Manuel Ammann

University of St. Gallen - School of Finance

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Unterer Graben 21

St.Gallen, CH-9000

Switzerland

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1.

Relative Implied Volatility Arbitrage with Index Options

University of St. Gallen, Department of Economics Working Paper No. 2001-06, Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 58, No. 6, November/December 2002
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Jun 2003
Manuel Ammann and Silvan Herriger
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and Universität St. Gallen
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Statistical arbitrage, index options, relative implied volatility, market efficiency

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Feasible Momentum Strategies in the US Stock Market

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 21 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 29 May 2013
Manuel Ammann, Marcel Moellenbeck and Markus Schmid
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Momentum strategies, Large-cap stocks, Stock market predictability

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Corporate Governance and Firm Value: International Evidence

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 29 May 2013
Manuel Ammann, David Oesch and Markus Schmid
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of Zurich and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Corporate Governance, Firm Valuation, Minimum Standards, Principal Component Analysis, Corporate Social Responsibility

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The Effect of Market Regimes on Style Allocation

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The Effect of Market Regimes on Style Allocation

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 23 Jan 2009
Manuel Ammann and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Regime Switching, Style Investing, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Tactical Asset Allocation

The Effect of Market Regimes on Style Allocation

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 309-337, 2006
Posted: 17 Sep 2006
Manuel Ammann and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance

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Regime switching, Style investing, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Tactical asset allocation

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Are Convertible Bonds Underpriced?: An Analysis of the French Market

St. Gallen Economics Discussion Paper No. 2001-02, Journal of Banking and Finance, 2003
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 May 2001
Manuel Ammann, Axel H. Kind and Christian Wilde
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of Konstanz and Goethe University Frankfurt - Department of Finance
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Convertible bonds, pricing, French market, binomial tree, derivatives

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What Drives the Performance of Convertible-Bond Funds?

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 04 Mar 2007
Manuel Ammann, Axel H. Kind and Ralf Seiz
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of Konstanz and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Mutual Funds, Performance, Hybrid Securities, Convertible Bonds

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Implied and Realized Volatility in the Cross-Section of Equity Options

International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 745-765, 2009
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 08 Jan 2009
Manuel Ammann, David Skovmand and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, Aarhus University - School of Business and Social Sciences and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Implied Volatility, Realized Volatility

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Risk Factors for the Swiss Stock Market

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 31 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2016
Manuel Ammann and Michael Steiner
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and Wegelin & Co., Private Bankers
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Fama, French, Carhart, Risk factors, Value, Size, Momentum, Switzerland

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Benchmarking Hedge Funds: The Choice of the Factor Model

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 07 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 29 May 2013
Manuel Ammann, Otto R. Huber and Markus Schmid
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, Credit Suisse and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Hedge Funds, Performance Measurement, Alpha, Factor Models, Crisis

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Hedge Fund Characteristics and Performance Persistence

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Hedge Fund Characteristics and Performance Persistence

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 30 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 29 May 2013
Manuel Ammann, Otto R. Huber and Markus Schmid
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, Credit Suisse and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Hedge Funds, Performance, Alpha, Factor Models, Performance Persistence

Hedge Fund Characteristics and Performance Persistence

European Financial Management, Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp. 209-250, 2013
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 08 Mar 2013
Manuel Ammann, Otto R. Huber and Markus Schmid
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, Credit Suisse and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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hedge funds, performance, alpha, factor models, performance persistence

11.

Do Implied Volatilities Predict Stock Returns?

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 Sep 2010
Manuel Ammann, Stephan Süss and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, Independent and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Implied Volatility, Expected Returns

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Is There Really No Conglomerate Discount?

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Is There Really No Conglomerate Discount?

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 28 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 29 May 2013
Manuel Ammann, Daniel Hoechle and Markus Schmid
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, FHNW School of Business - Institute for Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Organizational structure, Diversification, Market value of debt, Endogeneity, Fixed effects

Is There Really No Conglomerate Discount?

Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 39, Issue 1‐2, pp. 264-288, 2012
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 03 Mar 2012
Manuel Ammann, Daniel Hoechle and Markus Schmid
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, FHNW School of Business - Institute for Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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organizational structure, diversification, market value of debt, endogeneity, fixed effects

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Simulation-Based Pricing of Convertible Bonds

Journal of Empirical Finance, 2007
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Aug 2005
Manuel Ammann, Axel H. Kind and Christian Wilde
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of Konstanz and Goethe University Frankfurt - Department of Finance
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Convertible bonds, pricing, american options, Monte Carlo simulation

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Investment Performance of Swiss Pension Funds and Investment Foundations

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 Feb 2008
Manuel Ammann and Andreas Zingg
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and UBS Global Asset Management
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Investments, Performance, Pension funds, Switzerland

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Do Newspaper Articles Predict Aggregate Stock Returns?

University of St.Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2012/4, Journal of Behavioral Finance, 15(3), 2014, pp. 195-213.
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 16 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2016
Manuel Ammann, Roman Frey and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Wordcount, Text Mining, Market Efficiency, Tactical Asset Allocation

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Product Market Competition, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value: Evidence from the EU-Area

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Product Market Competition, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value: Evidence from the EU-Area

European Financial Management, 19 (3), 2013, pp. 452-469
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 28 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2016
Manuel Ammann, Markus Schmid and David Oesch
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance and University of Zurich
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Product Market Competition, Corporate Governance, Firm Valuation

Product Market Competition, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value: Evidence from the EU Area

European Financial Management, Vol. 19, Issue 3, pp. 452-469, 2013
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Jun 2013
Manuel Ammann, David Oesch and Markus Schmid
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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product market competition, corporate governance, firm valuation

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The Performance of Actively and Passively Managed Swiss Equity Funds

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Jan 2009
Manuel Ammann and Michael Steiner
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and Wegelin & Co., Private Bankers
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Mutual Funds, Index Funds, Performance, Switzerland

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The Conglomerate Discount: A New Explanation Based on Credit Risk

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 09 Jan 2005 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2014
Manuel Ammann and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Diversification discount, credit risk

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Does the Model Matter? A Valuation Analysis of Employee Stock Options

EFMA 2004 Basel Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 13 May 2004
Manuel Ammann and Ralf Seiz
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Employee stock options, option pricing, option exercise

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A Testable Ebit-Based Credit Risk Model

EFMA 2004 Basel Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 May 2004
Manuel Ammann and Michael Genser
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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firm and security valuation, business and investor taxation, optimal bankruptcy, credit risk, capital structure

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New Evidence on the Announcement Effect of Convertible and Exchangeable Bonds

EFMA 2004 Basel Meetings Paper, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 43-63, 2006
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 13 May 2004
Manuel Ammann, Martin Fehr and Ralf Seiz
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Convertible bonds, exchangeable debt, event study, announcement effects

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The Impact of the Morningstar Sustainability Rating on Mutual Fund Flows

University of St.Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2017/18
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 16 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 09 May 2018
Manuel Ammann, Christopher Bauer, Sebastian Fischer and Philipp Müller
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen, Students, University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen, Students
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Mutual Fund, Sustainability, Investment Decisions, Information

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Has Hedge Fund Alpha Disappeared?

Journal of Investment Management (JOIM), First Quarter 2011
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2016
Manuel Ammann, Otto R. Huber and Markus Schmid
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, Credit Suisse and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Hedge Funds, Performance, Alpha, Factor Models, Capacity Constraints

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Performance and Governance of Swiss Pension Funds

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Aug 2009
Manuel Ammann and Andreas Zingg
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and UBS Global Asset Management
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Performance, Governance, Pension Funds

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Asymmetric Dependence Patterns in Financial Time Series

European Journal of Finance, 2008
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 03 Dec 2008
Manuel Ammann and Stephan Süss
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and Independent
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Copulae, Asymmetric Dependence Concepts

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Variance Risk Premiums in Foreign Exchange Markets

Journal of Empirical Finance, 23, 2013, pp. 16-32, University of St.Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2013/4
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2016
Manuel Ammann and Ralf Buesser
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and Independent
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Foreign exchange, Variance risk premium, Variance swap, Intraday data, Risk-neutral expectation, Jump risk

