New York City Mutual Savings Bank Portfolio Management and Trustee Objectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10099478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan L Olmstead (0000-0002-7613-4764, University of California, Davis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 815-834 |
| Publication date | 1974-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700089324 |
| OpenAlex | W2156754406 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article addresses the issue of what made early mutual savings bank trustees tick. It explores two hypotheses: (1) trustees were trying to maximize their depositors’ “well-being” by maximizing the real rate of return on their banks’ portfolios given legal constraints; (2) trustees were trying to profit from their positions. These two hypotheses are tested using investment data drawn from the archives of several of New York's oldest mutuals. Besides offering insights into the objectives of early trustees, the analysis of mutual portfolios will also shed light on several broader issues dealing with capital market efficiency and the effect of legal constraints on resource allocation
Actuarial science · Business · Capital allocation line · Economics · Management · Microeconomics · Modern portfolio theory · Mutual fund · Portfolio · Profit (economics · Project portfolio management · Rate of return · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2018 (34) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |