Overseas equity analysis by UK analysts and fund managers

This paper examines how UK-based analysts and fund managers cope with international differences in financial reporting systems when analysing overseas equities. This subject has become increasingly important given the internationalisation and institutionalisation of equity markets. Our results indicate that there is a substantial reliance on sources other than the annual report by both groups when analysing overseas companies. We also find considerable variation in the approach to analysing equities internationally. In particular, we find evidence that there is greater reliance on alternative sources to accounting information (such as other foreign analysts) in countries characterised as having weak equity markets. Finally, we examine the coping mechanisms that analysts and fund managers employ when analysing overseas securities, including reliance on locally based analysts, use of non-accounting information, use of more familiar accounting standards and re-stating accounts to a more familiar basis.     

产业投资基金概念之匡正

长期以来,人们对产业投资基金的认识一直处于混乱状态,这直接影响到我国有关产业投资基金的立法工作。要设计好、发展好我国的产业投资基金制度,首要任务就是要解决人们对产业投资基金的认识问题。     

Are recent segment disclosures of Japanese firms useful?: Views of Japanese financial analysts

Since 1990, the Japanese Ministry of Finance (MOF) has required Japanese firms to disclose segment data in annual financial statements. Using a survey instrument, we examine whether Japanese analysts find these segment disclosures to be useful. Our study finds that analysts perceive that segment data aid them in forecasting consolidated sales and net income. However, results also show that analysts are concerned that Japanese firms do not define segments meaningfully and consistently and are arbitrary in the allocation of common costs. Further, the analysts do not believe that the usefulness of segment data improves when it is audited. These results have implications for investors in Japanese stocks and accounting policy bodies, such as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).     

我国股票型开放式基金赎回风险研究

本文根据我国资本市场的变化,创造性地将我国股票型基金的发展区分为两个不同阶段,通过建立平行数据模型对其赎回风险影响因素及其效果进行对比研究。实证研究发现：（1）投资者更偏好成立时间短的基金;（2）基金的“赎回异象”更容易发生在证券市场行情好的时候;（3）分红确实起到了阻止投资者赎回的目的。     

我国发展私募股权基金的思考

发展私募股权基金可促进金融结构优化、推动企业素质提高.但我国发展私募股权基金还存在许多障碍,我们应从完善有利于私募股权基金发展的法律法规体系、促进创新型企业的发展、完善私募股权基金的退出通道、拓宽私募股权基金资本来源渠道等方面促进我国私募股权基金的发展.     

The potential of integrated reporting to enhance sustainability reporting in the public sector

This paper examines the influence of integrated reporting (IR) on the sustainability reporting practices of a state-owned enterprise through a content analysis of their reports and interviews with report preparers. The findings show a steady increase in the quantity and quality of sustainability disclosures. In 2012, the organization chose to adopt the IR framework in order to enhance sustainability reporting for all stakeholders. The IR process resulted in a more balanced disclosure of material aspects of sustainability. However, while IR has the potential to enhance public sector sustainability reporting, inter-generational equity issues were ignored.     

私人股权基金监管的国际经验及对中国的启示

英国对私人股权基金的监管基于两个层面,其一是机构投资者通过与私人股权基金经理签订一些保护自身利益的合约,对基金经理的投资行为进行约束与监管;其二是政策制定者通过制定一系列法律和法规,对私人股权市场进行规范。在中国,针对私人股权市场的专业监管主体还不明确,在很大程度上,私人股权市场的发展没有正式纳入政府的监管体系。中国应该设立一个专门机构或者增设一个职能部门对私人股权基金的发展予以监管;还应建立健全相关的法律法规。     

Do conventional financial disclosures matter in alternative financing? Evidence from equity crowdfunding

As a novel form of external financing, equity crowdfunding enables small and early stage firms to raise capital from the public through an online platform. There has been criticism of the benefits and costs of mandating financial statements to promote this alternative form of financing. Using a setting where disclosure of financial statements is optional, this study provides evidence that financial statements influence investors’ decisions and facilitate borderless capital formation. The provision of financial statements appears to enhance how investors view other aspects of disclosure, suggesting a positive reporting externality. These market-wide benefits provide important insights on the role of financial disclosures for market participants, policymakers, and academics.     

美国和以色列私募股权基金产业政策比较分析

美国、以色列是目前私募股权基金(PE)产业比较成熟的两个国家,从两国PE产业的发展路径来看,产业政策起到了不可替代的作用。本文通过比较这两国PE产业政策的发展路径和异同点,结合北京、上海、深圳和天津这四大城市PE产业的发展现状,指出PE产业政策的立足点不应该只停留在优惠政策的制定上,而在于金融环境的改善,进而提出从明确产业政策目标、与国外成熟的PE市场建立学习链接、整合国内的PE机构等方面着手调整我国PE产业政策的建议。     

Adoption of IFRS in Spain: Effect on the comparability and relevance of financial reporting

EU Regulation 1606/2002 requires application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by groups listed on European stock markets. In Spain, listed groups are now obliged to prepare consolidated financial information under IFRS, and legislative changes to bring local rules into line with international standards have been tabled.In this context, the potential impact of IFRS is fraught with uncertainty. Our study of IBEX-35 companies focuses on the effects of the new standards on comparability and the relevance of financial reporting in Spain. We address these objectives by seeking significant differences between accounting figures and financial ratios under the two sets of standards (i.e. Spanish accounting standards and IFRS).The results obtained show that local comparability has worsened. The study reveals that local comparability is adversely affected if both IFRS and local accounting standards are applied in the same country at the same time. Reforms to bring local rules into line with international standards are therefore urgent. We also find that there has been no improvement in the relevance of financial reporting to local stock market operators because the gap between book and market values is wider when IFRS are applied. While there has been no gain in terms of the usefulness of financial reporting in the short-term, improved usefulness may be achieved in the medium to long-term.     

划转国有资本充实社保基金的实务问题与优化路径

为应对日益扩大的养老基金缺口,实现代际公平,在2018年中央和部分省份试点划转的基础上,国家全面推开划转部分国有资本充实社保基金工作.划转部分国有资本充实社保基金为基金养老保障制度的可持续发展提供了坚实物质保障,使人民能够共享国有企业改革发展成果,实现老有所养.本文介绍了国有资本充实社保基金的政策沿革,对比了历次政策的优缺点.结合笔者在试点划转和全面划转中的实际工作经历,发现划转国有资本充实社保基金政策在实务操作中存在的划转范围和比例"一刀切",权益资本与现金流不匹配,承接主体股权管理程度有限,现金收益投资渠道过窄等问题,并针对以上问题,提出了相应的优化路径,以供读者研究及参考.     

中国产业投资基金组织形式探讨

产业投资基金(也称私募股权基金或股权投资企业)已经成为全球资本市场的重要参与者,但在我国尚处于起步阶段.在我国现行法律制度下,产业投资基金可能采取的组织形式分别为公司制、有限合伙制及信托制.本文针对投资者权利、税收地位、激励机制、资金筹集、资本退出、承诺出资制度及监督机制等方而对三种产业投资基金进行了分析比较,认为公司制和有限合伙制提供了较为完备的制度规范和税收优势,应成为未来我国产业投资基金的主要组织形式.