33.7% 8.20% 12.6% LETS Duration 7.54 9.02 4.52 1.33 2.00 3.22 Woodlands Groove Spread Duration 14.6% 23.7% 13.8% 11.4% 18.0% Non-Singapore governments 18.5% Bond index benchmark for Woodlands Groove bond portfolio has an effective duration of 4.16. (i) Calculate the duration of Woodlands Groove bond portfolio and asses the interest rate risk of the portfolio versus the benchmark. 0.00 7.20 5.80 4.65 3.67 2.50 Calculate the spread duration of LETS pension plan portfolio and evaluate the credit risk of the portfolio versus the Singapore mortgages.

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b) Reuel Capital case study
Joseph Mhofu is a fixed income portfolio manager for Reuel Capital. Mhofu is reviewing the
portfolios of several pension clients that have been assigned to him to manage. Two of these
portfolios are Woodlands Groove and LETS pension plan has the following characteristics:
Sector
Singapore treasury
Singapore agencies
Singapore Corporates
Singapore mortgages
Singapore ABS
Woodlands
Groove
Allocation
(ii)
LETS
Allocation
10.1%
14.5%
20.9%
33.7%
8.20%
12.6%
LETS
Duration
7.54
9.02
4.52
1.33
14.6%
23.7%
13.8%
11.4%
18.0%
Non-Singapore governments 18.5%
Bond index benchmark for Woodlands Groove bond portfolio has an effective duration of 4.16.
(1) Calculate the duration of Woodlands Groove bond portfolio and asses the interest rate risk
of the portfolio versus the benchmark.
Woodlands
Groove Spread
Duration
2.00
3.22
0.00
7.20
5.80
4.65
3.67
2.50
Calculate the spread duration of LETS pension plan portfolio and evaluate the credit risk of
the portfolio versus the Singapore mortgages.
Transcribed Image Text:b) Reuel Capital case study Joseph Mhofu is a fixed income portfolio manager for Reuel Capital. Mhofu is reviewing the portfolios of several pension clients that have been assigned to him to manage. Two of these portfolios are Woodlands Groove and LETS pension plan has the following characteristics: Sector Singapore treasury Singapore agencies Singapore Corporates Singapore mortgages Singapore ABS Woodlands Groove Allocation (ii) LETS Allocation 10.1% 14.5% 20.9% 33.7% 8.20% 12.6% LETS Duration 7.54 9.02 4.52 1.33 14.6% 23.7% 13.8% 11.4% 18.0% Non-Singapore governments 18.5% Bond index benchmark for Woodlands Groove bond portfolio has an effective duration of 4.16. (1) Calculate the duration of Woodlands Groove bond portfolio and asses the interest rate risk of the portfolio versus the benchmark. Woodlands Groove Spread Duration 2.00 3.22 0.00 7.20 5.80 4.65 3.67 2.50 Calculate the spread duration of LETS pension plan portfolio and evaluate the credit risk of the portfolio versus the Singapore mortgages.
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