Nuveen Build America Bond Fund
... Build America Bonds. BABs are taxable municipal securities that include bonds issued by state and local governments to finance capital projects such as public schools, roads, transportation infrastructure, bridges, ports and public buildings, among others, pursuant to the American Recovery and Rein ...
... Build America Bonds. BABs are taxable municipal securities that include bonds issued by state and local governments to finance capital projects such as public schools, roads, transportation infrastructure, bridges, ports and public buildings, among others, pursuant to the American Recovery and Rein ...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i0974e/i0974e.pdf
... poverty, the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department encourages commercial or business-oriented aquaculture as a means of increasing food availability and accessibility, employment and income, and improving national economies, especially in developing countries. An issue for policy-makers is how to ...
... poverty, the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department encourages commercial or business-oriented aquaculture as a means of increasing food availability and accessibility, employment and income, and improving national economies, especially in developing countries. An issue for policy-makers is how to ...
Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund (Form: N
... We are pleased to present the Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund’s (the “Fund”) annual report. In the twelve-month period since our last annual report, we surpassed one billion dollars in assets under management. The continued growth has allowed the portfolio to further diversify by prope ...
... We are pleased to present the Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund’s (the “Fund”) annual report. In the twelve-month period since our last annual report, we surpassed one billion dollars in assets under management. The continued growth has allowed the portfolio to further diversify by prope ...
Fiscal 2016 Form 10-K - General Mills
... other customer accounted for 10 percent or more of our consolidated net sales. For further information on significant customers, please refer to Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this report. Competition. The consumer foods industry is highly competitive, with numerous man ...
... other customer accounted for 10 percent or more of our consolidated net sales. For further information on significant customers, please refer to Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this report. Competition. The consumer foods industry is highly competitive, with numerous man ...
Two Essays on Managerial Behaviors in the Mutual Fund Industry
... investment and they do not want to be punished with reduced fund flows. Kacperczyk, Sialm, and Zheng (2006) create a return gap measure, the difference between a fund’s reported return and the return of a hypothetical portfolio that invests in the fund’s disclosed end-of-period holdings. They propos ...
... investment and they do not want to be punished with reduced fund flows. Kacperczyk, Sialm, and Zheng (2006) create a return gap measure, the difference between a fund’s reported return and the return of a hypothetical portfolio that invests in the fund’s disclosed end-of-period holdings. They propos ...
Sample Chapter 28
... inflation on the real value of money held by households and businesses. At high levels of inflation, the purchasing power of money held by the public declines rapidly. This reduction in the public’s real wealth may cause households to restrain consumption spending, reducing short-run equilibrium out ...
... inflation on the real value of money held by households and businesses. At high levels of inflation, the purchasing power of money held by the public declines rapidly. This reduction in the public’s real wealth may cause households to restrain consumption spending, reducing short-run equilibrium out ...
Fettered Consumers and Sophisticated Firms: Evidence from
... than fund shares offered to independent investors, suggesting that price inelasticity of demand could be the source of persistently high fees. Halfway through our sample, the government introduced a new fee index to increase transparency of and sensitivity to management fees. The index combined fun ...
... than fund shares offered to independent investors, suggesting that price inelasticity of demand could be the source of persistently high fees. Halfway through our sample, the government introduced a new fee index to increase transparency of and sensitivity to management fees. The index combined fun ...
IMF Reform Is Waiting on the United States
... governors in December 2010. The United States played a major role in crafting the package. It is designed to increase the voting power in the IMF of emerging market and developing countries and to reduce the voting power of Europe and Europe’s representation on the IMF executive board. The entry int ...
... governors in December 2010. The United States played a major role in crafting the package. It is designed to increase the voting power in the IMF of emerging market and developing countries and to reduce the voting power of Europe and Europe’s representation on the IMF executive board. The entry int ...
PEPSICO INC (Form: 10-K, Received: 02/27/2012 16
... This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains statements reflecting our views about our future performance that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”). Statements that constitute forward-looking statements with ...
