Lebanon Investments, a company incorporated in Zambia is a renowned fund management company that specializes in off-shore investments in equity, treasury bills and fixed income securities. As Investment Manager, you have been asked to provide a performance analysis of the investments over the last one year and to make any necessary comments. To help you with the analysis, the information in the Tables below has been provided outlining performance of our managed portfolio (Tyre Limited) and that of the benchmark portfolio (Sidon Consolidated).

Sidon Consolidated

Component Weight (%) Return of Index (%)

Equity 50 12

Bonds 35 9

Treasury Bills 15 6

Tyre Limited

Component Weight (%) Return of Index (%)

Equity 70 10

Bonds 20 13

Treasury Bills 10 5

Required

i) Calculate the excess return of the managed portfolio against the benchmark and explain the meaning of the excess, clearly stating whether the performance was favorable or unfavorable - show all your workings. (3 marks)

ii) From the above, analyze the performance of Tyre Limited and clearly state what portion of performance was attributed to: - Asset allocation - Selection of instruments (returns) (6 marks)