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The Cost Of Homogeneity In Life Cycle Pension Funds: An Explanation To Demand'S Inelasticity Of Mexican Pension Funds With A Performance Attribution Test

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  • De la Torre Torres, Oscar V.

    (Michoacan State University of Saint Nicholas and Hidalgo (Mexico))

  • Galeana Figueroa, Evaristo

    (Michoacan State University of Saint Nicholas and Hidalgo (Mexico))

  • Alvarez-García, José

    (University of Extremadura (Spain))

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In the present paper we study the lack of alpha generation in the main defined contribution pension funds (SIEFORES) in Mexico and we compare the performance of each fund against the one of their life-cycle profile peers (SIEFORE type). As we expected, we found underperformance due to management costs and, more specifically, due to a homogeneous performance that we suggest it is induced by the actual investment policy. We also found that the observed betas have values closer to 1, especially in the case of the “all” SIEFORES system benchmark, a result that proves the observed homogeneous performance in all the SIEFORES. With our results we also prove that the return paid by Mexican Public pension funds is due to factors different than portfolio manager skills, supporting the proofs given in the related literature of pension fund demand inelasticity in Mexico, due to a noisy and uninformed pension fund selection. / 0

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  • De la Torre Torres, Oscar V. & Galeana Figueroa, Evaristo & Alvarez-García, José, 2018. "The Cost Of Homogeneity In Life Cycle Pension Funds: An Explanation To Demand'S Inelasticity Of Mexican Pension Funds With A Performance Attribution Test," European Research on Management and Business Economics (ERMBE), Academia Europea de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa (AEDEM), vol. 24(2), pages 97-103.
    • Handle: RePEc:idi:jermbe:v:24:y:2018:i:2:p:97-103
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    1. Milos Kopa & Kristina Sutiene & Audrius Kabasinskas & Ausrine Lakstutiene & Aidas Malakauskas, 2022. "Dominance Tracking Index for Measuring Pension Fund Performance with Respect to the Benchmark," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-28, August.

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