Practical Application of “Do Jumps Matter in the Long Term? A Tale of Two Horizons”

Link:https://www.soa.org/globalassets/assets/files/resources/naaj-practical-application-essays/2021/naaj-essay-cantor.pdf

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In this essay, we consider an additional application. Using the utility framework described by Warren (2019), we
examine the impact of using one of BB’s fitted jump-diffusion models on a pension plan sponsor’s long-term asset
allocation decision. We want to compare asset allocation results to those using the standard finance workhorse
model of a geometric Brownian motion (i.e., lognormal return generating process or LN hereafter).

Author(s):

Jean-François Bégin, PhD, FSA, FCIA
Mathieu Boudreault, PhD, FSA, FCIA
David R. Cantor, CFA, FRM, ASA
Kailan Shang, FSA, ACIA, CFA, PRM

Publication Date: September 2021

Publication Site: Society of Actuaries