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We develop a geographical-based vibrancy index using important location characteristics that measure local economic health. We show that local vibrancy is associated with future firm outcomes, including investment, leverage, profitability, and firm value. More vibrant firms are located in...
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As most Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) engage in securities lending or are based on total return swaps, they expose their investors to counterparty risk. In this paper, we estimate empirically such risk exposures for a sample of physical and swap-based funds. We find that counterparty risk...
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French Abstract: La présente contribution étudie, dans une perspective avant tout juridique, les défais que les crypto-monnaies sont susceptibles de poser à la Banque Centrale Européenne dans l'accomplissement de son mandat. Elle soulève également la question si l'émission d'une monnaie...
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Les prix des logements ont sensiblement augmenté au Canada au cours des dix dernières années, portant la dette des ménages et la construction de logements à des points hauts historiques. Bien que le durcissement de la politique macroprudentielle ait ralenti la croissance des emprunts des...
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This paper presents a summary of the U.S. pension system. First, our goal is to explain how unfunded and funded pension schemes work. We also study how the economic and financial crisis has affected these different schemes. Moreover, we examine the official long-run forecasts of the evolution of...
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French Abstract: L’impact investing s’est progressivement développé en réponse à une prise de conscience collective engendrée par les mutations économiques et sociales qui ont marqué le XXème siècle. Le marché a encore du mal à se structurer, en partie en raison du flou qui règne...
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Trusteed pension funds are one of the most important sources of retirement income for Canadians. They have also been one of the fastest-growing sectors of the Canadian financial market. Trusteed pension funds play an important role in capital markets, channelling billions of dollars of their...
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(VF)Cet article propose d'étudier la stabilité des performances de certains fonds de retraite anglais. Nos résultats montrent que les fonds investis en actions sont caractérisés par une réversion de leurs performances alors que les fonds obligataires connaissent une certaine pérennité...
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The present study proposes to examine the link between the organisational policies of the investment management companies and the performance of the managed funds. This study is based on about fifteen exploratory talks organized with persons in charge of investment management companies, and on...
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