n 135 March-April 2015 ISSN 2101-9304 150 euros an academic and professional review ARTICLES 4 French Retail Financial Structured Products: A Typology and Assessment of Their Fair Pricing Philippe BERTRAND, Aix-Marseille Université, CERGAM EA 4225; Aix-Marseille Graduate School of management; KEDGE BS, Marseille; Aix-Marseille School of Economics Jean-Luc PRIGENT, THEMA, University of Cergy-Pontoise 20 Conflict of Interest between Investors and Financial Advisers Sébastien M. LEMEUNIER, EBS-Paris FOCUS ON 37 Reforming the Structures of the EU Banking Sector: Risks and Challenges Régis BRETON and Laurent CLERC, Banque de France 50 Managerial Myopia: Do Managers Privilege Short-term Decisions or Value Creation? Franck BANCEL and Alexandre GAREL, ESCP Europe and Labex Réfi In partnership with Association française de finance
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Abstracts French Retail Financial Structured Products: A Typology and Assessment of Their Fair Pricing 4 Philippe BERTRAND, Aix-Marseille Université, CERGAM EA 4225; Aix-Marseille Graduate School of management; KEDGE BS, Marseille; Aix-Marseille School of Economics Jean-Luc PRIGENT, THEMA, University of Cergy-Pontoise This paper deals with the pricing of financial structured products. We examine French retail structured products, OPCVM. Formule, from a sample including about 650 funds. First, we detail the main characteristics of this market and propose a simplified typology of all these products. Second, we analyze some of the most common contracts with portfolio insurance, which correspond to specific portfolio profiles based on performances of given underlying assets, usually the major French or European stock indices. Using the standard Black and Scholes pricing with appropriate financial parameters, we compute the initial values of such products. Our numerical results on the fair pricing of French financial structured products agree with previous studies in other countries, for example those for the German and Swiss markets. The magnitude of mispricing lies between 2% and 7%. JEL Codes: C6, G11, G24, L10. Keywords: Portfolio Insurance; Structured Products; Option Pricing. Conflict of Interest between Investors and Financial Advisers 20 Sébastien M. LEMEUNIER, EBS-Paris This article discusses the conflict of interest between investors and their financial advisers resulting from fee structures and commission schemes. Previous studies have treated this issue in relation to the amount invested or the expected holding period of the mutual fund. In this paper, we develop a model that includes simultaneously both of these parameters. The model uses a numerical simulation to support the finding that the overwhelming majority of investors are exposed to this conflict of interest and especially those investing in large amounts. A narrow area is isolated where the interests of financial advisers converge with those of investors. When we vary the variables of the model, we find that the conflict of interest is unstable and can be improved only marginally. Nonetheless we suggest two solutions, which differ in the uncertain withdrawal of the investor that is borne either by the mutual fund promoter or by the financial adviser. JEL Codes: G23; G24; G29. Keywords: Mutual Funds; Brokerage; Conflict of Interest. FOCUS ON Reforming the Structures of the EU Banking Sector: Risks and Challenges 37 Régis BRETON and Laurent CLERC, Banque de France The paper discusses the rationale for implementing structural reforms in the banking sector in Europe aiming at separating risky/speculative from retail banking activities. From a financial stability point of view, while acknowledging that there is no optimal banking structure, we argue that any attempt to reform banking structure should address the following challenges: (i) Preserve the benefits of the universal banking model;(ii) Draw effective and welfare-improving lines between speculative and economically needed banking activities; (iii) Finally, ensure the viability of the trading entity to avoid two pitfalls: the inception of systemic trading entities and the migration of activities outside the regulated sector (shadow banking). JEL Codes: G21; G28. Keywords: Ring Fencing; Bank Business Models; Banking Regulation. FOCUS ON Managerial Myopia: Do Managers Privilege Short-term Decisions or Value Creation? 50 Franck BANCEL and Alexandre GAREL, ESCP Europe and Labex Réfi Managerial myopia is detrimental to long-term investors and harms long-term firm competitiveness. In a perfect market, a manager who increases short-term earnings at the expense of long-term oriented investments should be sanctioned by investors. Likewise, a firm s stock price should not respond positively to managerial myopic decisions. We offer a review of the literature that explores the conditions under which managerial myopia translates into a higher stock price in the short-run. Using this framework, we present the evidence of managerial myopic behaviors. Since managerial myopia is a real concern, we focus on the underlying forces behind it. We organize the literature around three main blocks. Managers have interest into a higher firm stock price in the short-run because of capital market pressure, short-term investor ownership and managerial opportunism. In the light of our review, we discuss potential solutions that address the different sources of managerial myopia. JEL Codes: G30; G31; G32. Keywords: Managerial Myopia; Managerial Short-termism; Corporate Investment; Managerial Incentives. bankers, markets & investors n 135 march-april 2015 3
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