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The impact of fund attributes on performance: Empirical evidence for Polish equity funds [PDF]
Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu, 2018 This article investigates the relationship between the attributes and performance of mutual funds in Poland. The study employs classic measures of return and the most popular organizational factors discussed in the financial literature.
Dariusz Filip
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Corporate Governance and Pension Fund Performance
Contemporary Economics, 2012 This study provides new evidence on the impact of governance on the performance of privately defined contribution pension plans. Using a hand collected data set on governance factors, the study shows that the external and internal governance mechanisms ...
Oskar Kowalewski
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Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe +3 more
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Unlocking the pension fund performance: A systematic literature review approach [PDF]
Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksuPension funds have a pivotal role in financial systems, managing significant assets and contributing to economic growth through capital market investments. Identifying the key factors that influence their performance is essential for ensuring sustainable
Siniša Bogdan +2 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The Ile181Asn variant of human UDP‐xylose synthase (hUXS1), associated with a short‐stature genetic syndrome, has previously been reported as inactive. Our findings demonstrate that Ile181Asn‐hUXS1 retains catalytic activity similar to the wild‐type but exhibits reduced stability, a looser oligomeric state, and an increased tendency to precipitate ...
Tuo Li +2 more
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On the Use of Data Envelopment Analysis in Hedge Fund Performance Appraisal [PDF]
This paper aims to show that Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is an efficient tool to assist investors in multiple criteria decision-making tasks like assessing hedge fund performance.
Huyen Nguyen-Thi-Thanh
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Hedge fund replication using strategy specific factors
Financial Innovation, 2019 Hedge funds have traditionally served wealthy individuals and institutional investors with the promise of delivering protection of capital and uncorrelated positive returns irrespective of market direction, allowing them to better manage portfolio risk ...
Sujit Subhash, David Enke
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee +3 more
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Fund Flows and Performance in Brazil
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012 This paper analyzes how fund flows react to past performance in the dynamic Brazilian equity fund market over the period 2001 to 2012. The study also tests for a "smart money" effect (Zheng, 1999), or whether funds that receive more money subsequently outperform those that receive less money.
Luis Berggrun, Edmundo Lizarzaburu
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Individual Investor Mutual-Fund Flows [PDF]
This paper studies the relation between individuals' mutual fund flows and fund characteristics, establishing three key results. First, consistent with tax motivations, individual investors are reluctant to sell mutual funds that have appreciated in ...
Scott Weisbenner, Zoran Ivkovich
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