Examining the influence of intellectuals on commodity speculation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.05.005
Abstract: Abstract Global food price volatility began shortly after Gorton and Rouwenhorst (2004, 2006) recognized that commodity index speculation was financially underexploited by institutional investors. Pro-commodity speculation and pro-index speculation arguments were not new, but gained… read more here.
Keywords: speculation; index funds; funds hedge; commodity ... See more keywords
The New Permanent Universal Owners: Index funds, patient capital, and the distinction between feeble and forceful stewardship
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DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2020.1781417
Abstract: Abstract Fundamental change is happening in global finance – the shift from active management to index funds. This money mass-migration into index funds has far-reaching socio-economic consequences, as it has the potential to transform the… read more here.
Keywords: universal owners; index funds; new permanent; permanent universal ... See more keywords
The unexpected and stickiness behavior of institutional investors in index funds
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DOI: 10.1108/mf-06-2020-0302
Abstract: PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the behavior of institutional and retail investors in S&P 500 index funds separately to determine why they behave differently.Design/methodology/approachWe analyze the relationship between net flow and past… read more here.
Keywords: index; institutional investors; index funds; behavior institutional ... See more keywords