Task today’s protagonist, oil prices approached $ 125/barrel, was whether the pension fund should allocate funds for oil, and if so, how? At this stage in February 2012 that there were many reasons to believe that the addition of bran oil funds. The decision to initiate a position in the oil, the protagonist must evaluate its characteristics as a strategic component in a portfolio and if the time is right for an opportunistic tactical allocation. Factors to consider include how supply and demand for oil will be affected by the global economic policy, geopolitical concerns, and the growing demand from emerging markets, among other factors.
by
Francis Warnock
Source: Darden School of Business
20 pages.
Date Posted: March 14, 2011. Prod #: UV5647-PDF-ENG
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