In this paper we give a generalized model of the interest rates term structure including Nelson-Siegel and Svensson structure. For that we introduce a continuous m-factor exponential-polynomial form of forward interest rates and demonstrate its considerably better performance in a fitting of the...

The weakness of credit growth in the United States and Europe has given rise to concerns that the financial crisis has led to a credit crunch which has deepened the recession in the real economy and poses a serious threat to the recovery that seems to have started in the most recent months. In...

Der Diskussionsbeitrag zeigt, wie der für die Unternehmensbewertung benötigte risikolose Basiszinssatz modellgestützt aus Kapitalmarktdaten gewonnen werden kann. Dies ist die Basis für eine konsistente Bewertung, die auf den unbestimmten Begriff des "landesüblichen Zinsfußes"...