Optimal asset allocation for a DC plan with partial information under inflation and mortality risks
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Guambe, Calisto
Kufakunesu, Rodwell
Van Zyl, A.J. (Gusti)
Beyers, Conrad F.J.
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Taylor and Francis
Abstract
We study an asset allocation stochastic problem for a defined-contribution pension plan during the accumulation phase. We consider a financial market composed of a risk-free asset, an inflation-linked bond and the risky asset. The fund manager aims to maximize the expected power utility derived from the terminal wealth. Our solution allows one to incorporate a clause which allows for the distribution of a member’s premiums to his surviving dependents, should the member die before retirement. Besides the mortality risk, our optimization problem takes into account salary and the inflation risks. We then obtain closed form solutions for the asset allocation problem using a sufficient maximum principle approach for the problem with partial information. Finally, we give a numerical example.
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DC pension plan, Maximum principle, Stochastic income, Inflation risks, Mortality risks
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Calisto Guambe, Rodwell Kufakunesu, Gusti van Zyl & Conrad Beyers (2021): Optimal asset allocation for a DC plan with partial information under inflation and mortality risks, Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods 50(9): 2048-2061, DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2019.1657458.