This question was on the CAFI mock am. I do not understand why does measurement error occur while liquidity don’t?
Is Adams is most likely correct in her assessment of measurement error?
- Yes
- No, because passive management would preclude measurement error
- No, because asset liquidity risk is greater than the risk of measurement error
Solution
A is correct. Measurement error for Asset BPV can arise even in the classic passive immunization strategy for Type I cash flows, which have set amounts and dates. Asset liquidity can become a risk factor in strategies that add active investing to otherwise passive fixed-income portfolios and would not be applicable here.