寿险公司资产配置的国际比较

当前,国内外经济形势险峻,利率环境复杂,监管正在转向以防风险为首要任务的严监管时代,我国寿险业的经营正面临着巨大挑战。无独有偶,2008年金融危机后,世界主要发达国家均经历了相似的阶段,各国寿险业均主动积极地进行资产配置调整。基于此,本文力求对近十年主要国家寿险业资产配置进行比较分析,试图厘清各国资产配置调整的内在逻辑。以此为鉴,探索我国寿险业的资产配置转型之路。     

家庭资产配置的国际比较研究北大核心CSSCISSCI

合理有效的家庭资产配置结构会促进家庭财富增值、提高消费水平、推动社会经济发展,而我国经济结构失衡、法律法规不完善、金融市场不发达等因素影响了居民对资产进行有效配置。本文试图通过对美国、欧洲及亚太地区家庭资产配置构成及发展环境的对比研究,来挖掘我国家庭资产配置的存在问题并给出可行性政策建议。     

资产周期特性与保险公司资产配置策略

在竞争激烈的保险市场上,作为盈利的两大支柱之一,保险公司资产管理的能力日趋重要,而保险公司资产配置是保险资产管理的核心,其研究意义就显得尤为重要。本文首先给出保险资产配置的意义与总体原则,然后从保险资金的来源和特性入手,在详细分析了美国、中国不同经济周期和市场周期下大类资产风险收益特性的基础之上,给出保险公司资产负债管理和资产配置的战略决策建议。     

保险监管模式国际比较及借鉴

对世界三大地区及国际的保险监管模式,分别是美国的RBC模式、欧盟的SolvencyⅡ模式、瑞士的SST模式以及国际监管ISIA模式进行总结与比较,在分析国际保险监管制度特点及发展趋势的基础上,针对我国保险监管中实际存在的问题,探讨建立和完善"具有中国特色"的保险监管制度,以促进我国保险市场的健康和可持续发展。     

中美资产证券化监管模式的比较与借鉴

本文通过中美资产证券化监管模式的比较,并结合我国目前"非正式资产证券化"市场发展的现状,对我国重启资产证券化提出相关建议。     

新会计准则下资产减值的国际准则比较及借鉴

2006年2月15日．财政部发布了包括1项基本准则和38项具体准则在内的一整套新的企业会计准则体系，巳于2007年1月1日首先在上市公司实施．并鼓励其他企业实行。其中《企业会计准则第8号——资产减值》（以下简称“新资产减值准则”）就首次单独用一整套的准则对资产减值进行了规范。新会计准则巳大体实现了中国会计准则体系与国际准则的整体趋同，     

保险公司破产的国际经验与借鉴

本文结合国外保险公司破产的具体案例,综合分析了保险公司破产的原因,这些原因既有保险公司内部的原因,也有外部的竞争和经济环境因素,而这些破产的历史教训是预防保险公司破产、及时甄别出有破产风险保险公司的宝贵经验。本文还介绍了英国、美国和日本的保险监管措施,以及RBC、IR IS、FAST、动态财务分析四种偿付能力监管系统。最后总结了国外保险公司破产对我国的启示。     

农村土地融资模式的国际比较及借鉴

随着农村规模化经营的普及,土地作为农民最具有价值的资产由于受法律等多方面原因无法进行有效融资,这显然是制约金融资本向农村投入的瓶颈。本文试图从分析国际农村土地金融发展背景、组织机构、贷款对象等方面成功经验,提出构建我国农村土地金融的构想。     

消费金融发展模式的国际比较及借鉴

中共中央第十二个五年规划建议明确提出,把扩大消费需求作为扩大内需的战略重点,进一步释放城乡居民消费潜力,逐步使中国国内市场总体规模位居世界前列。当前如何采取合理的消费政策,突破居民消费结构升级的瓶颈尤为重要。本文从研究消费金融的角度出发,阐述了消费金融与消费的关系,比较了美、英、日等国家消费金融的发展模式,分析我国加快消费金融发展的问题和制约因素,在此基础上,提出了促进我国消费金融发展的政策建议。     

International Asset Allocation With Regime Shifts

Correlations between international equity market returns tendto increase in highly volatile bear markets, which has led someto doubt the benefits of international diversification. Thisarticle solves the dynamic portfolio choice problem of a U.S.investor faced with a time-varying investment opportunity setmodeled using a regime-switching process which may be characterizedby correlations and volatilities that increase in bad times.International diversification is still valuable with regimechanges and currency hedging imparts further benefit. The costsof ignoring the regimes are small for all-equity portfoliosbut increase when a conditionally risk-free asset can be held.     

