Master thesis mainly focuses on the use of technical analysis for testing stocks of chosen companies. The theoretical part describes background papers necessary for using technical analysis and for creating diversified portfolio. The analytical part describes the selection of several automobile manufacturers from NASDAQ stock market, which will be examined in the following part by several methods of technical analysis. The last part of this thesis is also dedicated to application created for necessary calculations in Matlab and to portfolio composed of investment funds by Erste Bank.

Die fondsgebundene Umsetzung einer Long/Short-Strategie stößt schnell an ihre Grenzen, wenn die Regulierungserfordernisse der UCITS IV-Richtlinie 2009/65/EG als rechtlicher Rahmen für den Investmentfonds maßgeblich sind. Die betreffenden Regelungen verlangen einerseits eine diversifizierte Ausrichtung des Portfolios und beschränken das Universum an investierbaren Vermögenswerten auf finanzielle und liquide Produkte. Andererseits führen sie zu einer wesentlichen Begrenzung der zulässigen Anlagetechniken. Die Möglichkeiten zur Hebelinvestition sind streng limitiert und das Durchführen von Leerverkäufen wird vollständig ausgeschlossen. Der Anknüpfungspunkt, die Performance einer Short-Position dennoch in den Fonds zu integrieren, ist die Abkehr von der direkten und physischen Umsetzung hin zu einer indirekten und synthetischen Einbindung, wie sie durch den Einsatz von Derivaten möglich ist. Um die Auswirkungen der Derivate auf das Risiko- und Renditeprofil der Investmentfonds überschaubar und kontrollierbar zu halten, wird die Intensität des Derivatehandels durch das Festsetzen von Risikolimits auf ein vertretbares Maß beschränkt. Die Wahl eines konkreten Derivats beeinflusst die technische Umsetzung der synthetischen Positionsbildung und bestimmt deren assoziierte Vorgaben im Kontext des Risikomanagements. Insofern Derivate bei der Strategieausrichtung des UCITS-Fonds ausgeschlossen werden, lassen sich Short-Positionen lediglich gegenüber aggregierten Exposures in Form einer Dachfondskonstruktion berücksichtigen. Das Ausarbeiten kapitalrechtlicher Vorgaben und das darauf basierende Ableiten von praxisrelevanten Investitionsansätzen, zur Abbildung der Short-Positionen innerhalb einer fondsgebundenen Long/Short-Strategie, stehen im Fokus.

[pt] O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a eficiência na precificação de três dos Exchange-Traded Funds brasileiros mais líquidos (BOVA11, SMAL11 e PIBB11), buscando determinar se eles seguem com bastante proximidade os índices que procuram replicar, comparando com o que é observado na literatura internacional no que diz respeito ao desempenho de ETFs estrangeiros. Inicialmente verificou-se a estratégia de replicação adotada, bem como a qualidade dessa replicação a partir da avaliação do tracking error observado nesses fundos. Em seguida buscou-se avaliar se há algum desvio na precificação entre o preço de negociação e o valor patrimonial líquido (NAV) do respectivo ETF, ou seja, se o ativo está sendo negociado, na média, com prêmio ou desconto. Por fim, foi analisada a persistência dos prêmios ou descontos encontrados, isto é, quanto tempo leva até o preço de mercado e o NAV voltarem ao equilíbrio. Os resultados encontrados mostram que os fundos BOVA11 e PIBB11 adotam uma estratégia de full replication, enquanto o SMAL11 apresenta uma estratégia de otimização. O tracking error encontrado está em linha com aqueles observados em ETFs europeus e os três fundos estudados são negociados, na média, com desconto. Finalmente, tanto BOVA11 e PIBB11 levam sete dias para voltarem ao equilíbrio, bastante acima da média observada na literatura internacional, enquanto o SMAL11 leva apenas dois dias para isso, o que é inesperado já que é o fundo menos líquido dentre os analisados. Os resultados indicam que as ferramentas de arbitragem não estão sendo utilizadas de maneira eficiente. / [en] The objective of this study is to analyze the pricing efficiency of three of the most liquid brazilian Exchange-Traded Funds (BOVA11, SMAL11 and PIBB11) and determine if they follow closely the indexes they try to replicate, comparing with the international literature regarding the foreign ETFs performance. Firstly, this study verifies which strategy is adopted by each fund, as well as the quality of this replication by evaluating the tracking error observed in these funds. Then it is analyzed if there is any deviation between the trading price and the net asset value (NAV) of the respective ETF, that is, if the security is being traded, on average, with a premium or discount. Finally, it is evaluated the persistence of those premiums and discounts found, that is, how much time it takes until the trading price and the NAV go back to equilibrium. The results showed that both BOVA11 and PIBB11 adopt a full replication strategy, while SMAL11 presents an optimization strategy. The tracking error found is in line with those observed in European ETFs and the three funds are traded, on average, with a discount. Finally, both BOVA11 and PIBB11 take seven days to go back to equilibrium, while SMAL11 only takes two days, an unexpected result as this is the least liquid fund of the three that are part of this study. Therefore, the arbitrage tools are not being used efficiently.

