Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Suspicion has long existed that the performance of unit trusts is artificially inflated at quarter-ends, as those are the periods focussed on in the press. Studies investigating this have been done in the USA, but to date no similar study has been done in South Africa. This study examines the daily net asset value (NAV) performances of South Africa's domestic equity funds for the period from 1996 to 2002, as obtained from the MoneyMate database. Specifically, returns in excess of the benchmark index at quarterends are compared to excess returns at other month ends. The benchmark index performance is subtracted to correct for movement in the market. Domestic equity funds are divided into nine sectors and in much of this study, the funds in a sector are examined collectively. Results show that unit trust performance does peak at year-ends and quarter-ends, with a subsequent drop at the start of years and quarters. Furthermore, more funds beat the JSE All Share Index at year-ends and quarter-ends, than is normally the case. In contrast, this pattern was not repeated in the percentage of funds beating zero. Following these results, tests were done to establish whether a relationship exists between an end-of-quarter positive return and a subsequent beginning-of-quarter negative return. The suspected relationship was confirmed specifically in the funds from the period from 2000 to 2002. From this study, it would appear that inflating unit trust performances at quarter-ends is not yet extinct in South Africa. Advice to potential investors would therefore be to invest at the beginning of a quarter and to sell at the end. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Daar bestaan lank reeds die vermoede dat die opbrengste van effektetrusts op kwartaaleindes opwaarts bestuur word, siende dat dit die opbrengste is wat dekking in die media geniet. Daar is al in die VSA studies gedoen wat hierdie vermoede ondersoek, maar tot op hede was daar nog geen soortgelyke studie in Suid-Afrika nie. Hierdie studie ondersoek die daaglikse opbrengste van die netto batewaarde van Suid- Afrika se binnelandse effektetrusts vir die tydperk 1996 tot 2002, soos verkry van die databasis MoneyMate. Die verskil tussen opbrengste van die effektetrusts en die indeks op kwartaaleindes is vergelyk met die verskil op ander maandeindes (die verskil tussen opbrengste is geneem om bewegings in die mark in ag te neem). Plaaslike effektetrusts word in nege sektore verdeel, en in die grootste deel van hierdie studie word die effektetrusts in 'n sektor as 'n geheel ondersoek. Resultate toon dat effektetrusts opbrengste wel pieke toon op jaareindes en kwartaaleindes, en dan weer val in die begin van jare en kwartale. Verder is daar ook meer effektetrusts wat beter vaar as die JSE Alle Aandele Indeks op jaareindes en kwartaaleindes as wat normaalweg die geval is. In kontras word hierdie patroon nie herhaal as gekyk word na die persentasie van effektetrusts wat nul klop nie. Na aanleiding van hierdie resultate is toetse gedoen om vas te stel of daar 'n verband bestaan tussen positiewe opbrengste op kwartaaleindes en die daaropvolgende negatiewe opbrengste aan die begin van kwartale. Hierdie verband is veral gevind vir die tydperk 2000 tot 2002. Uit hierdie studie wil dit blyk dat, in Suid-Afrika, die opbrengste van effektetrusts op kwartaaleindes wel kunsmatig verhoog word. Raad aan voornemende beleggers sou dus wees om aan die begin van 'n kwartaal te koop, en aan die einde te verkoop.

In this thesis, the regime dependent mean and abnormal returns are studied to examine whether socially responsible mutual funds have a different performance from traditional mutual funds, since there may be different patterns in the economy. Five economic factors - stock returns, treasury yield spread, credit spread, economic confidence and building permits - are used to identify the market regimes, which are determined as bear and bull markets. The regime-dependent abnormal returns are calculated with a regime-switching Fama & French three factor asset-pricing model. The empirical results show that socially responsible mutual funds have statistically higher mean return than non-socially responsible mutual funds in both bear and bull markets. However, using the measurement of the abnormal returns, socially responsible mutual funds statistically underperform non-socially responsible mutual funds in bull market, while the performance of the two types of funds are not statistically differentiable in the bear market.

The first chapter deals with basic issues of mutual fund industry. The aim of this chapter is to look at mutual fund as an institution especially from a fundamental economic perspective and come through into its economic nature. Furthermore the chapter contain description of main benefits of mutual funds as compared with the individual investment, draws attention to the problem of conflicts of interest and contains the basic classification of investment funds. The aim of the second chapter is to describe in basic features of legal framework of mutual fund industry in Czech Republic in the light of new Investment Company and Investment Fund Law. With regard to the scope of respective law, focuses the chapter mainly on applicability, structure, individual persons, legal forms and on some chosen questions. Content of the third chapter is brief treatise about taxation with respect to the mutual fund industry. This include case study performed on model situation and outline to the investment fund taxation in Luxembourg and Cayman Islands. The goal of this chapter is to evaluate whether intention to set up an attractive tax environment in the Czech Republic was successful or not.

