capital allocation methods

Discussion in 'SP7' started by indexo, Apr 6, 2020.

  1. indexo

    indexo Member

    Hi,

    For methods to allocate capital for performance measurement e.g. marginal last-in, percentile, etc. --> are these referring to allocation of 'total' capital or 'economic capital'?
     
  2. Darren Michaels

    Darren Michaels ActEd Tutor Staff Member

    You can allocate any amount of capital using these methods. Which amount you choose to allocate will probably depend on the purpose of the exercise etc.

    For performance measurement, it is probably sensible to think about allocating economic capital as that is the amount of capital a company thinks it needs to hold in order to meet its own objectives.
     
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