Past Returns and Investment Trust Discounts

Abstract:   The relationship between past net asset value returns and the current discount on investment trusts is investigated. The relationship is weaker for the component that is common to all trusts in the same sector, and is significantly stronger for more liquid trusts. The time lag before returns have their full impact on discounts is consistent with the requirements of distinguishing 'skill' from noise. Although discounts vary widely even within the same sector, the range of variation appears to be consistent with an arbitrage equilibrium, in which the profits of exploiting apparent pricing anomalies are just insufficient to invite arbitrage trades.     

Consistency of UK Pension Fund Investment Performance

Transition matrix techniques are used to relate the past and present performance of pension fund portfolios. In particular, funds are ranked to study the tendency of portfolios to remain in the same quartile of the ranking as they were in the previous period. For raw returns, funds in both of the top quartiles are found to be more likely to remain in the same quartile than would be expected by chance. This result can be taken as limited evidence for the consistency of performance. Similar systemic effects are observed on a risk-adjusted basis. There appears to be clear evidence that some fund managers can offer a degree of consistent good performance.     

政府采购制度:强化财政支出管理的必由之路

长期以来,我国财政资金使用效益不高,开支浪费大,监督机制不健全,并由此产生腐败现象,阻碍了经济的发展。建立政府采购制度是解决上述问题的重要途径,也是强化我国财政支出管理的必由之路     

招投标竞争:汶川地震灾后部分重建专项资金分配运作的探索

汶川灾后重建专项资金的分配应该与重建项目有机契合,部分灾后重建资金可以探索招投标竞争方式分配运作.以招投标竞争方式分配运作部分灾后重建专项资金具有重要的战略意义.以招投标竞争方式分配运作灾后重建专项资金,关键要建立与完善招投标的程序及其相应的比选指标体系.为此,我们应该按照政府引导市场、市场公开交易、交易规范运作、运作统一监管的思路,完善灾后重建专项资金招投标竞争分配运作的制度安排.     

封闭式基金的市场流动性研究

本文在给出一个改进流动性指标的基础上 ,利用该指标对封闭式基金的市场流动性进行了分析。研究发现 :封闭式基金市场流动性不存在周内效应 ,周内也无显著的变动模式 ;封闭式基金流通股本规模对市场流动性有显著影响 ,市场偏好次小盘基金 ;封闭式基金市场流动性总体上对基金折价没有显著影响。     

年金基金投资理论与经验研究综述

年金基金的投资,在西方国家金融理论界和实践界是一个关注的研究问题。在理论研究上,税收套利模型和卖出期权的资产组合模型存在对立观点。而经验研究说明,年金基金的资产组合与资本市场发展阶段、监管规则、发起企业经营状况等密切相关。年金基金投资推动了免疫、条件免疫等投资技术以及衍生金融产品的发展。20世纪90年代以来西方国家出现了年金的自我投资、治理投资和社会投资等新问题。     

公积金参与公租房建设PPP融资模式研究

为研究公积金参与到公租房项目融资中对项目建设的影响,基于PPP融资结构模型,引入公积金参与前段投资以及后期租金偿付,重点讨论了公积金在PPP融资结构中的作用并优化PPP融资结构模型;同时,通过分析公积金参与公租房建设对融资的影响,对盈利能力、融资风险以及对承租户的影响三方面进行研究,最后根据影响的分析结果提出了相应的应对措施。     

Managing Pension Funds in Zimbabwe： Ethical Issues and Challenges

This article is motivated by the predicament that hit pensioners in Zimbabwe following the introduction of the multi-currency system. Zimbabwe experienced economic woes which rendered the Zimbabwean dollar worthless and consequently necessitating a switch to stable currencies. The pension assets and liabilities were invested in the local currency before the currency reform, and the result of the multi-currency system was a mismatch of the assets and liabilities of the pension funds financial position which led to paltry pension benefits. The nature of pension funds places a great responsibility on the stakeholders who are involved in running these schemes and therefore ensuring that reasonable expectation by beneficiaries is met. The article focuses on the core aspects surrounding the structure and managing of pension funds in Zimbabwe. The researcher investigated the roles of important stakeholders in the Zimbabwean pension industry, namely, government, trustees, investment managers, and actuaries. The article further delves into the ethical issues and challenges faced by those managing Zimbabwean pension funds. The researcher conducted a total of 30 personal interviews to collect primary data from professionals in the Zimbabwean pension industry which were split as follows： 10 trustees, 10 investment managers, and 10 actuarial consultants. Secondary data were also used in this study and it comprised of journals, newspaper articles, investment reports, and textbooks. The researcher recommends that pension funds develop sound corporate governance mechanisms that will encourage the best ethical practices among all of their stakeholders. The findings provide evidence for a need to empower pension fund trustees through training and introduction of a pension protection scheme. In addition, the current regulatory system needs to be reviewed to capture the changing economic environment upon which pensions funds operate.