Funds of qualified investors Recent events in the financial world emphasize the need to understand institutions and instruments of capital market. From that reason I have chosen the area of funds of qualified investors. The aim of my thesis is to examine the treatment of funds of qualified investors, to characterize the main changes the funds have come through and to carry out a comparative analysis of similar funds which are intended for professional investors abroad and to focus on strict European legislation in this area which has an effect on the Czech funds of qualified investors and assess influence of the legislation on them. The thesis is structured into six chapters, each of them dealing with different aspects of the funds of qualified investors. The first chapter is introductory and introduces basic terminology of the subjects of collective investment; the chapter is divided into three subchapters. Subchapter one describes collective investment in the context of financial market, the second subchapter concerns the main principles of collective investment and in the third subchapter there are explained advantages and disadvantages of collective investment. The second chapter introduces the legislation of collective investment in the Czech Republic; it is also divided into three...

Thesis advisor: Pierluigi Balduzzi / Thesis advisor: Jonathan Reuter / In the first essay of this dissertation, I study the impact of fund redemptions and resulting sell-offs on corporate bond yields. To control for unobserved changes in fundamentals, I study within-issuer variation of yield changes, resulting from differential exposure to redemptions and sell-offs. In contrast to previous findings for equity funds, I find no evidence indicating that bond funds destabilize the corporate bond market by moving prices beyond fundamental values. I attribute this finding to bond fund management. Although I find that investors demonstrate a bank-run like behavior, which is a potential source of destabilization, bond fund managers hold a significant level of liquid assets, allowing them to manage redemptions without excessively liquidating corporate bonds. Second essay of this dissertation looks at corporate bond Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) which are a new form of financial innovation. Since these investment vehicles are relatively new, little is known about their risks. In this paper, we study an event in the summer 2013, knows as the Taper Tantrum, when bond ETFs and mutual funds experienced massive unexpected outflows due to speculations about interest rate hikes. We find that ETF outflows during the Taper Tantrum lead to a significant increase in exposed corporate bond yields. The increase in yields lasts for seven months, which indicates a temporary fire sale effect. In contrast, we find no fire sale effect resulting from mutual fund outflows. We attribute this contrasting finding between the two vehicles to differences in portfolio construction and investor sensitivities. Finally, we study arbitrage opportunities, created by ETF shares mispricing, and their impact on bond yields. Third essay of this dissertation is about liquidity in the corporate bond market. In market distress, corporate bond investors tend to sell liquid assets and hold onto illiquid ones, a phenomenon which we call flight to illiquidity. We study the impact of flight to illiquidity on corporate bond prices/yields in cross-section as well as corporate bond returns in time-series. First, we show that liquidity price premium disappears in market distress, meaning that liquid bonds are not more expensive than illiquid bonds in distress times. Second, we show that illiquiduity return premium which exists during normal times, not only does not change sign or disappears, but also widens in market distress. In other words, liquid bonds deliver a lower return both on average and during market distress. This pattern is limited to investment grade corporate bonds. Our findings suggest that keeping the credit risk fixed, liquid bonds do not provide safety during the time it is needed the most. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2016. / Submitted to: Boston College. Carroll School of Management. / Discipline: Finance.

by Chan Wing Tai, Chu Yee Wah, Yewa. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-80). / Abstract --- p.2 / Chapter Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.3 / Chapter Chapter II --- Literature Review & Methodology / Literature Review --- p.5 / Methodology --- p.6 / Chapter Chapter III --- Asian Financial Crisis / Causes of Crisis --- p.7 / Economic Impacts of the Crisis --- p.9 / Lessons for the Affected Economies --- p.11 / Lessons for Non-affected Economies --- p.12 / The Asian Economy --- p.13 / Impacts of Asian Financial Crisis on Countries --- p.16 / Chapter Chapter IV --- Mutual Fund and Asia Crisis / Introduction to Mutual Fund --- p.24 / Regional Economic Environment after Crisis --- p.25 / Asset Allocation of Mutual Fund --- p.37 / Impacts of Asian Financial Crisis on Mutual Fund --- p.44 / Mutual Fund Facts Before and After Crisis --- p.50 / Mutual Fund Performance Before and After Crisis --- p.54 / Asian Markets Outlook --- p.62 / Perspective in Asia Pacific Funds --- p.66 / Recommendation & Conclusion --- p.68 / Appendix --- p.70 / Bibliography --- p.77

