Download This PaperCorporate Governance in the Presence of Active and Passive Delegated Investment
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Corporate Governance in the Presence of Active and Passive Delegated Investment
Corporate Governance in the Presence of Active and Passive Delegated Investment
Date Written: January 24, 2021
Abstract
We examine the governance role of delegated portfolio managers. In our model, investors allocate their wealth between passive funds, active funds, and private savings, and fund fees are endogenously determined. Funds' ownership stakes and fees determine funds' incentives to engage in governance. Whether passive fund growth improves governance depends on whether it crowds out private savings or active funds. In the former case, it improves governance even though it is accompanied by lower fees, whereas in the latter case it can harm governance. Overall, passive fund growth improves governance only if it does not increase fund investors' returns too much.
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Keywords: corporate governance, delegated asset management, passive funds, index funds, competition, investment stewardship, engagement, monitoring
JEL Classification: G11, G23, G34, K22
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Adrian Aycan Corum
Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management ( email )
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Andrey Malenko
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business ( email )
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Ann Arbor, MI MI 48109
United States
Nadya Malenko (Contact Author)
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business ( email )
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