C’est au milieu du XXème siècle que la participation des salariés reprend un nouveau souffle sous l’impulsion du général de Gaulle. Ainsi dès 1947, celui-ci prône l’idée d’une troisième voix entre capitalisme et communisme. Malgré l’attachement du général de Gaulle à la nécessité de mettre en œuvre cette association du capital et du travail, il peine à élaborer, de façon pratique, son projet de réforme participative. Un consultant, polytechnicien, Marcel Loichot, essaye alors de proposer un modèle opérationnel de participation qui permettra tout à la fois un autofinancement des entreprises et une redistribution du capital au salarié. Il s’agit de permettre aux salariés d’accéder à l’outil de production et ainsi d’accéder au pouvoir dans l’entreprise. Le schéma proposé par Loichot est soutenu par Louis Vallon et René Capitant. Le projet ainsi décrit s’inscrit dans un mouvement appelé « pancapitaliste ».Les projets avancés par le mouvement « pancapitaliste » sont alors soumis à l’analyse de la commission Mathey qui émet de nombreuses réserves. Par ailleurs de nombreuses réticences se forment tant du côté patronal que salarial. Finalement, le 17 août 1967 deux ordonnances mettent en œuvre un dispositif de participation des salariés et qui donne naissance au PEE. Face aux résistances rencontrées, l’ordonnance n° 67-694 met en place un dispositif qui est loin des attentes du projet pancapitaliste. Même si elle comporte déjà quelques écueils, elle constitue toutefois une trame qui peut servir de support à la construction d’un nouveau projet de société. Au fur et à mesure des différentes évolutions législatives, l’ordonnance de 1967 a été très largement revisitée et s’est principalement orientée vers un dispositif de démultiplication du financement des entreprises. L’accès au capital des salariés même s’il demeure potentiellement massif et collectif n’entraîne aucun exercice effectif de pouvoir des salariés. Le PEE contient aujourd’hui toute une série de filtre et d’écran à cet éventuel pouvoir. Par ailleurs, si l’accès demeure massif et collectif, il permet surtout aux salariés aux plus haute rémunérations d’être investis de titres de leur entreprise. On assiste à une bipolarisation du PEE. Ce dispositif rapproche ainsi les cadres des préoccupations des actionnaires mais sans jamais leur conférer aucun pouvoir. Les salariés aux plus faibles rémunérations subissent alors de plein fouet ces rapports de subordination. Le PEE, loin d’avoir construit un nouveau projet de société, a progressivement glissé vers un pur outil de financement de l’entreprise. De même, loin de redonner du pouvoir aux salariés, il répercute avec plus d’intensité les rapports hiérarchiques et aboutit à une sorte de renforcement du lien de subordination juridique. / In the middle of the 20th century, the participation of the employees takes a new breath with the help of general de Gaulle. In 1947, he proposed the idea of a third way between communism and capitalism. In despite of this will of general de Gaulle, it was difficult for him to develop this project into practice. So a polytechnician consultant called Marcel Loichot, then tries to propose an operational model of participation which is at the same time a self-financing companies and a redistribution of capital to the employees The aim is mainly to allow the employees to accede to the production tools and at the same time to accede to the power in the firm.The schema proposed by Loichot is supported by Rene Capitant and Louis Vallon. The project is called the “pancapitalism” movement. This project was subjected to Mathey’s commission which expressed many disagreements with the movement. Besides, a lot of reservations were expressed by the labor unions and the employers. Finally, on 17 august 1967, two ordinances instaure a system of employee participation. Because of the resistances encoutered, the act n° 67-694 adopted is far from the expectations of the project pancapitalism. Even if the act contains some pittfalls, however it is a frame that can be used to support the construction of a new social project.As to the various legislative changes, the act of 1967 was revisited and focused to a scaling system of corporate finance. The acces to the capital by employees, even if it is still potentially massive and collective, does not allow to get an effective exercise power for the employees. Today, the schema authorizes principaly the hight classes of employees to access to the capital of their firm. This last element can be analyse as a polarization of the PEE. The device brings closer those hight classes of employees to the interest of the shareholders but never give them any power. The lower wages will undergo the full force of these relations of subordinationThe PEE, far from building a new social project has gradually shifted to a pure tool of corporate finance. Far from restoring power to the employees, it affects more intensely the reporting relationship and culminates in a kind of strengthening of the legal subordination link.

