The mutual fund industry : competition and investor welfare / R. Glenn Hubbard ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hubbard, R. Glenn, Author.

Contributor:

Hubbard, R. Glenn.

Series:

Columbia Business School Publishing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mutual funds--United States.

Mutual funds.

Investment advisors--United States.

Investment advisors.

Financial services industry--United States.

Financial services industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mutual funds form the bedrock of retirement savings in the United States, and, considering their rapid growth, are sure to be more critical in the future. Because the size of fees paid by investors to mutual fund advisers can strongly affect the return on investment, these fees have become a contentious issue in Congress and the courts, with many arguing that investment advisers grow rich at the expense of investors. This ground-breaking book not only conceptualizes a new economic model of the mutual fund industry, but also uses this model to test for price competition between investment advisers, evaluating the assertion that market forces fail to protect investors' returns from excessive fees. Highly experienced authors track the growth of the industry over the past twenty-five years and present arguments and evidence both for and against theories of adviser malfeasance. The authors review the regulatory history of mutual fund fees and summarize leading case decisions addressing excessive fees.Revealing the extent to which the governance structure of mutual funds truly impacts fund performance, this book provides the best understanding of today's mutual fund industry and is a vital tool for investors, money managers, fund directors, securities lawyers, economists, and anyone concerned with the regulation of mutual funds.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Tables

Foreword / Malkiel, Burton G.

Preface

Introduction

1. Mutual Fund Industry Growth and Importance in Retirement Plans

2. Mutual Funds and Charges of Excessive Fees: The Historical Background

3. Mutual Fund Excessive Fees and the Courts

4. Price Competition and the Demand for Mutual Funds

5. Mutual Fund Industry Structure and Indicators of Price Competition

6. Mutual Fund Pricing, Excessive Fees, and Empirical Evidence

7. Mutual Funds' Organizational Form and Conflicts of Interest

8. What Have We Learned?

Appendix to Chapter Four

Appendix to Chapter Seven

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612897856

9781282897854

1282897853

9780231525329

023152532X

OCLC:

826476660