This article analyzes the factors that directly influence levels of debt in Spanish local
governments. Specifically, the main objective is to find out the extent to which indebtedness …

The evaluation of equity mutual fund performance and identification factors that affect mutual
fund performance is of great interest to an investor in Indonesia. This study investigates the …

Many institutions are attracted to diversified portfolios of hedge funds, referred to as Funds of
Hedge Funds (FoHFs). In this article, we examine a new database that separates out for the …

In this article, we study the potential relationship between mutual fund size and performance
in a general framework. We sequentially test for a linear and a quadratic relationship using …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore how hedge fund database biases
developed during the 2007‐2009 financial crisis. Design/methodology/approach–The …

Funds of hedge funds (FHF) are perceived to be the premier choice for institutional investors
looking to enter the alternative investment asset class. This article empirically investigates …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of the interaction between liquidity
constraints and tax planning on the performance of Brazilian investment funds, since …

Dieser Satz trifft seit den denkwürdigen Ereignissen im Herbst des Jahres 2008 auch auf
eine große Zahl von Finanzpublikationen zu, die vor diesem Datum erstellt worden sind und …

On the tracking and replication of hedge fund optimal investment portfolio strategies in
global The hedge fund represents a unique investment opportunity for the institutional and …

This paper empirically investigates the risk and performance of three types of alternative
beta products over the January 2002 to September 2009 time period: funds of hedge funds …