by Wong Fat Keung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-46). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- Fund's return --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2 --- Value weighted Index of Hedge Funds --- p.8 / Chapter 2.3 --- Sharpe' s(1992) style analysis --- p.8 / Chapter 2.4 --- Econometric Procedure and Hypothesis Test --- p.11 / Chapter 3. --- DATA --- p.15 / Chapter 3.1 --- Market Data --- p.15 / Chapter 3.2 --- Hedge Fund Data --- p.16 / Chapter 3.3 --- Selecting Market Factor --- p.17 / Chapter 4. --- RESULTS --- p.19 / Chapter 4.1 --- Interest Rate Market --- p.19 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Did the hedge fund industry as a whole manipulate the interest rate market? --- p.19 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Did the Jaguar Fund NV manipulate the interest rate market? --- p.23 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Did the Quantum Fund NV manipulate the interest rate market? --- p.24 / Chapter 4.2 --- Hang Seng Index Future Market --- p.26 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Did the hedge fund industry as a whole manipulate the Hang Seng Index Future Market? --- p.26 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Did the Jaguar Fund NV manipulate the Hang Seng Index Future Market? --- p.29 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Did the Quantum Fund NV manipulate the Hang Seng Index Future Market? --- p.31 / Chapter 4.3 --- Hang Seng Index Market --- p.33 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Did the hedge funds as a whole manipulate the Hang Seng Index Market? --- p.33 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Did the Jaguar Fund NV manipulate the Hang Seng Index Market? --- p.34 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Did the Quantum Fund NV manipulate the Hang Seng Index Market? --- p.35 / Chapter 5. --- CONCLUSION --- p.37 / Chapter 5.1 --- Contribution --- p.41 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.44 / APPENDIX A TABLES --- p.47 / Table 1. Hedge Funds in value-weighted Index (vw38) --- p.47 / Table 2. Net Asset Value of Hedge Funds ( --- p.48 / Table 3. Hedge Fund Returns Around Crash --- p.49 / Table 4. Regression result of value-weighted index (vw38) --- p.50 / Table 5. Regression result of individual fund --- p.51 / Table 6. Correlation of return rates between different market segments from 11/1988 to 10/1999 --- p.52 / Table 7. Correlation of return rates between different market segments from 9/1997 to 10/1999 --- p.53 / Table 8. Regression result of 2-month HIBOR rate and dollar positions of hedge funds --- p.54 / Table 9. Regression result of 2-month HIBOR rate and dollar positions of Jaguar Fund NV --- p.55 / Table 10. Regression result of 2-month HIBOR rate and dollar positions of Quantum Fund NV --- p.56 / Table 11. Regression Result of Hang Seng Index Future Price against Dollar Positions of Hedge Funds --- p.57 / Table11b. Estimated Profit of Hedge Funds in the turmoil period in Hang Seng Index Future (in billions) --- p.58 / Table 12. Regression Result of Hang Seng Index Future Price against Dollar Positions of Jaguar Fund NV --- p.59 / Table 12b. Estimated Profit of Jaguar Fund NV in the turmoil periodin Hang Seng Index Future (in HK billions) --- p.60 / Table 13. Regression Result of Hang Seng Index Future Price against Dollar Positions of Quantum Fund NV --- p.61 / Table 13b. Estimated Profit of Quantum Fund NV in the turmoil periodin Hang Seng Index Future (in HK billions) --- p.62 / Table 14. Regression Result of Hang Seng Index Price against Dollar Positions of Hedge Funds --- p.63 / Table 15. Regression Result of Hang Seng Index Price against Dollar Positions of Jaguar Fund NV --- p.64 / Table 16. Regression Result of Hang Seng Index Price against Dollar Positions of Quantum Fund NV --- p.65 / APPENDIX B. FIGURES --- p.67 / Figure 1. Hong Kong Dollar Position of Hedge Funds --- p.67 / Figure 2. Hong Kong Dollar Position of Hedge Funds and 2m HIBOR Rate --- p.68 / Figure 3. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Jaguar Fund NV --- p.69 / Figure 4. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Jaguar Fund and 2m HIBOR Rate --- p.70 / Figure 5. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Quantum Fund NV --- p.71 / Figure 6. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Quantum Fund NV and 2m HIBOR Rate --- p.72 / Figure 7. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Hedge Funds in Hang Seng Index Future --- p.73 / Figure 8. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Hedge Funds in Hang Seng Index Future --- p.74 / Figure 7. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Hedge Funds in Hang Seng Index Future --- p.73 / Figure 8. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Hedge Funds in Hang Seng Index Future --- p.74 / Figure 9. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Jaguar Fund NV in Hang Seng Index Future --- p.75 / Figure 10. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Jaguar Fund NV in Hang Seng Index Future --- p.76 / Figure 11. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Quantum Fund NV in Hang Seng Index Future --- p.77 / Figure 13. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Hedge Funds in Hang Seng --- p.79 / Figure 17. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Quantum Fund NV in Hang Seng Index --- p.83 / Figure 18. Hong Kong Dollar Positions of Quantum Fund NV in Hang Seng Index --- p.84 / Figure 19. Net Profit of Hedge Funds in Hang Seng Index Future (in HK Billions) --- p.85 / Figure 20. Net Profit of Jaguar Fund NV in Hang Seng Index Future (in HK Billions) --- p.86

