警惕跨市场金融风险向保险业传递

次贷危机通过跨市场金融风险时世界保险业造成重创,所以分析研究垮市场全融风险向保险业传递的路径、过程和后果十分必要,得出的相应启示和建议也具有较大实践意义.将次贷危机作为实证分析基础,跨市场金融风险有源于交叉性金融产品和金融控股公司两种类型,CDO及CDS等交叉性金融工具和保险集团是典型跨市场金融风险向保险业传递的途径.这些风险的传递导致保险公司受到重创,也给保险业未来发展带来启迪.     

商业银行从事证券业务中的激励问题及其影响

本文讨论了商业银行从事证券承销业务可能引致的激励问题.研究结论表明,允许商业银行从事证券承销业务可以增加商业银行的利润空间;但就社会意义而言,银证混业并不必然优于银证分业,因为全能银行和企业的均衡可能通过"合谋",以损害其他经济主体的利益为代价,提高自身收益.在不考虑公平性的前提下,当再融资成本较高时,银证混业会提高社会总体的福利水平;当再融资成本较低时,银证混业会降低社会的总体福利水平.如果同时考虑公平性和效率,则银证混业体制下全能银行和企业的均衡决策远离于社会最优状态的可能性会更大.     

我国财险公司的盈利能力分析

在激烈的市场竞争条件下,财险公司的盈利能力越来越成为其生存和发展的重要因素。本文通过比较分析ROA、ROE、承保利润和投资利润这类反映财险公司盈利能力的一些指标,客观的评价了1999-2008年间我国财险公司的盈利能力的发展变化情况,并得出了相应的结论。     

Investment commitment and the valuation of underwriting agreements for rights issues

I extend the option pricing framework for the underwriting of rights issues, by considering that the funds received at maturity may already have been committed to a project at the time of signing of the underwriting agreement (investment commitment). The model yields valuations that are up to several times the amount implied by no investment commitment, and this is most pronounced for large issues. An upper bound for the model’s explanatory power is obtained by assuming that all issues exhibit full investment commitment; under this assumption, the model explains 40–65% of the overpricing of underwriting agreements in the United Kingdom.     

The rise of UK Seasoned Equity Offerings (SEOs) fees during the financial crisis: The role of institutional shareholders and underwriters

This paper investigates the increase in underwriting fees for UK SEOs since the beginning of the financial crisis in mid-2007. We develop and test a number of hypotheses related to the role of institutional shareholders and underwriters involved in the issuing process. We find that the rise in fees is related to the strengthening of the relative negotiating position of a specific underwriter in comparison to a specific issuer and to the growing influence of institutional shareholders with short-term investment horizons. Our evidence suggests that there may be reasonable grounds for considering potential conflicts of interest due to the dual role of institutional shareholders as investors and sub-underwriters. On the other hand, the ownership size of large shareholders and the reputation of underwriters have a moderating effect on fees, while the nationality of the institutional shareholders, the concentration of the investment bank industry and the experience of corporate issuers are not related to underwriting fees.     

Contingent factors of the coinsurance function of internal capital markets: Evidence from the US nonlife insurance industry

By analyzing intragroup reinsurance activities in the US nonlife insurance sector from 1999 to 2016, we provide evidence that the coinsurance function of internal capital markets is contingent on internal capital providers’ financial resources and the relative sizes of capital receivers within the group. We demonstrate that insurance groups commonly use intragroup reinsurance (a substitute for capital) to support insurers that sustain underwriting losses. Larger insurers are more likely to obtain internal reinsurance if their affiliated insurers hold more financial resources. Our findings show that the financial capabilities of group members providing support affect the feasibility of the coinsurance function through the activities of internal capital markets. Group members with greater influence are more likely to benefit from the coinsurance function.