Based on a sample of 467 asset managers from four countries we robustly find that women manage smaller funds than men, despite tough competition in this industry. Interestingly, the gender gap exists only for managers of smaller funds, i.e. at the lower end of the hierarchy, as quantile...

Das Anlagefondsgeschäft zählt, nicht zuletzt aufgrund der demographischen Entwicklung, zu einem der am stärksten wachsenden Segmente innerhalb der Finanzdienstleistungsindustrie. Dabei ist die zukünftige Entwicklung einerseits durch eine zunehmende Konkurrenzierung durch alternative...

The aim of this study is the analysis of so called socially responsible investments (SRI). First, the performance of SRI equity investment funds and equity indices is investigated using Jensen's alpha as performance measure. The analysis considers market timing strategies of the fund management...