This study has investigated to which extent rating events influence sovereign bond yield spreads and overall financial market volatility. While rating agencies are part and parcel of today's financial markets, the study succeeds in tracing some independent effect that ratings exert on financial...

"The focus of the global economy is increasingly shifted towards China and emerging countries. However, despite their high growth prospects, emerging economies often lack the sound capital market and corporate governance systems necessary to promote the efficient allocation of financial...

Immer mehr Kapitalanleger wollen ihr Geld nachhaltig investieren. Ebenso sind Pensionsfonds im Rahmen der Riester-Rente verpflichtet, offen zu legen, inwieweit sie ihre Anlagestrategien an sozial-ökologischen Kriterien ausrichten. Doch woher weiß man, welche Unternehmen sich in ihrer sozialen...