The influence of academic interactions on stock selection and performance: Evidence from Japan

Using mutual fund holdings data and fund manager demographic data, this paper examines whether academic interactions between fund managers and board members affect fund manager investment decisions and fund performance. I show that mutual fund managers are more likely to hold academically related stocks. Performance tests provide empirical evidence that academic interactions are beneficial to earn more profits. In addition, I show that mutual fund managers seem to lose profitable opportunities due to academic interactions because of their investment styles. Overall, this paper shows that mutual fund managers seem to take advantage of academic interactions to earn greater profits.     

Improved inference in the evaluation of mutual fund performance using panel bootstrap methods

Two new methodologies are introduced to improve inference in the evaluation of mutual fund performance against benchmarks. First, the benchmark models are estimated using panel methods with both fund and time effects. Second, the non-normality of individual mutual fund returns is accounted for by using panel bootstrap methods. We also augment the standard benchmark factors with fund-specific characteristics, such as fund size. Using a dataset of UK equity mutual fund returns, we find that fund size has a negative effect on the average fund manager’s benchmark-adjusted performance. Further, when we allow for time effects and the non-normality of fund returns, we find that there is no evidence that even the best performing fund managers can significantly out-perform the augmented benchmarks after fund management charges are taken into account.     

股票基金红利再投资比例的实证研究

开放式基金"红利再投资比例"指的是基金分红时,投资者以红利再投资方式进行的收益分配占总收益分配的比例。红利再投资比例的研究可以为基金制定正确的分红策略提供依据。文章通过对股票型开放式基金红利再投资比例的研究,发现基金份额、基金存续时间与基金红利再投资比例正相关。这说明基金持有人对基金管理人越有信心,基金持有人投资基金的时间越长,则选择红利再投资的可能性就越大。     

封闭式基金的市场流动性研究

本文在给出一个改进流动性指标的基础上 ,利用该指标对封闭式基金的市场流动性进行了分析。研究发现 :封闭式基金市场流动性不存在周内效应 ,周内也无显著的变动模式 ;封闭式基金流通股本规模对市场流动性有显著影响 ,市场偏好次小盘基金 ;封闭式基金市场流动性总体上对基金折价没有显著影响。     

Evaluating mutual funds on a small market: is benchmark selection crucial?

This paper focuses on mutual fund performance analysis on a small market during a turbulent period. Firstly, we address the question of proper measures and benchmarks. A potentially critical issue on a small market concerns large market weights for individual stocks, which in combination with mutual fund legislation may prevent funds from following the index. Secondly, our investigation period was characterized by persistent bull and bear markets, which makes it interesting to investigate whether successful market timing was possible. Different measures of performance are compared and benchmark sensitivity is analysed with the help of various market timing and multiple index models, including benchmarks such as the FOX and HEX indices, a small-firm index, and a bond index. Contrary to many studies that record great benchmark sensitivity, we find markedly similar ranking for different benchmarks. Performance measures are also related to certain fund characteristics such as fund expenses, and fund size. We find that fund characteristics (especially fund expenses) are significantly related to fund performance, a relationship that may be used to increase the power of tests of fund performance.     

开放式基金和基金家族业绩持续性研究

我国证券投资基金快速发展,从属于同一家基金管理公司的单个基金越来越多,形成基金家族。本文研究从单个基金和基金家族的整体两个层面,采用实证检验方法对其业绩持续性进行研究,研究表明我国开放式基金仅具有短期的业绩持续性,而基金家族的整体业绩不存在持续性,籍此结果提示投资者不应仅仅关注基金的短期业绩,应更多关注基金的长期业绩表现,规避投资中对家族和规模的偏好,关注高价值基金,才能最大程度保障资金安全和自身的利益。     

何种特征属性决定了基金经理的业绩提升

本文研究了基金经理特征对其业绩的影响及解释力,发现基金经理的业绩具有一定的持续性,其职业稳定性对基金业绩的提升是必要的,在基金公司内部出于管理或人事安排的需要进行频繁的岗位轮换或人员搭配往往不能起到理想的预期效果,但基金经理来自其他基金公司的从业经历却有助于其业绩提升;一定的证券从业经验对基金经理的业绩提升是必要的,但并不意味着从业时间越长,就能获得越好的业绩表现;没有证据表明基金经理学历、历任基金经理的持续时间对其业绩提升有显著的贡献,但性别对基金业绩有着显著的影响。研究表明基金公司在选拔和任用基金经理时,秉持“业绩至上”的原则是必要的,但不能过度沉溺于“经验至上”的迷信,不同经验对基金经理的业绩提升有着不同的影响,需要区别对待。     

