Eine der herausragenden Entwicklungen auf den internationalen Finanzmarkten in den letzten Jahren ist die Institutionalisierung, d. h. die zunehmende Delegation privater Ersparnisse an professionelle Kapitalanleger - den institutionellen Investoren. Darunter sind private...

The objective of this study is to empirically examine the capital structure theories that can explain the capital structure choice made by the firms that are operating in China, India, and South Africa. The study tests the capital structure theories as a stand-alone basis as well as an...

Applying universal ownership theory and drawing on multiple-case studies, this article analyzes what drives institutional investors to engage with government entities and what challenges they find in the process. We relied on document analysis and conducted twelve semi-structured interviews with...

The application of simultaneous equation regressions on a sample of 110 French IPO firms between 2005-2010, allowed us to say that the initial return is significantly influenced by the under / overpricing. The results of our study show that the underpricing can improve the initial return. On the...

This paper considers the factors the allowed for the birth and facilitated the subsequent development of the equity side and the finance (or debt) side of the Islamic capital markets. The equity side of the Islamic capital markets began in 1998 with the issuance (after five years of debate) of a...

Firms changing their listing from the less regulated AIM to the more regulated main section of the London Stock Exchange exhibit positive returns on the day the decision is announced, while for firms moving in the opposite direction both announcement and implementation day returns are negative....

Portfolio capital raised through foreign public issuances is seen as volatile and undesirable for countries with poorly regulated financial systems. An implication is that firms that finance themselves in part with such investment have worse outcomes during systemic liquidity crises. I...

According to the often-cited CapCo study (2003) about hedge fund failures, 50% of the failures were driven by Operational Risk. Not only for hedge funds, but also for other asset management companies – such as private equity companies, family offices or independent asset managers - operational...

Corporate Governance models vary from country to country however the main principles of every Corporate Governance model derives from fundamental mechanisms of governance as insider (stakeholder model) and outsider (shareholder model) systems. Insider model of corporate governance is mostly...