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This paper examines the performance and persistence in performance of style-consistent European equity mutual funds between 1988 and 2010. Using a large survivorship bias-free sample for six European countries, we document strong evidence of persistence in benchmark-adjusted returns over 1-year...
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At end-2012, net assets held by French investment funds stood at a slightly higher level than at end-2008: France remained in second place for investment funds in the euro area.
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In this paper, the development of price volatility on German agricultural markets is analyzed. The goal is to quantify … the degree of price volatility for selected German agricultural markets and determine how it evolutes over time. Where …, questions are: Was there an increase in price volatility? Did it came from the world markets? What is the impact of price …
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usually present higher risks when considered on their own; for instance higher price volatility and fluctuating liquidity. We …
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Recent theoretical work has revealed a direct connection between asset return volatility forecastability and asset … return sign forecastability. This suggests that the pervasive volatility forecastability in equity returns could, via induced …
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Recent theoretical work has revealed a direct connection between asset return volatility forecastability and asset … return sign forecastability. This suggests that the pervasive volatility forecastability in equity returns could, via induced …
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Evaluating portfolio risk typically requires that correlation estimates of security returns be made. Historical financial events have shown that correlations can rise quickly, causing a huge increase in portfolio risk. Therefore, in stress testing portfolios, it is important to consider the...
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In recent years, a growing body of literature in portfolio management has devoted a great deal of attention for this subject. The theoretical foundation to portfolio management was offered by Harry Markowitz at the beginning of the 1950s. The limitations of the original Markowitz model have...
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