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Strategic Asset Allocation of a Reserves' Portfolio: Hedging against Shocks

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  • Pablo Orazi

    (Central Bank of Argentina)

  • Mario Torriani

    (Central Bank of Argentina)

  • Matias Vicens

    (Central Bank of Argentina)

Abstract

Central bank reserves function as a liquidity buffer to mitigate country exposure and vulnerability to external shocks. Emerging Market Economies are the countries most exposed to the volatility of capital flows and have usually preferred to build up large war-chests of international reserves as a self-insurance mechanism, as it is under their full discretion. Nevertheless, the standard practice of immobilizing large amounts of “cash” to insure against jumps in volatility and riskaversion could be enhanced. The inclusion in the strategic asset allocation decision of external shocks´ hedging strategies, which may increase the market value of the reserves´ portfolio when reserves are more needed, can help to enhance the risk management of the national balance sheet. This paper presents a framework that seeks to enhance the strategic asset allocation of a central bank, by including in the portfolio construction the analysis of correlations between the reserves’ portfolio and the country’s main vulnerabilities to external shocks.

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  • Pablo Orazi & Mario Torriani & Matias Vicens, 2020. "Strategic Asset Allocation of a Reserves' Portfolio: Hedging against Shocks," BCRA Working Paper Series 202088, Central Bank of Argentina, Economic Research Department.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcr:wpaper:202088
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    Keywords

    asset allocation; Central Bank; external shocks; hedging strategies; international reserves;
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    JEL classification:

    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions

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