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Portfolio Risk Limits & Rebalancing Policy Template
Create a private markets risk limits and rebalancing policy covering allocation, manager, strategy, vintage, geography, liquidity, breaches and corrective actions.
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Policy purpose
This policy establishes concentration, liquidity and aggregation limits for the private markets program.
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Scope
All private equity, venture, growth, private credit, infrastructure, secondaries and co-investment exposures.
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Total allocation limit
Private markets NAV plus unfunded commitments may not exceed 27% of total portfolio value.
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Single-fund limit
No commitment may exceed 3% of total private markets NAV plus unfunded commitments.
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Manager concentration limit
Aggregate exposure to one manager may not exceed 12% of program exposure.
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Strategy concentration limit
No single strategy may exceed 45% of program exposure without Committee approval.
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Vintage-year concentration limit
No vintage year may exceed 25% of program exposure measured at commitment.
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Geographic concentration limit
Non-domestic exposure may not exceed 45% of program exposure unless explicitly approved.
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Liquidity limit
Maintain stressed call coverage and do not approve commitments that breach the approved liquidity plan.
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Monitoring
Review exposure limits quarterly using NAV, unfunded commitments, look-through data and approved aggregation rules.
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Rebalancing triggers & actions
When an exposure breaches its limit, pause incremental commitments, adjust pacing, use distributions or secondary sales, and document the return-to-policy timetable.
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Exceptions
Staff must document the rationale, duration, remediation plan and approval authority for any exception.
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Breach response
Freeze incremental exposure, notify the Investment Committee and present a remediation plan within 30 days.