Funds of Funds (FoF) are particular investment funds that invest resources in some mutual funds. This type of funds offers the possibility to achieve an higher diversification that an investor can't realize using other instruments.One of the main differences among FoFs available is the strategy...

The chaos theory assumes that the returns dynamics are not normally distributed and more complex approaches have to be used to study these time series. In fact, the Fractal Market Hypothesis assumes that the returns dynamics are not independent of the investors' attitudes and represent the...

The credit rating market is characterized by low competition and a potential conflict of interest, due to the system of remuneration of the rating services, which impairs the reliability of the judgement delivered. Multiple credit rating means further costs for companies, because of the fees...

Landmark buildings are outstanding constructions recognizable on the basis of their unique design, high visibility and/or extraordinary relevance for the country. Literature on housing markets demonstrates that their price and rent dynamics are not comparable to other types of residential...

Italian Abstract: Il settore delle costruzioni in Italia si caratterizza per un'elevata probabilità di insolvenza delle imprese e la recente crisi dell'immobiliare ha dimostrato l'importanza di una corretta misurazione del rischio del settore. L'articolo si propone di misurare il rischio delle...

Italian Abstract: Le Sgr immobiliari italiane stanno affrontando nuove e importanti sfide competitive in un mercato sempre più concorrenziale. La crescita dei patrimoni gestiti e dei ricavi, l'efficienza operativa delle strutture interne e l'adeguatezza degli assetti organizzativi sono gli...

Italian Abstract: La misurazione del contributo del gestore alla performance del fondo viene solitamente realizzata considerando indicatori di mercato che permettono di approssimare il rendimento atteso dal fondo sulla base della performance storica. Nel caso del mercato immobiliare indiretto...

The market for Italian real estate funds has been characterized in recent years by fluctuations affecting both the number of new products and their performance. It is therefore important to establish criteria for measuring the funds' performances, based on the income return and capital growth...

Purpose – The paper aims to investigate the relationship between different investor attention proxies for different types of funds (retail vs institutional ones) looking at a sample of real estate funds.Design/Methodology/Approach – The authors collect data about searching frequency on...