Ch.11 · Scheme Performance Disclosure Rules · hard

In a debt fund fact sheet, 'Macaulay Duration' is different from 'Average Maturity' because:

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EXPLANATION

Average Maturity is the weighted average time to the final redemption of each bond. Macaulay Duration weighs all intermediate cash flows (coupons) and the final principal, giving a more accurate measure of interest rate sensitivity than average maturity alone.

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