nÃo hà / Este artigo busca contribuir com um estudo para identificar os melhores gestores entre Bancos Comerciais e Assets Independentes de fundos de investimento em aÃÃes do tipo ANBIMA Ibovespa Ativo (FIA). Para analisar e diferenciar os melhores gestores, foi utilizada a metodologia Capital Asset Price Model (CAPM), proposto por Willian Sharpe (1964) e o Alfa de Jensen para capturar o quanto o gestor gerou de retorno acima do esperado pelo nÃvel de risco da carteira do fundo. A base de dados composta em painel contendo apenas FIA com cotas mensais de dezembro de 2003 a janeiro de 2014. Com essa base de dados e os Alfas estimou-se as regressÃes individuais dos 46 fundos. ApÃs a estimaÃÃo do Alfa de cada FIA, esses AlfaÂs foram organizados em um cross section, adicionado a uma variÃvel dummy para fundos geridos pelos Bancos Comerciais e Assets Independentes. A partir desta anÃlise, podese analisar e comparar quais instituiÃÃes agregam mais resultados aos investidores. Para fundos geridos por Bancos Comerciais, o Alfa à estatisticamente negativo, enquanto que os geridos por Assets Independentes o alfa à estatisticamente positivo. / This article seeks contribute to a study to identify the best managers of Commercials Banks and Independent Assets of stock mutual Funds ANBIMA Ibovespa Ativotype (FIA). To analyze and differentiate the best managers, the methodology Capital Asset Price Model (CAPM) was used, proposed by William Sharpe (1964) and the Alpha Jensen to capture how the managers generated a return higher than expected by the portfolio's risk level background. Database comprised a panel containing just FIA with monthly quotas of December 2003 to January 2014, with this database and estimated alphas in the individual regressions of 46 funds. After alpha estimating each FIA, these alfa's were arranged in a cross section using a dummy variable for funds managed by Commercial Banks and Independent Assets. From this analysis we can analyze and compare which institutions add more results to investors. For funds managed by Commercial Banks alpha is negative, while the Independent Assets managed by the alpha is statistically positive.

Višnevska V., Lietuvos KIS rizikos ir grąžos palyginamoji analizė: Finansų rinkų studijų programos magistro baigiamasis darbas / vadovas Prof. habil. dr. A. Buračas; Mykolo Romerio universitetas, Ekonomikos fakultetas, bankininkystės ir investicijų katedra. Vilnius, 2007. 69 psl. Šiame darbe pristatomos plačiausiai paplitusios kolektyvinio investavimo subjektų (KIS) rūšys bei galimi jų klasifikavimo bei kategorizavimo pagrindai, apžvelgiami žinotini investicinės grąžos bei investicijų rizikos teoriniai bei praktiniai aspektai, apžvelgiami KIS sektoriaus veiklą reglamentuojantys ES ir nacionaliniai teisės aktai, pristatoma KIS sektoriaus problematika Europos Sąjungoje bei Lietuvoje, pateikiama KIS rizikos bei grąžos kompleksinio vertinimo specifika, pristatomas universalus bet kokio tipo KIS vertinimo algoritmas, įvairiais pjūviais analizuojama jauna LR KIS rinka. Pirmojoje darbo dalyje pristatomas tyrimo objektas, antrojoje bei trečiojoje – tyrimo dalykas, o darbo empirinėje dalyje nagrinėjama reali 2007 metų rugsėjo 30 d. LR egzistavusi KIS įvairovė, sudaromas jų reitingas remiantis atlikta rizikos ir grąžos palyginamąja analize bei trumpalaikės grąžos palyginimu. Remiantis išsamiai pristatytais pasaulinėje praktikoje nusistovėjusiais metodais suklasifikuoti fondai buvo vertinami pagal individualius jų rizikos ir grąžos parametrus naudojantis matematiniais bei analitiniais metodais bei MS Excel duomenų analizės funkcijomis ir rezultatų apdorojimo programa SPSS. Pirma... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Višnevska V., Comparative Analysis of Risk and Return of The Lithuanian Collective Investment Undertakings: Financial Markets Study Programme Final Master Thesis / supervisor Prof. Habil. Dr. A. Buračas, Banking and Investment Department, Faculty of Economics, Mykolas Romeris University. Vilnius, 2007. 69 p. This master thesis reviews the most widespread types and classifications of mutual funds, overlooks the most important theoretical and practical aspects of investment return and investment risks in Lithuania. The work overlooks the collective investment undertakings (CIU) sector problems within the European union and Lithuania, present legal acts regulating CIU activity at the EU and national level, provides specific mutual fund risk and return complex evaluation methods, suggests universal algorithm for analyzing any type of mutual fund and analysis of the young Lithuanian mutual fund market using different cross-sections. The first part of the paper presents the object of the study – mutual fund concept, their variety and possible classifications. In the second and third parts the theoretical and practical aspects of investment risks and return are disclosed, whilst the empirical part is composed of analysis of the variety of mutual funds that existed as of September 30, 2007, provides Lithuania based mutual funds rating in accordance with the performed risk- return and short term return analysis. Funds were classified based on the througoughtly presented methods and... [to full text]

