This paper proposes a new model called Fourier-GARCH that is a modification of the popular GARCH(1,1). This modification allows for time-varying first and second moments via means of Flexible Fourier transforms. A nice feature of this model is its ability to capture both short and long run...

We re‐examine the performance of Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) over the January 1995 to October 2008 period. We compare abnormal performance based on a number of alternative existing models, as well as a category‐specific model introducing asset‐, option‐, and moments‐based...

This article investigates the mortality of Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) over the 1990–2003 period, a longer horizon than any encompassed in the literature. A detailed survival analysis over the full range of CTA classifications is provided, and it is found that the median lifetime of CTAs...

This study analyzes the market timing skill of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) fund managers of North America and Europe. We use a broad sample of 248 North American and 500 European SRI funds for the period of January 2001 - December 2011. Our result indicates that market timing skill...

This paper proposes a new model called Fourier-GARCH that is a modification of the popular GARCH(1,1). This modification allows for time-varying first and second moments via means of Flexible Fourier transforms. A nice feature of this model is its ability to capture both short and long run...

This paper attempts to determine whether exchange-listed hedge funds experience longer lifetimes than non-listed funds, even after factors known to affect survival, such as size and performance, are considered. The Kaplan-Meier estimator is used to compare survival times of listed and non-listed...

In this paper, we examine the input-output efficiency of United Kingdom CPA firms using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach. We find that a majority of CPA firms in the United Kingdom appear not to be efficient on a yearly basis, and we further find no evidence of persistent efficiency...

This paper uses copulas to model the joint survival within the groups of hedge funds and funds of funds managed by the same manager. Given their skewed distribution, a simple survival analysis based on linearity assumptions may fail to fully capture the dependence caused by extreme events in the...

Samuelson (1967) argues that as a general matter it is easy to show that investors should be maximally diversified. For this reason many institutions are attracted to diversified portfolios of hedge funds, referred to as Funds of Hedge Funds (FOFs). In this paper we examine a new database that...