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Gearing investments with uncertainty
Thompson, Colin J.; Burgman, Mark A. - In: Journal of Risk Finance 11 (2010) January, pp. 107-110
fluctuations in the value of assets, providing a measure of robustness to uncertainty in investments. Practical implications – The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010610664
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How does private firms' investment respond to uncertainty?: Some evidence from the United Kingdom
Rashid, Abdul - In: Journal of Risk Finance 11 (2011) August, pp. 339-347
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the extent at which idiosyncratic and financial market uncertainty affect the UK private manufacturing firms' investment decisions. Design/methodology/approach – A firm-level panel data covering the period from 1999 to 2008 drawn...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611045
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Transferring home price risk to investors from individual borrowers
Sharma, Dhruv - In: Journal of Risk Finance 11 (2010) August, pp. 416-423
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline a new approach to risk management that will create an innovative … marketplace mechanism to deal with risk. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses current risk management practice and … proposes a novel new approach to risk management with an example. Findings – This paper proposes the creation of a restructured …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611050
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Hazardous immorality: strategic externalization of risk and credit pricing
Chapman, Zaneta; Getzen, Thomas - In: Journal of Risk Finance 13 (2012), pp. 381-391
risk concentration strategy and discuss expected profits (losses) under conditions of limited and unlimited liability … low enough interest rate and externalize the majority of the risk. Risks are more likely to be externalized when …. Originality/value – The main contribution of the paper is to show that a risk concentration strategy can be used to make the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010815064
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Transferring home price risk to investors from individual borrowers
Sharma, Dhruv - In: Journal of Risk Finance 11 (2010) August, pp. 416-423
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline a new approach to risk management that will create an innovative … marketplace mechanism to deal with risk. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses current risk management practice and … proposes a novel new approach to risk management with an example. Findings – This paper proposes the creation of a restructured …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010815107
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Incentive incompatibilities and arbitrage opportunities
Venezian, Emilio - In: Journal of Risk Finance 10 (2009) November, pp. 422-431
Purpose – The paper aims to examine the practical importance of the finding of Mayers and Smith, that underinvestment is a problem when debt exposed to bankruptcy is part of the financial structure. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines critically the assumptions underlying the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010815110
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Incentive incompatibilities and arbitrage opportunities
Venezian, Emilio - In: Journal of Risk Finance 9 (2008) November, pp. 422-431
Purpose – The paper aims to examine the practical importance of the finding of Mayers and Smith, that underinvestment is a problem when debt exposed to bankruptcy is part of the financial structure. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines critically the assumptions underlying the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987496
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Gearing investments with uncertainty
Thompson, Colin J.; Burgman, Mark A. - In: Journal of Risk Finance 11 (2010) January, pp. 107-110
fluctuations in the value of assets, providing a measure of robustness to uncertainty in investments. Practical implications – The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010717479
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How does private firms' investment respond to uncertainty?: Some evidence from the United Kingdom
Rashid, Abdul - In: Journal of Risk Finance 12 (2011) August, pp. 339-347
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the extent at which idiosyncratic and financial market uncertainty affect the UK private manufacturing firms' investment decisions. Design/methodology/approach – A firm-level panel data covering the period from 1999 to 2008 drawn...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720103
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Reputation entrenchment or risk minimization?: Early stop and investor-manager agency conflict in fund management
Li, Xun; Wu, Zhenyu - In: Journal of Risk Finance 9 (2008) March, pp. 125-150
Purpose – One of the agency conflicts between investors and managers in fund management is reflected by risk …-taking behaviors led by their different goals. The investors may stop their investments in risky assets before the end of the … investment horizon to minimize risk, while the managers may do so to entrench their reputation so as to pursue better …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004966301