Delegated Portfolio Management, Benchmarking, and the Effects on Financial Markets

We analyze the implications of linking the compensation of fund managers to the return of their portfolio relative to that of a benchmark-a common solution to the agency problem in delegated portfolio management. In the presence of such relativeperformance- based objectives, investors have reduced e...

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Main Author: Igan, Deniz
Other Authors: Pinheiro, Marcelo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2015
Series:IMF Working Papers
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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