Investors are trying to generate excess returns through active investment strategies. Since the outbreak of the financial crisis, investors face a situation where increased risks are accompanied by falling key interest rates. An optimal portfolio in terms of risk and return becomes a perpetual...

In the face of the recent financial crisis there is increased focus on long-term investment strategies. This is particularly true for institutional investors who manage our retirement savings. Simultaneously there is increased demand that financial assets be invested with an understanding of...

Foreword; Alejo José G. Sison.- List of tables -- List of figures -- About the editors -- About the authors.- Introduction; Wim Vandekerckhove, Jos Leys, Kristian Alm, Bert Scholtens, Silvana Signori and Henry Schäfer.- Chapter 1. Global finance and the role of responsible investors; Steve...

Terms, definitions and short essays -- Deposit insurance schemes -- Gramm-Leach-Bailey Act: creating a new bank for a new millennium -- Comparative analysis of zero-coupon and coupon-pre-funded bonds -- Intertemporal risk and currency risk -- Credit derivatives -- international parity conditions...

Andreas Schyra delineates the previous scientific and practical applications of indices as benchmarks for single asset classes such as stocks, commodities, German governmental bonds, and cash as well as especially for multi-asset portfolios. The author gives recommendations for allocating equity...

Funktionsweise wertgesicherter Anlagestrategien und Gang der Untersuchung -- Absicherungsqualität und Renditepotenzial alternativer Wertsicherungsstrategien -- Ansätze zur Optimierung von Wertsicherungssystemen -- Zusammenfassung.

Einführung -- Eine Entscheidungstheorie für zeitoptimale Entscheidungen -- Risikoneigung über Zielerreichungszeiten - Eine Analyse auf Basis der klassischen Zeitpräferenztheorie -- Risikoneigung über Zielerreichungszeiten - Eine Analyse auf Basis eines neuen St. Petersburg-Spiels --...

This book relates to strategic asset allocation for institutional investors. It consists of a collection of edited papers from academics worldwide on the latest developments in asset allocation, portfolio management and international investments. These expert studies can improve the risk and...

Sebastian Haase beschreibt den Dispositionseffekt als Phänomen und spürt den Ursprüngen dieses Forschungsfeldes nach. Er stellt verschiedene Erklärungsmodelle für den Dispositionseffekt dar, wie z. B. Mean Reversion, die Prospect Theory, Mental Accounting und den...

This Palgrave Pivot assesses the impact of the regulatory framework for derivatives built post-crisis and examines its ambition to centralize and minimize credit risk, enhance transparency, and regain control. Zelenko delves into the powerful destabilizing forces exerted by derivatives markets...