We evaluate the performance of the US bond mutual fund industry using a comprehensive sample of bond funds over a long time period from January 1998 to February 2017. In this one study, we examine bond fund selectivity, market timing and performance persistence. We evaluate bond funds relative...

In the U.S. and in Chile, there have been heated debates about the relative merits of a decentralized privatized pension system relative to a more traditional social security system. On the firm side, there are concerns that pension funds engage in anticompetitive behavior and take advantage of...

This study aims to clarify whether Long Term Equity Funds (henceforth LTFs) are worth the investment of those planning for retirement. The 5-year quarterly returns (2012 -2016) were used to calculate beta and Sharpe ratio of the LTFs then compared to the gold and Thailand stock market's data....

The knowledge of equity style of PRS funds has benefited investors by mitigating the issue of asymmetric information between fund managers and investors. Using a return-based style analysis with PRS fund data from April 2013 to February 2015, our study found that: first, moderate funds have the...