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- International Diversification In The 2000s – Stay The Course
- Recent trends in the international equity markets have fueled debate over the diversification benefit of non-U.S. equity. Poor returns and an increasing correlation with the U.S. market have caused some investors to question the future of using non-U.S. equity as a diversifier. It is believe that non-U.S. equity will continue...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Diversification In Banking Is Noninterest Income The Answer?
- The U.S. banking industry is steadily increasing its reliance on nontraditional business activities that generate fee income, trading revenue, and other types of noninterest income. This paper assesses potential diversification benefits from this shift. At the aggregate level, declining volatility of net operating revenue reflects reduced volatility of net interest...
- White papers 2002-09-23
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- Diversification Benefits From Foreign Real Estate Investments
- Previous research has questioned the stability of international equity diversification. This study examines whether foreign real estate exists in a more segmented market and whether foreign real estate provides any diversification benefit beyond that obtainable from foreign stocks. Using data encompassing the stock market crash of 1987, foreign real estate...
- White papers 2002-07-30
- Corporate Diversification and Agency
- "Firms undertake a variety of actions to reduce risk through diversification, including entering diverse lines of business, taking on project partners, and maintaining portfolios of risky projects such as R&D or natural resource exploration. By a well-known argument, securities holders do not directly benefit from risk-reducing corporate diversification when...
- White papers 2000-01-01
- Does International Diversification Increase The Sustainable Withdrawal Rates From Retirement Portfolios?
- The research reported in this article examines the effect of international equity diversification on the sustainability of a range of withdrawal rates from retirement portfolios with varying U.S. and international stock/bond asset allocations. Sustainability of a withdrawal rate is measured by portfolio success rates—that is, the percentage of 1,000 simulated...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- 412(i) Defined Benefit Pension Plan : The Hottest, True Leverage Pension Plan of the Times
- Due to improvements in Pension Law all of the benefits of the old Defined Benefit Pension Plan are changed as per the new law of 412i Pension Plan, making it perhaps the hottest vehicle for meeting retirement needs, while doing so on a highly cost effective & tax preferential basis....
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Multiple-Bank Lending: Diversification and Free-Riding in Monitoring
- This paper analyzes banks' choice between lending to firms individually and sharing lending with other banks, when firms and banks are subject to moral hazard and monitoring is essential. Multiple-bank lending is optimal whenever the benefit of greater diversification in terms of higher monitoring dominates the costs of free-riding and...
- White papers 2004-06-01
- Diversification is key: Defined benefit plans outperform 401(k)s in a down market.(News)
- Byline: Christine Williamson WASHINGTON - Defined benefit plan returns tend to be better than those of 401k plans during bad market years that follow periods of hot stock market returns, according to new analysis by Watson Wyatt Worldwide. Researchers at the...
- Research articles 2004-11-29
- The Case for Non-U.S. Equity
- It is believed that there are several important reasons for investors to look to non-U.S. markets when making investment decisions. By investing in non-U.S. markets, investors can increase their return potential through owning leading companies in non-U.S. countries, while decreasing portfolio risk. Investment professionals experienced in managing non-U.S. equity can...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- Prudence And Diversification Revisited - ERISA Section 404(c) Protection In The Wake Of Enron
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act ERISA safeguards the rights of retiring professionals of organizations. Companies need to design their employee retirement benefit plans according to the provisions contained in the ERISA. Section 404 c of ERISA addresses employee concerns in the event of poor investment performance. The paper elucidates implications...
- White papers 2003-03-01
- Monoline Restrictions, With Applications to Mortgage Insurance and Title Insurance
- The key goal of this paper is to investigate the conditions under which monoline restrictions represent sensible regulatory policy. This is an intriguing question because multiline insurance structures have the obvious diversification benefit that the firm's capital is available to support claims against any of its lines. Indeed, all states...
- White papers 2003-01-27
- The Impact Of Illiquidity On The Asset Management Of Insurance Companies
- This paper investigates the impact of illiquidity on insurance company asset allocation and selling strategy. The need for insurers to settle claims as they arise by making funds available immediately make insurers especially susceptible to the effects of transaction illiquidity. Using a simplified model of a risk neutral insurance company,...
- White papers 2005-05-01
- 401 benefit changes
- While Congress debates new restrictions for 401k plans in the wake of the Enron scandal, some large employers are already making changes in their defined contribution retirement plans. According to a survey of 300 employers with a total of more than 22,000 employees conducted by Hewitt Associates in Lincolnshire,...
- Research articles 2002-06-01
- Global Pricing Of Equity And The Influence Of Industry Factors
- As the investment world becomes ever more integrated, a pronounced home bias and segmented approach to portfolio management should be supplanted by more holistic and global approach. Home bias is sometimes justified by the increased correlations between national stock markets, which reduces the benefit of international risk diversification. However, the...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- International Absorbents: Undervalued and Attractive as an Acquisition
- Terry Schumacher submits:International Absorbents IAX: $2.85 on NYSE Amex on May 6, 200952 week price range: $4.98 – 1.66Diluted shares: 6.5 millionMarket cap: $18.5 million Investment Perspective International Absorbents has established a market leading position in a minor segment of the pet products industry. Their main product is small animal...
- External links 2009-05-08
- BlackRock, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator [Operator Instructions]. Your first question comes from Craig Siegenthaler with Credit Suisse. Craig Siegenthaler - Credit Suisse Thanks. The performance fee number, you mentioned international equity hedge funds, can you give us some more detail what's in this number in terms of...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-17
- Early Retirement? You're Dreamin' | BTalk Australia
- The AMP Superannuation Adequacy Index recently demonstrated that many Australians don't have enough money for a comfortable retirement. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie asks Michael Davison, CPA Australia's Superannuation Policy Advisor, who is most at risk and how realistic is it to expect an early retirement. ...
- Blog posts 2008-06-08
- Pfizer, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question, David Reisinger, Morgan Stanley. David Reisinger - Morgan Stanley Thanks, very much. I guess I have two questions, the first is for Jeff and the second is for Frank and both of these are kind of high level; Jeff, can you please...
- Earnings calls 2009-10-20
- Strategies For Implementing An International Portfolio
- There are different strategies available to US investors in overseas real estate, regardless of whether their objective is increased return or greater portfolio diversification. However, there is also a more subtle benefit to being a global real estate investor that cannot be ignored. Understanding what creates real estate value around...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Wolseley plc Interim Management Statement Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. The question-and-answer session will be conducted electronically. [Operators Instructions]. We will take now our first question from Tim [inaudible]. Please go ahead. Unidentified Analyst Hey, guys. This is Tim [inaudible] in Dublin. My first question is in relation to the stock...
- Earnings calls 2007-11-30
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