Gemäß § 7 Abs. 5 PKG hat jede Pensionskasse zur Absicherung der Verpflichtungen aus dem Mindestertrag gemäß § 2 Abs. 2 und 3 PKG eine Rücklage (Mindestertragsrücklage) zu bilden, der jährlich mindestens 0,3 vH des Gesamtwertes der sich aus dem Formblatt A,Passiva, Pos. I ergebenden...

We contribute to the earnings management literature and provide insights for accounting regulatorsby investigating the impact of FRS3 on accruals management by UK firms. FRS3 mandated net incomeper share, whilst allowing the release of incremental information on sustainable profitability....

Motivated by the Chinese experience, we analyze a semi-open economy where the centralbank has access to international capital markets, but the private sector has not. Thisenables the central bank to choose an interest rate different from the international rate.We examine the optimal policy of...

We study environmental policy for a polluting firmthat can invest in extracapacity. The optimal levels of allowed output as well as the tax rate are increasingin investment. With divisible investment, commitment always leads to the first best,under direct regulation and taxation. Time-consistent...

The Federal Reserve requires U.S. commercial banks andother depository institutions to hold a minimum level ofreserves in proportion to certain liabilities. On occasion, thecentral bank has reduced reserve requirements—such as in1990, when requirements on large time deposits were dropped,and...

The defaulted and distressed, public and private debt markets in the United States increased enormously to a record $942 billion (face value) at the end of 2002. The market value of this increasingly attractive alternative investment segment was approximately $512 billion. (...)

The objective of this paper to present a general overview of a possible approach for the valuation of insurance liabilities and the capital requirements required as a consequence of the risk transfer from a policyholder to the insurer...

This document refers to sub-issue 11G of the IASC Insurance Issues paper and proposes a method to value risk-adjusted cash flows (refer to the IAA paper INSURANCE LIABILITIES - VALUATION & CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, GENERAL OVERVIEW OF A POSSIBLE APPROACH, sections 2.2 and 2.3). The principles and...