Stock returns in emerging markets are to some extent predictable on the basis of selected instrument variables. We show that local information is more important than global information to capture emerging stock market returns. This is an indication for at least partial segmentation of emerging...

This paper focuses on mean reversion on international stock markets and explores whether this empirical observation is compatible with a rational, general equilibrium asset pricing model. We consider a simple time series model with switching regimes for the consumption process in the G-7...

Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden die Ergebnisse einer Fragebogenuntersuchung unter deutschen, schweizerischen und österreichischen Unternehmen über die Motive zur Emission von Wandelanleihen vorgestellt. Die Interpretation der Antworten der befragten Unternehmen bestätigt die...

We test leverage predictions of the trade-off and pecking order models using Swiss data. At an aggregate level, leverage of Swiss firms is comparatively low, but the results depend crucially on the exact definition of leverage. Confirming the pecking order model but contradicting the trade-off...

Asymmetric portfolio insurance strategies have become increasingly popular in practice. We show that a combination of investments in bonds and call options allows for more flexible strategies than the traditional portfolio insurance based on investments in put options and their underlying...

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We investigate the impact of options listings on the variance of the underlying stock returns in the Swiss equity market using a non-parametric approach. The emergence of multiple share categories in most Swiss firms, combined with the fact that (listed) options are typically not introduced on...

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This paper addresses the relationship between aggregate dividend payments and maiket capitalization as related to the firm's dividend decision. Most previous work concentrates on the US; we extend these studies to the different institutional framework represented by West Germany, France, the UK,...