Asset sales in the mutual fund industry: Who gains?

We analyze gains from intercorporate sales of mutual fund subsidiaries, using mandated SEC disclosures to assess the performance of mutual funds transferred by these transactions. Sellers are financial conglomerates (banks) using equity-based deals to transfer poorly performing funds to highly focus...

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Published in:Journal of banking & finance 2013-12, Vol.37 (12), p.4834-4849
Main Authors: Chen, Fan, Sanger, Gary C., Slovin, Myron B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asset sales
Assets
Conglomerates
Correlation analysis
Divestiture
Divestitures
Financial analysis
Focus
Investment trusts
Market efficiency
Mutual funds
Portfolio performance
Rates of return
Shareholders wealth
Stockholders
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U.S.A
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Summary:We analyze gains from intercorporate sales of mutual fund subsidiaries, using mandated SEC disclosures to assess the performance of mutual funds transferred by these transactions. Sellers are financial conglomerates (banks) using equity-based deals to transfer poorly performing funds to highly focused asset management companies. The transferred funds experience significant improvements in risk-adjusted returns, efficiency, and asset growth. These improvements are closely correlated with the gains in wealth to buyers and sellers at deal announcements, indicating the market efficiently capitalizes expected performance improvements. Our results provide evidence that these transactions transfer assets to acquirers better able to manage them, generating gains for fund holders and buyer and seller shareholders.
ISSN:0378-4266
1872-6372
DOI:10.1016/j.jbankfin.2013.08.019