New risk-sharing rules induced by capital allocation principles.
problem Risk sharing in corporate structures.
method Randomizing existing capital allocation principles.
result Derives new risk-sharing rules complementing existing literature.
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The Great Deception: A Comprehensive Study of Execution Strategies in Corporate Share Buy-Backsq-fin.GN
This study examines the execution phase of corporate share buy-backs, highlighting inefficiencies and costs.
problem Lack of research on share buy-back execution practices and associated costs.
method Comparative analysis of execution practices and fees charged to corporations and investors.
result Uncovered inefficiencies and frictional costs in share buy-back executions, advocating for transparency and fairness.
This article deals with the problem of optimal allocation of capital to corporate bonds in fixed income portfolios when there is the possibility of correlated defaults. Using a multivariate normal Copula function for the joint default probabilities we show that retaining the first few moments of the portfolio default l…
Digital transformation boosts corporate financial asset allocation, especially short-term.
problem Understanding how digital transformation affects corporate financial decisions.
method Fixed-effects models and staggered DID design using A-share listed companies data.
result Digital transformation significantly promotes corporate financial asset allocation, more pronounced in short-term.
This article deals with the problem of optimal allocation of capital to corporate bonds in fixed income portfolios when there is the possibility of correlated defaults. Under fairly general assumptions for the distribution of the total net assets of a set of firms we show that retaining the first few moments of the por…
Blockchain disrupts corporate finance, but challenges remain.
problem Challenges in adopting blockchain for corporate finance.
method Exploring the impact of blockchain on corporate finance valuation and capital allocation.
result Blockchain offers new perspectives but faces regulatory, environmental, and legal challenges.
Corporate venture capital is in the midst of a renaissance. The end of 2015 marked all-time highs both in the number of corporate firms participating in VC deals and in the amount of capital being deployed by corporate VCs. This paper explores, rather than defines, how these firms find success in the wake of this sudde…
The paper explores capital allocation using Euler formula with VaR and ES, revealing non-monotonicity and providing estimation methods.
problem Non-monotonicity in VaR-based capital allocation and the need for consistent risk measures.
method Use of Euler formula, Value-at-Risk (VaR), Expected shortfall (ES), simulation, and Markov chain Monte Carlo.
result Capital allocation with VaR is not monotonous, and consistent risk measures are crucial.
Under Solvency II the computation of capital requirements is based on value at risk (V@R). V@R is a quantile-based risk measure and neglects extreme risks in the tail. V@R belongs to the family of distortion risk measures. A serious deficiency of V@R is that firms can hide their total downside risk in corporate network…
New method allocates capital based on tail central moments for financial risk assessment.
problem Inability of CTE-based capital allocation to reflect tail behavior of losses.
method Developed TCM-based capital allocation for normal mean-variance mixture distributions.
result TCM-based method captures tail risk contributions not detected by CTE.
This study finds ESG rating disagreement reduces corporate productivity, especially in certain types of firms.
problem The impact of ESG rating disagreement on corporate productivity.
method Analysis of A-share listed companies data from 2015 to 2022 using XGBoost regression and SHAP.
result ESG rating disagreement reduces corporate productivity, especially in certain types of firms.
Study systemic risk measures and capital allocation rules, showing commonalities.
problem Systemic risk measures and capital allocation in financial systems.
method Developed a general framework to embed axiomatic and injective capital approaches, introduced Aumann-Shapley CAR.
result Aumann-Shapley CAR provides a universal method for capital allocation regardless of risk measurement.
ChatGPT and Corporate Policiesq-fin.CP
ChatGPT scores corporate investment plans, predicting future spending and returns.
problem Measuring and predicting corporate investment plans.
method Created a firm-level ChatGPT investment score based on conference calls.
result The investment score predicts future capital expenditures and returns.
A Nash game theory approach allocates capital requirements among financial institutions.
problem Allocating systemic risk measures among financial institutions.
method Proposes a Nash allocation rule inspired by game theory.
result Provides sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of Nash allocation rules.
Paper introduces a new method for allocating capital based on risk measures from ruin theory.
problem Allocating capital to manage risk measures derived from ruin theory.
method Introduces a novel allocation method for dynamic value-at-risk (VaR) measures.
result Demonstrates desirable properties and compares with existing methods.
