We set up a general equilibrium model of Chinese wealth management products (WMPs), which are deeply rooted in traditional Chinese commercial banks. According to this model, we proposed two hypotheses, namely, the regulatory arbitrage and information asymmetry hypotheses. We tested the...

Asset managers have assumed a position of unprecedented power and influence in the control of essential infrastructures of social life, with broadly negative ramifications. But as the commentaries assembled here all insist, it did not - and does not - have to be this way. In this reply, I...

This paper provides a review on machine learning methods applied to the asset management discipline. Firstly, we describe the theoretical background of both machine learning and finance that will be needed to understand the reviewed methods. Next, the main datasets and sources of data are...

This study aims to analyse the demographic characteristics of real estate investors and their attitude towards expected and earned yields when making direct, indirect, and non-real estate passive income investments. Quantitative analysis is employed based on both online and offline survey data...

Die Rechtslage ist unklar und in ihrer Komplexität schwer zu entwirren. Diese Dissertation gibt Antworten und neue Impulse für die einkommensteuerrechtliche Behandlung von Optionsgeschäften. Das Werk hilft dem Rechtsanwender und vertieft das Verständnis des geltenden Einkommensteuerrechts...

Throughout history, gold has played a vital role as a financial asset in the global financial system. It has been prevalent as a currency in many civilizations, including Ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. In the modern era, gold continues to play a critical role in the global financial system,...

The goal of this paper is to emphasize the importance of prioritizing pleasure and enjoyment in the properties being invested in over financial returns. This research aims to determine the impact of hedonism on an individual's real estate investment decisions, with financial self-efficacy acting...

Understanding risk-adjusted returns in real estate investment are crucial, but little is known about the risk-adjusted returns for direct real estate. This paper examines risk-adjusted total returns by developing an extended capital asset pricing model (CAPM) to investigate whether direct real...

This article contributes to an understanding of how real estate financialisation unfolds within a city in the global South, Johannesburg. It firstly shows that compared to what has been witnessed in the global North, real estate financialisation in South Africa is characteristically...

In this paper, the possibility of using fundamental weighting as a tool to intentionally tilt a portfolio toward specific and unobservable risk factors in the illiquid and undeveloped Croatian stock market is explored. Thus far, fundamental-weighting has been shown to be able to outperform the...