This paper examines the ability of balanced pension plan managers to successfully time the equity and bond market and select the appropriate assets within these markets. In order to evaluate both market timing abilities in these balanced pension plans, we extend the traditional equity market...

This paper examines the ability of balanced pension plan managers to successfully time the equity and bond market and select the appropriate assets within these markets. In order to evaluate both market timing abilities in these balanced pension plans, we extend the traditional equity market...

In this article, we contribute to financial literature on institutional herding behaviour, intertemporal imitation and informational cascades by analysing the changes in the strategic asset allocations of Spanish equity pension plans investing in Eurozone equities. This article is mainly focused...

We analyze what a second business degree reveals about the investment behavior of mutual fund managers. Specifically, we compare performance, risk, and style of managers with both a CFA designation and an MBA degree to managers with only one of these qualifications. We document that the average...