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Black-Litterman Asset Allocation Workshop

Agenda Program
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Místo
Praha, hotel NH Prague
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Jazyk
Angličtina
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Traditional Asset Allocation Models and their Shortcomings
Introducing a Bayesian Approach to Asset Allocation
The Black-Litterman Model and the Intuitions Behind It
Using Reverse Optimization to Calculate Equilibrium Returns
Incorporating Absolute and Relative Market Views
Controlling Tracking Error and Market Exposure
Maximizing Expected Returns under Risk Constraints
Using the B-L Model in a Real Life Investment Setting
The objectives of this workshop are to give you an in-depth introduction to the Black-Litterman asset allocation model and a practical, hands-on understanding of how you can implement and use this model to determine optimal portfolio allocations for specific classes of assets in a manner consistent with investors' market views.

We start with a general introduction to the model and explain how this model overcomes some of the severe weaknesses of the traditional, Markowitz mean-variance optimization approach. Further, we introduce the Black-Litterman formula and explain the intuition behind it and discus the advantages and disadvantages of using this model.

We then proceed with a number of workshops, giving step-by-step instructions for the practitioner to combine market equilibrium expected returns with "investor views" to generate new vectors of expected returns.

Following an overview of the investment process, participants will learn how to set the key parameters in the Black-Litterman framework. This involves a discussion of how the model is used to observe the equilibrium returns in global capital markets and then blend the equilibrium returns with "our" own views to provide a set of expected returns. We explain and demonstrate how we determine the weight and confidence levels on our own views relative to the equilibrium.

We next turn to looking at risk control and optimization. We describe the process of assessing and controlling tracking error risk and Market Exposure (a statistical measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to market moves), and we explain and demonstrate how optimal portfolios can be constructed under risk (budget) constraints.

We conclude with a complete, "real life" asset allocation exercise. We assess and discuss how the allocation has performed when applied to historical data and how it will be expected to perform in the current, low-yield, low-returns environment.
The course will be highly practical and hands-on. Participants are required to bring a notebook with MS Excel. Participants will use models and exercises to outline and develop the techniques and methods.
Microsoft®, Excel®, Visual Basic® a VBA® jsou registrovanými ochrannými známkami společnosti MICROSOFT.

Program semináře: Black-Litterman Asset Allocation Workshop

Seminář probíhá podle středoevropského času (CET).

Day One

09.00 - 09.15 Welcome and Introduction

09.15 - 12.00 Introduction to the Black-Litterman Model

  • The Problems with the "Traditional" Markowitz Models
    • Concentrated portfolios
    • Input-sensitivity
    • Estimation error maximization
  • Introducing a Baysian Approach to Asset Allocation
  • The Intuition behind the Model
  • Presenting and Explaining The Black-Litterman Formula

Workshop 1: Calculating Equilibrium Returns

  • Equilibrium Returns as Neutral Reference Point
  • The Risk Aversion Coefficient
  • Using "Reverse Optimization" to Extract Vector of Implied Excess Returns
  • An Example Using Real-Life Data
  • Hands-On Workshop

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch

13.00 - 16.30 Workshop 2: Incorporation Investor Views

  • What Is a "View"
  • Types of Views in the B-L Model
    • Absolute views
    • Relative views
  • The View Vector and the Asset Matrix
  • Moving from the Stated Views to the Inputs Used in the B-L Model
  • Calculating the Views Covariance Matrix
  • Determining the Weightings of the Views
  • Interpreting and Choosing the Scaling Scalar Tau
  • Hands-On Workshop

Day Two

09.00 - 09.15 Recap

09.15 - 12.00 Workshop 3: Controlling Risk in the Optimization

  • Important Risk Measures in the B-L Model
    • Tracking error
    • Market exposure
  • Setting Target Risk Levels
    • Target risk levels when views on market direction are neutral
    • Target risk levels with strong views on market directions
  • Hands-on Workshop

Workshop 4: Optimization

  • Finding Portfolio that Maximize Expected Returns under Risk Constraints
    • Securing that risk exposures correspond to positions where risk-taking is desired
    • Imposing upper bounds on the risk from any position
    • Ensuring that tracking error is evenly balanced
  • Hands-on Workshop

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch

13.00 - 16.30 Workshop 5: Risk Analysis

  • Measuring the Efficacy of the Model by Comparing to Unconstrained Optimization
  • Determining whether Risk Control Parameters Work Effectively
  • Hands-on Workshop

Workshop 6: A Complete Asset-Allocation Assignment in a real Life Investment Setting

  • Client Profiling and Determination of Client's Risk-Return Objectives
  • Constructing an Optimal Portfolio under a Risk Budget Constraint
  • Communication of Model Outputs to the Clients

Evaluation and Termination of the Workshop

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