Die deutsche Bankenbranche ist mit ihrer schlechten Kosteneffizienz im internationalen Wettbewerb weit zurückgefallen. Der globale Wettbewerbsdruck zwingt die Kreditinstitute, ihre Kostensituation zu verbessern. Die Konzentration auf Kernkompetenzen sowie die Optimierung der...

Specific industry factors determining cross-border business set-up in the European mutual fund industry are analyzed to contribute to the understanding of production specificities in the financial industry. The findings indicate that the decision on where to domicile a fund is not primarily...

In this paper, we analyze whether the domiciliation decision of mutual funds has an impact on fund fees. To explain the fee price-setting of mutual funds, we consider characteristics specific to funds, fund companies, and countries. We find that fees vary considerably across fund types and...