The Global Growth of Mutual Funds

With few exceptions, mainly in Asia, mutual funds grew explosively in most countries around the world during the 1990s. Equity funds predominated in Anglo-American countries while bond funds predominated in most of Continental Europe, and in middle...

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Main Authors: Fernando, Deepthi, Klapper, Leora, Sulla, Victor, Vittas, Dimitri
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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spelling okr-10986-181822021-04-23T14:03:41Z The Global Growth of Mutual Funds Fernando, Deepthi Klapper, Leora Sulla, Victor Vittas, Dimitri GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT MUTUAL FUND RATING EQUITY FUNDS BOND OPTIONS MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES CAPITAL MARKET INVESTOR CONFIDENCE MARKET INTEGRATION FINANCIAL SYSTEMS COMPETITIVENESS MONEY MARKET FUNDS ACCOUNTING ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSETS BANK DEPOSITS BANKING SYSTEMS BANKS BOND MARKETS BONDS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL MARKETS CHECKING ACCOUNTS COMMERCIAL BANKS CONTRACTUAL SAVINGS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEMAND FOR MONEY DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DERIVATIVE MARKETS ELASTICITY EQUITY MARKETS EQUITY RETURNS EXPORTS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL REGULATION GDP GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT BONDS GROWTH RATE INCOME INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND INFLATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE INDUSTRIES INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INVESTMENT COMPANY INVESTMENT DECISIONS LARGE SHAREHOLDERS LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES LIQUIDITY LONG-TERM FUNDS MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MONEY MARKET FUNDS MUTUAL FUND MUTUAL FUNDS NATIONAL INCOME PENSION FUNDS PENSION PLANS PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION PORTFOLIOS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SAVINGS SAVINGS DEPOSITS SECURITIES SECURITIES MARKETS TAX REASONS TRANSPARENCY TRUSTS VALUATION WEALTH MONEY MARKET FUNDS ACCOUNTING With few exceptions, mainly in Asia, mutual funds grew explosively in most countries around the world during the 1990s. Equity funds predominated in Anglo-American countries while bond funds predominated in most of Continental Europe, and in middle-income countries. Capital market development (reflecting investor confidence in market integrity, liquidity, and efficiency) and financial system orientation were the main determinants of mutual fund growth. Restrictions on competing products acted as a catalyst for the development of money market and (short-term) bond funds. 2014-05-05T20:56:20Z 2014-05-05T20:56:20Z 2003-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/2390969/global-growth-mutual-funds http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18182 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3055 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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en_US
topic GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
MUTUAL FUND RATING
EQUITY FUNDS
BOND OPTIONS
MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES
CAPITAL MARKET
INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
MARKET INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
COMPETITIVENESS
MONEY MARKET FUNDS ACCOUNTING
ASSET MANAGEMENT
ASSETS
BANK DEPOSITS
BANKING SYSTEMS
BANKS
BOND MARKETS
BONDS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL MARKETS
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONTRACTUAL SAVINGS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
DEMAND FOR MONEY
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DERIVATIVE MARKETS
ELASTICITY
EQUITY MARKETS
EQUITY RETURNS
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
GDP
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GROWTH RATE
INCOME
INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
INFLATION
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE INDUSTRIES
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INVESTMENT COMPANY
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
LARGE SHAREHOLDERS
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
LIQUIDITY
LONG-TERM FUNDS
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
MUTUAL FUND
MUTUAL FUNDS
NATIONAL INCOME
PENSION FUNDS
PENSION PLANS
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION
PORTFOLIOS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
SAVINGS
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES MARKETS
TAX REASONS
TRANSPARENCY
TRUSTS
VALUATION
WEALTH
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
ACCOUNTING
spellingShingle GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
MUTUAL FUND RATING
EQUITY FUNDS
BOND OPTIONS
MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES
CAPITAL MARKET
INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
MARKET INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
COMPETITIVENESS
MONEY MARKET FUNDS ACCOUNTING
ASSET MANAGEMENT
ASSETS
BANK DEPOSITS
BANKING SYSTEMS
BANKS
BOND MARKETS
BONDS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL MARKETS
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONTRACTUAL SAVINGS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
DEMAND FOR MONEY
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DERIVATIVE MARKETS
ELASTICITY
EQUITY MARKETS
EQUITY RETURNS
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
GDP
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GROWTH RATE
INCOME
INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
INFLATION
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE INDUSTRIES
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INVESTMENT COMPANY
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
LARGE SHAREHOLDERS
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
LIQUIDITY
LONG-TERM FUNDS
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
MUTUAL FUND
MUTUAL FUNDS
NATIONAL INCOME
PENSION FUNDS
PENSION PLANS
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION
PORTFOLIOS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
SAVINGS
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES MARKETS
TAX REASONS
TRANSPARENCY
TRUSTS
VALUATION
WEALTH
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
ACCOUNTING
Fernando, Deepthi
Klapper, Leora
Sulla, Victor
Vittas, Dimitri
The Global Growth of Mutual Funds
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3055
description With few exceptions, mainly in Asia, mutual funds grew explosively in most countries around the world during the 1990s. Equity funds predominated in Anglo-American countries while bond funds predominated in most of Continental Europe, and in middle-income countries. Capital market development (reflecting investor confidence in market integrity, liquidity, and efficiency) and financial system orientation were the main determinants of mutual fund growth. Restrictions on competing products acted as a catalyst for the development of money market and (short-term) bond funds.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Fernando, Deepthi
Klapper, Leora
Sulla, Victor
Vittas, Dimitri
author_facet Fernando, Deepthi
Klapper, Leora
Sulla, Victor
Vittas, Dimitri
author_sort Fernando, Deepthi
title The Global Growth of Mutual Funds
title_short The Global Growth of Mutual Funds
title_full The Global Growth of Mutual Funds
title_fullStr The Global Growth of Mutual Funds
title_full_unstemmed The Global Growth of Mutual Funds
title_sort global growth of mutual funds
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/2390969/global-growth-mutual-funds
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18182
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