Optimal investment strategies in an international economy with stochastic interest rates

We investigate how investors should optimally choose to invest in a dynamically complete international market. We find closed-form solutions for the optimal investment strategy and for the wealth loss an investor suffers from not investing internationally. Theoretically, we show that the gain from international investment is due to the speculative investment only, and why it is important for an investor from a large economy to invest in a small economy. In a numerical example we compare the wealth losses investors from Denmark and the U.S. suffer due to home bias.     

2019年国际大石油公司经营业绩与战略动向

2019年,虽然油气产量稳步增长,但是受经济下行、国际油气价格下跌影响,炼厂开工率与油品销售量双降,国际大石油公司的经营业绩由升转降。国际大石油公司因势利导主动调整发展策略,采取多种举措增储上产、稳定收入,持续在资源优势区域和需求高增长区域优化产业链布局,通过提升海外经营资产集中度、优化资源配置与组合、获取较低成本油气资源、主动拥抱数字化和智能化等经营策略,提升全产业链价值创造能力,向低碳化、清洁化、数字化综合性能源公司转型。这些动向为中国石油企业拓展业务领域、实现能源转型、提升盈利能力提供了新的思路和机会。     

The tactical and strategic value of hedge fund strategies: a cointegration approach

This paper analyzes long-term comovements between hedge fund strategies and traditional asset classes using multivariate cointegration methodology. Since cointegrated assets are tied together over the long run, a portfolio consisting of these assets will have lower long-term volatility. Thus, if the presence of cointegration lowers uncertainty, risk-averse investors should prefer assets that are cointegrated. Long-term (passive) investors can benefit from the knowledge of cointegrating relationships, while the built-in error correction mechanism allows active asset managers to anticipate short-run price movements. The empirical results indicate there is a long-run relationship between specific hedge fund strategies and traditional financial assets. Thus, the benefits of different hedge fund strategies are much less than suggested by correlation analysis and portfolio optimization. However, certain strategies combined with specific stock market segments offer portfolio managers adequate diversification potential, especially in the framework of tactical asset allocation.

股票市场驱动并购研究述评

并购动机理论是并购研究的中心问题之一.从行为金融的角度出发,学者们提出了股票市场驱动并购(SMDA)的并购动机理论模型,这个模型回答了诸如"谁收购谁"、"现金收购还是换股收购"、 "并购浪潮怎么产生"等等问题.本文比较全面地总结了SMDA的理论模型和实证研究两个方面的成果,并做了简要的评述.     

公平与效率:资产证券化的税收政策取向

资产证券化作为当今国际资本市场上最具活力与最有效的一种金融工具正风靡全球,也进入了中国.资产证券化作为一项复杂的结构性融资安排,将受法律、税务、会计等多种制度的影响.本文力图在资产证券化税负分析框架的基础上,阐释税收作用机理,剖析我国税收政策缺失,探索税制优化路径.     

Preparing for higher inflation: Portfolio solutions using U.S. equities

Investors have always been interested in reducing inflation risk in their portfolios. However, investors face different types of inflation than those measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Moreover, different asset classes can be used to hedge portfolio inflation. In this paper, we show how individual equities can be used to construct equity portfolios sensitive to customized inflation targets. We illustrate portfolios for three types of inflation: US headline CPI, Forbes Cost of Living Extremely Well Index, and the US Medical Care Price Index. We also show how alternative weighting schemes, such as minimum volatility and maximum inflation beta, can be used to construct inflation‐hedged portfolios.     

试析我国资产证券化的发展及建议

我国资产证券化始于20世纪90年代,虽然我国监管部门一直在积极推进资产证券化的试点工作,并不断推广试点范围,但实际上,资产证券化一直面临着一种尴尬。导致这一局面的主要原因是政策制度与市场需求未能很好地结合起来。因此,建立科学完善的资产证券化法律体系、协调对资产证券化的监管、加强对机构投资者的培养、明确受托人职责及提高准入门槛等,不失为我国资产证券化发展的有效措施。     

封闭式基金折价均值回归研究——基于协整分析

以我国仍在交易的25支封闭式基金为研究对象,利用每支基金从上市第2年到2010年12月的交易价格和净值的周数据进行实证分析。运用恩格尔-格兰杰两步法并进行Johansen协整检验,证实了我国封闭式基金折价存在均值回归现象。同时,误差修正模型分析结果显示,25支样本基金中有22支基金的交易价格与净值的误差修正项显著,说明封闭式基金的交易价格和净值的变动均会影响基金折价,其中交易价格变动对折价的影响更大。最后,提出我国基金投资者可通过投资折价较大的封闭式基金获得超额收益。     

Intellectual Property Securitization and Growth Capital in Retail Franchising

A retail franchisor needs growth capital so that the brand continues to grow and franchisor–franchisee relations remain strong. However, access to corporate liquidity to fund such franchise growth options is not unlimited. A method of raising finance particularly suited to retail franchisors is intellectual property (IP) securitization that allows companies to account for intangible assets such as intellectual property, royalty and brands and realize their full value. In recent years, a number of large restaurant franchisors have securitized their brands to raise funds, including Dunkin Brands and Domino's Pizza (Domino's). We use property rights approach to show that IP securitization provides mechanisms that explicitly define ownership of intangible assets within the securitization structure and thus enables a company to raise funds against these assets. Using a case study example of a retail franchise IP securitization transaction, we also provide evidence that these mechanisms are not overly restrictive and can be used more widely to help fund retail franchise growth and expansion.