Why Do Mutual Fund Advisory Contracts Change? Performance,Growth, and Spillover Effects

We examine changes in equity mutual funds' investment advisory contracts. We find substantial advisory compensation rate changes in both directions, with typical percentage fee shifts exceeding one‐fourth. Rate increases are associated with superior past market‐adjusted performance, whereas rate decreases reflect economies of scale associated with growth, and are not associated with extreme poor performance. There are within‐family spillover effects. Superior (e.g., star) performance for individual funds is associated with rate increases for a family's other funds. Rate reductions post‐2004 by family funds involved in market timing scandals do not have large industry spillover effects.     

“Bounds for Ruin Probabilities in the Presence of Large Claims and their Comparison”, Vladimir Kalashnikov,April, 1999

Abstract

Performance measurement systems and report cards which attempt to measure and report the quality of care provided by managed health-care organizations, have become mainstream in health insurance markets as managed care penetration continues to increase. However, little is known about the impact formal plan evaluations have on the contracting and enrollment decisions made by health insurance purchasers and consumers. Information regarding the link between performance evaluations and enrollment is crucial for those charged with projecting future enrollments in and risk profiles of managed care organizations. This paper describes the performance measurement systems currently being used to evaluate managed care plans and reviews the empirical literature for evidence regarding the impact of measures on plan enrollments.