Flows and Returns: A New Perspective

Speaker
Ariel Levy
Date
25/11/2013 - 12:30 - 11:00Add To Calendar 2013-11-25 11:00:00 2013-11-25 12:30:00 Flows and Returns: A New Perspective Abstract: The connection between the demand for investments and investment returns has so far been addressed almost exclusively in the context of infl‡ows of money into mutual funds and their return performance. We provide a new perspective on this relationship by exploring a larger set of …financial instruments, a set which is more representative of the abundance of investment vehicles currently used in …financial markets. In contrast to prior research, we fi…nd a much richer structure between fl‡ows and returns, a structure that depends on the active vs. passive investment approach which the particular instrument serves. אוניברסיטת בר-אילן - Department of Economics Economics.Dept@mail.biu.ac.il Asia/Jerusalem public
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Abstract: The connection between the demand for investments and investment returns has so far been addressed almost exclusively in the context of infl‡ows of money into mutual funds and their return performance. We provide a new perspective on this relationship by exploring a larger set of …financial instruments, a set which is more representative of the abundance of investment vehicles currently used in …financial markets. In contrast to prior research, we fi…nd a much richer structure between fl‡ows and returns, a structure that depends on the active vs. passive investment approach which the particular instrument serves.

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