Contemporary Issues in Bank Financial Management

by J. Richard Aronson (Editor), Robert Thornton (Editor), Simon Grima (Editor), Frank Bezzina (Editor)

Overview

Contemporary Issues in Financial Services special edition includes studies by the University of Malta, MSc Banking and Finance graduates and the respective lecturers, on financial services within particular countries or regions and studies of particular themes such as credit risk management, fund management and evaluation, forex hedging using derivatives and sovereign fixed income portfolios.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786350008
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication date:	03/09/2016
Series:	Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis , #97
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Edited by Simon Grima, University of Malta, Malta Frank Bezzina, University of Malta, Malta

Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii

Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis Special Edition - Volume 97 Contemporary Issues in Bank Financial Management ix

Active Versus Passive Investing: An Empirical Study on the Us and European Mutual Funds and Etfs Desmond Pace Jana Hili Simon Grima 1

Fx Hedging Using Forwards And 'Premium-Free' Options John Mark Caruana 37

Director Trading in Malta: An Analysis of Returns Yanica Caruana 73

Equity Mutual Fund Performance Evaluation: An Emerging Market Perspective Jana Hili Desmond Pace Simon Grima 93

Recent Annual Report Weaknesses By a Supreme Audit Institution: An Analysis Peter J. Baldacchino Daniel Pule Norbert Tabone Justine Agius 133

Analysis of Risk Parity Approach for Sovereign Fixed-Income Portfolios in Eurozone Countries Noel Cassar Simon Grima 157

The Evolution of the Retail Payment Market - A Focus on Malta Sharon Marya Cilia Tortell 199

About the Editors 227

About the Authors 229

Editorial Reviews

Editors Grima and Bezzina present readers with a collection of academic essays and scholarly articles examining a variety of issues in contemporary financial management and investing. The contributions that make up the main body of the text are devoted to active and passive investing, mutual funds and ETFS, FX hedging using forwards and premium-free options, director trading in Malta, and many other related subjects. Simon Grima and Frank Bezzina are faculty members of the University of Malta.

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