Extreme market outcomes are often followed by a lack of liquidity and a lack of trade. This market collapse seems particularly acute for markets where traders rely heavily on a specific empirical model such as in derivative markets. Asset pricing and trading, in these cases, are intrinsically...

Extreme market outcomes are often followed by a lack of liquidity and a lack of trade. This market collapse seems particularly acute for markets where traders rely heavily on a specific empirical model such as in derivative markets. Asset pricing and trading, in these cases, are intrinsically...

Die Dissertation umfasst drei Artikel aus den Bereichen Asset Liability Management und Asset Management. Im ersten Artikel entwerfen wir einen Liability Benchmark, welcher zur Beurteilung der Anlage von Pensionskassen dient. Die relative Rendite der Strategischen Asset Allokation (SAA) im...

This study investigates the relationship between governance, investment performance and asset allocation of pension funds in Switzerland. Our sample includes survey data from 139 Swiss occupational pension plans for which we develop a governance metric comprising attributes of organisational...