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- Michel Fried
- Olivier Gaudry
Abstract
[eng] The financial Investments policy of Industrial businesses . The rise of the financial investments of industrial businesses since 1979, and mainly since 1982, has risen faster. But against common views, this new behaviour concerned only few enterprises (one out of four), of all sizes. The combination of improved financial situations and new opportunities supplied by the financial environment seems to have played an important role, offering a possibility to cash managers to give some lucrative, riskless and liquid outlets for the cash balances of the enterprises. This fact, however, does not suffice to explain the historical trends : for the few corporations leading the evolution, the rise of the financial investments was parallel to the growth of the cash balances (including these financial investments), while the cash balances of the enterprises which have not made, even few, financial investments were stagnant. Thus, one must go beyond a too general approach to financial investments policies to show how they applied to particular conditions. [fre] La montée depuis 1979 des placements financiers des entreprises industrielles, significative depuis 1982, s'est amplifiée depuis. Mais contrairement aux idées reçues, ce comportement nouveau ne concerne qu'une minorité d'entreprises de toutes tailles : une sur quatre environ. La conjonction de l'amélioration des situations financières et des possibilités nouvelles offertes par l'environnement financier semble avoir joué un rôle important en donnant la possibilité aux gestionnaires de trésorerie de trouver des emplois rémunérateurs, peu risqués et liquides, aux encaisses des entreprises. Cependant ce constat ne suffit pas à expliquer la tendance observée : pour la minorité des entreprises qui portent cette évolution, la montée des placements financiers a été de pair avec celle des encaisses (y compris ces placements), alors que l'encaisse des entreprises qui n'ont pas — ou peu — de placements financiers est restée stable. Ainsi, il faut dépasser une analyse trop globale des politiques de placements financiers pour montrer comment elles renvoient à des situations particulières.
Suggested Citation
Michel Fried & Olivier Gaudry, 1988.
"La politique de placements financiers des entreprises industrielles,"
Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée, vol. 5(2), pages 96-111.
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RePEc:prs:recofi:ecofi_0987-3368_1988_num_5_2_4645
DOI: 10.3406/ecofi.1988.4645
Note: DOI:10.3406/ecofi.1988.4645
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