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The unfolding turmoil of 2007 - 2008 : lessons and responses

Cohen, Benjamin H.; Remolona, Eli M. - 2008

While the unfolding financial turmoil has involved new elements, more fundamental elements have remained the same. New elements include structured credit, the originate-to-distribute business model and the tri-party repurchase agreement. The recurrence of crises reflects a basic procyclicality...

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Hedge fund stock trading in the financial crisis of 2007 - 2009

Ben-David, Itzhak; Franzoni, Francesco; Moussawi, Rabih - 2011 - Rev. version May 2011

Hedge funds significantly reduced their equity holdings during the recent financial crisis. In 2008Q3-Q4, hedge funds sold about 29% of their aggregate portfolio. Redemptions and margin calls were the primary drivers of selloffs. Consistent with forced deleveraging, the selloffs took place in...

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Hedge funds and their (non)regulation

Musílek, Petr - In: European financial and accounting journal : EFAJ 7 (2012) 2, pp. 7-23

The objective of this contribution is not only to explain the position of institutional investors on global capital markets, but also evaluate their impact on the operation of financial systems. The core of this contribution is dedicated to hedge funds that in the period before the outbreak of...

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The Role of Activist Hedge Funds in Financially Distressed Firms

Lim, Jongha - 2016

This paper investigates the role of activist hedge funds in the restructuring of a sample of 469 firms that attempted to resolve distress either out of court, in conventional Chapter 11, or via prepackaged restructuring. Activist hedge funds strategically gain a position of influence in the...

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Pensions, savings and capital flows : from ageing to emerging markets

Reisen, Helmut - 2000

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Pensions, Savings and Capital Flows : From Ageing to Emerging Markets

Reisen, Helmut - 2000

This books explores the international aspects of pension reform, private savings and volatile capital markets and …, analysing the implications of financial reform for stimulating savings, and exploring both the benefits and risks of global … capital flows to emerging markets, Pensions, Savings and Capital Flows will inform policy and academic debates on financial …

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Pensions, savings and capital flows : from ageing to emerging markets

Reisen, Helmut - 2000

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Pensions, savings, and capital flows : from ageing to emerging markets

Reisen, Helmut - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - 2000

This book explores the international aspects of pension reform, private savings and volatile capital markets and …, analysing the implications of financial reform for stimulating savings, and exploring both the benefits and risks of global … capital flows to emerging markets. Pensions, Savings and Capital Flows will inform policy and academic debates on financial …

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Procyclical Behavior of Institutional Investors During the Recent Financial Crisis : Causes, Impacts, and Challenges

Papaioannou, Michael G. - 2013

This paper (i) provides evidence on the procyclical investment behavior of major institutional investors during the global financial crisis; (ii) identifies the main factors that could account for such behavior; (iii) discusses the implications of procyclical behavior; and (iv) proposes a...

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Financial crisis and corporate social responsible mutual fund flows

Parida, Sitikantha; Wang, Zhihong - In: International Journal of Financial Studies : open … 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-19

In this paper, we investigate investment flows into mutual funds that hold more high corporate social responsible stocks (top CSR funds) vs. mutual funds that hold more low corporate social responsible stocks (bottom CSR funds). Using a large sample of equity mutual funds spanning 2003–2012,...

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