Investment fund as an investment company with variable capital Abstract The diploma thesis deals with an investment company with variable capital ("SICAV"), with its status and specialities. SICAV which is basically a special kind of a public limited company differs from a regular public limited company in many ways which puts high demands on the legislator who has to be precious while accepting new legislation, especially the tax legislation, not to make gaps and contradictions at the law. In the introductory part, the thesis describes a significant specialities of SICAV, then it tries to find a problematic provisions of the law with respect to SICAV. Then the thesis aims to resolving of such problematic provisions, which is made especially by a method of analysis, and others methods commonly used to interpretation of legal texts. The first part of the thesis aims to definition of SICAV as an investment fund. The difference between funds of collective investment and funds of qualified (professional) investors, which are two main categories of investment funds in the Czech law, are highlighted here. Some of characters are analysed in more detail here as well. Especially the principle of publicity needs to be adjudicated in relation to every single sub-fund of SICAV independently. When it comes to analysis...

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The thesis is entitled "Aspects of drawing funds from EU sources and design funds for selected local action group". MAS is based on the LEADER program, which is funded by the Rural Development Programme (RDP). This program seeks to maintain the population in the country, and the region more attractive, both in terms of cultural or professional backgrounds, such as support of local customs and traditions. A grant from the RDP can ask all rural areas in the Czech Republic, in addition to the capital.

Plusieurs trillions de dollars d’actifs sous gestion : tel est le poids de l’industrie des hedge funds dans le système financier. Acteurs indispensables des marchés, les hedge funds sont pourtant des créatures méconnues. Réservés aux investisseurs professionnels ou qualifiés, ils ont longtemps tiré partie d’exemptions et échappé à une trop forte contrainte réglementaire. La crise financière de 2008 a bouleversé ce schéma et fait apparaître, en Europe et aux États-Unis, une même volonté d’encadrer davantage ces structures, par le biais de leurs gestionnaires. Aussi cette étude propose-t-elle une analyse comparée des dispositions introduites en la matière par la directive AIFM et par le Dodd Frank Act. Après un nécessaire éclairage sur cette industrie de l’ombre, elle examine les apports des deux textes, les confronte avant d’en dégager forces et faiblesses. Le traumatisme de la crise a fait émerger un double impératif : mieux protéger les investisseurs et prévenir le risque systémique. C’est à la lumière de ces deux objectifs que la seconde partie s’attarde sur le bien-fondé des réformes, leur portée réelle ainsi que leurs limites. Cette vue d’ensemble de la régulation applicable aux gestionnaires de hedge funds est également prétexte à une réflexion plus large sur la régulation financière, ses finalités, ses contours et ses défis. Nous concluons sur une feuille de route pour un acte II de la directive AIFM et formulons plusieurs propositions, en particulier l’interdiction totale de commercialisation auprès d’investisseurs de détail et la création d’une base de données mondiale du risque systémique. / The hedge fund industry manages several trillion dollars in assets. Though they are key players of the financial system, hedge funds remain mysterious creatures. Available only to professional or qualified investors, they managed, for a long time, to take advantage of exemptions and to avoid a heavy regulatory burden. The 2008 financial crisis profoundly changed perspectives and led the European Union and the United States to introduce new regulations targeting hedge funds, through their managers and advisers. This study is a comparative analysis of such regulations, brought about by the AIFM Directive and the Dodd Frank Act. After a brief overview of the industry, both texts are examined and compared so as to identify their respective strengths and weaknesses. Two imperatives emerged out of the crisis: increasing investor protection and preventing systemic risk. In light of these two objectives, part II discusses the validity of the reforms, their scope and their limits. This extensive analysis of hedge fund regulation also leads to broader remarks on financial regulation, its aims, contours and challenges. Finally, a roadmap for a revised version of the AIFM Directive is proposed and concrete measures are suggested, such as the total prohibition of marketing to retail investors and the creation of a global database of systemic risk.