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Disposition Effect and Mutual Fund Performance

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Jun 2011
Manuel Ammann, Alexander Ising and Stephan Kessler
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen and Universität St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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disposition effect, mutual fund performance, behavioral finance

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Intra-Day Characteristics of Stock Price Crashes

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 09 Jan 2009
Manuel Ammann and Stephan Kessler
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and Universität St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Idiosyncratic crash, market microstructure, intra-day analysis, liquidity, risk

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Announcement Effects of Contingent Convertible Securities: Evidence from the Global Banking Industry

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Announcement Effects of Contingent Convertible Securities: Evidence from the Global Banking Industry

European Financial Management, Forthcoming, University of St.Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2015/25
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2016
Manuel Ammann, Christian Ehmann and Kristian Blickle
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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Contingent Convertible Securities, CoCo Bonds, Announcement Effects, Event Study

Announcement Effects of Contingent Convertible Securities: Evidence from the Global Banking Industry

European Financial Management, Vol. 23, Issue 1, pp. 127-152, 2017
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 10 Jan 2017
Manuel Ammann, Kristian Blickle and Christian Ehmann
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York and University of St. Gallen - School of Finance
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contingent convertible securities, CoCo bonds, announcement effects, event study

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Tactical Industry Allocation and Model Uncertainty

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Tactical Industry Allocation and Model Uncertainty

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 02 Oct 2007
Manuel Ammann and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Bayesian Model Averaging, Tactical Asset Allocation

Tactical Industry Allocation and Model Uncertainty

Financial Review, Vol. 43, Issue 2, pp. 273-302, May 2008
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Apr 2008
Manuel Ammann and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Pricing and Design of Financial Innovations: The Role of Investor Information

University of St.Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2017/04, Paris December 2017 Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI - AFFI
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 15 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2019
Manuel Ammann, Marc Arnold and Simon Straumann
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - School of Finance
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structured products, investor information, financial innovation

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Risk Factor Exposure Variation and Mutual Fund Performance

University of St.Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2018/17
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 30 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2018
Manuel Ammann, Sebastian Fischer and Florian Weigert
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - School of Finance
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Mutual Fund, Market Timing, Factor Timing, Kalman Filter

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Demographic Change and Pharmaceuticals' Stock Returns

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Demographic Change and Pharmaceuticals' Stock Returns

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Jul 2009
Manuel Ammann, Rachel Berchtold and Ralf Seiz
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Demographic Change, Demand Growth, Abnormal Stock Returns, Pharmaceutical Companies

Demographic Change and Pharmaceuticals' Stock Returns

European Financial Management, Vol. 17, Issue 4, pp. 726-754, 2011
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Aug 2011
Manuel Ammann, Rachel Berchtold and Ralf Seiz
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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demographic change, demand growth, abnormal stock returns, pharmaceutical companies, panel regression, investor attention, trading strategies

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Is Governance Related to Investment Performance and Asset Allocation? Empirical Evidence from Swiss Pension Funds

University of St. Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2016/23
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 21 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2017
Manuel Ammann and Christian Ehmann
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - School of Finance
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pension fund governance, investment performance, Swiss occupational pension plans

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Prior Performance and Risk-Taking of Mutual Fund Managers: A Dynamic Bayesian Network Approach

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 23 Jan 2009
Manuel Ammann and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Mutual Funds, Risk Taking, Dynamic Bayesian Network

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Characteristics-Based Portfolio Choice with Leverage Constraints

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming, University of St. Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2016/06
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 23 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2016
Manuel Ammann, Guillaume Coqueret and Jan-Philip Schade
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, EMLYON Business School and University of St. Gallen - School of Finance
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Portfolio choice, leverage constraint, characteristics-based investing

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An Alternative Three-Factor Model for International Markets: Evidence from the European Monetary Union

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 36, No. 7, 2012
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Oct 2013
Manuel Ammann, Sandro Odoni and David Oesch
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance and University of Zurich
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Multi-factor models, Cross-section of stock returns, Fama and French three-factor

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Credit Variance Risk Premiums

