Newly introduced Government-subsidized pension products in Germany are requiredto contain a promise by the seller to provide a “money-back guarantee” atthe end of the term. The client is also given the right to stop paying premiums atany time (paid-up option). In this case, the amount of all...

Motivated by a recent demographic study establishing a link betweenmacroeconomic fluctuations and the mortality index kt in the Lee-Cartermodel, we assess the impact of macroeconomic fluctuations on the solvencyof a life insurance company. Liabilities in our stochastic simulationframework are...

Many firms use social media (SM) to solicit online investments. In this study, we examine the interaction between SM attributes and online-investment attributes to determine how this interaction shapes users' investment decisions. Specifically, we investigate initial coin offerings (ICOs) as an...

Misselling is the sale of financial services that do not meet the needs of consumers or in the manner or the way they are sold, which is not appropriate to the nature of those services. The first aim of this article is to characterise the misselling phenomenon and present the most important...

Um die gesetzliche Rentenversicherung zu entlasten, wurde mit dem Altersvermögensgesetz (AVmG) zum 01.01.2002 in Deutschland die staatlich geförderte kapitalgedeckte private und betriebliche Altersvorsorge erheblich in ihrem Umfang erweitert. Im Rahmen der privaten Altersvorsorge stellen...

Economic growth is reflected in SDG8 of the sustainable development goals. Financial stability has been identified as a factor promoting economic growth. However, there is little evidence on the effect of financial stability on economic growth in Nigeria. This study empirically examines the...

This study examines the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors into global banking practices and their impact on financial stability, measured by the Bank to Capital Asset Ratio. Through a comprehensive literature review and data analysis, the paper highlights the...

This paper explores the critical role of the banking sector in facilitating the ecological transition through the integration of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors. By analyzing the intersection of ESG considerations and access to credit globally, the study highlights how banks...

Il presente studio esamina l'impatto dei fattori ESG-Environment, Social and Governance sui modelli creditizi delle banche italiane e sulla domanda di mutui delle famiglie nelle diverse macro-regioni del paese dal 2009 al 2022. La transizione verso pratiche di finanza sostenibile è analizzata...

The article reviews the linkage of banking credit with technological innovation at global level underlining that access to finance is important for and innovation. The domestic credit percentage involving the private sector to GDP allows projects of high risk but with a very high reward,...