(CAT-)astrophe Bonds are of significant importance in the field of alternative risk transfer.Since the market of CAT Bonds is not as liquid as e.g. the stock market, the use of pricing models is ofhigh relevance. One important parameter in all pricing models is the probability of catastrophe....

If the government announces the termination of a subsidy paid for an irreversible investment under uncertainty, investors might decide to realize their investment so as to obtain the subsidy. These investors might have postponed an investment if future payment were assured. Depending on the...

Purpose: Study conditions of empirical publications on time series modeling and forecasting of electricity prices vary widely, making it difficult to generalize results. The key purpose of the present study is to offer a comparison of different model types and modeling conditions regarding...

In the aftermath of a natural catastrophe, there is increased demand for skilled reconstruction labor, which leads to significant increases in reconstruction labor wages and hence insured losses. Such inflation effects are known as 'Demand Surge' effects. It is important for insurance companies...

Kimball's Prudence and Two-Fund Separation as Determinants of Mutual Fund Performance Evaluation We consider investors with mean-variance-skewness preferences who aim at selecting one out of F different funds and combining it optimally with the riskless asset and direct stock holdings. Direct...

Direkte Aktienengagements von Investoren und Performancemessung für Investmentfonds Performancemaße werden von Investoren insbesondere als Mittel zur Selektion von Investmentfonds im Rahmen von Ex-ante-Optimierungen verwandt. Unglücklicherweise existieren verschiedene Performancemaße für...

Konzentrationsrisiken unter Basel II: Wann sind Kreditportfolios unendlich granular? Die Diskussion hinsichtlich Kredit-Konzentrationsrisiken wird hauptsächlich durch die Anforderungen an das Kreditrisikomanagement getrieben, wie diese in Säule 2 von Basel II formuliert sind. So fordert Säule...

Derivative financial instruments are frequently used as a tool for influencing the risk ofentrepreneurial uncertain payoff. To this end, an approximation procedure is developed capable ofcalculating the optimal quantity of derivatives to be used. It is assumed that the entrepreneurial cashflow...