Die zunehmende Integration der internationalen Finanzmärkte führte insbesondere in den letzten beiden Dekaden zu steigenden Abhängigkeiten zwischen den nationalen Aktienmärkten und resultierte in sinkenden Diversifikationseffekten. Sowohl private als auch institutionelle Investoren sind...

Optimization of international securitized real estate portfolios has been a key topic for several decades. However, most previous analysis has focused on regional diversification by applying the traditional mean-variance (MV) framework suggested by Markowitz (1952) even if the limitations of...

This paper analyzes diversification benefits from international securitized real estate in a mixed-asset context. We apply regression-based mean-variance efficiency tests, conditional on currency-unhedged and fully hedged portfolios to account for foreign exchange risk exposure. From the...

The components of GDP (residential investment, durables, nondurables, equipment and software, and business structures) display a pronounced lead-lag structure. We investigate the implications of this lead-lag structure for the cross-section of asset returns. We find that the leading GDP...