... This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains statements reflecting our views about our future performance that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”). Statements that constitute forward-looking statements with ...
capitalization rate, mortgage interest rate and
... Commercial mortgage demand in different countries head different ways at a given time point, but they may subject to the same principle. For instance, commercial mortgage demand in the US and in UK can be affected by same factors such as capitalization rate and mortgage interest rate. If one can est ...
... Commercial mortgage demand in different countries head different ways at a given time point, but they may subject to the same principle. For instance, commercial mortgage demand in the US and in UK can be affected by same factors such as capitalization rate and mortgage interest rate. If one can est ...
The Potential and Limitations of Impact Bonds
... objectives, as the ratio of tax to GDP in poor countries is only half of what it is in the developed world.7 However, even when governments do have resources and spend on services, performance is mixed. For example, while studies on cost-effectiveness of preventive and primary curative interventions ...
... objectives, as the ratio of tax to GDP in poor countries is only half of what it is in the developed world.7 However, even when governments do have resources and spend on services, performance is mixed. For example, while studies on cost-effectiveness of preventive and primary curative interventions ...
LSC Communications, Inc.
... We compete against a range of both domestic and international competitors in each of our five core product categories. While we believe we hold leading market positions in many of our product categories, we believe further share growth is attainable in both our branded products and private label off ...
... We compete against a range of both domestic and international competitors in each of our five core product categories. While we believe we hold leading market positions in many of our product categories, we believe further share growth is attainable in both our branded products and private label off ...
Employer Stock Ownership in 401(k)
... Weisbenner (2005). Coval and Moskowitz (1999) find that U.S. investment managers exhibit a strong preference for locally headquartered firms in their portfolios. One of the most frequently cited dangers associated with owning employer stock is that it is inefficient from a total wealth diversificati ...
... Weisbenner (2005). Coval and Moskowitz (1999) find that U.S. investment managers exhibit a strong preference for locally headquartered firms in their portfolios. One of the most frequently cited dangers associated with owning employer stock is that it is inefficient from a total wealth diversificati ...
Fiscal Multipliers and Beyond - Instituto de Estudios Fiscales
... The medium to longer-term benefits of well-designed fiscal consolidation are typically accompanied by short-term costs in the form of output losses. However, since sound gover nment finances are a prerequisite for price and macroeconomic stability and, consequently, for strengthening the conditions ...
... The medium to longer-term benefits of well-designed fiscal consolidation are typically accompanied by short-term costs in the form of output losses. However, since sound gover nment finances are a prerequisite for price and macroeconomic stability and, consequently, for strengthening the conditions ...
Local Markets Compendium 2014
... investability grounds after holding period requirements were dropped. Higher credit quality improves investability, as evidenced by South Africa’s inclusion in the Citigroup World Government Bond Indices (WGBI) in mid-2012. South Africa’s improving credit quality at the time paved the way for index ...
... investability grounds after holding period requirements were dropped. Higher credit quality improves investability, as evidenced by South Africa’s inclusion in the Citigroup World Government Bond Indices (WGBI) in mid-2012. South Africa’s improving credit quality at the time paved the way for index ...
Mutual Funds and Bubbles: The Surprising Role of Contractual
... focus on a twofold question: whether the mutual fund industry contributed to the technology bubble of the late 1990s, and if so, what would have induced mutual fund managers to abstain from participating in the bubble frenzy. This has important implications in terms of whether fund managers can actu ...
... focus on a twofold question: whether the mutual fund industry contributed to the technology bubble of the late 1990s, and if so, what would have induced mutual fund managers to abstain from participating in the bubble frenzy. This has important implications in terms of whether fund managers can actu ...
FORM 10-K - corporate
... repayment of Title IV loans exceed specified rates, referred to as “cohort default rates.” The ED calculates a cohort default rate for each OPEID number. Kaplan University will be the only OPEID unit that will be continuing operations through 2016. If a school ’ s cohort default rate exceeds 40% for ...
