English Abstract: The author proposes a new type of asset-backed security, called Exchange Traded Pieced Loan (ETPL), designed to address a variety of major issues for savers, lenders, borrowers, authorities and other stakeholders in China's markets for investment and credit. An ETPL's...

English Abstract: The authors review the availability and allocation of commercial credit in China, the investment options presented to savers and the funding options available to Chinese banks. They highlight the markets intrinsic deficiencies, vast externalities and tremendous potentials for...

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Vi analyserer hvordan Oslo Børs påvirkes av det direkte statlige eierskapet i norske selskaper. Vi har først sett om det er en ``statsrabatt'' på Oslo Børs. Ved å se på data fra 1989 til 2007 har vi funnet noen indikasjoner på en slik rabatt, en negativ sammenheng mellom lønnsomhet,...

This paper examines the ownership structure of listed Thai firms in 1996. The ownership structure is concentrated. In 82.59 percent of the firms in the sample, the largest shareholders are also controlling shareholders. The controlling shareholders are mainly families. Foreign investors form the...