by Ip Sum-Sum. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 36-37). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.iv / LIST OF CHARTS/ TABLES --- p.v / Chapter CHAPTER I --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Definition of Channel Management --- p.1 / Critical Success Factor of Channel Management --- p.2 / Objective of the Study --- p.5 / Methodology --- p.7 / Research Design --- p.7 / Limitation --- p.8 / Chapter CHAPTER II --- INDUSTRY BACKGROUND --- p.9 / The Unit Trust / Mutual Funds Industry in Hong Kong --- p.9 / Definition of Unit Trusts/ Mutual Funds --- p.10 / Unit Trusts Business Growth --- p.10 / Chapter CHAPTER III --- CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UNIT TRUSTS DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL --- p.13 / Three Level Conventional Marketing Channel --- p.13 / Multi-Relationships in Channel Management --- p.14 / Clear Division of Work and Responsibilities --- p.16 / Marketing Cooperation --- p.16 / Transactions Handling and Servicing --- p.18 / Commission Based Revenue Sharing Mechanism --- p.18 / Chapter CHAPTER IV --- EVALUATION OF THE EXISTING UNIT TRUSTS CHANNEL --- p.20 / Cost Perspective --- p.20 / Cost Effectiveness to Tackle the Mass Market --- p.20 / Customer Base Leveraging --- p.21 / "Standard Products, Standard Price" --- p.22 / Adaptation Perspective --- p.23 / Flexibility in Alignment with Business Strategies --- p.23 / Control Perspective --- p.24 / Control in Communication --- p.24 / Possible Differences in Business Priorities --- p.25 / Business Flexibility Being Limited --- p.27 / Chapter CHAPTER V --- DILEMMA IN THE EXISTING CHANNEL MANAGEMENT --- p.28 / Chapter CHAPTER VI --- HINDRANCES TO THE INDUSTRY - OTHER FACTORS --- p.30 / Overall Investment Environment --- p.30 / Hong Kong Investors' Attitude --- p.30 / Regulatory Regime --- p.31 / Chapter CHAPTER VII --- RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.32 / Focused Approach in Distribution Relationship --- p.32 / Focused Approach in Target Segment --- p.32 / Strategic Alliance --- p.33 / Technology- Led Information Delivery --- p.33 / Periodic Checks with the Distributors --- p.34 / Product Development According to the Needs of Distributors --- p.34 / Chapter CHAPTER VIII --- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION --- p.35 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.36

