We analyse the performance of simple investment strategies in IPOs based on a large sample of IPOs in Germany between 1985 and 2002. In particular, we compare the performance of the following strategies: Invest equally weighted in each IPO, invest market value weighted in each IPO, invest in an...

We survey 54 corporate Commercial Paper (CP) issuers from 11 European countries in order to analyse the perceived benefits and obstacles of internet platforms for issuing CP in Europe. The lack of a joint initiative of large CP issuers, close relations to banks and the fact that liquidity is...

In den späten 90er Jahren entstanden zahlreiche internetbasierte Intermediäre mit dem Ziel, eine transparentere, kostengünstigere und marktnähere Emission von Wertpapieren zu ermöglichen. Während sich im Bereich festverzinslicher Wertpapiere einige Emissionsplattformen als Alternative zu...

Despite their theoretical efficiency in selling shares to the public, auctions are not the preferred mechanisms of issuers in Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). Chemmanur and Liu (2006) [WP] and Sherman (2005) [JFE 78, 615-649] provide a rational explanation for this IPO auction puzzle. They argue...