Examining the behavior of renewable‐energy fund investors

Mutual fund investors could contribute to sustainable development by encouraging fund managers to channel their savings into the funding of sustainable energy projects adopted by firms. This study examines whether renewable‐energy investors take into account financial and/or nonfinancial factors when making the decision to invest in a specific fund, comparing their investment behavior with that of black‐energy and conventional investors. To this end, we have gathered information about 4,368 mutual funds (76 renewable‐energy funds, 109 black‐energy funds, and 4,183 conventional mutual funds) from January 2007 to December 2017. For this sample, we adopt a panel‐data approach with Petersen's standard errors clustered by fund and year. Our results indicate that renewable‐energy fund investors are less sensitive to past financial performance than are black‐energy and conventional fund investors, indicating that the former derive their utility from nonfinancial attributes whereas black‐energy investors derive their utility from a conditional multiattribute and conventional fund investors derive their utility from financial attributes.     

基金业绩影响因素研究——基于基金经理特征视角

通过对基金经理特征与基金业绩关系的实证研究考察了年龄、性别、任期、工作经历、银行背景、教育背景、资格证书等经理特征对基金业绩的影响。实证结果表明,年龄、任期、MBA与基金业绩负相关,银行经历与基金业绩正相关,博士学历反而没有硕士学历的经理基金业绩好,女性经理业绩强于男性,工作经历对业绩影响不大,CFA证书持有者业绩略好,金融专业背景经理业绩强于其他专业。研究还发现,硕士毕业于国内排名前十位高校的基金经理管理的业绩,获得比其他经理管理的基金高出13.6%-15.4%的投资收益率。研究结论表明,较高的人力资本和社会资本有利于基金业绩的提升,而经验资本影响不大。     

Investor behavior in the mutual fund industry: evidence from gross flows

Using a large sample of monthly gross flows from 1997 to 2003, we uncover several previously undocumented regularities in investor behavior. First, investor purchases and sales produce fund-level gross flows that are highly persistent. Persistence in fund flows dominates performance as a predictor of future fund flows. More importantly, failing to account for flow persistence leads to incorrect inferences with respect to the relation between performance and flows. Second, we document that investors react differently to performance depending on the type of fund, and that investor trading activity produces meaningful differences in the persistence of fund flows across mutual fund types. Third, at least some investors appear to evaluate and respond to mutual fund performance over much shorter time spans than previously assessed. Additionally, we document differences in the speed and magnitude of investors’ purchase and sales responses to performance.     

关于新型农村合作医疗基金管理的探讨

目前,新型农村合作医疗已进入扩大试点时期,而新型农村合作医疗基金则是新型农村合作医疗事业正常运转的生命线,它本身包括筹资(源泉)、运营、支付和管理等四大核心环节。本文在对原有的农村合作医疗进行综述的基础上,对新型农村合作医疗基金管理中的这几个环节进行了浅析。     

企业权益筹资风险评估研究

传统财务理论将企业筹资风险定义为“由于负债而给企业财务成果带来的不确定性”,认为筹资风险就是负债风险。这种理论导致企业管理者只重视负债筹资风险而忽视权益筹资风险。事实上,企业筹资风险既包括负债筹资风险,又包括权益筹资风险,同样会带来严重后果。为了加强权益筹资风险的管理,本文从权益筹资风险的特征、计量、风险预警控制区域等方面进行了探讨,试图建立企业权益筹资风险评价机制,从而弥补传统筹资风险理论的缺陷,为企业进行权益筹资风险的科学管理提供有效依据,使企业筹资风险管理更加科学化、规范化。     

积极创造条件 发展开放式基金

开放式基金已成为当今世界投资基金的主流。之所以如此,是因为它与封闭式基金相比具有很多优越性。我国目前的投资基金是以封闭式为主,但开放式基金是我国基金业未来发展的方向。我们应积极创造条件,为开放式基金的发展提供良好的市场环境,以使资本市场“物流”畅通。     

