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This study focus to check the influence of behavioral biases in investment decision making with moderating role of financial literacy in Pakistan. Theories in traditional finance consider that the individual investor is rational because he makes all decision on the bases of all available...
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Pension assets have seen rapid growth world-wide over the past decades, although they suffered large losses during the global financial crisis of 2007–2008. This paper seeks to identify the impact of Asian pension funds on selected key transmission mechanisms from pension reform to financial...
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Seeking professional financial advice to assist with financial decision making is an important option for individuals faced with increased responsibility for their financial circumstances. We explore the role of two potential barriers/enablers to accessing advice. First, we explore the role of a...
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We examine the effect of low interest rates on bond portfolio and market allocations by all institutional investors and households across all bond types in Germany at the security-level for 2005-2016. We find that―in contrast to banks―non-banks tilt bond portfolios significantly towards...
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On July 31, 2017, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced it would no longer add companies with multiple share classes to its flagship S&P 500 index. This decision was designed to protect index fund investors against unequal voting rights structures, but it has already lowered investors’ returns and...
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Can ETFs trigger fire sales in illiquid assets? We develop and empirically examine a model where an authorized participant (AP) holds bond inventory and connects the ETF to the underlying bond market. For redemptions, the AP acts as a buffer between the two markets, holding redeemed bonds to...
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Stablecoins and money market funds both seek to provide investors with safe, money-like assets but are vulnerable to runs in times of stress. In this paper, we investigate similarities and differences between the two, comparing investor behavior during the stablecoin runs of 2022 and 2023 to...
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Stablecoins and money market funds both seek to provide investors with safe, money-like assets but are vulnerable to runs in times of stress. In this paper, we investigate similarities and differences between the two, comparing investor behavior during the stablecoin runs of 2022 and 2023 to...
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Integrated capital markets facilitate risk sharing across countries. Lower home bias in financial investments is an indicator of risk sharing. We highlight that existing indicators of equity home bias in the literature suffer from incomplete coverage because they consider only listed equities....
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