The condensed research article presents some innovative research results on the venture capital optimal investment portfolio strategies selection in the diffusion-type financial systems in the imperfect highly volatile global capital markets with the incomplete information, which are...

Beginning in early 2021, surging volume in Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.A) has captured the attention of market watchers. Averaging volume of just 375 shares a day over the previous decade, the market’s most expensive stock routinely traded additional volume equivalent to more than a billion...

The hedge fund industry represents a significant and viable alternative for mainstream investment business clientèle, as well as a growing number of sophisticated high net worth individuals. The hedge fund raison d'être has been relative independence of other (more traditional) asset classes...

This study examines the impact of listing location, whether the stock is listed on the main board or the junior market of the London Stock Exchange, on the number of analysts following the stock. It also examines whether the determinants of analyst coverage can be conditional on listing...

In the recent years the shadow banking system had moved into the focus of regulators. New regulatory approaches affected the overall appearance of financial markets. The G20 detected the shadow banking system as remaining issue for sound and efficient regulation to ensure a stable financial...

This survey reviews the growing body of academic work on venture capital. It lays out the major data sources used. It examines the work on venture capital investments in companies, looking at issues of selection, contracting, post-investment services and exits. The survey considers recent work...

Securitisation allows banks to swap risky assets for cash and thereby boost regulatory capital measures and attain a higher balance sheet turnover. As a result, access to securitisation lowers banks' dependence on capital in lending and increases credit supply. In my empirical strategy I compare...

The global financial crisis triggered a vast number of new laws and regulations at international level, including initiatives that can be classified as "soft law". The legitimacy and efficacy of these new norms are subject to intensive academic and political debates. At the same time, soft law...

We investigate whether syndication networks among banks influence the financing of leveraged buyouts (LBO). We find that lead banks serve as important intermediaries between the supply (banks in an LBO loan syndicate) and demand (targets and private equity (PE) firms) sides of LBO financing....