Purpose: This study theoretically investigates the impacts of tax benefits on funding level and risk-taking of a corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plan. Design/methodology/approach: The present value of the future tax benefits is maximized while the stockholders determine the funding level...

Purpose: Mutual fund investors assess a fund manager’s skills when allocating their capital. To identify the rationale behind retail investors’ decisions, this study aims to examine the relation between mutual fund flows and abnormal returns (alpha), as well as the various risk factors in...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to theoretically examine the risk-taking decision of corporate defined benefits (DB) plans. The equity holders’ investment problem that is represented by the position of a vulnerable option is solved. Design/methodology/approach: The simple traditional...

Purpose: This study theoretically investigates the impacts of tax benefits on funding level and risk-taking of a corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plan.Design/methodology/approach: The present value of the future tax benefits is maximized while the stockholders determine the funding level...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to theoretically examine the risk-taking decision of corporate defined benefits (DB) plans. The equity holders' investment problem that is represented by the position of a vulnerable option is solved. Design/methodology/approach: The simple traditional...

Mutual fund investors evaluate fund managers' skills before making investment decisions. Previous studies worldwide examined the rationale behind retail investors' investment decisions and found that investors reward performance by net fund flow. A Japanese study found that investors respond to...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the potential and cost of policy incentives for individuals to defer public pension (social security) claims. Design/methodology/approach: Using Internet survey experiments, the impacts of introducing three potential policies to defer public...