The Impact of Foreign Asset Investments on the Performance of Brazilian Pension Funds

Raphael Braga Silva (), Roberto Moreno Moreira () and Luiz Felipe Jacques Motta ()
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Raphael Braga Silva: Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-Rio)
Roberto Moreno Moreira: Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-Rio)
Luiz Felipe Jacques Motta: Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-Rio)

Brazilian Review of Finance, 2009, vol. 7, issue 2, 237-258

Abstract: The present study has performed an analysis of the effects caused in the performance of Brazilian pension funds by the inclusion of international assets in their portfolios. The Resolution CMN 3456 of June 1, 2007 allowed pension funds in Brazil to allocate up to 3% of their investments in international hedge funds. Given the wide range of assets classes available in this category of hedge funds, this study has focused on international assets. The investments in such asset classes do not generate a major effect on the efficient frontier of the pension funds’ investments. The results do not change much even if we increase the constraint from 3% to 20%. However, changes in the current economic environment indicate that finding alternative investments that can enhance the asset performance on a long term view will be a crucial factor to maintain the financial health of pension funds.

Keywords: Pension Funds; International Assets; Pension Funds; International Assets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G11 G23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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