Using a unique data set that contains the complete ownership structure of the German stock market, we study the momentum and contrarian trading of different investor groups. Foreign investors and financial institutions, and especially mutual funds, are momentum traders, whereas private...

Die vorliegende Forschungsarbeit widmet sich der Thematik verhaltensorientierter Handelsstrategien zur Erzielung von Überrenditen am internationalen Aktienmarkt. Marktanomalien, die nicht im Einklang mit der neoklassischen Kapitalmarkttheorie stehen, bilden den primären Ansatzpunkt...

Strategic asset allocation purposes and particularly the evaluation of new asset classes require a forward-looking approach. Philipp M. Becker investigates the attractiveness of microfinance investments for different investor categories. To integrate microfinance into an asset allocation...

Efficiently Inefficient describes the key trading strategies used by hedge funds and demystifies the secret world of active investing. Leading financial economist Lasse Heje Pedersen combines the latest research with real-world examples and interviews with top hedge fund managers to show how...