FIN424 – Portfolio Management

Q.1 (a).What is the relationship between Yield Curve and Fiscal and Monetary Policies ?

Q.1 (b). Describe the relationship between Inflation and Business Cycle.

Q.2.Explain about the different sources of excess return in international bond portfolios

Q.3.Given the following information, calculate the short-term interest rate target.

Neutral rate4%

Inflation target3%

Expected inflation7%

GDP long-term trend2%

Expected GDP growth0%

Q.4.Given the following information, calculate the Sharpe Ratio.

Return of Portfolio30

Risk-free Return10

Standard –deviation of portfolio’s excess return15