This study investigates long run metals properties using the extended version of Mccown and Zimmerman (2006) multifactor CAPM-model. By adding extra explanatory variables we improve the explanation power of the existing model in terms of R-squared. Taking German invertors' perspective and using...

In this paper we provide evidence that repudiates the popular belief that Dutch pension funds are long-term passive institutional traders; rather like active traders they trade about eight and half percent of their portfolio on monthly basis. Using a unique data sample, our results affirm...

This study presents the empirical evidence on the evolution of home bias in Dutch pension funds (PFs) asset allocation behaviour. Using a panel data of more than 600 Dutch PFs over the period 1992-2006, we observe a significantly diminishing home bias from 37% to 13% in portfolio choice...