资产管理业务的国际比较研究

资产管理业务连接着融资方和投资者,兼具融资属性和投资功能,是金融市场的 重要组成部分。2012年之后,我国资管业务迎来一波快速增长浪潮。但与欧美国家相对成熟的 资产管理业务体系相比,我国的资产管理业务起步较晚,在驱动因素、主要产品、业务模式、 行业监管等方面均具有较为明显的本土特征。本文通过对中外资管业务的系统梳理和横向比 较,以期在借鉴国际经验的基础上,得出有助于完善我国资管业务规制、促进行业健康可持续 发展的建议。     

家庭人口年龄结构、养老保险与家庭金融资产配置

在人口老龄化程度加深和金融市场快速发展的背景下,研究家庭人口年龄结构、家庭成员参加养老保险情况和家庭资产配置三者之间的关系有重要意义。通过运用中国家庭金融调查2011年数据,分析家庭人口年龄结构老化程度对家庭成员参加基本养老保险情况的影响,以及二者对家庭金融资产配置的影响。研究表明:家庭人口年龄结构老化程度越高,家庭成员参加养老保险的比例越高,该效应城市高于农村;家庭人口年龄结构老化程度越高,家庭持有金融资产的概率和比重越低;养老保险对家庭金融资产产生收入效应和替代效应,家庭收入较低时,替代效应较大。     

Efficient Post-Retirement Asset Allocation

Abstract

To examine post-retirement asset allocation, an extension to the classic Markowitz risk-return framework is suggested. Assuming that retirees make constant (real dollar) annual withdrawals from their portfolios, reward and risk measures are defined to be the mean and standard deviation of wealth remaining at end of life. Asset returns and time of death are both treated as random variables. Assuming constant lifetime asset allocation, the risk and reward measures can be evaluated analytically, and an efficient frontier can be determined. Life annuities can be used to extend the left-hand (low-risk) side of the efficient frontier. The desired level of wealth at end of life can be used to choose a desirable portfolio on the efficient frontier. The desirable portfolio strongly depends on the withdrawal rate. It is suggested (although not proven) that asset allocations strategies that vary with age do not add efficiency in this model, and asset allocation strategies that vary with wealth can add efficiency.     

Asset Allocation in Bankruptcy

This paper investigates the consequences of liquidation and reorganization on the allocation and subsequent utilization of assets in bankruptcy. Using the random assignment of judges to bankruptcy cases as a natural experiment that forces some firms into liquidation, we find that the long‐run utilization of assets of liquidated firms is lower relative to assets of reorganized firms. These effects are concentrated in thin markets with few potential users and in areas with low access to finance. These findings suggest that when search frictions are large, liquidation can lead to inefficient allocation of assets in bankruptcy.     

The Performance,Asset Allocation,and Investment Style of International Equity Managers

This paper evaluates the performance of 114 international equity managers over the January 1988–December 1997 period. Performance tests are conducted using Sharpe (1966) and Jensen (1968) performance methodologies. The managers are divided into mutual fund (n=54) and separately managed fund (n=60) investment management categories. Each management category is further divided by foreign and world (global) investment objectives. Three major findings are reported. First, international equity managers, on average, were unable to outperform the MSCI World market proxy during the sample period. However, world managers did perform better than their foreign counterparts. Second, geographic asset allocation and equity style allocation decisions enhanced the performance of international managers during the sample period. Third, separately managed funds outperformed mutual funds during the period studied when mutual fund returns are measured net of management fees. The apparent managed performance advantage abates, however, when mutual fund returns are adjusted to include management fees. Thus, we find no significant difference in the performance of the management categories when returns are measured gross of fees.     

Jumps and Dynamic Asset Allocation

This paper analyzes the optimal dynamic asset allocation problem in economies with infrequent events and where the investment opportunities are stochastic and predictable. Analytical approximations are obtained, with which a thorough comparative study is performed on the impacts of jumps upon the dynamic decision. The model is then calibrated to the U.S. equity market. The comparative analysis and the calibration exercise both show that jump risk not only makes the investor's allocation more conservative overall but also makes her dynamic portfolio rebalancing less dramatic over time.     

Dynamic Asset Allocation under Inflation

We develop a simple framework for analyzing a finite-horizon investor's asset allocation problem under inflation when only nominal assets are available. The investor's optimal investment strategy and indirect utility are given in simple closed form. Hedge demands depend on the investor's horizon and risk aversion and on the maturities of the bonds included in the portfolio. When short positions are precluded, the optimal strategy consists of investments in cash, equity, and a single nominal bond with optimally chosen maturity. Both the optimal stock–bond mix and the optimal bond maturity depend on the investor's horizon and risk aversion.     

Socialism and Intrafirm Asset Allocation

We rely on a survey of Swiss firms to document deviation from first‐best for reasons of internal ‘fairness’ when allocating resources. This ‘socialist’ practice is more widespread in smaller than in larger firms. It ignores the reputation and past performance of the managers who apply for funding, but takes into account their hierarchical position and their past use of resources. Socialism is only partially explained by concerns about empire building and managerial optimism, and it is not meant to benefit shareholders.