Trust and delegation
Stephen Brown (),
William Goetzmann,
Bing Liang and
Christopher Schwarz
Journal of Financial Economics, 2012, vol. 103, issue 2, 221-234
Abstract:
This paper studies operational risk in the hedge fund industry using due diligence reports. Many funds suffer from operational problems, including limited disclosure of legal and regulatory issues. We use direct evidence of inadequate or failed internal processes to derive a canonical correlation-based measure for operational risk consistent with the Basel definition. It controls for selection bias using an extension of Heckman's (1979) procedure. Operational risk increases the likelihood of subsequent poor performance and fund disappearance, but does not influence investors’ return-chasing behavior. Our study emphasizes the importance of information verification in the context of financial intermediation.
Keywords: Hedge funds; Operational risk; Due diligence; Selection bias; Canonical correlation analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G23 G32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.09.004
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