University of St.Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2019/08
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 24 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2019
Manuel Ammann and Mathis Moerke
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Variance risk premium, CDS implied volatility, CDS variance swap

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Information Processing on the Swiss Stock Market

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 256-284, 2004
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Jan 2004
Manuel Ammann and Stephan Kessler
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and Universität St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Robust Estimation of Risk-Neutral Moments

Forthcoming, The Journal of Futures Markets , University of St.Gallen, School of Finance Research Paper No. 2019/02
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 26 Mar 2019
Manuel Ammann and Alexander Feser
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - School of Finance
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risk-neutral moments, risk-neutral distribution

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Testing Conditional Asset Pricing Models Using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo Approach

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Testing Conditional Asset Pricing Models Using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo Approach

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2014
Manuel Ammann and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Testing Conditional Asset Pricing Models Using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo Approach

European Financial Management, Vol. 14, Issue 3, pp. 391-418, June 2008
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 May 2008
Manuel Ammann and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance
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Testing Conditional Asset Pricing Models Using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo Approach

European Financial Management, Vol. 13, 2007
Posted: 19 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 29 May 2013
Manuel Ammann and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance

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Conditional asset pricing models, tests, Bayesian, Markov Chain Monte Carlo

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Competing with Superstars

Management Science, 62(10), 2016, 2842-2858
Posted: 04 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2016
Manuel Ammann, Philipp Horsch and David Oesch
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, University of St. Gallen and University of Zurich

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Competition, Firm performance, Risk-taking, Innovation, Awards, CEO

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The Impact of Prior Performance on the Risk-Taking of Mutual Fund Managers

Posted: 21 Nov 2007
Manuel Ammann and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance

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mutual funds, risk taking

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Conglomerate Discount: A New Explanation Based on Credit Risk

International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, Vol. 9, No. 8, pp. 1201-1214, 2006
Posted: 19 Jul 2007
Manuel Ammann and Michael Verhofen
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance

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Conglomerate, diversification, discount, credit risk, limited liability

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Analyzing Active Investment Strategies

Journal of Portfolio Management, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 56-67, 2006
Posted: 19 Jul 2007
Manuel Ammann, Stephan Kessler and Jürg Tobler
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance, Universität St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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tracking error, tracking error variance, decomposition, active investment strategies

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Impact of Fund Size on Hedge Fund Performance

Journal of Asset Management, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 219-238, 2005
Posted: 13 Jul 2007
Manuel Ammann and Patrick Moerth
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Hedge funds, performance, size, assets, flows

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Pricing and Hedging Mandatory Convertible Bonds

Journal of Derivatives, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 30-46, Spring 2006
Posted: 19 May 2006
Manuel Ammann and Ralf Seiz
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance

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mandatory convertibles, hybrid securities, convertible bonds

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An IFRS 2 and Fasb 123 (R) Compatible Model for the Valuation of Employee Stock Options

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 381-396, 2005
Posted: 30 Jan 2006
Manuel Ammann and Ralf Seiz
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance

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VAR for Nonlinear Instruments - Linear Approximation or Full Monte Carlo?

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 363-378, 2001
Posted: 02 Sep 2005
Manuel Ammann and Christian Reich
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of Basel

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Valuing Employee Stock Options: Does the Model Matter?

Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 60, No. 5, pp. 21-37, September/October 2004
Posted: 05 Nov 2004
Manuel Ammann and Ralf Seiz
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance

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Equity Investments: Fundamental Analysis and Valuation Models, Financial Statement Analysis: Financial Accounting Standards and Proposals, Derivatives Instruments: Equity Derivatives

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Tracking Error and Tactical Asset Allocation

Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 57, No. 2, March/April 2001
Posted: 29 Jun 2001
Manuel Ammann and Heinz Zimmermann
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance and University of Basel - Center for Economic Science (WWZ) - Department of Finance

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Evaluating the Long-Term Risk of Equity Investments in a Portfolio Insurance Framework

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Vol. 25, Issue 3, July 2000
Posted: 20 Sep 2000
Manuel Ammann
University of St. Gallen - School of Finance

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