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title: Common Advisor Effect in Allocations
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4822200/
site: ML-Quant (https://www.ml-quant.com)
updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
index: https://www.ml-quant.com/llms.txt
identifier: SSRN 4822200
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4822200
featured: 2024-05-15
citations: unknown
topic: Portfolio & Allocation
---


# Common Advisor Effect in Allocations

The study reveals that pension funds with the same asset manager or actuary tend to make similar asset allocation decisions, which may not align with their unique characteristics or sophistication level.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4822200
- Identifier: SSRN 4822200
- Released: 2024-05-09
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 49 (2024-05-15): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2024-05-15/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Portfolio & Allocation

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