Facing the FRTB, banks need to allocate their capital to each business units or risk positions to evaluate the capital efficiency of their strategies. This paper proposes two computationally efficient allocation methods which are weighted according to liquidity horizon. Both methods provide more stable and less negativ…
A note on representation of BSDE-based dynamic risk measures and dynamic capital allocationsq-fin.PM
In this paper, we provide a representation theorem for dynamic capital allocation under It{ô}-L{é}vy model. We consider the representation of dynamic risk measures defined under Backward Stochastic Differential Equations (BSDE) with generators that grow quadratic-exponentially in the control variables. Dynamic capital …
Paper uses a new copula to model risk aggregation and capital allocation.
problem Modeling dependence between risks for risk aggregation and capital allocation.
method Uses a generalized Archimedean copula (mixed Bernstein copula) to define dependence structure and derives closed-form risk measures.
result Closed-form expressions for tail value-at-risk and allocations are derived.
The paper analyzes insurance pricing and capital allocation in imperfect markets.
problem Analyzing insurance pricing and capital allocation in imperfect markets.
method Non-additive distortion pricing functional and principle of equal priority of payments in default.
result Derives the natural allocation of premium and margin with properties that merit the name.
Solvency II Directive 2009/138/EC requires an insurance and reinsurance undertakings assessment of a Solvency Capital Requirement by means of the so-called "Standard Formula" or by means of partial or full internal models. Focusing on the first approach, the bottom-up aggregation formula proposed by the regulator permi…
Capital allocation principles are used in various contexts in which a risk capital or a cost of an aggregate position has to be allocated among its constituent parts. We study capital allocation principles in a performance measurement framework. We introduce the notation of suitability of allocations for performance me…
The financial crisis showed the importance of measuring, allocating and regulating systemic risk. Recently, the systemic risk measures that can be decomposed into an aggregation function and a scalar measure of risk, received a lot of attention. In this framework, capital allocations are added after aggregation and can…
The European insurance sector will soon be faced with the application of Solvency 2 regulation norms. It will create a real change in risk management practices. The ORSA approach of the second pillar makes the capital allocation an important exercise for all insurers and specially for groups. Considering multi-branches…
Statistical fields model explains capital allocation and accumulation among firms and investors.
problem Understanding capital allocation and accumulation dynamics among firms and investors.
method Applied statistical fields formalism to heterogeneous agents divided into firms and investors.
result Capital accumulation depends on various factors including long-term returns, competition, and stock price volatility.
The paper analyzes risk measures and optimal reserve allocation strategies.
problem Risk measures and optimal reserve allocation across multiple lines of business.
method Formalizes expected maximum deficit, introduces implicitly bounded risk measures, and proposes capital allocation approaches.
result Theoretical results on static and dynamic coherence, convexity, and exact optimizations of aggregate minimum reserves.
In this paper we develop a novel methodology for estimation of risk capital allocation. The methodology is rooted in the theory of risk measures. We work within a general, but tractable class of law-invariant coherent risk measures, with a particular focus on expected shortfall. We introduce the concept of fair capital…
In this paper we introduce a new coherent cumulative risk measure on , the space of càdlàg processes having Laplace transform. This new coherent risk measure turns out to be tractable enough within a class of models where the aggregate claims is driven by a spectrally positive Lévy process. Moreover, w…
Dynamic model considers private asset markets' complexities.
problem Understanding and optimizing private asset allocation.
method State-of-the-art dynamic model with machine learning.
result Optimal investment policies quantified over fund life.
Uncovering Offshore Financial Centers: Conduits and Sinks in the Global Corporate Ownership Networkphysics.soc-ph
Multinational corporations use highly complex structures of parents and subsidiaries to organize their operations and ownership. Offshore Financial Centers (OFCs) facilitate these structures through low taxation and lenient regulation, but are increasingly under scrutiny, for instance for enabling tax avoidance. Theref…
New method for risk allocation under multimodality of loss distribution.
problem Risk assessment under multimodal conditional loss distribution.
method Maximum Likelihood Allocation (MLA) and multimodality adjustment.
result Multimodality adjustment improves soundness of risk allocations.
Decentralised fund framework allocates capital via tokenised vaults.
problem Traditional asset management's inefficiencies and centralisation.
method Permissionless, multi-strategy capital allocation through on-chain vaults.
result Self-regulating, cooperative optimisation across financial domains.
Proposes a more robust rating scale for banks.
problem Inconsistent rating scale validation leading to higher capital requirements.
method Develops a new rating scale that is statistically distinguishable and robust.
result Reduces the calibration probability of default, saving capital requirements.
