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bumblebee
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In a past exam question about valuing the assets in a defined contribution pension scheme it asks for a description of possible methods of valuation.
The answer stated Market Value and Discounted Cashflow methods but did not go on to say about possible Stochastic valuation.
I would have thought that this was the MOST appropriate given the nature of investment returns - why is this not a suitable method, AND would it be if it were a DB scheme where contributions need to be set, and "option" of transferring out has more impact on the scheme (i.e. reserving / solvency requirements)
I keep finding that my answers veer off the wrong way and I'm writing a lot of irrelevant points even though when I'm writing the answer I feel like I've really understood the question!
The answer stated Market Value and Discounted Cashflow methods but did not go on to say about possible Stochastic valuation.
I would have thought that this was the MOST appropriate given the nature of investment returns - why is this not a suitable method, AND would it be if it were a DB scheme where contributions need to be set, and "option" of transferring out has more impact on the scheme (i.e. reserving / solvency requirements)
I keep finding that my answers veer off the wrong way and I'm writing a lot of irrelevant points even though when I'm writing the answer I feel like I've really understood the question!