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Optimal Decentralized Investment Management [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2006
We study a decentralized investment problem in which a CIO employs multiple asset managers to implement and execute investment strategies in separate asset classes.
Jules H. van Binsbergen, Michael W. Brandt, Ralph S.J. Koijen   +2 more
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Asset Management and Investment Banking [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012
Abstract We find evidence that conflicts of interest are pervasive in the asset management business owned by investment banks. Using data from 1990 to 2008, we compare the alphas of mutual funds, hedge funds, and institutional funds operated by investment banks and non-bank conglomerates.
Jānis Bērziņš, Crocker H. Liu, Charles Trzcinka   +2 more
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Predicting Fraud by Investment Managers [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011
Abstract We test the predictability of investment fraud using a panel of mandatory disclosures filed with the SEC. We find that disclosures related to past regulatory and legal violations, conflicts of interest, and monitoring have significant power to predict fraud.
Dimmock, Stephen G., Gerken, William Christopher   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Organic agriculture: The trade-off between financial and non-financial benefits

Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2016
The threats of climate change have compelled humans to consider the environmental impact of their decisions, including those relating to agricultural practices.
Joset-Jordaan Marais, Riëtte Eiselen
doaj   +1 more source

Emerging market analysis of passive and active investing under bear and bull market conditions [PDF]

Journal of Capital Markets Studies
Purpose – Stirred by scant regard for market phases in portfolio performance assessments, the current paper investigates the active versus passive investment strategies under the bull and bear market conditions in emerging markets focusing on South ...
Thabo J. Gopane, Noel T. Moyo, Lesego F. Setaka   +2 more
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Efficiency Advantages and Incentive Mechanism of PPPs: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis under the Chinese Scenario

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2018
Based on the PPP efficiency system which consists of allocation efficiency, process efficiency, and individual efficiency, we use qualitative comparison analysis of fuzzy sets to study the efficiency advantages of the public-private partnership under the
Xiaowei Dong, Yali Du, Xianhua Wu
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The co-movement between copper prices and the exchange rate of five major commodity currencies

Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2013
In this study, the relationship between movements in the exchange rates of five commodity currencies (Australia, Canada, Chile, China, and South Africa) in terms of the United States Dollar (USD) and the spot USD copper price was analysed.
Corlise le Roux, Gideon Els
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Corrigendum: Mobile money and regional financial integration: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2021
No abstract available.
Jonathan Tembo, Chioma Okoro
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Volatility and risk of equity in retirement portfolios

Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2015
Financial planners often manage volatility believing that it is the same as managing risk. The FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index (Topi) and the FTSE/JSE All Share Index (Alsi) were used as samples to investigate volatility and risk in equity investments.
Paul Snyman, Nico Smith
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Blockchain technology in the clearing and settlement industry in South Africa

Acta Commercii, 2023
Orientation: The monopolistic nature of the clearing and settlement industry in South Africa impedes competition and the adoption of new technologies on account of profitability and total market share; there is little incentive to adopt new technologies ...
Musimuni Dowelani, Chioma Okoro, Abel Olaleye   +2 more
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