This textbook first introduces the reader to return measurement and then goes on to compare the time-weighted rate of return (TWR) with the money-weighted rate of return (MWR). To emphasize the importance of risk in conjunction with return, different tracking errors are analyzed and ex-post...

This textbook first introduces the reader to return measurement and then goes on to compare the time-weighted rate of return (TWR) with the money-weighted rate of return (MWR). To emphasize the importance of risk in conjunction with return, different tracking errors are analyzed and ex-post...

As a result of economic and structural changes, the automotive supply industry has been facing significant consolidation activity over the last twenty years. The pressure to produce better equipped and less expensive automobiles has created a growing trend towards specialization and...

Today, Multinational Corporations (MNCs) spread their value chains across the globe and foreign subsidiaries play a crucial role in creating value within and for the MNC. While some MNCs are aware of their subsidiaries' performance, others only have a vague idea. Research findings in this area...

Frank Ecker examines the performance of U.S. initial public offerings (IPOs) from 1980 to 2002. He links positive and negative abnormal returns to the deviation of the realized information risk from the expected information risk. The author proposes effective measures for a long-term profitable...

Superior investment performance is the ultimate objective of mutual fund investors. However, past fund performance is no reliable indicator of future performance. Peter Lückoff investigates why fund flows and manager changes act as equilibrium mechanisms and drive the performance of both...

Die Anlageberatung -- Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Befunde -- Methodik -- Messmethodik Beratungsintensität und Kundenportfoliorendite -- Die Stichprobe -- Empirische Analyse: Deskriptive Statistik und Einflüsse der Anlageberatung auf die Portfoliodeterminanten -- Vereinfachter...

In light of recent financial crises, the role of investment funds is a recurring subject for discussion. Traditional methods must be adapted with the objective to strengthen scientific knowledge of investment funds. This book provides new insights, ideas and empirical evidence to improve tools...

This book is a comprehensive introduction to financial modeling that teaches advanced undergraduate and graduate students in finance and economics how to use R to analyze financial data and implement financial models. This text will show students how to obtain publicly available data, manipulate...

Für eine fundierte Anlageentscheidung ist die Messung und Beurteilung der erzielten Ergebnisse unabdingbar. Die Dimensionen Rendite und Risiko sind daher immer gemeinsam zu betrachten, um Fehlallokationen zu vermeiden. Jens Daum untersucht die zur Verfügung stehenden Instrumente der...