“UK Open-Ended Mutual Funds Industry pre and post the Global Financial Crisis: Performance Persistence and Return Attribution” By Dimitris Xydias Abstract This dissertation project tests the persistence in performance of a survivorship bias controlled sample of 574 UK Open-End Mutual Funds for the period between 31/12/1999 and 31/12/2011 and decomposes the funds’ returns into factors. The former is done by employing both parametric and non-parametric approaches to identify persistence and the
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Positive and Negative Reactions Companies invest in control systems in order to properly guide employees to organizational goals. "The lack of controls or the wrong kinds of controlsfrequently cause irreparable damage to organizations" (University of Phoenix‚ 2007‚ Chap 16‚ p.5). Although‚ utilizing the control systems can be beneficial to a company‚ they can be detrimental as well if not implicated properly. Environmental management is a key part of Coca-Cola’s business planning and is fully
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of this project I would like to take this opportunity as a platform to thank all the people who helped me in this work and who made this project a success. I express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to Ms Ranjana Madaan for his guidance and support throughout this project. I am also thankful to him for giving his suggestions and encouragement throughout the project work and helping me continuously at each and every stage Executive Summary Each investment alternative
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The “model minority‚” as defined in Racial and Ethnic Relations‚ is the stereotypical view that certain Asian American‚ and occasionally other‚ groups are seen to be exemplary in socioeconomic and moral characteristics. This stereotype is most typically applied to Japanese Americans‚ Chinese Americans‚ and other Asian American groups. These groups are often compared to other immigrants of color‚ and are increasingly deemed more socially acceptable than African Americans. Actually‚ the term “model
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specifically it is defined as “ a pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissiveness‚ clingy behavior‚ and fear of separation” (Bornstein. 2012). A five factor model can be used by doctors diagnosing a patient with DPD. Thirty traits can be used when testing the five factor model‚ which is why experts rated each based on its prevalence to DPD so doctors can better understand the patient’s illness. When rated by experts‚ a prototypic case of DPD includes high anxiousness‚ depressiveness
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STOCK WARRANTS INTRODUCTION A stock warrant gives the right but not the obligation to purchase the stock of a company at a specific price and date. Some of the characteristics are: Whenever such a warrant is exercised‚ the shares that fulfil the obligation are not received from another investor but directly from the company. Firms generally issue stock warrants for raising money through equity and is usually offered at a lower price in comparison to stock options. There is no lock-in period
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spray paints as their medium to attract attention of the public of current and political issues‚ others can use it to express their feelings and create beautiful pieces of artwork. The artistic qualities of their work validate graffiti as an art form. Large pieces of work on the walls by graffitists require planning and imagination that contains artistic elements like color and composition. Nevertheless‚ it is not fully acceptable for neither public nor private properties to be defaced to
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The Hunagrian Empire went through several times with both positive and negative influences. One of the most significant influences includes‚ Empress Elisabeth‚ “Sisi.” Though she was known for staying out of the public eye‚ she still greatly impacted Hungary‚ deemed as a figure of respect to this day. Elisabeth accompanied her mother and to Bad Ischl‚ where they met their cousin‚ 23-year-old Emperor Franz Josef‚ in 1853 when Elisabeth was sixteen. Although Helene was supposed to be the bride
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Taylor Hartman Mrs. Blythe 10/17/11 Essay #2 The Positive and Negative Effects of Music on the Internet Technology has taken over every aspect of everyday life. It’s hard to image life without using some form of technology. The most dominating form of technology has to be the internet. The internet gives users access to new and improved ideas from around the world such as news‚ gadgets‚ and music. Music thrives on the internet and it’s impact can be seen as either a good thing or a
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subtropical waters because of the extreme heat from the water and increases the intensity of the storm is called a hurricane storm. In the last few decades‚ we came across several hurricanes such as Katrina‚ Sandy‚ Ike etc. whose occurrence had a large negative impacts on the life of the human beings. In this essay‚ I am going to discourse the reasons for the occurrence of Katrina‚ its impacts on the life. Also‚ I am going to address characteristics of Katrina‚ future predictions and how to prevent from
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