Based on a sample of more than eleven thousand unique 10‐K reports of US companies filed with SEC in period 2013 to 2018, this study examines the relationship between actual sustainability performance of companies, evaluated by MSCI ESG performance scores, and the extent and the scope of...

The paper at hand presents a customer satisfaction model for the private banking industry. We empirically assess the postulated model with the help of partial least squares (PLS) and use formative measurement models for the predictors of customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. The results of...

Schiefe in der Portfolioselektion In dieser Arbeit untersuchen wir die Einflüsse von nicht normalverteilten Anlagerenditen auf die Portfoliooptimierung. Dabei konzentrieren wir uns auf die Analyse höherer Momente der Renditeverteilung und hierbei insbesondere auf die Schiefe als drittes Moment...

Surplus-Management Unter Surplus-Management versteht man die Optimierung der Gefahr einer Unterdeckung für eine Vorsorgeeinrichtung. Der vorliegende Artikel erweitert die bestehende Literatur zum Surplus-Management um die Möglichkeit, beliebig viele Anlagen und Anlagerestriktionen bei...

Adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in December 2018, the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and its Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) point to a paradigm shift in international refugee policy. The social and economic independence of refugees in destination countries...

Der im Dezember 2018 von der Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen (VN) verabschiedete Globale Flüchtlingspakt (GCR) und der darin enthaltene Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) weisen auf einen Paradigmenwechsel in der internationalen Flüchtlingspolitik hin. Insbesondere soll...

This paper explores the range of experiences of "voluntary" return to Ghana, based on the different positionalities of migrants set against migration and return regimes and broader socio-economic inequalities. The cases illustrate how geopolitical relations shape migrants' mobilities,...

Using a comprehensive dataset of first, second and third generation commodity indices, we investigate the potential diversification benefits in equity-bond portfolios. The results show that first generation commodity indices are outperformed by enhanced indices. Second generation indices provide...

For centuries, Jews in Europe have specialized in financial services. At the same time, they have been the victims of historical antisemitism on the part of the Christian majority. We find that present-day financial development is lower in German counties where historical antisemitism was...

This paper examines long memory volatility in the cross-section of stock returns. We show that long memory volatility is widespread in the U.S. and that the degree of memory can be related to firm characteristics such as market capitalization, book-to-market ratio, prior performance and price...