Submitted by Elba Lopes (elba.lopes@fecap.br) on 2018-01-24T21:21:42Z No. of bitstreams: 2 OT??VIO ULISSES DE ARAUJO SANT???ANNA.pdf: 846230 bytes, checksum: 0957b14111500cc9a380bb419acae8ae (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-24T21:21:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 OT??VIO ULISSES DE ARAUJO SANT???ANNA.pdf: 846230 bytes, checksum: 0957b14111500cc9a380bb419acae8ae (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-24 / This study analyzes the performance of the Brazilian hedge fund investment after Subprime Crisis. Evaluates if the different management strategies hedge funds manage to overcome the benchmark, considering the new classification established by ANBIMA in May 2009. The categories were classified as Long & Short Directional Long & Short Neutral, Multigestor Macro, Multiestrat??gia, Interest and Currencies, Trading, Strategy specifies, Balanced and Protected Capital, in order to adapt in a better way the different strategies and risk profile of each hedge fund the profiles of investors. It was considered in the study only non exclusive hedge funds that had quotas from May 2009 to December 2013. The funds performance was analyzed using indicators such as the average return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and Jensen???s Alpha, in order to assess whether hedge funds are able to get a significant risk adjusted return compared to the CDI rate. Moreover, hypothesis tests were applied to verify if the average return of hedge funds is equivalent to CDI. Data analysis found evidence that only certain categories of hedge funds outperformed the benchmark during the period analyzed, such as Long & Short Directional Long & Short Neutral, Multigestor, macro, multi-strategy and Interest and Currency categories. The return was higher than CDI with acceptable volatility, presenting Sharpe Ratios and Jensen's Alpha positive, further were efficient in overcoming the CDI in relation to the risk assumed in each of their respective management strategies. Concerning to hypothesis testing, it was not rejected the hypothesis that the average returns of hedge funds are statistically equal to the CDI. Only Capital Protected category got a statistically different mean return of CDI in the analyzed period. This study is usefull as a tool for market analysis and reflection on the management strategies of hedge funds and as an investment guide for the general public, helping to identify the best strategies for active management, as well as hedge funds with better performance. / Este estudo analisa o desempenho dos fundos de investimento multimercados brasileiros ap??s a crise do mercado imobili??rio americano, conhecida como a Crise do Subprime. Avaliase as diferentes estrat??gias de gest??ode fundos multimercado conseguem superar o benchmark, considerando a nova classifica????o institu??da pela ANBIMA em Maio de 2009. As dez categorias foram classificadas como Long & Short Direcional, Long & Short Neutro, Multigestor, Macro, Multiestrategia, Juros e Moedas, Trading, Estrat??gia Especifica, Balanceados e Capital Protegido, visando adequar de uma melhor forma as diferentes estrat??gias e o perfil de risco de cada fundo multimercado aos perfis dos investidores. Considerou-se na amostra do estudo apenas os fundos multimercados n??o exclusivos que apresentaram cotas de Maio de 2009 a Dezembro de 2013. O desempenho dos fundos foi analisado utilizando indicadores, como o retorno m??dio, a volatilidade, o ??ndice de Sharpe e o Alfa de Jensen, deforma a avaliar se os fundos mulimercados conseguem obter um retorno ajustado ao risco significante, em compara????o com a taxa do CDI. Al??m disso, foram aplicados testes de hip??tese, para verificar em que medida a m??dia de retorno dos fundos multimercados se equivale ao CDI.A an??lise de dados encontrou evid??ncias de que apenas algumas categorias de fundos multimercados superaram o benchmark no per??odo analisado, tais como as categorias Long & Short Direcional, Long & Short Neutro, Multigestor, Macro, Multiestrategia e Juros e Moedas. Obtiveram um retorno acima do CDI com volatilidade aceit??vel, apresentando ??ndices de Sharpe e Alfa de Jensen positivos, ou seja, foram eficientes na supera????o do CDI em rela????o ao risco assumido em cada uma das suas respectivas estrat??gias de gest??o. Em rela????o aos testes de hip??tese, n??o foi poss??vel rejeitar a hip??tese de que a m??dia dos retornos dos fundos multimercados s??o estatisticamente iguais ao CDI. Apenas a categoria Capital Protegido apresentou m??dia de retorno estatisticamente diferente do CDI no per??odo analisado. Este trabalho serve ao mercado como uma ferramenta de an??lise e reflex??o sobre as estrat??gias de gest??o de fundos multimercados e como um guia de investimentos para o p??blico em geral, contribuindo para identificaras melhores estrat??gias de gest??o ativa, bem como os fundos multimercados com melhor desempenho.

This research is a systematic, in depth empirical test of the strong form of the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) using the dual-fund industry as the research subject. Unlike most strong-form EMH research, this study deals with a small, homogeneous sector of the investment company industry with a comparable origin date. To obtain homogeneity of the research subjects, the sample size is necessarily small (7), thus, making it difficult to find statistically significant results. In general, portfolio performance is negatively correlated with variability in measures of portfolio characteristics such as the major mix, common stock categories, portfolio turnover, etc. The better-performing dual funds were more consistently managed while the lower-performing companies had significant and sometimes frequent changes in portfolio policies. In line with the efficient market hypothesis, "passive" management, i.e., low turnover, few changes in major mix or common stock composition, shows better results in the dual-fund industry from inception through 1973.