This paper investigates determinants and consequences of net asset value discounts in listed private equity funds. Listed private equity funds share characteristics of closed-end mutual funds and traditional unlisted private equity funds and can therefore offer insights into both. Our results...

Recent research indicates that the majority of listed firms in Germany (and also in many other countries around the world) have a dominant owner rather than being widely-held. Hence, owner-dominated firms comprise an important subset of listed companies. This article introduces the concept of an...

Das Regelwerk Basel II konnte die Finanzkrise nicht verhindern. Ist ein Basel III notwendig? Franz-Christoph Zeitler, Deutsche Bundesbank, macht in seinem Beitrag deutlich, dass entgegen einem in der Öffentlichkeit weit verbreitetem Eindruck auf internationaler und europäischer Ebene bereits...