When a composite of international portfolios is created, firms should separate portfolios that are allowed to use currency ________ from portfolios that may not use ________, unless the use of currency ________ is considered immaterial. (Same answer for all three spaces)
- selection
- hedging
- exchanges
- swaps
- strategy
Answer(s): B
Explanation:
If a firm makes significant use of currency hedging when allowed, it should separate portfolios that do not allow such hedging into a different composite and use a different benchmark for the highly hedged and unhedged composites. Similarly, portfolios with materially different risk exposures do not belong in the same composite.