The relation between the volatilities of pricing kernels associated with di�erent currencies and the volatility of the exchange rate between the currencies is derived under the assumption of integrated capital markets, and the volatilities of the pricing kernels are related to the foreign...

The apparent inconsistency between the Tobin Separation Theorem and the advice of popular investment advisors pointed out by Canner et al (1997) is shown to be explicable in terms of the hedging demands of optimising long-term investors in an environment in which the investment opportunity set...

The optimal portfolio strategy is developed for an investor who has detected an asset pricing anomaly but is not certain that the anomaly is genuine rather than merely apparent. He analysis takes account of the fact that the parameters of both the underlying asset pricing model and the anomalous...

We analyze the risk characteristics and the valuation of assets in an economy in which the investment opportunity set is described by the real interest rate and the maximum Sharpe ratio. It is shown that, holding constant the beta of the underlying cash flow, the beta of a security is a function...