Basics about Technical and Fundamental Trading -- Combination of Momentum and Operating Cash Flow Strategies -- A Closer Look at the Market Reactions -- Fundamental and Technical Trading by Mutual Funds -- Concluding Remarks.

The meaning of wealth has become one of the least understood concepts of our time. Whether you desire wealth, have wealth, or wish to redistribute wealth, the roadmaps to success have been painted over by outdated financial models, politically charged rhetoric, and the mistaken belief that at...

How should investors manage portfolios during crises? This question has surfaced since the 2008 global financial crisis, which is the latest of a series of shocks that began in the early 1970s. While crisis situations offer opportunities to outperform markets or to be engulfed by them, little...

Institutional Investors - Typologies, Roles and Products: Institutional Investors -- Collective Investment Vehicles and Other Asset Management Products -- Investment Management Policy: The Stages of Investment Management Policy -- Strategic Asset Allocation with Mean-Variance Optimisation --...

Introduction; Stephen Satchell -- 1) Performance of UK equity unit trusts; G Quigley and R A Sinquefield -- 2) A demystification of the Black–Litterman model: Managing quantitative and traditional portfolio construction; S Satchell and A Scowcroft -- 3) Tracking error: Ex ante versus ex post...

Kay Müller provides insight into the monitoring activities of private equity fund investors and explores their information requirements. He analyzes the reporting of private equity fund managers, reveals information gaps and provides guidance on how to improve investor relations. Dr. Kay...

One-stop-guide to the hedge fund industry, investment and trading strategies adopted by hedge funds and the industry's regulation. For anyone with an interest in investing or managing funds, it presents everything practitioners need to know to understand these investment vehicles from their...

This Palgrave Pivot aims to build a bridge between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable finance in financial markets. It investigates classic CSR topics in the light of a modern conception of sustainability. The first part emphasizes four relevant topics in the CSR panorama of...

Since 2008, financial firms have paid, in aggregate, in excess of $320 billion in fines related to misconduct. Nearly ten years later, while many large financial firms have increased their attention to bad behavior and cultural drivers, the degree of commitment and progress in these efforts has...

This book demonstrates how the global market for Islamic financial services has shown strong growth in recent years and shown remarkable resilience during the global financial crisis.Drawing on a range of international perspectives from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Malaysia, Pakistan,...