Recent Trends in the Size and the Distribution of Inherited Wealth in the UK

In this paper, we use HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estate statistics and micro data from four UK household surveys to examine changes in the size, the composition and the distribution of inherited wealth in the UK over the period 1985?2010. Our findings indicate that the period under examination is characterised by a substantial increase in the flow of inheritance. This increase, which was particularly marked in the early 2000s, was mainly driven by an increase in housing inheritance, which in turn reflected the rise in house prices and, to a lesser extent, the increase in the proportion of inheritances that included housing assets. The distribution of inheritance amongst recipients became more unequal over this period. However, the inequality‐increasing effect from the greater dispersion in the distribution of inheritance was counterbalanced by the increase in the percentage of the population who received an inheritance, resulting in a small decrease in the inequality of inheritance for the population overall. Analysis of the distribution of inheritance by socio‐economic status suggests a positive association between inheritance and socio‐economic status, with some evidence suggesting that this association might have strengthened over time. Overall, however, the value of inheritance for most people is rather small and the differences across groups rather moderate.     

跨国公司股东财富最大化与折算风险探讨

跨国公司折算风险的大小取决于在国外经营的程度与国外子公司所在地会计方法的选择。国际上大部分国家都根据子公司的类型选择折算方法。整体型子公司采用时态法,自主型子公司采用现行汇率法。折算方法要选择对合并利润最大化有利并设法使合并资产负债表上外币风险资产与外币负债趋于一致,以轧平净风险资产头寸,消除或减少因不可预期汇率变动而对公司现金流量与经济价值的影响。采取期货合同套期保值、远期合约套期保值、货币互换套期保值、货币期权套期保值的防范措施和规避方法,能使折算风险最小,股东财富最大化。     

Impact of the Financial Crisis on Banking Acquisitions: A Look at Shareholder Wealth

This paper examines the influence of the 2007–08 financial crisis on value creation for acquirer’s shareholders in the banking industry using a sample of 883 deals over 2004–12. Applying an exploratory and top-down approach, banking acquisitions are considered at the global level, narrowing the analysis step by step to consider domestic versus cross-border acquisitions. Then cross-border deals are split based on the economic development of the acquirer and target countries. It is observed that only acquisitions involving emerging-economy acquirers and developed-economy targets generate positive and significant returns to shareholders after the crisis. Major changes in the global acquisition landscape are also observed since 2007, with emerging-economy banks increasing their acquisition activity, both nationally and internationally.     

我国上市公司大股东与中小股东企业剩余分配不均衡的权力解读--兼论我国上市公司中小投资者利益保护机制

真实经济中存在大量的大股东利益侵占现象,本文认为,这是股东经济权力天然非对等的必然结果.本文从放松股东为同一性质主体假定和股东间非对等经济权力入手,建立企业剩余分配的博弈模型,推演出大股东侵占中小股东利益过程和实现机制,指出通过控制权实现利益侵占是市场失灵的必然结果,市场机制本身无法解决.     

Repurchases of convertible preferred stock and shareholder wealth

In this paper we provide the first comprehensive examination of the stock price reaction to announcements of convertible preferred stock repurchases over the 1981 to 2005 period. We document a positive and significant average common stock abnormal return of 3.27% around announcements of these repurchases. We test signaling and free cash flow explanations for the observed wealth effects by studying abnormal returns and changes in operating performance around repurchase announcements. We find that abnormal returns are positively related to size of repurchases and managerial ownership. We find no evidence of higher stock price reactions for low-q and high free cash flow firms. In addition, we find significant improvements in accounting profitability subsequent to repurchases, but not for low-q firms. Collectively, our results are most consistent with the signaling hypothesis.     

Is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Ready for China?

Abstract:

The re-emergence of China as a global economic power has intensified calls for the urgent reform of Western-dominated international organizations. We evaluate efforts by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to adapt to the challenge of China. From the first decade of the 2000s, the OECD has undertaken reforms to boost its significance as a key policy actor in the global economy. Part of this effort involves bringing China closer to the organization. To date, only limited progress has been made. We set out three bold policy reforms the OECD could implement that would deepen the OECD’s relationship with China as well as with other emerging economies.     

Democracy and dividend policy around the world

This paper investigates how democracy influences corporate dividend policy. With a sample of 228,628 observations from 37 countries, we find that democracy is negatively associated with both the likelihood to pay dividends and the payout ratio. Moreover, we document that this effect is stronger when shareholders (creditors) are weakly (strongly) protected. These findings imply that the effect of democracy on corporate dividend policy is transmitted mainly through democratic procedures. Besides, we find that democracy also negatively affects dividend initiations.     

境外股东持股对我国商业银行经营绩效的影响研究

境外战略投资者的引入是否能够实质性地改善我国商业银行的公司治理从而提升经营绩效,这是我国银行业对外开放以来备受实务界、政策层和学术界广泛关注的重要课题。本文运用我国银行业33家上市或非上市商业银行在1998~2010年间的面板数据,实证研究境外股东持股如何影响我国商业银行的经营绩效。同时采用资产收益率和不良贷款率来度量经营绩效,并在控制了其他公司层面因素的影响后发现,境外股东的引入显著地改善我国商业银行的公司治理效力,提升经营绩效,表现为资产收益率的显著上升和不良贷款率的显著下降。根据实证研究结果,本文提出了有针对性的政策建议。     

论财富——实现中国梦的四大支柱

物质财富是生产力发展的结晶,是消费水平提高的前提,又是积累和扩大再生产的物质基础。社会主义精神文明是社会制度的本质特征,是社会主义制度的精神支柱,关系到社会主义制度优越性发挥、党和国家的前途和命运。世界上没有一个国家像我国有这么多劳动者和智力资源,这是我国最重要的物质财富,活劳动是生产中最积极的决定性因素,这是我国发展的支柱和资源,是决定我国必然发展兴盛的最根本的物质力量。走社会主义道路,建立中国特色社会主义制度,是我国发展繁荣、人民幸福的根本制度保障。     

Socioemotional wealth and IPO underpricing of family firms

Socioemotional wealth (SEW), i.e., the noneconomic utility a family derives from its ownership position in a firm, is the primary reference point for family firms. Family firms are willing to sacrifice economic gains in order to preserve their noneconomic utility. Thus, we argue that family firms sacrifice IPO proceeds by choosing higher IPO underpricing than nonfamily firms if underpricing helps them protect their SEW. Our empirical results, based on a sample of 153 German IPOs, support our hypothesis. On average, family firms have 10 percentage points more IPO underpricing than nonfamily firms. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.