BONUS: Prior to 1974, the NRC was known as the:
Which of the following groups are radiation protection regul…
Which of the following groups are radiation protection regulatory agencies?ICRPNRCOSHA
If 1,000 people receive an average EfD of 0.10 Sv, what is t…
If 1,000 people receive an average EfD of 0.10 Sv, what is the ColEfD? Your answer should include the unit.
The information ratio of a US Fund for 2017 against the S&P…
The information ratio of a US Fund for 2017 against the S&P 500, its benchmark index, is 1. For the same time period, the fund’s Sharpe ratio is 2, the fund has a tracking error of 7% against the S&P 500, and the standard deviation of fund returns is 5%. The risk-free rate· in the US is 4%. Calculate the return for the S&P 500 during the time period
For a given portfolio, having a Treynor measure greater than…
For a given portfolio, having a Treynor measure greater than the market but a Sharpe measure that is less than the market would most likely indicate that the portfolio is:
Harold and Kumar are employees with White Castle Advisors. W…
Harold and Kumar are employees with White Castle Advisors. White Castle offers independent investment advice to institutional clients throughout the U.S and Canada. Harold’s and Kumar’s primary responsibility is evaluating the performance of portfolio managers that White Castle’s clients are considering. When necessary, they create customized benchmarks and use the Sharpe, Treynor, ex-post alpha, and M2 measures. These measures adjust a manager’s return for the risk undertaken, where risk is defined as total using the standard deviation or as systematic using beta. Harold and Kumar are preparing an analysis of the performance of the Alpha and Omega Mutual funds. Alpha and Omega are being considered by the endowment of Citi University as an addition to its portfolio. Chuck Prince is the portfolio manager for the Citi endowment. Citi’s current endowment is well diversified, consisting of U.S. and international stocks and bonds, hedge funds, real estate investment trusts, and a small cash position necessary to meet next Quarter’s expenses. In addition to the Alpha and Omega Mutual funds under consideration, Prince is also considering adding individual bonds to Citi’s portfolio because individual bonds have become increasingly more liquid. Harold believes that municipal bonds would be a good consideration because their after-tax return is often higher than that available from corporate bonds. Prince informs them that Citi is also considering adding BBB rated bonds as a small portion of their portfolio, but Kumar believes that this is probably not a good idea because, although he has not reviewed Citi’s investment policy statement, endowments typically have a low ability and willingness to take risk because the endowment must meet the spending needs created by university operating budgets, student scholarships, and faculty salaries. The most recent risk and return measures for both Alpha and Omega are shown below. The minimum acceptable return (MAR) for Citi is the 5.0% spending rate on the endowment, which the endowment has determined using a geometric spending rule. The T-bill return over the same fiscal year was 4.5%. The return on the Wilshire-5000 was used as the market index. The Wilshire 5000 index had a return of 10% with a standard deviation of 21% and a beta of 1.0. Analyzing the results of their performance evaluation, Harold notices that the results demonstrate that the Alpha portfolio is less diversified than the Omega portfolio. Kumar adds that the Omega portfolio would be a better addition to the Citi portfolio than the Alpha fund. Alpha Omega Return 16.5% 15.9% Std. Deviation 38.1% 35.6% Beta 0.8 1.25 Downside Deviation 14.9% 14.0% Which of the two funds is showing a better performance using Treynor ratio?
Which of the following best characterizes a return distribut…
Which of the following best characterizes a return distribution that has less kurtosis than a normal distribution?
A pension portfolio manager is about to upgrade his performa…
A pension portfolio manager is about to upgrade his performance calculation software. Currently, his performance software will only calculate his performance on a quarterly basis. The quarterly performance numbers calculated on a money-weigh ted rate-of- return basis for the year 2017 are shown below. The portfolio benchmark has annual return of 4.2 percent and the market index has a return of 3.4 percent. QUATER RETURN 1 5.35% 2 -2.34% 3 4.62% 4 1.25% Calculate the rate of return for 2017
Which of the following is the upper boundary dose of ionizin…
Which of the following is the upper boundary dose of ionizing radiation that results in a negligible risk of body injury or hereditary damage?
The annual EfD limit for education and training exposure is…
The annual EfD limit for education and training exposure is ______ mSv.