5.4 Current research and new alternatives to improve Markowitz model Flashcards
1
Q
Using Implied cost of capital as a proxy for …
- The ICC is the discount rate from a valuation model that equates …
- The authors use ICC corrected by …
- They demonstrate that mean-variance optimized portfolios based on these estimates outperform on both an … and … basis, the minimum volatility portfolio
A
expected returns in the Markowitz model
forecasted cash flows to equity with the current stock price
predictable analyst errors as a proxy for expected returns
absolute and a risk-adjusted
2
Q
The ESG-efficient frontier
* The Markowitz model does not take into
consideration investor preferences,
particularly ESG information.
- Pedersen et al. (2020) created a theoretical
model with a four-fund separation. - They propose an ESG-efficient frontier,
showing the highest attainable Sharpe ratio
for each ESG level.
A
See slides! (27-31) for a review.