Despite the fact that the Euler allocation principle has been adopted by many financial institutions for their internal capital allocation process, a comprehensive description of Euler allocation seems still to be missing. We try to fill this gap by presenting the theoretical background as well as practical aspects. In…
Taxation and Valuationq-fin.GN
I explain the root of persistent failure of efforts to remove tax-induced distortions of economic incentives. It lies in FUNDAMENTAL IMPOSSIBILITY of objectively evaluating tax base. Distortions can be entirely avoided in the sector of publicly traded corporations. Evaluation can be bypassed by taxing it in shares (to …
Model explains capital allocation and wealth distribution dynamics in a frictional economy.
problem Understanding capital allocation and wealth distribution dynamics in a frictional economy.
method Mean-field game approach to model interactions between expert and household groups.
result Experts accumulate capital during booms and quickly reverse behavior in busts, even without macro-shocks.
OpenAlpha validates decentralized capital strategies using game theory and market aggregation.
problem Decentralized capital management's lack of trust-minimised, adaptive deployment.
method Game-theoretic validation, adversarial auditing, market-based belief aggregation.
result Confidence scores from validation phases inform capital allocation rules.
The paper translates economic models into a field formalism to study capital accumulation and its fluctuations.
problem Understanding capital accumulation and its fluctuations in a complex economic system.
method Developed a field formalism to preserve interactions and microeconomic features, applying it to a microeconomic framework of investors and firms.
result Capital accumulation patterns can emerge at the macro-scale and affect neighboring sectors, leading to permanent fluctuations.
In this paper, we address the aggregation of dependent stop loss reinsurance risks where the dependence among the ceding insurer(s) risks is governed by the Sarmanov distribution and each individual risk belongs to the class of Erlang mixtures. We investigate the effects of the ceding insurer(s) risk dependencies on th…
This research improves forecasting and testing of risk contributions using Expected Shortfall.
problem Improving risk allocation and testing methods for regulatory standards.
method Developed a comprehensive framework for backtesting and forecasting Expected Shortfall contributions.
result Proposed a novel semiparametric model for forecasting dynamic Expected Shortfall contributions.
We compare observed corporate cumulative default probabilities to those calculated using a stochastic model based on an extension of the work of Black and Cox and find that corporations default as if via diffusive dynamics. The model, based on a contingent-claims analysis of corporate capital structure, is easily calib…
China Vanke Co. faced a hostile takeover by Baoneng Group, sparking controversy.
problem A hostile takeover of China Vanke Co. by Baoneng Group.
method No specific method mentioned in the abstract.
result National controversy over corporate governance and government role in capital markets.
This letter assesses model risk in credit capital requirements and finds substantial tail risk.
problem Uncertainty in the probability of default and loss-given-default parameters in credit capital requirements.
method Models estimation risk in a simple way, analyzing two datasets and testing parameter dependency.
result Parameter dependency significantly increases tail risk in capital requirements, requiring substantial increases in regulatory capital.
In this paper we assume a multivariate risk model has been developed for a portfolio and its capital derived as a homogeneous risk measure. The Euler (or gradient) principle, then, states that the capital to be allocated to each component of the portfolio has to be calculated as an expectation conditional to a rare eve…
The paper introduces a new class of multivariate mixtures for actuarial applications.
problem Developing a new class of multivariate mixtures for actuarial calculations.
method Proposed a class of multivariate matrix-exponential affine mixtures with matrix-exponential marginals.
result Explicit calculations of actuarial quantities are possible due to the proposed class's properties.
Financial institutions are currently required to meet more stringent capital requirements than they were before the recent financial crisis; in particular, the capital requirement for a large bank's trading book under the Basel 2.5 Accord more than doubles that under the Basel II Accord. The significant increase in cap…
This paper examines if CTE risk measure aligns with profit-maximizing risk capital allocations.
problem Whether CTE risk measure aligns with profit-maximizing risk capital allocations.
method Exhaustive probabilistic model settings analysis.
result CTE risk measure may align with profit-maximizing risk capital allocations under certain conditions.
The aim of this paper is to introduce a method for computing the allocated Solvency II Capital Requirement (SCR) of each Risk which the company is exposed to, taking in account for the diversification effect among different risks. The method suggested is based on the Euler principle. We show that it has very suitable p…
The paper addresses dynamic capital structure models with defaultable debt, proving existence and uniqueness.
problem Dynamic capital structure models with an investor break-even condition may not generate a contraction mapping.
method Provided an example and used a dual problem and change of measure to prove existence and uniqueness.
result A unique Markov-perfect equilibrium exists where firm decisions reflect state-dependent targets.