A Tale of Two Anomalies: Higher Returns of Low‐Risk Stocks and Return Seasonality

Prior studies have shown that low beta and low volatility stocks earn higher average returns than high beta and high volatility stocks, contradicting the prediction of the capital asset pricing model and the fundamental relationship between risk and return. In this paper, we demonstrate that this phenomenon is driven by the seasonality of stock returns. We show that the risk‐return tradeoff does hold in the nonsummer months, and that switching to a portfolio of low‐risk stocks in summer outperforms—both in terms of absolute and in risk‐adjusted returns—buy and hold strategies as well as the Sell in May strategy of switching to treasury bills in summer.     

Fundamentals and Exchange Rate Prediction Revisited

This paper measures latent fundamental exchange rates with independent component‐based rates constructed from a cross‐section of exchange rates and then uses their deviations from exchange rates to forecast. Empirical results indicate that the independent component‐based model and its Taylor rule and purchasing power parity augmented models are superior to the random walk in predicting exchange rates. These results are robust to several scenarios and are likely to be observed if the U.S. sources and the recursive scheme are applied. Our results reveal that information regarding the third moment of exchange rate changes is helpful to explain exchange rate movements.     

Interest Rates and Credit Risk

This paper explores the effects of shifts in interest rates on corporate leverage and default in the context of a dynamic model in which the link between leverage and default risk comes from the lower incentives of overindebted entrepreneurs to guarantee firm survival. The need to finance new investment pushes firms' leverage ratio above some state‐contingent target toward which firms gradually adjust through earnings retention. The response to interest rate rises and cuts is both asymmetric and heterogeneously distributed across firms. Our results help rationalize some of the evidence regarding the risk‐taking channel of monetary policy.     

Are analysts' cash flow forecasts useful?

This study provides evidence that the cost of equity capital decreases with the number of analysts who issue both cash flow and earnings forecasts (cash analysts). The evidence also shows that cash analysts reduce information asymmetry and predict long‐term earnings more accurately than analysts who issue only earnings forecasts. Taken together, these findings suggest that cash analysts provide market participants with high‐quality information and, as a result, firms benefit from cash analyst coverage in the form of a reduced cost of equity capital.     

财务公司产业链金融信用风险控制机制研究--基于缓解中小企业融资约束的视角

从缓解中小企业融资约束的视角出发,对基于抵质押制度和声誉机制共同激励的财务公司产业链金融信用风险控制机制进行研究。在一个中小企业类型为单边非完全信息结构的假设条件下,建立博弈模型分析抵质押制度与声誉机制共同激励下中小企业的行为选择,研究发现共同激励可以有效扩大财务公司的安全授信边界,既能确保财务公司控制中小企业信用风险,又能增加中小企业的授信额度。     

实体企业对外汇衍生产品的需求

使用文献调查法、问卷调查法和统计分析法等方法,找出影响国内涉汇企业外汇衍生品需求的因素,通过借鉴国际外汇衍生品的发展规律,结合目前国内实际情况,同时充分考虑市场建设成本与收益的关系及风险因素,建立发展我国外汇衍生品市场的合理次序,并提出推动国内外汇衍生品市场健康发展的若干措施。     

对智能金融业态的趋势探索--展望移动金融的下一业态

尝试以金融业的溯源和转变为线索,剖析了以网点机构为代表的物理金融、以网上银行为达标的电子金融和以手机银行为代表的移动金融三大发展业态。在此基础上,分析当前以手机终端模式的移动金融业态的三项不足,并提出一种新型移动金融业态。这种新型业态暂定名为“智能金融业态”,它具备设备个性可穿戴、低碳环保、线下交互、安全私密和智慧高效等五大主要特征。未来,金融业态很可能实现由移动金融业态向智能金融业态的升级,满足客户更广更深层次的需要。     

利益相关者关系影响公司财务绩效持续性的实证研究

基于123家沪深 A 股上市公司的样本数据,运用时间序列自回归模型;考量卓越与不良绩效企业股东、管理人员、员工、消费者、债权人和政府与财务绩效持续性的关系。结果表明,良好的利益相关者关系与卓越财务绩效的持续性正相关,与不良财务绩效的持续性负相关。不同的利益相关者对财务绩效持续性的影响存在差异,消费者和员工是保证卓越财务绩效持续性的最重要因素,也是陷入财务困境的企业实现业绩转向的关键推动力量。当企业经历财务困境时,股东的积极作用表现突出。     

国库库存纳入货币统计口径探析——基于货币政策中介目标有效性标准视角

随着我国宏观经济的快速持续增长,以及财政体制改革的深化,国库收支运行出现了新态势,突出表现为国库库存规模的不断递增,并且波动幅度不断加大,国库库存已经成为影响货币供应量的重要因素,在货币操作中需要密切关注国库资金的运行变化。首先描述了近年来我国国库库存变化的特征,然后基于货币政策中介目标有效性的可测性、可控性和相关性三个标准对现有货币统计口径和加入国库库存后的货币统计口径进行比较。从实证的结果来看,新的货币口径要优于原有的货币口径,因此将国库库存纳入货币中介目标监控体系,才能更好地反映宏观经济金融的实际情况,进一步提高货币政策的有效性。最后提出了将地方国库库存纳入货币统计口径,完善国库集中收付改革,推进地方国库现金管理三个政策建议。     

我国油气资源税由从量计征改为从价计征的政策效应——基于双重差分法的计量分析

基于双重差分法,对西部地区油气资源税由从量计征改为从价计证的政策效果进行评估,以单位产值能耗、污染排放量和人均资源税收入作为政策效果变量,实证研究表明,油气从价税改革促使西部地区单位产出能耗相对于样本均值下降了7.90~8.55个百分点,污染排放量减少约1556吨,人均资源税收入相对于样本均值增加了2.74~3.03个百分点,通过采用不同处理方法进行稳健性检验后,以上结论仍然成立。