In the context of managing downside correlations, we examine the use of multi-dimensional elliptical and asymmetric copula models to forecast returns for portfolios with 3 to 12 constituents. Our analysis assumes that investors have no short-sales constraints and a utility function characterized...

Haley and Walker (2010) present the Euclidean and Empirical Likelihood nonparametric option pricing models as alternative tilts to Stutzer's (1996) Canonical pricing method. We empirically test the comparative strengths of each of these methods using a large sample of traded options on the...

We examine the performance of 162 global private equity real estate investment funds across the core, value-add and opportunistic investment style categories over the most recent property cycle (2001-2011). We employ a multi-factor asset pricing model to measure the impact on the funds' total...

We analyse the empirical relationships between firm fundamentals and the dependence structure between individual REIT and stock market returns. In contrast to previous studies, we distinguish between the average systematic risk of REITs and their asymmetric risk in the sense of a...

We investigate whether Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) managers actively manipulate performance measures in spite of the strict regulation under the REIT regime. We provide empirical evidence that is consistent with this hypothesis. Specifically, manipulation strategies may rely on the...

Progressive income taxation regimes can be modelled as a weighted portfolio of European Call options over an individual's gross taxable income. These options are struck at the tax bracket lower bound and weighted by the increment in the marginal tax rate. The government holds a long position in...

Haley & Walker (2010) suggest that their use of Cressie-Read family within Stutzer's (1996) non-parametric method for valuing European option might be extended to Alcock & Carmichael's (2008) non-parametric valuation of American options. We derive this suite of non-parametric methods to price...

Alcock and Carmichael (2008) introduce a nonparametric method for pricing American style options that is derived from the canonical valuation developed by Stutzer (1996). While the statistical properties of this nonparametric pricing methodology have been studied in a controlled simulation...

Price bubbles are a phenomenon of asset markets that contradicts market efficiency. In this paper we explore the prevalence of asset-price bubbles in Australian listed industrial equities and A-REIT markets. The Australian market is a unique setting to test for price bubbles, given the regular...

Asymmetric dependence between stock returns and market returns is significantly priced in international equity returns. Of all the commonly considered factors, asymmetric dependence is the only factor priced in all 38 markets examined. Internationally, investors require additional compensation...