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We propose a model of asset management in which benchmarking arises endogenously, and analyze its unintended welfare consequences. Fund managers' portfolios are unobservable and they incur private costs in running them. Conditioning managers' compensation on a benchmark portfolio's performance...
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weaker for managers with longer tenure. I consider an optimal incentive contract for money managers, and I provide an … compensation. In the optimal contract, flows become more sensitive to performance when the manager faces stronger incentives from … the compensation contract. With learning, the manager's incentives become stronger after good performance, so that a …
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We theoretically investigate the effect of public information — such as credit ratings and securities analysts' reports — on investor welfare in the context of delegated asset management. Specifically, we ask: does more precise public information increase investor welfare by decreasing an...
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This paper studies static rational inattention problems with multiple actions and multiple shocks. We solve for the optimal signals chosen by agents and provide tools to interpret information processing. By relaxing restrictive assumptions previously used to gain tractability, we allow agents...
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, a partner of an investment company, and a fund manager of the company. The investor cannot perfectly observe the partner …
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dividends of the firm over time, and will consider a pie sharing rule contract over the dividends of consumption goods to …
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This study analyzes small-sized asset owners' optimal choice problems in selecting an outsourced chief investment …-sized asset owners to use this method. Instead, they access OCIO services by participating in an investment pool or utilizing OCIO … when the market has enough investment pools, the utility of all small-sized asset owners increases. To enhance the growth …
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appropriate choice of benchmark it is always optimal to include a bonus incentive fee in the contract. We derive the conditions … faces moral hazard with respect to the effort and risk choices of the portfolio manager. The employment contract promises … benchmark-linked option-type “bonus” incentive fee. We show that the option-type incentive helps overcome the effort …
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The well-known equity home bias has two components: an extensive and intensive margin. Using U.S. household portfolio data, we find that the decision to participate in foreign stock markets depends on investor's wealth, with richer investors more likely to participate (the extensive margin). We...
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Risk parity is an asset allocation strategy designed so each asset class contributes equally to overall portfolio risk (as measured by volatility). While risk parity offers potential advantages, its success hinges on key assumptions and a favorable environment for bonds. Like the traditional...
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