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The performance of socially responsible mutual funds: incorporating sociopolitical information in portfolio selection

Goldreyer, Elizabeth F.; Ahmed, Parvez; Diltz, J. David - In: Managerial Finance 25 (1999) 1, pp. 23-36

Outlines increased interest from investors in corporate social policies over the last ten years and previous research comparing the investment performance of “socially responsible” (SR) portfolios with others. Measures performance for a US sample of SR and conventional mutual funds using a...

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The informational effects of large insider stock purchases

Roth, Greg; Saporoschenko, Andy - In: Managerial Finance 25 (1999) 1, pp. 37-48

and undervaluation; using firm size, market‐to‐book ratio, Q ratio and price‐earnings ratio as proxies. Finds that share …

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Dividend policy issues in regulated and unregulated firms: a managerial perspective

Kent Baker, H.; Powell, Gary H. - In: Managerial Finance 25 (1999) 6, pp. 1-20

dividends, share price, concern over false signals and cash flow); and the differences between regulated and unregulated …

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Dividends and market efficiency: a multi‐index arbitrage investment strategy

Kunkel, Robert A.; Ehrhardt, Michael C.; Kuhlemeyer, … - In: Managerial Finance 25 (1999) 6, pp. 21-34

Outlines previous research on the relationship between dividend policy and stock returns; and uses a linear programme and multi‐index model to form an investment strategy to see whether dividend yields increase stock returns. Explains the methodology, tests it on 1965‐1989 US data and...

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Research note: neural network analysis of dividend policy

Vincent Eagan, J.; Subrahmanyam, Vijaya; Alli, Kasim - In: Managerial Finance 25 (1999) 6, pp. 44-56

Summarizes the main hypotheses used in previous research on dividend policy and reports a study of patterns in dividend payouts/growth using neural networks as a data mining technique. Discusses the properties of neural networks, recognizes that they are unsuitable for hypothesis testing and...

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Managerial ownership, dividend and debt policy in the US banking industry

Dutta, Amitabh S. - In: Managerial Finance 25 (1999) 6, pp. 57-68

Reviews previous research on the relationship between ownership structure, debt structure and dividend policy within the context of agency theory, which has usually excluded regulated firms from the samples. Explores the links between insider holdings, dividends and debt using 1994‐1997 data...

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Is Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) lending profitable?: evidence from rating revisions

Harrison, David M.; Seiler, Michael J. - In: Managerial Finance 25 (1999) 7, pp. 3-18

Traces the history of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which requires US lenders to meet the credit needs of their local customers, and presents a study of its effect on profitability. Looks at financial institutions which received revized CRA ratings between 1990 and 1995, analysing their...

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act event in the bank commercial loan market

Edmister, Robert O. - In: Managerial Finance 25 (1999) 7, pp. 19-30

price of loans and applies it to 1977‐98 data from large and small banks. Shows that charges are affected by loan size, bank …

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An investigation of the incidence of insider criminal activity in RTC resolved S & L’s

Izzo, George; Seiler, Michael J. - In: Managerial Finance 25 (1999) 7, pp. 31-47

Outlines previous research on reasons for the many failures of US thrifts and loans during the 1980s, and suggests that crime played a larger part than is generally supposed. Explains the regulatory system set up to deal with failed thrift institutions and analyses all disposals made by the...

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The determinants of foreign bank involvement in US banking markets

Ramchander, Sanjay; Reichert, Alan; Jayanti, S.V. - In: Managerial Finance 25 (1999) 7, pp. 48-65

Notes recent dramatic growth in international banking, outlines the US historical and legal background to it and reviews previous research trying to explain why banks establish offices outside their home country. Develops a mathematical model to investigate the factors determining the extent of...

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