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  • The Two Faces of Investment Performance and Risk

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    Bianchi, Robert
    Drew, Michael
    D. Evans, Michael
    Walk, Adam
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Bianchi, Robert
    Drew, Michael E.
    Walk, Adam
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract
    Investment concepts are generally taught, learnt and spoken about amongst professionals in time-weighted terms. According to this view of the world, returns are the sole determinant of performance and risk, and a given return has an identical impact no matter its timing. While appropriate in certain circumstances, time-weighted returns (TWRs), and the performance and risk measures derived from them, provide an incomplete picture when evaluating certain practical financial problems, like retirement investing. For example, we know that other variables - including current member balance, contribution rate, age, targeted retirement ...
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    Investment concepts are generally taught, learnt and spoken about amongst professionals in time-weighted terms. According to this view of the world, returns are the sole determinant of performance and risk, and a given return has an identical impact no matter its timing. While appropriate in certain circumstances, time-weighted returns (TWRs), and the performance and risk measures derived from them, provide an incomplete picture when evaluating certain practical financial problems, like retirement investing. For example, we know that other variables - including current member balance, contribution rate, age, targeted retirement date and objective - are important factors in determining investment outcomes. This paper discusses the distinction between TWRs and more comprehensive measures, and employs a range of performance and risk measures from each category in comparing a number of extant investment strategies. We find that time-weighted measures overlook important aspects of retirement investing, whereas wealth-denominated, target-relative measures more accurately capture the dynamics of retirement investing. Thus we see the two faces of investment performance and risk. The paper concludes by discussing how these two classes of measures might be incorporated into investment governance at superannuation funds.
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    Journal Title
    Jassa: The finsia journal of applied finance
    Volume
    2014
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    http://www.finsia.com/indepth/publications/jassa
    Copyright Statement
    © 2014 JASSA and the Authors. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Finance
    Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
    Banking, Finance and Investment
    Law
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/63395
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