Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of name changes on the value of UK companies. Previous research in the USA suggests that there is little effect associated with a name change, except for a small sample of Dot Com companies. Design/methodology/approach – This study...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the benefits of international equity portfolios from the viewpoint of Polish investors. Design/methodology/approach – Eight national stock markets are included in the sample and three different portfolio forming strategies –...

Purpose -This paper aims to evaluate the risk-adjusted performance of US-based international equity funds using objective statistical measures grounded in modern portfolio theory, and to present the results in a manner which is easily understood by the average investor....

Assesses the effect of the introduction of the euro on capital markets, noting “explosive growth” in the corporate bond market and a rising demand for junk bonds. Believes that equities are funamentally strong, although foreign investors have suffered from falling euro values, and sees some...