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The Benefits of Creating an Integrated EU Market for Investment Funds

Heinemann, Friedrich - 2002

The fast growing EU market for investment funds is still characterised by a continuing relevance of national borders. This papers assesses this market?s degree of integration, the potential benefits from more integration and the obstacles to cross-border sales of funds. The analysis shows that...

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Socially Responsible Investments in Germany, Switzerland and the United States: An Analysis of Investment Funds and Indices

Schröder, Michael - 2003

The aim of this study is the analysis of so called socially responsible investments (SRI). First, the performance of SRI equity investment funds and equity indices is investigated using Jensen´s alpha as performance measure. The analysis considers market timing strategies of the fund management...

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Do private equity owners increase risk of financial distress and bankruptcy?

Tykvová, Tereza; Borell, Mariela - 2011

There is some controversy on the key sources of success in the private equity model and on how this business model affects the portfolio companies. We investigate financial distress risks of European companies around the buyout event in the period between 2000 and 2008. In addition, we analyze...

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Do private equity owners increase risk of financial distress and bankruptcy?

Tykvová, Tereza; Borell, Mariela - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011

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Are SRI funds conventional funds in disguise or do they live up to their name?

Nitsche, Christin; Schröder, Michael - 2015

In recent years, the socially responsible investing (SRI) industry has become an important segment of international capital markets by incorporating ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) factors into investment selection and management processes. This study analyses whether SRI mutual funds...

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Are SRI funds conventional funds in disguise or do they live up to their name?

Nitsche, Christin; Schröder, Michael - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2015

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The Benefits of Creating an Integrated EU Market for Investment Funds

Heinemann, Friedrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2002

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097966

Kosten der privaten Altersvorsorge: Private Rentenversicherungen und Fondssparpläne im Vergleich

Westerheide, Peter - 2001

Ansparen in Investmentfonds mit gleicher durchschnittlicher Renditeerwartung vor Kosten, wie sie private Rentenversicherungen … bieten, und den hier unterstellten Kosten für aktienorientierte Investmentfonds aus Kostensicht nicht immer effizient ist …. Sofern aktienorientierte Investmentfonds jedoch im langfristigen Durchschnitt höhere Renditen vor Kosten erwirtschaften …

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How does the domiciliation decision affect mutual fund fees?

Lang, Gunnar; Köhler, Matthias - 2011

In this paper, we analyze whether the domiciliation decision of mutual funds has an impact on fund fees. To explain the fee price-setting of mutual funds, we consider characteristics specific to funds, fund companies, and countries. We find that fees vary considerably across fund types and...

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Lessons of the financial crisis for the attractiveness of European financial centers

Lang, Gunnar - 2012

This paper analyses fundamental location factors for the financial industry by investigating the economic significance of market participants' assessments of location factors and country-specific characteristics over time. A unique data set allows studying the locational attractiveness of...

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