证券投资基金的委托-代理关系研究

本文对证券投资基金当事人之间的委托—代理关系进行了研究,指出在不存在道德风险和逆向选择的条件下,基金投资者和基金管理人、基金托管人之间利益的一致性,基金管理人和基金托管人的报酬应取决于他们努力的成果。最后讨论了在信息极端不对称的条件下基金管理人和基金托管人成为利益共同体的可能性及应采取的措施。     

基金经理个人特性对基金业绩影响的研究

本文在国内外有关影响证券投资基金绩效因素研究的基础上,定性分析了基金业绩与基金经理之间的关系。通过研究我国开放式基金经理的市场状况、个人特征,并以此为基础找出影响基金业绩的基金经理个人特性,再采用定量的方法,通过构建模型,进行相关系数分析和回归分析。发现我国基金业还处于发展初期,不成熟,基金经理个人特性中的某些因素对基金业绩有重要影响。     

开放式证券投资基金费用率的实证研究

我国证券投资基金费用结构的设计较多地借鉴了美国投资基金业的经验,但由于依附的资本市场发展程度不尽相同,在费用种类和费用比率方面还存在着一定差异。基金运作费用是我国投资基金管理过程中一个有争议的话题。本文从多角度对我国开放式证券投资基金运作费用的现状进行了实证研究采用多元线性回归方法,以中国开放式证券基金费用率为主要研究对象,结合国外对于此问题的相关研究,从基金的业绩,单个基金的规模,以及基金类型三个方面进行实证分析。     

房地产投资基金投资项目财务监管问题探讨

房地产投资基金是投资于房地产业的一种产业投资基金。目前,一般直接投资于房地产开发项目的房地产投资基金在我国还处于发展的初始阶段,必须加强财务监管。本文对房地产投资基金投资项目财务监管的必要性、原则、体系、内容、关键节点等问题展开探讨,并提出适合我国情况的基金财务监管模式。     

医院货币资金内部控制环境与方法的研究

目的:寻求医院货币资金内部控制的方法,以堵塞货币资金管理漏洞。方法:文章分析当前医院货币资金管理中存在的主要问题,针对货币资金内部控制环境进行深入研究,提出货币资金内部控制的方法。结果:货币资金是医院所有资产中流动性最强的资产,是保护国有资产安全的重要目标。内部控制作为医院管理的中枢环节,是防范风险的有效手段。货币资金内部控制的方法是堵塞货币资金管理漏洞的有效措施。结论:有效实施货币资金内部控制的方法可以确保医院资金良性循环。     

建筑装饰企业资金管理问题与对策思考

对于建筑装饰类企业而言,资金对企业发展的影响力和重要性都非常大,建筑装饰企业也开始根据企业自身发展来对资金管理进行合理规划.通过科学、合理的资金管理模式,可以有效提升企业的资金利用率,降低企业资金风险,进而提升整体的经济效益.目前,建筑装饰企业在资金管理上还存在很多问题,企业在进行一些项目时,需要在前期进行大量垫资,整个工程的资金占用量非常大,并且后期阶段的资金回笼情况不佳,体现出建筑装饰企业资金管理的严重问题,整体编制缺乏准确性,执行力有待进一步加强,内部控制管理制度不够完善.     

Geographical Proximity and Mutual Funds' Proxy Voting Behavior

This paper examines the influence of geographical proximity on mutual fund proxy voting decisions. Using mutual fund proxy voting data for the sample period July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004, we find that fund managers vote more in favor of management of locally headquartered firms. The results are strong for proposals related to executive compensation, anti‐takeover provisions, social and political issues. We provide evidence to show that bias in proxy voting is not being driven by informational advantage; voting bias is prevalent in small as well as large size companies. Additionally, the voting pattern suggests that geographical proximity does not facilitate in better corporate monitoring as revealed in their voting decisions. We find that local fund managers vote more favorably in those proposals which do not increase shareholders' wealth and rights. Our results suggest that familiarity and social interaction between fund managers and firm executives located in the same geographic area might explain the local bias in mutual fund proxy voting behavior. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.