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empirically assess that both the value at risk and the average value at risk are model-dependent and we show that the difference … between models should be taken into consideration in the evaluation of risk measures …
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universe indicates that volatility is not compensated with a “volatility” premium. We find evidence of a risk premium, but it … depends on the definition or measure of risk. “Tail risk” measures the probability of having significant losses and should be … what investors care about the most. We investigated several risk measures, including volatility and tail risk, and found …
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Regulators and commentators around the world are increasingly demanding that institutional investors engage in stewardship with respect to their portfolio companies. Further, the demand for stewardship has broadened from an expectation that investors engage to reduce agency costs and promote...
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This study examines the phenomenon of performance persistence of equity funds in Hungary in two time perspectives: 1-year and 6-month perspectives. The empirical results confirm the occurrence of performance dependence in consecutive periods. There is also a strong evidence of short-term...
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methodology employed for testing persistence. Second, there has not been long-run persistence on risk-adjusted returns (we find a … weak evidence of the reversal effect). Finally, the past performance displays weak evidence of the hot-hand effect on risk …
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In this study we re-visit the performance of 887 active UK equity mutual funds using a new approach proposed by Angelidis, Giamouridis and Tessaromatis (2013). The authors argue that mutual funds stock selection is driven by the benchmark index, so if the benchmark generates alpha, there will be...
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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of size, age, ownership, and load on the efficiency of equity mutual funds in India. Using secondary data on sample of 105 equity mutual fund schemes in India for the period 2011-12, two-stage methodology is applied wherein Data Envelopment...
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This paper identifies major determinants of mutual fund flows to Hong Kong equities, which is essential for financial regulators and investors to understand potential sources of instability in domestic financial markets. We find that fund flows to global equities outweigh other fund-specific...
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)] and multi-factor [Carhart (1997)] models to evaluate risk-adjusted returns using the General Index of Athens Stock …
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This paper represents the first specific attempt in the literature to examine the relationship between active share and emerging market equity fund performance. Using a sample of U.S. based diversified emerging market equity funds whose prospectus benchmark is the MSCI emerging market equity...
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