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We examine effects of sovereign risk on bond duration in European and Latin American sovereign bond markets over the period 1996-2011. We compare the sovereign risk-adjusted duration for U.S. dollar-denominated sovereign bonds with their Macaulay duration for both investment- and...
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China, the second largest economy in the world after the US, has started the process to internationalize its currency, the renminbi (RMB), to become a global reserve currency. To this end, the offshore market for RMB-denominated bonds (dim sum bond) market in Hong Kong has been established to...
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This paper discusses the role of Hong Kong in China's grand scheme to build up the RMB as a global reserve currency. We highlight the economic importance of Hong Kong to China in terms of channeling foreign direct investment into China, some of which, in the future, will be denominated in the...
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The globalization of financial markets has led to an integrated world market. Emerging economies such as China and India have opened up their markets to foreign investors. New instruments such as exchange-traded funds are being created, and current instruments are being expanded to include real...
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Hedge funds typically have non-normal return distributions marked by significant positive or negative skewness and high kurtosis. Mean-variance optimization models ignore these higher moments of the return distribution, and thus fail to convince investors who care about the unwanted skewness and...
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Hedge funds typically have non-normal return distributions marked by significant positive or negative skewness and high kurtosis. Mean-variance optimization models ignore these higher moments of the return distribution. If a mean-variance optimization model suggests significant allocation to...
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This study uses reported exports and imports figures of China-Hong Kong and China-Thailand trade to examine the relations among trade, foreign direct investment flows, and tax-induced market impediments. The empirical results, largely consistent with theoretical models, support several...
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We examined the performance of 115 global equity-based hedge funds with reference to their target geographical markets in the seven-year period 1994-2000. Several results are noteworthy. First, global hedge fund managers do not show positive market-timing ability but do demonstrate superior...
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Key Features:Discusses current hot topics, such as new financial instruments, innovations, and strategiesContributors are experts in various aspects of international investmentsIncludes alternative investments.
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The study examines the joint effect of sovereign and call risks on the duration of callable sovereign bonds over the period 1996–2011. The results indicate that the sovereign risk-adjusted duration is significantly shorter than its Macaulay counterpart for U.S. dollar-denominated...
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