We investigate the role of information asymmetries and inflation hedging in shaping international equity portfolios. We confirm, in a multinational setting, Cooper and Kaplanis (1994) result of no inflation hedging motive driving investors' behavior and find evidence of a crucial role for...

Frequent, yet uninformed, fund flows in Chilean pension plans generate substantial trading in currency markets due to the high allocation to international securities. These non-fundamental flows have a significant impact on the Chilean peso, which is estimated to have a relatively low price...

We contend that the confluence of portfolio similarity and correlated liquidity shocks within mutual fund styles can exacerbate fund exposure to liquidity risk. We find that mutual funds mitigate such liquidity risk exposure by systematically reducing portfolio overlap with peer funds when their...