Global Risk Premia on International Investments : Diss. (Gabler Edition Wissenschaft) (1997. 1997. xxiii, 306 S. 22 SW-Abb. 203 mm)

Capital investing has become a global business. More and more investors tend to allocate significant portions of their portfolio to international stock and bond markets. To successfully control the risk of globally diversified portfolios, asset managers need to have a distinct understanding of the forces influencing the returns on international financial markets.
Summary of contents:
The Structure of Beta Pricing Models
Beta Pricing in an International Environment
Empirical Design
Characteristics of the Input Data
Global Factors Affecting the Returns on International Markets
Exploring the Time-Variation of Expected Returns 1 Introduction.- 2 The structure of beta pricing models.- 3 Beta pricing in an international environment.- 4 Empirical design.- 5 Characteristics of the input data.- 6 Global factors affecting the returns on international markets.- 7 Exploring the time-variation of expected returns on international markets.- 8 On contributions and practical implications of this study. Dr. Peter Oertmann ist Habilitand und Projektleiter am Schweizerischen Institut für Banken und Finanzen der Universität St. Gallen.