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Profitability of Chile's Defined-Contribution-Based Pension System During the Multifund Era

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  • Viviana Fernandez

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This paper analyzes the profitability of Chile's retirement multifund system—funds A, B, C, D, and E—since its launch in 2002. The analysis shows that the rates of return on the funds are highly correlated across pension fund administrators (PFAs) and that risk-adjusted returns on these funds may not exceed those on domestic fixed- or variable-income indices. The paper also explores the existence of herding. Specifically, Granger causality tests show that leaders may significantly influence the benchmark in fund C, whereas PFAs' asset allocations in funds A and E are more likely to reflect past changes in the benchmark.

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  • Viviana Fernandez, 2013. "Profitability of Chile's Defined-Contribution-Based Pension System During the Multifund Era," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(5), pages 4-25, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:49:y:2013:i:5:p:4-25
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    1. Gutierrez, Tomás & Pagnoncelli, Bernardo & Valladão, Davi & Cifuentes, Arturo, 2019. "Can asset allocation limits determine portfolio risk–return profiles in DC pension schemes?," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 134-144.
    2. Pagnoncelli, Bernardo K. & Cifuentes, Arturo & Denis, Gabriela, 2017. "A two-step hybrid investment strategy for pension funds," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 574-583.

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