... repayment of Title IV loans exceed specified rates, referred to as “cohort default rates.” The ED calculates a cohort default rate for each OPEID number. Kaplan University will be the only OPEID unit that will be continuing operations through 2016. If a school ’ s cohort default rate exceeds 40% for ...
The Impact of Skewness and Fat Tails on the Asset Allocation Decision
... Traditional MVO leads to an efficient frontier that maximizes return per unit of variance or, equivalently, minimizes variance for a given level of return. In contrast, M-CVaR maximizes return for a given level of CVaR or, equivalently, minimizes CVaR for a given level of return. The M-CVaR process ...
... Traditional MVO leads to an efficient frontier that maximizes return per unit of variance or, equivalently, minimizes variance for a given level of return. In contrast, M-CVaR maximizes return for a given level of CVaR or, equivalently, minimizes CVaR for a given level of return. The M-CVaR process ...
Measuring Progress in Least Developed Countries a statistical profile
... priority concern in many; and reforms in the investment climate have moved forward in some countries. But despite these improvements, the more than 750 million people living in the LDCs remain extremely vulnerable. Fifty countries, roughly a quarter of the UN membership, are classified as LDCs: 34 in ...
... priority concern in many; and reforms in the investment climate have moved forward in some countries. But despite these improvements, the more than 750 million people living in the LDCs remain extremely vulnerable. Fifty countries, roughly a quarter of the UN membership, are classified as LDCs: 34 in ...
Fiscal multipliers and beyond - ECB
... Against this backdrop, the current paper seeks to move beyond the debate about the short-term impact that fiscal consolidation has on output and discuss its medium to longer-term effects on output and debt sustainability. The structure of the paper is as follows. The first part presents a critical a ...
... Against this backdrop, the current paper seeks to move beyond the debate about the short-term impact that fiscal consolidation has on output and discuss its medium to longer-term effects on output and debt sustainability. The structure of the paper is as follows. The first part presents a critical a ...
Does Investor Identity Matter in Equity Issues
... indication of reduced agency problems. Alternatively, an increase in affiliated ownership may increase agency problems by allowing insiders to become more entrenched while the 4 We measure long-term abnormal returns beginning from 3-days prior to the announcement of the equity issue. So, even if the ...
... indication of reduced agency problems. Alternatively, an increase in affiliated ownership may increase agency problems by allowing insiders to become more entrenched while the 4 We measure long-term abnormal returns beginning from 3-days prior to the announcement of the equity issue. So, even if the ...
Chapter 6 The Risk and Term Structure of Interest Rates
... Which of the following statements are true? (a) An increase in default risk on corporate bonds lowers the demand for these bonds, but increases the demand for default-free bonds. (b) The expected return on corporate bonds decreases as default risk increases. (c) A corporate bond’s return becomes mor ...
... Which of the following statements are true? (a) An increase in default risk on corporate bonds lowers the demand for these bonds, but increases the demand for default-free bonds. (b) The expected return on corporate bonds decreases as default risk increases. (c) A corporate bond’s return becomes mor ...
The Dow Chemical Company
... Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ...
... Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ...
The Treasury Bill Auction and the When-Issued
... Simon (1993) studies Treasury coupon auctions from January 1990 to September 1991 using intra-day when-issued data. He assesses the impact of prorationing4 on profitability for different trading schemes.5 He also finds that aggressiveness of bidding at auctions is partially reflected in the when-iss ...
... Simon (1993) studies Treasury coupon auctions from January 1990 to September 1991 using intra-day when-issued data. He assesses the impact of prorationing4 on profitability for different trading schemes.5 He also finds that aggressiveness of bidding at auctions is partially reflected in the when-iss ...
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2014 to 2024
... income will boost consumer spending. In addition, under current law, the federal government’s tax and spending policies will not restrain economic growth to the extent they did in 2013, and state and local governments are likely to increase their purchases of goods and services (adjusted for inflati ...
... income will boost consumer spending. In addition, under current law, the federal government’s tax and spending policies will not restrain economic growth to the extent they did in 2013, and state and local governments are likely to increase their purchases of goods and services (adjusted for inflati ...