This dissertation investigates two fundamental questions related to how well exchange-traded funds that hold portfolios of fixed-income assets (bond ETFs) proxy for their underlying portfolios. The first question involves price/net-asset-value (NAV) mean-reversion asymmetries and the effectiveness of the arbitrage mechanism of bond ETFs. Methodologically, to answer the first question I focus on a time-series analysis. The second question involves the degree to which average returns of bond ETF shares respond to changes in factors that have been found to drive average returns of bond portfolios. To answer this question I shift the focus of the analysis to a cross-section asset pricing test. In other words, do bond ETF share prices track the value of their underlying assets, and are they priced by investors like bonds in the cross-section? The first essay concludes that bond ETF shares exhibit mean-reversion asymmetries when price and NAV diverge, along persistent small premiums. These premiums appear to reflect the added value that bond ETFs bring to the fixed-income asset market through smaller trading increments, greater liquidity, and the ability to buy on margin and sell short. The second essay concludes that market, bond-specific, and firm-specific risk factors can help to explain the variation in U.S. bond ETF average returns, but only size seems to be priced in the cross-section of expected returns. This is not surprising as the sample used in the asset pricing tests is limited to the period 2007-2010, which corresponds to the "great recession", and size has been interpreted in the asset pricing literature as a state variable that proxies for financial distress and is highly dependent on the phase of the real business cycle. / The two essays together suggest that bond ETFs can be used in trading strategies based on taking long and short positions in fixed-income assets, especially when trading in portfolios of fixed-income assets directly is not feasible. / by Charles W. Evans. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

by Wong Hok-Ying. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-72). / ABSTRACTS --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.vii / Chapter I --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Research Objectives --- p.5 / Organization of This Paper --- p.7 / Chapter II --- THE ASIAN PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY: AN OVERVIEW --- p.8 / Chapter III --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.13 / Research on the Private Equity Industry in General --- p.13 / Research on the Asian Private Equity Industry --- p.15 / Chapter IV. --- Hypothesis Setting --- p.16 / Private Equity Firm Structure --- p.16 / Specialization vs. Diversification --- p.17 / Compensation Issues --- p.23 / Board seat --- p.25 / General Partners Holdings --- p.26 / Percent Ownership in Portfolio Firms --- p.27 / Human Capital --- p.29 / Investment Flexibility --- p.30 / Chapter V --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY --- p.31 / Data Collection --- p.32 / Measures --- p.34 / Chapter VI --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS --- p.38 / Test of Hypothesis 1 --- p.40 / Test of Hypothesis 2 --- p.42 / Test of Hypothesis 3 --- p.43 / Test of Hypothesis 4 --- p.44 / Test of Hypothesis 5 --- p.45 / Test of Hypothesis 6a & 6b --- p.46 / Test of Hypothesis 7 --- p.47 / Test of Hypothesis 8 --- p.49 / Test of Hypothesis 9 --- p.49 / Test of Hypothesis 10a & 10b --- p.51 / Test of Hypothesis 11 --- p.52 / The Multiple Regression Model --- p.53 / Chapter VII --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.56 / APPENDIX I --- p.60 / APPENDIX II: (Questionnaire) --- p.65 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.67

by Lee Kwong-Wang, Lo Pui Kwong. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-71). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Statement of the Problem --- p.1 / Report Structure --- p.3 / Methodology --- p.4 / Chapter II. --- DEMOGRAPHICS --- p.6 / Findings --- p.6 / Retail Participation in Investment --- p.6 / Characteristics of Investors --- p.6 / Monthly Household Expenditure --- p.8 / Growth Trend of Income and Expenditure --- p.8 / Summary --- p.10 / Chapter III. --- MUTUAL FUND MARKET IN HONG KONG --- p.12 / Market Statistics --- p.12 / Comparison of Fund Assets and Stock Market Capitalization --- p.17 / Comparison of Selling Activities . --- p.19 / Chapter IV. --- INVESTOR BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDES --- p.22 / Findings --- p.22 / Preference of Investment Instruments --- p.22 / Risk Level of Different Investment Tools . --- p.23 / Expected Return of Investors --- p.23 / Transaction Costs and Convenience Level . --- p.24 / Summary --- p.25 / Chapter V. --- MARKETING PERSPECTIVES --- p.27 / Products --- p.27 / Capital Appreciation --- p.27 / Investment Protection --- p.28 / Saving --- p.31 / Price --- p.32 / Promotion --- p.35 / Code of Mutual Funds --- p.35 / Promotion Means --- p.35 / Place --- p.37 / Chapter VI. --- DO MUTUAL FUNDS BEAT THE MARKET? CAN THEY WEATHER THE STORM? . --- p.40 / Chapter VII. --- THE IMPACT OF MANDATORY PROVIDENT FUND --- p.47 / Background --- p.47 / Scheme Details --- p.48 / Potential Impacts --- p.49 / Investment Portfolio --- p.50 / Investment Strategy --- p.51 / Increase of Capital Expenditure and Service Personnel --- p.52 / Conclusion --- p.53 / Chapter VII. --- CONCLUSION --- p.55 / Recommendations --- p.57 / APPENDIX --- p.59 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.70

Thesis (LLM. (Labour Law)) --University of Limpopo, 2014 / This mini-dissertation deals with the adjudication and conciliation of the pension fund complaints as regulated by the Pension Funds, Act, 24 of 1956 (the Act). Section 30E of the Act gives the Pension Funds Adjudicator powers to investigate any complaint that has been lodged within the period of 3 years as prescribed by the law. This mini-dissertation further discusses the powers of the Adjudicator and the way the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator was established. The research further discusses the determinations issued by the Adjudicator which are ground-breaking which interpret the Act.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-88). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-88). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (D.B.A.)--Victoria University (Melbourne, Vic.), 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2002. / Title from title screen (viewed 16 April 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Discipline of Finance, School of Business, Faculty of Economics and Business. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.

Thesis (doctoral) - Universität, Mannheim, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral) - Universität, Mannheim, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references.